{"title":"Sculpture","description":"\u003cp\u003eFigurative sculpture in stone, bronze, or ceramic \/ terra-cotta. Sizes range from small tabletop 3-d artworks to garden statues.  Some commissions accepted.  Please have a look around and find something that touches a part of your soul.  Then, let me know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll available artworks can be purchased via my LayAway Plan, you set the terms. Details to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stargazer-stone-sculpture-marble-statue","title":"Stargazer Stone Sculpture Marble Statue","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone ~ Colorado Yule Marble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 x 11 x 17 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable to a discerning collector\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a stone sculpture featuring a marble woman leaning back to look up at the stars.  Dreamers, thinkers, and creators, as well as the curious, are the types of people who are like this marble statue \u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e.   Whether together or (often) alone, this activity of looking up towards the heavens or skies is a solitary communion with the universe and a peaceful, calming act.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e     Figure sculpture, especially stone carving, is artist Kelly Borsheim's passion.  This female artist is a direct carver, meaning that she does not just copy a previously made model, but draws directly onto the stone and then cuts away the marble or alabaster or limestone or other rock to reveal the idea. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e     \u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e marble carving weighs approximately 140 pounds and will ship from central Florida in a crate.  The Yule Marble woman may be displayed indoors, or preferably outdoors as a garden sculpture, to see the sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e     This marble woman gazes up in the sky, in awe.   She is carved from Colorado Yule Marble, one of a kind.  May \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e enhance your sense of curiosity and appreciation.  Currently on exhibit at \u003cstrong\u003eThe Palms of Sanford\u003c\/strong\u003e in Sanford, Florida.  Will ship from there.  Scroll down for images of the carving of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The last three images of the small garden statue were taken during the full moon in October 2005. I had not quite finished the polish on the marble torso, but I loved the light. Marble means \"shimmering stone.\" I wish you could see the subtle transparency, especially in the thinner parts, such as the nose and toes. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is sealed for protection from dirt and oil (from touch), so please enjoy her without worry. She is marble and may be exhibited outdoors, with occasional cleaning and resealing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Payment plans are accepted on all of my works, no finance charge.  You set the date and the amount that you would like to pay each month.  One-third of the price [regardless of when that balance is reached] becomes the non-refundable deposit.  [However, in the event that you change your mind or situation, this deposit may be applied towards any other available Borsheim Artwork.]  Please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econtact me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e if this one-of-a-kind marble sculpture interests you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eOriginal Art Sculpture - Carving the Marble \u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The most frequent question I hear is \"How long did it take you to do that?\" I rarely know. I had created a small figure of this composition of a woman looking up to the sky in early 2003, intending to create a couple sculpture. Next thing I knew summer was upon me and I had no idea for what I wanted to carve at the MARBLE\/marble Symposium in Colorado.  So, I thought, why not carve my little figure? I received my marble block at the symposium on 15 July 2003.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most complicated figure I had attempted to carve up to that point. \u003cstrong\u003eThe most difficult thing to do in stone is to have two things touch, without overlap or excess space between them.\u003c\/strong\u003e The image you see below is Day One of my work. I worked on this marble off and on until I finished it on 3 November 2005. There is even film footage of me carving this work in my home studio in Texas in a short film about Bastrop, Texas, that aired on PBS television.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Stargazer12WIP_GardenMarbleSculptureWomanArt.jpg?v=1594130513\" alt=\"Carving the Marble Woman Stargazer\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2003 July 16, Marble, Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Stargazer13WIP_GardenMarbleSculptureWomanArt.jpg?v=1594130588\" alt=\"Carving the Marble Woman Stargazer\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2003-11-06 in Texas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Stargazer_MarbleWIP_041129m2_topview.jpg?v=1594130985\" alt=\"Carving the Marble Woman Stargazer\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ecopyright 2004 Nov 29 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cem\u003eThink. Draw. Carve. Draw. Think. Remove material. Look. Think. Draw. Sculpt. \u003c\/em\u003eThis marble is from the Colorado Yule Quarry. This particular piece of marble has gold veins running through it. Many a late night I have seen her out of my bedroom window in the moonlight. She's the brightest. Marble and moonlight. How sweet is that? This woman is constantly watching the sky. She is enchanted by the mystery of it all. She watches for a shooting star and makes her wish. I hope \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will enchant you as much.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Stargazer15WIP_GardenMarbleSculptureWomanArt.jpg?v=1594131108\" alt=\"Carving the Marble Woman Stargazer Side of Body profile\"\u003e  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Stargazer16WIP_GardenMarbleSculptureWomanArt.jpg?v=1594131148\" alt=\"Carving the Marble Woman Stargazer Face Sculpting\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Stargazer17WIP_GardenMarbleSculptureWomanArt.jpg?v=1594131232\" alt=\"Carving the Marble Woman Stargazer Sculpting the Face\"\u003e  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Stargazer18WIP_GardenMarbleSculptureWomanArt.jpg?v=1594131269\" alt=\"Carving the Marble Woman Stargazer Designing and Carving Toes\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34558379262101,"sku":"Stargazer Marble","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_Stargazer01_GardenMarbleSculptureWomanArt.jpg?v=1594129705"},{"product_id":"i-am-you-couple-bronze","title":"I am You Couple Bronze","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eI am You, \u003c\/em\u003ebronze sculpture couple acorns and oak leaves\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze on Cherry Wood Base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 x 18 x 11 inches  (height x width x depth)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable, limited edition bronze sculpture, 45 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePayment plans available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from Norfolk, Virginia USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   Have you ever meet someone for the first time and feel an instant connection? That experience was the inspiration for this bronze sculpture of an older couple who are standing in oak leaves and acorns. Their stance is formal, because they do not know one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    However, the woman reaches out to lay her hand on his sternum.  He covers her hand with his.  He also repeats her gesture, and she reciprocates by covering his hand with her hand.  The simultaneous physical expression shows an intimacy despite their standing pose.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I enjoy these sorts of Yin and Yang experiences we can have.  Oak trees are scared to me.  The oak leaves and acorns that lie at the feet of this couple sculpture are a symbol that people are a part of the Earth and connected to Nature.  We are all connected and it is wonderful when occasionally, we meet someone new and know that we have things in common for an instant and strong friendship.  Maybe more?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eI am You, \u003c\/em\u003ebronze sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eFigurative Sculpture by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/about\" title=\"About the artist Kelly Borsheim\"\u003eKelly Borsheim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI am You\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired many years ago (Ok, in 2001) when I met a new friend. On that first day while we were talking, my friend did a simple gesture that I had never seen anyone but me do before and I felt an instant connection with this person.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Because we are such social creatures, I think that moment of recognizing something familiar in another human being is one of the more beautiful things we can experience. I wanted to create an artwork that would depict the idea of connecting with a stranger. It is my hope that we will continue to seek out these wondrous occasions and keep an open mind each time we meet someone new. It could turn out to be a life-changing experience for you -- as it has been for me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     This couple sculpture is a limited edition of 45. The bronze sculpture is mounted onto a dark wood base. Texas Mesquite is the wood shown on this bronze. I suspect this sculpture will appeal to lovers everywhere and might be a great gift idea for couples, but it is really intended as a tribute to powerful and surprising friendships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_IamYou_Clay-CloseupTopFigures.jpg?v=1594241166\" alt=\"I am You shown in plastilina clay before casting into bronze figurative couple art\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMore Views of Nude Couple Art Bronze Sculpture:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby sculptor Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     I worked with two excellent models that I have known for many years to create \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. I also chose them because they are \u003cstrong\u003emature models\u003c\/strong\u003e. I believe I started the actual work with them in March 2003. I prefer to work with real people when I can because I think it brings an authenticity to my art work and is consistent with the overall message I wish to communicate or honor. Once I was able to begin the physical part of the work, I met with the models Janet and Dave and explained to them the concept, general pose, and inspiration behind this couple composition. Then I let them get into the pose, minimizing my intervention, allowing them to fall into a position natural for each of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/I_Am_You_041206zk_clay.jpg?v=1594241666\" alt=\"Woman's Face in Clay prior to Bronze Casting I am You\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/I_Am_You_041206zw_clay.jpg?v=1594241722\" alt=\"Man's Face in Clay prior to Bronze Casting I am You\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I include here detailed shots of each face in the couple sculpture that also include the hands covering each person's sternum. (Some of the images are shown here in clay since I forgot to take these detail shots of the bronze and I sold the first bronze casting immediately.)  