Eagle's View
Rosa Portogallo Salmonato Marble sculpture
In 1999, we brought this marble back from Carrera, Italy, in a suitcase! It was an interesting piece from a quarry coring. It sat high on my office shelf for over two decades. Finally, after deciding I should do something with it, I took it to my studio. Looked at it some more. A Bald Eagle came to mind, so I carved and painted the eagle's head on the stone. Afterward, my husband pointed out the top edge depicted the outline of an Eagle. I must have subconsciously seen that Eagle before I painted it! He also saw a water stream in the grain flowing from the other peak; thus, the painted trees and mountains. And of course, I just had to keep the raw stone and the drill holes with their scratches. It enthralls me how stone is quarried. I am fascinated that I can create new shapes and meanings from stone, even when I leave it alone. I love how this evolved.
12"H x 19"W x 5"D 23 lbs African Granite Base
Rosa Portogallo Salmonato Marble sculpture
In 1999, we brought this marble back from Carrera, Italy, in a suitcase! It was an interesting piece from a quarry coring. It sat high on my office shelf for over two decades. Finally, after deciding I should do something with it, I took it to my studio. Looked at it some more. A Bald Eagle came to mind, so I carved and painted the eagle's head on the stone. Afterward, my husband pointed out the top edge depicted the outline of an Eagle. I must have subconsciously seen that Eagle before I painted it! He also saw a water stream in the grain flowing from the other peak; thus, the painted trees and mountains. And of course, I just had to keep the raw stone and the drill holes with their scratches. It enthralls me how stone is quarried. I am fascinated that I can create new shapes and meanings from stone, even when I leave it alone. I love how this evolved.
12"H x 19"W x 5"D 23 lbs African Granite Base
Rosa Portogallo Salmonato Marble sculpture
In 1999, we brought this marble back from Carrera, Italy, in a suitcase! It was an interesting piece from a quarry coring. It sat high on my office shelf for over two decades. Finally, after deciding I should do something with it, I took it to my studio. Looked at it some more. A Bald Eagle came to mind, so I carved and painted the eagle's head on the stone. Afterward, my husband pointed out the top edge depicted the outline of an Eagle. I must have subconsciously seen that Eagle before I painted it! He also saw a water stream in the grain flowing from the other peak; thus, the painted trees and mountains. And of course, I just had to keep the raw stone and the drill holes with their scratches. It enthralls me how stone is quarried. I am fascinated that I can create new shapes and meanings from stone, even when I leave it alone. I love how this evolved.
12"H x 19"W x 5"D 23 lbs African Granite Base
