Stone and Steel

Sketching in stone. That's the best way I know of describing what I experience when putting chisel to stone. Like pencil marks on paper, I enjoy just as much the simple pleasure of watching tool marks appear on the stone. Light plays against shadow, smooth against rough. My hands and eyes feel them equally.

I love, too, the progressive process of conversing with the stone. Planes intersect. Surfaces merge and again part ways. Forms emerge.

And as with any good conversation, the pauses prove every bit as rich as the active interactions. Listening precedes each word that's spoken. Listening leads to the next tap of the chisel, which is followed yet again by a listening pause. One thing leads beautifully and mysteriously to another.

Interestingly, the conversation never really ends. Even when the chisels have been set to rest, my eyes continue to roam, happily exploring the outcome.

--Don Haggerty

Reclining Figure--Emergence (two views)
Soapstone
4" H x 6" W x 2 3/4" D

Femme Monolithe
Soapstone
8 1/4" H x 3" W x 4 1/4" D

Reclining Figure--Ascent (two views)
Soapstone
8 1/4" H x 3" W x 4 1/4" D

Reclining Figure--Bent Planes
Steel
4 3/4" H x 16 1/4 W x 4" D

Squatting Woman (three views)
Soapstone
5 1/4" H x 5" W x 4" D

Stargazer
Soapstone
5" H x 5" W x 4" D

Reclining Figure--Emergence (detail)
Soapstone

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