The position of each hand and even the stance of the body is unique to an individual and often different for each gender. Note that the woman Janet naturally wrapped her fingers around the man Dave's hand, while Dave simply rested his hand protectively over Janet's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     You may also observe that the man's legs are further apart, both front-to-back and side-to-side, than the woman's. Details like this I could not make up without, I suspect, giving the art a contrived look. Not being male myself, I would not presume to tell Dave how to carry his male body. My job is simply to pay attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     In a sculpture such as this one with a lot of symmetry involved, I like to \"mix it up\" by breaking that symmetry in small ways. I hope you will be able to notice some of these ideas when you study this couple art work I am You.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTop View of I am You (Prior to Bronze Casting):\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_IamYou_Clay-BirdsEyeViewAerialView.jpg?v=1594241549\" alt=\"I am You clay sculpture Aerial View before Bronze Casting Friendship Art\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMaking the Mold of the Couple Sculpture:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8 December 2004: \u003cem\u003eI am You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e certainly classifies itself as one of the more complicated molds I have needed to have made. Like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/together-and-alone-bronze-sculpture-of-man-woman-couple\" title=\"Together and Alone Bronze Couple Figure Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTogether and Alone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, I felt it important to leave air space around the insides of the arms, a detail other sculptors may have chosen to fill in. But I like the way the light falls around the torso when it is able to reach those areas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I tend to consider the mold-making aspect of each work as I am conceiving it, but then I put my thoughts on the back burner as I plunge ahead to execute the idea. The leaves covering the base took me a long time and so towards the end of the sculpting process I had plenty of time to consider cut lines and other issues of molding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I also consult with the foundry that will cast the work. Each foundry works differently and there are usually several good ways to create a mold. I feel I get a better mold if I involve all parties who will work with the mold as much as possible. This insures that I will not be disappointed with the finished bronze sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041208i.jpg?v=1594243832\" alt=\"Mold Making for I am You Bronze Sculpture of Man and Woman\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041208p.jpg?v=1594243897\" alt=\"Mold Making for I am You Bronze Sculpture of Man and Woman\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11 December 2004:\u003c\/strong\u003e  In this case, my foundry recommended an extra vertical support for the male figure because they also thought we would cut the male figure away from the female figure so that all parts would be easier to reach (cutting both figures off the base in the lower leg region). My moldmaker John Borsheim decided that although he liked the idea of the extra brace, he would get a tighter, more accurate mold if he kept the sculpture intact throughout the process. I agreed (he is a smart man!) and gravity was used to help the print coat pick up undercut details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041211g.jpg?v=1594243985\" alt=\"Mold Making for I am You Bronze Sculpture of Man and Woman\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041211h.jpg?v=1594244022\" alt=\"Using Gravity for Initial Rubber Coat Mold Making for I am You Bronze Sculpture of Man and Woman\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041211j.jpg?v=1594244070\" alt=\"Gravity Used in Mold Making for I am You Bronze Sculpture of Man and Woman\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11 December 2004:\u003c\/strong\u003e The print coat consists of a thinner rubber that has better flow into detail areas. Now, a different rubber is used to build up thickness and support for the print coat. Each additional layer of rubber is colored so that is it apparent that nothing is overlooked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041211n.jpg?v=1594244150\" alt=\"Different color rubber for each new coat Mold Making for I am You Bronze Sculpture of Man and Woman\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041213f.jpg?v=1594244197\" alt=\"Building layers of rubber Mold Making for I am You Bronze Sculpture of Man and Woman\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13-19 December 2004:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Seam lines are built up in rubber where pieces will be joined (forearms and lower legs). Shims are created on cut lines that are only used for de-molding. All undercuts have been filled-in with rubber in preparation for the fiberglass mother (supporting) mold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041219j.jpg?v=1594244279\" alt=\"Adding Waxed Paper Shims in Rubber for Preparation for Fiberglass outer mold\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041219r.jpg?v=1594244348\" alt=\"Starting to add Fiberglass over Rubber mold for the outer mother mold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e19-22 December 2004:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Fiberglass gets added.  (That is the gold-colored resin for fiberglass near the bottom of the sculpture that you see in the photo above.) John and I work together day or night on fiberglass -- it is less messier that way. Note that this takes us longer to do because we are working around John's work schedule, my teaching schedule and other art deadlines, a bit of cold weather, and a few holiday festivities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Although we have worked with fiberglass inside my studio before (last winter), we decided that the smell is horrible and unhealthy and we never want to do that again. (And ventilating my studio leaves me without a warm place to work -- another downer.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041222a_fiberglass.jpg?v=1594244451\" alt=\"The fiberglass mother mold is stinky and messy, but with two people, it makes a better mold.\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e29 December 2004:\u003c\/strong\u003e  John did not need to make the second layer of fiberglass that red, but he was having a bit of fun. Here the fiberglass mold has been cleaned up -- all sharp edges removed, with edges ground down for easy handling and de-molding. Holes will be drilled into the built-up seam lines so that bolts will hold the mold together during the wax pour (and storage). We were blessed at this time with a mild Texas winter day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041229b.jpg?v=1594244559\" alt=\"Fiberglass mold is ground down at edges for safer handling\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041229j.jpg?v=1594244615\" alt=\"Cleaned up edges on the fiberglass mother mold for safer and easier handling\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e29 December 2004:\u003c\/strong\u003e  In the process of removing the mold from the art, the figures are now cut apart and, for all practical purposes, destroyed.  This is why a skilled mold-maker is a necessary part of this bronze process.  Below, you see only the fiberglass mother mold. Nice to allow air to fully cure it.  The inner rubber mold is removed to be thoroughly cleaned and our work inspected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_041229zc.jpg?v=1594244787\" alt=\"Fiberglass mother mold pieces are airing out to rid of the smell\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 January 2005:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Below you see that extra fiberglass plates are made to cover the opening where the arms will be joined. Since the wax figures will be poured separately (through the leg openings), these arm holes must be plugged accurately. The rubber mold was place inside the fiberglass mold and sculpting clay was put where the sculpture was to prevent the fiberglass from sagging into the now open air space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/mold_050101d.jpg?v=1594244881\" alt=\"Finished complicated two-part mold for bronze casting sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 January 2005:\u003c\/strong\u003e  I delivered the mold to the foundry. They were thrilled with it. John and I were happy, too. The waxes came out very clean, with great seam registration. I only had to spend a couple of hours going over the waxes. A mold that is this clean is worth the work because it saves so much time in the rest of the process and yields a better result. I hope you enjoyed taking this journey with me for a bit. Thank you for reading.\u003cbr\u003eKelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34565706743957,"sku":"I am You Bronze","price":6400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/webFASO_IamYou_bronze_01e.jpg?v=1594245300"},{"product_id":"back-to-back-torsos-in-marble-female-and-male","title":"HOLD- on layaway payments ~ Back to Back Torsos in Marble Female and Male","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-1-1 text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"work-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-medium\"\u003eColorado Yule Marble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-medium\"\u003eStone Sculpture, one-of-a-kind artwork\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-size\"\u003e14 h  x 9.5  w  x 9.5  d  inches\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-availibility\"\u003eAvailable, for indoor or outdoor display\u003cstrong\u003e [On Hold for Layaway Payments]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-availibility\"\u003eSigned by the artist, Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to Back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is an original stone carving from Colorado Yule Marble by artist Kelly Borsheim. It is a beautiful white stone with subtle grey streaks running a soft diagonal over the male and female torsos that stand facing the world, together. This nude couple torso statue looks great in home decor, tabletop, dresser, pedestal, shelf, even an entryway in your interior design plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      There is a lot more to love in stone sculpture than romance. It is a beautiful thing to feel vulnerable with another, yet still strong in the knowledge of not being alone. When we leave our bellies (fronts) exposed, it is a sign of openness, confidence, and strength. And when we go \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to Back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, it is for protection, since we do not have eyes in the backs of our heads to be able to see 360 degrees all around us.  As a couple, we can be stronger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      In body language, exposing our vulnerable fronts is a show of fearlessness. But it can also simply be an openness to the world around us. Note the \"open book\" shape at the top of the figures. That is sharing and caring love!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis white marble artwork makes a great wedding or anniversary gift!