The Young Count from the Old World contemplates the inevitable.

Work in Progress

This sculpture, carved in marble from from the Chillagoe mines in Queensland, has taken almost a year so far to create and is nearing completion. It is a collage of  stylistic elements. I had no intention of creating a work that mimics one particular look or era.

The intellectual stamina needed when working on a human head is exhausting.  Every sculptor in this medium, from the great Bernini to Youtubers describe that. Learning how to carve the human head from a block of stone is an ongoing fascination. Every small achievement and technical discovery is a personal triumph.