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Shipping from Norfolk, Virginia, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to Back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, has been sealed to protect from finger oils as you run your fingertips along to surface and anatomy. If you place the work outside, as in a small garden, you may need to clean and then treat with a marble stone sealer once per year. Indoor sculpture is naturally lower maintenance. Stone carvings are a wonderful investment for a life-time and more enjoyment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n     \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBack to Back, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eas with all of my artworks, can be purchased with my LawAway payment plan, no finance charge.  You set the date and the amount that you would like to pay each month.  One-third of the price [regardless of when that balance is reached] becomes the non-refundable deposit.  [However, in the event that you change your mind or situation, this deposit may be applied towards any other available Borsheim Artwork.]  PayPal makes everything easy and safe for you.  Please contact me if this one-of-a-kind marble sculpture interests you.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eThanks so much,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eKelly Borsheim, sculptor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-data-size\"\u003eP. S.  Fascinated by the changing mood and relationship of light falling on form, I included this image to share with you some more . . . ooh la la.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-data-size\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2Back3_MarbleSculptureKellyBorsheim_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594112063\" alt=\"Stone Carving Back to Back Torso Contemporary Art Sculpture\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Creation of the Stone Carving \u003cem\u003eBack to Back\u003c\/em\u003e Contemporary Art:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eCheck out this romantic sculpture I made in Colorado Yule marble.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eTwo torsos, one male and one female stand \"Back to Back\" in this marble figure sculpture by Kelly Borsheim. The concept is vulnerability (showing soft bellies) and support of one another, facing things together. The marble is Colorado Yule. It is a white marble with subtle grey and some golden lines in the stone. Really beautiful. The torsos are realistic, but simplified... no nipple detail, for example. The finish is soft, allowing the light to caress the bodies. \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/contemporarysculpture?__eep__=6\u0026amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZW9ItILkFpzC3UTtQiIe1y3uZjY4TlPKANu6A4sfo73ViEoHVCeb5M6Iketmlv0Ip2SddrUl-DgMHA1tFbYljri0Pm_6hQnEBz81Jew-o6KGR-zqww-ejlz2g9LcP4YuzI\u0026amp;__tn__=*NK-R\" class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e#contemporarysculpture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eItaliano:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDai un'occhiata a questa scultura romantica che ho realizzato in marmo Colorado Yule.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDue torsi, uno maschile e uno femminile stanno \"Back to Back\" [Schiena a Schiena] in questa scultura in marmo di Kelly Borsheim. Il concetto è vulnerabilità (mostrando pance morbide) e supporto reciproco, affrontando le cose insieme. Il marmo è Colorado Yule. È un marmo bianco con un sottile grigio e alcune linee dorate nella pietra. Davvero bella. I torsi sono realistici, ma semplificati... nessun dettaglio del capezzolo, per esempio. Il finale è morbido, lasciando che la luce accarezzi i corpi. \u003ca role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/sculturacontemporanea?__eep__=6\u0026amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZW9ItILkFpzC3UTtQiIe1y3uZjY4TlPKANu6A4sfo73ViEoHVCeb5M6Iketmlv0Ip2SddrUl-DgMHA1tFbYljri0Pm_6hQnEBz81Jew-o6KGR-zqww-ejlz2g9LcP4YuzI\u0026amp;__tn__=*NK-R\" class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e#sculturacontemporanea\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: start;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProcess:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n     This stone was cut from the marble quarried for the artist's carving of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/gymnast-pike-position-on-four-headed-turtle-fantasy-figure-statue-marble\" title=\"Gymnast Marble Sculpture Athlete Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e(above her head):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2BackWIP01_MarbleSculpture_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594112235\" alt=\"Stone Carving Back to Back Contemporary Art Figure\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I am a direct carver. That means that I draw directly on the stone and cut what I wish to not have there. The other method is to create a sculpture in some other, more forgiving, material and then \"translate it\" (copy mathematically) into stone by taking measurements from the original. You may see the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/gymnast-pike-position-on-four-headed-turtle-fantasy-figure-statue-marble\" title=\"Gymnast Pike Position Marble Figure Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGymnast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e as a work-in-progress (WIP) on the right in the background.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2BackWIP02_MarbleSculpture_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594112564\" alt=\"Stone Carving Back to Back Contemporary Figurative Art\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2BackWIP03_MarbleSculpture_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594112615\" alt=\"Stone Carving Back to Back Contemporary Art Torsos\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2BackWIP04_MarbleSculpture_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594112661\" alt=\"Shimmering Marble Stone Carving Back to Back Contemporary Art\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2BackWIP05_MarbleSculpture_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594112705\" alt=\"shimmering stone Stone Carving Back to Back Torsos Contemporary Art\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e    Is it not easy to fall in love with marble? Even though the two images above were taken during the final sanding and polishing stages, her beauty is quite evident. She looks soft with the right curves in place and the little crystals (seen easier in the image on the right) are such a subtle splendor.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e    The image left showing the lower part of the male torso also gives you an idea of how translucent this \u003cstrong\u003eColorado Yule Marble\u003c\/strong\u003e can be when thin enough. I like the contrast that gives me so much change in the light interacting with the stone. The image on the right shows \"the wet look.\" I was having a bit of fun while I was washing off a layer of fine marble dust after sanding, preparing for the next finer level of sandpaper. This sculpture is very touchable, even after the sealer has been added for protection. Enjoy touching and looking!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2BackWIP06_MarbleSculpture_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594113623\" alt=\"Stone Carving Back to Back Contemporary Art Detail of Marble\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Back2BackWIP07_MarbleSculpture_TorsosManWoman.jpg?v=1594113678\" alt=\"Stone Carving Back to Back Contemporary Art Wet Marble\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact the Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34637147766933,"sku":"Back2Back Marble","price":4600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/EtsyPR_Back2Back_YuleMarble14x10x10_Canon110406_046b.jpg?v=1666651140"},{"product_id":"together-and-alone-bronze-sculpture-of-man-woman-couple","title":"Together and Alone Bronze Sculpture of Man Woman Embracing Couple","description":"\u003c!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=GT-5R6NX7ZW\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cscript\u003e\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'GT-5R6NX7ZW');\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze on Stone base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoice of patina     \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 x 9 x 8 inches      \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable [limited edition]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e \u003cem\u003e Together and Alone\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTogether and Alone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture of an embracing nude couple. The man is her support system, arms around her, looking at her, strong and loving her.\u003cbr\u003e     The woman stands on tiptoe to return his embrace, but for one moment, the woman leans back and turns her face away.  In a moment of yin and yang, \u003cbr\u003ethe woman is with the man, but also feels separate from that love. Opposite, conflicting emotions exist simultaneously. \u003cbr\u003e     This vertical figure sculpture is not your expected romantic statue, but it may be more honest for all forms of relationships.\u003cbr\u003e     The artist Kelly Borsheim visually portrays that sometimes the emotions we feel inside have more to do with WHO we are than WITH WHOM we are. Together and Alone is a limited edition bronze [only 45 will ever be made].  Marble base.  Each patina is unique. (Patina is the color finish on the bronze metal.)\u003cbr\u003e     The figures are made up, but the woman's hair was inspired by Audrey Hepburn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     The other Borsheim artworks shown in these images are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/BorsheimArts\/listing\/1068942994\/florence-italy-duomo-set-of-two-2-photos\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Florence Duomo photographs by Kelly Borsheim available as digital download, art printables\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlorence Duomo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e photographs, Set of 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegs - painting on canvas (inquire please)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/products\/lei-lui-two-nude-torso-paintings-neutral-wall-decor\" title=\"nude torso paintings pair or sold separately, male and female figures art\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLui and Lei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e nude torso paintings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArt Inspiration: \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition Bronze Sculpture Art of embracing couple, woman turns away. Alone in a world surrounded by people, opposites existing simultaneously. In this case, it is that feeling of being alone even when one has the love and support of another. Or we pull away from those who love and support us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    As a child, one of my favorite pastimes was climbing trees. I would climb as high as I could and find a comfortable niche in the tree. There I would sit for hours, so long in fact (and this still seems implausible, even to me) that the birds and squirrels would come back to the tree and get on with their business, oblivious to my presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Sometimes I watched them. Sometimes I watched the people below me going about their lives; other children playing in the streets. But most of the time I simply daydreamed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    It was probably then that I began to think about what it was like to be alone in a world surrounded by people. And opposites that exist together have always intrigued me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e Together and Alone is a limited edition bronze [only 45 will ever be made].  Each patina is unique. Patina is the color finish on the bronze metal.  Please ask for which available and the studio will send you images.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    This is an image of me taken on the 27th of October 2001 by my (former) sister-in-law Vicky Seiler. The piece pictured is titled \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTogether and Alone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and will be bronze when completed. This idea crystallized in my head while I was coming home from a trip to Colorado August 2001.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_TogetherAndAlone_BronzeCoupleSculpture_011027b.jpg?v=1591636160\" alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim creating clay model for Together and Alone Bronze Sculpture\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e A viewer wrote to ask about \"the alone\" part. This was my response:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTogether and Alone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is about opposites existing simultaneously. In this case, it is that feeling of being alone even when one has the love and support of another, which most of us have (even if it is not from a partner). In my mind, the man represents the support structure for the woman. He may be a partner, or he may simply represent her family or friends (or possibly her God) - those who care about her. He is bigger than she is. He is strength. He holds her, protects her, and loves her. That is why he has his arms around her and he is looking directly at her. He cares. He is with her. She loves him too - as evidenced by her reaching up on tip-toes to reciprocate his embrace. He does not hold her against her will. Yet, she turns her face away and is arching her back away from him because she FEELS separate - at least in that one moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    I am also trying to visually portray that sometimes the emotions we feel inside have more to do with WHO we are than WITH WHOM we are. The woman in this sculpture has no reason to feel alone. She has Him with her. Yet she still feels alone. These types of emotions intrigue me - the \u003cstrong\u003eopposites that exist together\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    Another Interpretation could be that sometimes when we feel alone, it is because we have pulled away from those who love and support us (instead of the other way around).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    by Kelly Borsheim © 2001-2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34637321371797,"sku":"TogetherAlone Bronze","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/FB_IMG_1544306815967.jpg?v=1594246837"},{"product_id":"gemini-bronze-garden-sculpture","title":"Gemini Bronze Garden Sculpture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGemini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e ~ Garden Bronze Statue with granite base limited edition sculpture by Kelly Borsheim.  A 1-min gesture sketch from a live female model inspired this voluptuous figure of a standing woman. She would look wonderful in a circular, raised pond with wall edges wide enough to sit on; perfect for an outdoor garden or near your pool.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     Gemini is a two-faced curvaceous woman with two abstract faces, one looks up, the other down and back.  Each face is abstracted to act as a surprise as the art appreciator walks around the bronze sculpture, unaware at first that there are two faces... as twins the sign Gemini means, a dual nature, two personalities.  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     The patina imitates granite stone.  This nude sculpture ships from Boerne, Texas, or Norfolk, Virginia, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze on Stone base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of 24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e41 x 15 x 12 inches, 134 pounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable, ships from either Boerne, Texas or Norfolk, VA (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGemini\u003c\/em\u003e -- Garden Bronze Statue\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003ewith granite base, sculpture by Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e      The usual procedure is for a sculptor to work out an idea for a large sculpture by first creating a small version in clay or wax called a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003emaquette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e [French] or\u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ebozzetto \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e[Italian].  In the case of this garden-size sculpture \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGemini,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e the idea came from the stone itself -- a Canadian marble I had carved and sold the year before -- as an original work of art. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\" alt=\"The inspirational 1-minute gesture sketch from live model.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/originalgesturesketch.jpg?v=1594290329\"\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003eThe inspirational 1-minute gesture sketch from live model.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Original Stone Sculpture of Gemini Marble\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/gemini_stone_sculpture.jpg?v=1594290386\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"Detail Original Stone Sculpture of Gemini Marble\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/030911q2_sculpture.jpg?v=1594290448\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     After carving the stone, I wanted to explore the idea of the two faces in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e figure again, play more with the curves, and develop a little bit more detail in the the feminine form. I also had been itching to work larger and start creating a series of sculpture that can be displayed in a garden or -- in this case -- a pond.  This voluptuous figure would look wonderful in a circular, raised pond with wall edges wide enough to sit on. The circular form would entice the viewer to walk around the pond and enjoy the many different views of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e bronze in the center.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e          \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is usually a two-faced figure, as she is here, as well. I made the faces very abstract since I wanted to let the viewer walk around as much as possible before noticing the other face. One looks up, while the other looks down and over her right shoulder. This composition was inspired by a one-minute gesture sketch of a model named Sue. I had loved the way Sue uses her hands. In this pose, it was the hand touching her upper chest that enticed me to further explore the pose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e          \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in bronze is about 40 inches tall. Her circular granite base is 13 inches in diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eScroll down a little to see more images of the sculpture in clay before casting into bronze.  \u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio Artist\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003eContact the artist\u003c\/a\u003e to add this work of art to your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eBelow:  \u003cspan style=\"font-family: VERDANA, ARIAL;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal Clay with ruler, \"Gemini\", plus detail shots of clay prior to bronze casting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Female Figure Clay Original for Gemini Bronze Sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_GeminiBronzeSculpture-FemaleFigureClayOriginal_040116h2.jpg?v=1594290847\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Face Female Figure Clay Original for Gemini Bronze Sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_GeminiBronzeSculpture-FemaleFigureClayOriginal_040117j3.jpg?v=1594290920\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"Second Face Female Figure Clay Original for Gemini Bronze Sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_GeminiBronzeSculpture-FemaleFigureClayOriginal_040116f2.jpg?v=1594290962\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34637361479829,"sku":"Gemini Bronze 1","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_GeminiBronzeGardenSculpture_NudeWomanArt_040507r2a.jpg?v=1594291206"},{"product_id":"gymnast-pike-position-sculpture","title":"Gymnast ~ Pike Position Sculpture","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone (Colorado Yule Marble)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e48 x 16 x 14 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eone-of-a-kind sculpture by Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable, ships from central Florida\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a marble figure sculpture depicting a female athlete in a vertical pike position, graceful and strong.  She sits atop a fantasy turtle, which has the large tall shell of a land tortoise, but four heads of sea turtles, each in different poses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     The artist Kelly Borsheim was just a girl when \u003cstrong\u003eNadia Comăneci\u003c\/strong\u003e began making headlines in gymnastics of the Olympics, and the woman and the sport remained an inspiration.  The Colorado Yule Marble base (all one piece, actually) was inspired by the Egyptian obelisks in Florence, Italy.  They are held up by bronze turtles at each corner of the statue. The tortoise has been a symbol of the world since ancient times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     This stone sculpture \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was difficult to carve because the artist carved around the arms to create space between the girl's torso and her legs.  This allows the light to enter and create lovely effects.  The artists uses direct carving methods.  It means that she draws directly on the marble, then cuts away, not copying from a model made beforehand.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     Ships from central Florida, crated, weighs about 1000 pounds.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I love this Gymnast and hope that she finds a good home.  More views and some carving images are shown below.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Payment plans accepted on all of my works, no finance charge.  You set the date and the amount each month that you would like to pay.  One-third of the price [regardless of when that balance is reached] becomes the non-refundable deposit.  [However, in the event that you change your mind or situation, this deposit may be applied towards other Borsheim Art works.  Please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econtact me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, if this one-of-a-kind marble sculpture interests you.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Thank you for viewing, \"Liking\" [see bottom of this page], and even sharing this page with others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the best,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly Borsheim, sculptor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eP.S.  If you would like to see the figurative sculpture carved from the piece of marble cut by the quarry above the head of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/back-to-back-torsos-in-marble-female-and-male\" title=\"Back to Back Marble Sculpture of Torsos\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBack to Back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Creation of the Marble Gymnast Contemporary Art Sculpture:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Many years ago, I had an idea . . . yup, just one ;-) It began back in 2003 or 2004. I created a \u003cem\u003emaquette\u003c\/em\u003e (French word for a small sculpture that will be used to create a larger one, \u003cem\u003ebozzetto\u003c\/em\u003e in Italian) in \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e of a gymnast in a pike position. I needed to make it so that I could calculate what cut of marble I needed. I had been itching to work larger for a while now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I then contacted the Yule quarry in Colorado and ordered my marble. I had them cut out a block of stone above the gymnast’s head to save me the effort, but more importantly to save the stone for another project [which became \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/back-to-back-torsos-in-marble-female-and-male\" title=\"Back to Back Torso Sculpture in Leftover Colorado Yule Marble\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBack to Back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a carving of two torsos]. Until I can get enough of the proper tools (for example, a diamond-bladed chainsaw), it is best to out-lab these kinds of things. The idea for this sculpture is a symmetrical vertical composition, with a bit of asymmetry in the feet for a fun element (the way no proper gymnast would pose).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast11WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594117006\" alt=\"Gymnast Maquette or Bozzetto to Give Quarry dimensions for Cutting Marble Block\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJump to November 2009:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    After cutting away some of the block, I had to redraw my design. I am a direct carver. That means that I do not make a large sculpture out of plaster, clay, or wax and then measure and copy it into a block of stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Instead, I draw directly on the stone and cut what I do not wish to have there. Yes, I have my \u003cem\u003emaquette\u003c\/em\u003e (small sculpture in clay), but that is only a tool to help me determine my basic proportions. Soon, I will abandon it and work only with the stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast12WIP_3ViewsBozzettoGymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594117248\" alt=\"Three views of drawing on marble as a DIRECT CARVER stone carving process Gymnast sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast13WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594117357\" alt=\"Woman artist Kelly Borsheim carves Marble to create the Gymnast Statue\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: December 2010:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Progress . . . It was important to me to create an airspace between the torso and the legs. The light falling in and around the stone is so very different than light surrounding a solid form. I had not carved something this complicated before. Even my marble \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/stargazer-stone-sculpture-marble-statue\" title=\"Stargazer Seated Woman Holding Knees looking up to Stars in Night Sky Marble Statue\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was not quite as difficult as this sculpture. Here, I had to carve a face that I really could not see or access easily, and try to shape a torso and thighs that I could hardly reach with my hand, much less any carving tool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast14WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594117609\" alt=\"Carving Away Marble to allow light to enter the composition\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: March 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    Digging deeper, searching for the response of AWE . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     “How did you do that?” is one question that seems to define the word “awe” for me. That is the one of the reasons I cannot seem to make a simple design in my sculpture – the attempt to make you (and me) feel awe. But I know that I also do it for the light. Mainly here, I am speaking about undercuts. I get frustrated enough because I am a slow producer, but then in the course of doing the work, I always seem to want to push myself to tackle a new challenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     So, in my current marble carving project, the Gymnast, I thought creating a face that I can hardly reach was bad enough. Today, I took a masonry bit and drilled through the stone to create a space between the upper body and the vertical thighs. The Gymnast is in a tight pike position, with her toes pointed to the heavens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast15WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594120279\" alt=\"Cutting inside the arms to create awe in marble sculpture Gymnast\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I cannot tell you how wonderful it feels to drill from one end of the stone to the other and have the drill bit emerge on the other side … in the intended position! Twice even – once over the breasts but under the arms and the second hole was created below the breast line. This seems like a no-brainer, but sometimes it is easier to measure the angle of the drill when one is not right on top of it. It is helpful to have someone else around on occasion to act as an extra eye or hand, but I had no company today and I wanted to get on with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     After I created the first two holes, I then changed to one of my new favorite tools – a double cut carbide tip on a 6” shaft. As seen here in the photos, I used it to go in from the top between the arms to start to connect holes and open up the space a little bit. I tend to stand back from the piece often to check my proportions and line. At some point, I drew in a line for the bird’s eye view of the breasts, keeping the line further out than I really want to cut. I can refine the line later, but I will never be able to retrieve cut stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast16WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594120450\" alt=\"Drilling Holes to create space between body and thighs\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     In the above image, I am looking over the left shoulder of the Gymnast and down into the small opening of her folded-up form.  Really, what was I thinking?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     My goal was to finish this marble sculpture before I returned to Italy in May, but I would be surprised if I can pull that off. Still, it is good to have goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: May 6, 2011:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Time to move the supports in so that the base can be cut down to size. I know when it is time to do this when I realize that I can no longer visualize cutting more stone from the figure because some part of my brain does not like the disproportion of the too huge base. Everything is relative. The other thing is that my training has taught me to work the whole piece. Stone carving has its own considerations, but I still combine my overall process with the techniques I use for each medium that I work with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    [I never made it to Italy until the end of the year 2011 because of my divorce that technically started in March that year.  I spent most of the summer and fall of 2011 in Texas helping my pregnant sister while writing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/products\/book-my-life-as-a-street-painter-in-florence-italy\" title=\"Book Street Painting in Italy\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emy book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and finishing up the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e before I lost my home and studio that November.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast17WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594120696\" alt=\"Sculptor Kelly Borheim raises her marble block to work with her back straight on lower parts of sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Self-Portrait (with timer) by Kelly Borsheim, raising stone to work on lower parts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: June 20, 2011:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Here you may see that I have begun to shape the base. Now, I have the proportions of the marble sculpture more in line with all the parts. There will be a lot of refining of the figure's form as the base is being carved. Unfortunately, I have spent much of May and June away from my studio. Combine that with the abnormally (too soon) hot and drought situation weather, when I am home, I only work about two hours in the morning and two in the dusky evening. I have no way of moving this stone alone. I could erect a tarp over my work area, but in truth, the direct sun gives me a valid reason to get many other things done that are necessary at this time, including writing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/products\/book-my-life-as-a-street-painter-in-florence-italy\" title=\"Street Painting book\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emy first book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. So, I am happy to get about four hours of carving in per day, when possible. Stay tuned on my blog for more frequent postings. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/\" title=\"Art and Italy blog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartbyborsheim.blogspot.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast18WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594120987\" alt=\"Developing the Turtle Base of the Marble Figure Sculpture Gymnast\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: July 15, 2011:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     By mid-July, the drought (and the heat) in central Texas was getting worse and I was beginning to worry if I could finish by November. I took out my chisels and really enjoyed creating this texture for the shell of the four-headed tortoise (right). I thought that the repetitiveness would bore me at some point, but I found myself enchanted as each part of the marble fell away, revealing its crystalline structure. Read more here:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/stone-carving-tortoise-shell.html\" title=\"Stone Carving Tortoise Shell for base of Gymnast sculpture\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/stone-carving-tortoise-shell.html\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast19WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594121535\" alt=\"Tortoise Shell Carved in Marble Sculpture Statue\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhy Carve a Four-headed Tortoise \/ Turtle?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Art is not just expression; it is also problem-solving. And surprisingly, some solutions come with perfect meanings and make me wonder who really is directing one's art? Originally (2002-2003?), I had envisioned a sphere holding up the gymnast. However, in stone that is not practical, at least not with the sphere as I had imagined it. The connection point from sphere to body would have been too weak from too little marble. (It was wonderful being married to a mechanical engineer who taught me things about structure strength that I never thought to ask about. I am much smarter now!) I toyed a while with something more literal, such as a balance beam with half a sphere. But not only did it have a similar problem, but I found myself bored with too much realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Thoughts of Florence, Italy, are not often far from my mind and at some point I realized that my memory of the \u003cstrong\u003eobelisk\u003c\/strong\u003e in the garden of the \u003cem\u003ePalazzo Pitti\u003c\/em\u003e was returning for a reason:  at the base of the \u003cstrong\u003eEgyptian form\u003c\/strong\u003e were four bronze turtles, one holding up each corner of the long and heavy stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     However, stone is a different material and I chose instead to create four heads with one large shell. I also combined the anatomies of tortoise and sea turtle. I decided that this was more fun and fit well with the fantasy in my head and in my marble. After my friend Lana Thompson died several years ago, her husband Joe Mole offered me some of her many books. I chose several books on ancient cultures and symbolism, and read in the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \"The Complete Dictionary of Symbols\" Jack Tresidder, General Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTortoise, Turtle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Strength, patience, endurance, stability, slowness, fecundity, longevity. The tortoise or turtle (members of the same reptile group) is an important and \u003cstrong\u003eancient symbol of cosmic order\u003c\/strong\u003e in many traditions, especially those of China. Stone tortoises supporting the pillars of imperial graves allude to the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eAo\u003c\/strong\u003e who supported the world on its four legs. Associated with the north, water and winter, the animal also appeared on imperial banners as the \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Warrior\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was protective against fire as well as in war. In Japan, it supported the world mountain, and the marine turtle was the emblem of \u003cstrong\u003eKumpira, god of sailors\u003c\/strong\u003e - as it was of \u003cstrong\u003eEa, the Sumerian-Semitic Lord of the Deep\u003c\/strong\u003e. With a domed shell on its back and the squarer shell protecting its belly, the tortoise or turtle was widely used as a tripartite cosmic image of the vaulted heaven, the body (humankind) and the earth, underworld, or waters. In India, the symbolism of stability was emphasized by the notion that an elephant supported the world by standing on the legs of the cosmic turtle. Alternatively, the cosmic tree is shown growing from the \u003cstrong\u003eturtle Kurma\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is an avatar of the sustainer god \u003cstrong\u003eVishnu\u003c\/strong\u003e. Creator hero symbolism appears again in \u003cstrong\u003eNative American mythology\u003c\/strong\u003e where the turtle lifts the earth from the deep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough mainly a female, lunar and water symbol, the tortoise is linked both with female and \u003cstrong\u003emale fertility\u003c\/strong\u003e, as in parts of Africa where the emerging head is seen as penile. As protective emblems, tortoises are popular household pets there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWestern symbolism is less extensive, best summed up in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFestina lente\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e\"Make haste slowly\"\u003c\/strong\u003e) emblem of \u003cstrong\u003eCosimo de' Medici\u003c\/strong\u003e - a turtle with a sail on its back, voyaging slowly but surely. In alchemy, the tortoise symbolizes matter at the beginning of the evolutionary process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[End quote]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: August 19, 2011:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Recently, someone abandoned this little kitten near my home. I am not sure how long she was living in my carport before I noticed her. I have a lot of critters that live around here and that I feed. Only this one was not wild. My soon-to-be ex-husband John came home for a visit one weekend and asked me to start feeding her. Knowing that I would not be living here before the year was out meant that he was willing to keep her after I had gone. I named her \u003cstrong\u003e\"Cat\"\u003c\/strong\u003e following the example of \u003cstrong\u003eAudrey Hepburn\u003c\/strong\u003e playing \u003cstrong\u003eHolly Golightly\u003c\/strong\u003e in the film \u003cstrong\u003e\"Breakfast at Tiffany's.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e At one point Holly exclaims, \"I'm not Holly. I'm not Lulamae either. I don't know who I am. I'm like Cat here. We're a couple of no-name slobs. We belong to nobody and nobody belongs to us. We don't even belong to each other.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast20WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594122601\" alt=\"Cat Abandoned but Adopted As Art Assistant for Gymnast Marble Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast21WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594122684\" alt=\"Cat Abandoned but Adopted As Art Assistant for Gymnast Marble Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: 28 September, 2011:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I suppose not unlike in the film, Cat and I became friends. Despite being a Leo, I am not really a cat person. I know that is a horrible thing for a cat lover to hear, but . . .  However, Cat seems like no other cat that I have met in that she is consistently affectionate! I think that she must have felt that she won the Lottery after having been abandoned. How cruel people can be!  So, at least for the remainder of my time in Texas, I was happy to have such a loving companion. I miss my dog Zac (d. 2002), but my life has been too much in limbo for too long to afford me any kind of responsibility as having another companion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Update September 2018:  Cat is still called Cat.  She found a good home with John and he adores her to this day.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast22WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594123216\" alt=\"Portrait of the artist by her mother while Borsheim and Cat polish Marble Statue Gymnast\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ephoto by Jayne Seiler [my mother, 28 September 2011]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e Marble Carving: 30 October 2011:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    The light is changing again as we move into the fall. The sun lies lower in the southern skies and makes unusual patterns through the trees near my worksite. I find shadows often intriguing, the way I am beguiled by the clouds in the sky. So many patterns, so many thoughts . . . the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is developing beautifully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast23WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594125958\" alt=\"Shadows of artist making marble sculpture Gymnast Self-portrait\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTransporting the Marble Sculpture \u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13 November 2011:  \u003c\/strong\u003eAnd the day came to move the stone . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     In the following images, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Borsheim\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Hoggatt\u003c\/strong\u003e use a chain hoist to lift my heavy marble sculpture. Note that the thick straps are put directly on the sculpture, securing a good fit with the stone itself. There are two sections that are strapped since the sculpture will be tilted on her side for transport. The black blanket that you see in the image has the sole function of protecting the marble from being scratched by the chain and is not wrapped around the sculpture. One would NEVER lift a heavy sculpture wrapped inside a blanket! The fabric will no doubt shift during takeoff and the sculpture, not being directly held, will fall to the ground. It is for this reason that the wide, flat straps used to transport finished works of art are used ONLY for that ~ keeping them clean is another trick for not scratching the art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e     It is important to have almost constant communication when moving something precious and heavy. Safety for the people and for the art is the primary concern.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast24WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594126148\" alt=\"Moving Large Garden Sculpture Stone Statue Installation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast25WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594126216\" alt=\"Moving Large Garden Sculpture Stone Statue Installation\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     After the marble \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was safely loaded into Philip's truck and packed for protection against vibration, John's work was done. I followed Philip to his place, \u003cstrong\u003eCarved Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e, so we could install three of my stone works into the \u003cstrong\u003esculpture garden\u003c\/strong\u003e there. My stone sculptures will be on exhibit at least through the annual \u003cstrong\u003eSculpture Challenge\u003c\/strong\u003e each March.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     After stopping in Austin, Texas, for a much needed lunch break, we arrived in Dripping Springs. I must say that it was fun \u003cstrong\u003eoperating a forklift\u003c\/strong\u003e! I only did the lifting part, leaving the precision work to Phil, who has tons of experience moving large stone, and working his equipment. I got to guide Gymnast as we moved her forward, keeping her from swaying about too much. The following images were taken on my camera by \u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Hoggatt\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast26WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594126669\" alt=\"Artist Driving a Fork Lift Moving a Marble Statue into a Sculpture Garden\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast27WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594126744\" alt=\"Artist Driving a Fork Lift Moving a Marble Statue into a Sculpture Garden\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast28WIP_GymnastWomanAthleteMarbleStatue.jpg?v=1594126781\" alt=\"Artist Driving a Fork Lift Moving a Marble Statue into a Sculpture Garden\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Gymnast29WIP_GymnastAndStargazerMarbleStatueWithArtistBorsheim.jpg?v=1594126819\" alt=\"Sculptor Kelly Borsheim with her stone carvings Gymnast and Stargazer Marble Statues\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly Borsheim in Dripping Springs, Texas, with her \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/stargazer-stone-sculpture-marble-statue\" title=\"Stargazer Woman in Marble Looking at the Sky\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e marble carvings.  Nov. 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     The \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently on exhibit and for sale at \u003cstrong\u003eThe Palms of Sanford, Florida\u003c\/strong\u003e, not far from Orlando.  Please inquire if you would like to see her in person.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for your interest in my work!\u003cbr\u003eSincerely,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly Borsheim, sculptor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34698304356501,"sku":"Gymnast Marble","price":38000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/110825_PS11_GymnastMarbleSculpture.jpg?v=1628788394"},{"product_id":"diver-stone-carving-red-white-grey-marble-verticle-male-figure-sculpture","title":"Diver Stone Carving Sports Art Marble Verticle Male Figure 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text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-boxes faso-art-unframed-show faso-art-framed-hide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box faso-art-unframed-show\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-box faso-art-unframed-show\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-data-retailprice\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cart-form\"\u003e\n\u003cform id=\"faso-art-unframed-form\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/data.fineartstudioonline.com\/cart\/\" target=\"_top\"\u003e\u003c\/form\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eDiver (Marble Sculpture)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"c0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"c0\"\u003eThis tall thin marble sculpture vertical sculpture of a diver just as he enters the water with a small splash if carved from a Spanish marble called Rojo (red) Balboa (likely the name of the quarry). The stone is carved with maximum curvature in the athlete's body from a straight narrow block.  The colors are rich and gorgeous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"c0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"c0\"\u003eNote:  The sculpture rolled off of the lap during carving and the legs broke off.  The marble was glued back together and the carving continued.  Think of this sculpture as having been restored by a museum, because the stone is so beautiful and a diver must have legs!  See the image on this page showing a closeup of the chipped stone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"c0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"c0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"c0\"\u003eRojo Balboa\u003c\/span\u003e Marble [from Spain brick red, grey, and white, patterns]\u003cbr\u003efigure is 16 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches\u003cbr\u003eBlack Granite Base [triangular slab]\u003cbr\u003eShips from Norfolk, VA USA\u003cbr\u003ecopyright 2018 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n     The thin stick of marble was given to me by Dilbara Arapova, the wife of my late friend and mentor, the Ukrainian-born sculptor, \u003ca title=\"Vasily Fedorouk, sculptor extraordinaire\" href=\"http:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVasily Fedorouk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e [d. August 2009].  It sat with me for a while before I came up with an idea.  I wanted to carve a figure, but the patterns would compete with any detail. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     The \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e idea emerged, so to speak.  Curves, anatomy, but simplified... the way that Vasily tried to teach me to do during the carving of my \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLips of Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.  It was a fond memory for me of his being at my home in central Texas co-teaching a stone carving workshop in 2006.  We watched the Luge sport during the Winter Olympics... he told me to see how the uniforms glossed over the figures, simplifying, but not obliterating. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Diver Turkish Marble Putting as much Curve in the art as possible in the stone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/fb180223_003SRX_SculptureStoneFromVasily-DiverWIP.jpg?v=1594133238\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eI tried to get as much curve into this stone as I could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Carving the marble male figure of the Diver in Turkish stone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/fb180223_005SRX_SculptureStoneFromVasily-DiverWIP.jpg?v=1594133418\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Carving the marble male figure of the Diver in Turkish stone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/fb180223_008SRX_SculptureStoneFromVasily-DiverWIP.jpg?v=1594133492\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Carving the marble male figure of the Diver in Turkish stone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/fb180223_011SRX_SculptureStoneFromVasily-DiverWIP.jpg?v=1594133528\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Carving the marble male figure of the Diver in Turkish stone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/fb180223_016SRX_SculptureStoneFromVasily-DiverWIP.jpg?v=1594133591\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Diver Work-in-Progress Shaping Stone into Male Figure\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_StoneCarving-DiverWIP_180224_030iPh5c_Viepori.jpg?v=1594135298\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     I hope that you enjoy this piece.  Do note that I carved this shortly after I broke my wrist and had the cast removed.  I must confess this:  I was sitting down working on my lap [my wrist broke because of my knee giving out, after two unhealed injuries in 2016].  At one point, my beloved landlord's dog, Gregory da Pisa, jumped up on my leg to see what I was doing, and the sculpture rolled off of my lap onto the ground.  The legs snapped off.  I was devastated!  However, I decided to glue it together and keep working.  I would like this piece to find an adoring home, but I am also happy to keep this sentimental work for myself.  Destiny will determine his fate, no? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    A couple of images were taken of the final sculpture with the original base, which I left in Italy.  The new base of black granite is with the piece in Norfolk, Virginia and gives a lovely reflection to the marble.\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"Diver marble male figure Break In Legs in Turkish stone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Diver_MarbleBreakInLegsSculpture.jpg?v=1594133801\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34699014766741,"sku":"Diver Marble","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_Diver03_MaleFigureMarbleSculpture.jpg?v=1607882938"},{"product_id":"lip-service-big-mouth-tie-business-pun","title":"On HOLD ~ Lip Service Big Mouth Tie Business Pun Mixed Stone Sculpture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-1-1 text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"work-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-medium\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eStone (two actually), one-of-a-kind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-size\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e14 x 17 x 4 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-availibility\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAvailable BUT ON HOLD\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-3-4 centered text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-boxes faso-art-unframed-show faso-art-framed-hide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box faso-art-unframed-show\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-box faso-art-unframed-show\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-data-retailprice\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-box faso-art-unframed-show\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eLip Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTexas Pecos (red) sandstone + Texas limestone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n© 2005 Kelly Borsheim\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e    I have had many requests to make more \u003cstrong\u003elips\u003c\/strong\u003e -- the original I did many years ago still gets noticed, even though it sold immediately.  This mixed stone composition is more symmetrical due to the lines in the stone. I included a top view of the sculpture because you can see the concentric rings around each \"point\" on the upper lip. Nice detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     I was not sure what title to give this composition.  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLip Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was a suggestion by someone on my art newsletter subscription list.  Another possible title:  \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eService with a Smile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.  Very different ideas:  As YOU like.  hahaha.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The red stone of the lips is from a Texas quarry. Several people I spoke with differed on whether or not it is sandstone or limestone, but here in Texas it is marketed and sold as \u003cstrong\u003ePecos sandstone\u003c\/strong\u003e.  I was told that the pieces of Pecos that I bought and carved came from a dismantled or renovated West Texas courthouse.  The base with the tie is a Texas creme limestone. The stones have been joined with a stainless steel pin, so rust is not a problem. This artwork may be displayed indoors or outdoors. Or, if you just like the lips, the pin may be secured to any other base or just a rock.. or removed to set flat on a table. I hope you enjoy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eThank you for visiting my site and I appreciate your comments, and your sharing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e~  Kelly Borsheim, sculptor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34702919368853,"sku":"Lip Service Stones","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_LipService01_050925_02c.jpg?v=1594152467"},{"product_id":"fish-lips-aquatic-sculpture-in-green-canadian-marble","title":"Fish Lips Aquatic Kiss Sculpture in Green Canadian Marble","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\"Fish Lips\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\nGreen Marble (Canada)\u003cbr\u003eone-of-a-kind sculpture\u003cbr\u003e17\" h x 7\" w x 13\" d\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003eThe solid marble carving weighs 59 pounds.\u003cbr\u003e© 2006 Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e    This particular marble from Canada has a blue-green color overall. It is a very hard marble, but as you can see from the way I carved her, she has many, many layers. She is unusual because generally stones that have layers like this have one direction in which the pattern is in straight lines. To get curves, one carves perpendicular to these lines, pushing back into them to make concentric circles. This stone has no such property. She has lovely zig zags from all directions. It simply amazes me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    So once again, when the stone has a complicated personality, I carve a relatively simple shape. I have been making the \"fishlips\" expression since I was a child. I do not know why it is so much fun, especially for young children. Since the \"Lips Series\" tends to be a bit different from my representational style, I wanted to use it to do some exploration. I hope you enjoy this \u003cstrong\u003eplayful stone sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFish Lips\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e has been sealed, like all of my other stones, and is a hard marble. It should be fine to display either indoors or out.  She will be shipped in a crate, included in the price.  However, any customs taxes or fees must be paid by you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCarving the Original Marble Sculpture: \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8 April 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beginning the carving as a stone carving demonstration at the Sculptor's Dominion Invitational exhibit in San Antonio. Here I am set up -- my drawing on the stone is in place and I am soon ready to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_FishLips08WIP_GreenCanadianMarbleSculpture.jpg?v=1594157583\" alt=\"Stone Carving Demonstration Fish Lips Start Sculptors Dominion San Antonio Texas\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8 April 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e These are some of the sketches of lips that I made earlier from various angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_FishLips09WIP_GreenCanadianMarbleSculpture.jpg?v=1594157663\" alt=\"Sketches for Fish Lips Stone Sculpture Model is the artist\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8 April 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e End of the day. This is a very hard marble to carve. Also, demonstrations do not allow me concentrated time to work and think. Progress is slower than even I expected. Photo by Jim Cayton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_FishLips10WIP_GreenCanadianMarbleSculpture.jpg?v=1594157738\" alt=\"Sculptor Kelly Borsheim cuts stone Fish Lips with Diamond Blade. Photo by Jim Cayton.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13 April 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e The shape is starting to emerge. I am able to chip off some sections with a large chisel and my hammer. But most of this stone must be ground off. It has a slate-like quality, although it is also a very hard marble. However, I was pleased with the finished work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_FishLips11WIP_GreenCanadianMarbleSculpture.jpg?v=1594157814\" alt=\"Fish Lips sculpting stone work in progress green marble from Canada\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34707006554261,"sku":"Fish Lips Marble Sculpture","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_FishLips01_GreenCanadianMarbleSculpture.jpg?v=1594158205"},{"product_id":"zebra-lips-black-and-white-marble-sculpture","title":"Zebra Lips Black and White Marble Sculpture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eZebra Lips\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone:  Marble (Utah), one-of-a-kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.5\" h x 19\" w x 7.5\" d\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e© 2006 Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     Not wanting to make a one-sided 3-dimensional work of art, the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLips Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e of stone carvings changed as I thought more and more about what would make it interesting for me.  Nature has good design.  And Nature tends to repeat herself on this good design.  That is why we see faces in the patterns of wood grain, for example.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     So the basic premise of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLips Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is that we are all connected in some way that combines form with function.  In the artistic studies of anatomy and other forms of Nature, at some point we artists leave Nature and create art. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     I took these kind of liberties with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZebra Lips\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. For example, the ear does not stick out above the mane because I wanted the zebra to be more of a surprise as the viewer walked around the sculpture.  I morphed the zebra anatomy to fit the idea because I doubt that anyone seeing the artwork would not understand there was a zebra before him.  But it made little sense to have a big ear sticking above the line of the upper lip -- from the front view. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     The pouty mouth was fun to make, with the lower lip extended beyond the upper one.  The mouth was closed to aid the design of the zebra on the other side, unlike the other stone carvings in this \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLips Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003eThis stone sculpture weighs 76 pounds\u003c\/strong\u003e, is crated when shipped (from Norfolk, Virginia, USA, unless you prefer to pick her up),\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand would look great on a covered porch. It is a cool stone and a very fun sculpture and conversation piece! \n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCarving the Original Marble Sculpture:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003eFebruary 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e I became aware of the existence of this zebra marble from Utah when my friend \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\" title=\"Vasily Fedorouk Artist\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVasily Fedorouk\u003c\/a\u003e showed me some of his newest sculptures while we were at the MARBLE\/marble Symposium in Colorado one summer. He even gave me pieces left over from his sculpting.  So I asked my friend Myles Schachter to bring me the largest piece of zebra he could find.  Myles sells stone and I knew he was on his way to a gem show in that part of the country.  And afterwards, he was headed to my home in Texas to help with a stone carving workshop that I was teaching with Vasily.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Anyway, this is a good-sized piece (it weighed 221 pounds before carving).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips06WIP_zebrawip_060301a2_marble.jpg?v=1594192070\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - The Raw Stone Organic Shape\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips07WIP_zebrawip_060301b2_marble.jpg?v=1594192140\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - The Raw Stone Organic Shape\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips08WIP_zebrawip_060301c2_marble.jpg?v=1594192426\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - The Raw Stone Organic Shape\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips09WIP_zebrawip_060301d2_marble.jpg?v=1594192477\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - The Raw Stone Organic Shape\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips10WIP_zebrawip_060301e2_marble.jpg?v=1594192566\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - The Raw Stone Organic Shape\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eAbove:  the bird's eye view\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips11WIP_zebrawip_060301i2_marble.jpg?v=1594192613\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - The Raw Stone Organic Shape\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelow, 1 March 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e At first glance it might appear to be perfect for lips (you may even be able to see the pouting lower lip in the profile shot, above), but in reality, that was only true from one dimension. The rock was simply not there for making a full upper lip. So, I had to cut off some from both ends to create a more lip-like form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips12WIP_zebrawip_060301m2_marble.jpg?v=1594192690\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - Starting the Stone Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips13WIP_zebrawip_060302m2_marble.jpg?v=1594192771\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - Starting the Stone Sculpture\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelow, 2 March 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e Another problem with this individual stone: a lot of cracks throughout. Not all cracks are weak points. Some are just interesting veining and will not cause a problem. But this one below WAS a problem. Off with it. And redesign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZebra Lips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e has been sealed so that you may safely touch it - no damage from the oils on your fingers.  Although this is a marble from Utah and the sealer will protect it, this stone had more noticeable veining than other marbles I have carved and I would be a little nervous saying that you may display it outside without some concern. That said, IF a good stone sealer is reapplied each year and\/or IF the collector brings the stone in for the freezing months, there should be no problem. [The sealer is designed to keep water out of the seams in the stone. If water gets inside and the conditions are right, the stone may split.]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips14WIP_zebrawip_060302p2_seriouscrack.jpg?v=1594192933\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - CRACK Stone Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ZebraLips15WIP_zebrawip_060302u2_seriouscrack.jpg?v=1594192986\" alt=\"Zebra Marble Carving -Work in Process - CRACK Stone Sculpture\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34707090276501,"sku":"Zebra Lips Marble","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_ZebraLips01_ZebraMarbleUtah-StoneSculpture.jpg?v=1594193765"},{"product_id":"encounter-manta-ray-sculpture-black-and-white-stone-astra-star-marble","title":"Encounter Manta Ray Sculpture Black and White Stone Astra Star Marble","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e ~ A Marble Composition inspired by Manta Rays\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite and Black Marble (Canada)\u003cbr\u003eone-of-a-kind\u003cbr\u003e17\" h x 19\" w x 8\" d\u003cbr\u003e© 2007 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     When you have a stone with a very strong personality, the artist must create a simple design to show off that quality in the rock.  This Canadian marble is full of white starburst shapes in an otherwise dark grey and black stone.   There are parts that remind me of rivers running through land, as photographed by satellite above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     There are crystals in the marble that are really lovely.  So, I went back to my inspiration of the sea to create a dance of sorts, inspired by the \u003cstrong\u003egraceful manta rays\u003c\/strong\u003e.  Note the shadows that \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e casts as the light passes over and through this stone carving.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e has been sealed, like all of my other stones, and is a hard marble. It should be fine to display either indoors or out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     Shipping from Norfolk, Virginia, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEncounter, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eas with all of my artworks, can be purchased with my LawAway payment plan, no finance charge.  You set the date and the amount that you would like to pay each month.  One-third of the price [regardless of when that balance is reached] becomes the non-refundable deposit.  [However, in the event that you change your mind or situation, this deposit may be applied towards any other available Borsheim Artwork.]  However, I am happy to accept immediate payment in full and ship this one-of-a-kind marble carving to the address of your choice so that you or your loved one may enjoy her sooner than later.   Please contact me if this one-of-a-kind marble sculpture interests you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eThanks so much,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eKelly Borsheim, sculptor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eManta Rays (\"Encounter\") ~ Contemporary Stone Sculpture:  Close-up of the Crystals in the Marble\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Encounter_47_detailStoneMarbleCrystals.jpg?v=1594196703\" alt=\"Crystal Details Encounter Manta Ray Sculpture Black and White Stone Astra Star Marble\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Encounter_50_detail_MarbleStarPatterns.jpg?v=1594196732\" alt=\"Crystal Details Encounter Manta Ray Sculpture Black and White Stone Astra Star Marble\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_EncounterWIP_MantaRay_070905_10_detail_StoneMarbleCrystal.jpg?v=1594196839\" alt=\"Crystal Details Encounter Manta Ray Sculpture Black and White Stone Astra Star Marble\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_EncounterWIP_MantaRay_070905_15_detail_StoneMarbleCrystal.jpg?v=1594196949\" alt=\"Crystal Details Encounter Manta Ray Sculpture Black and White Stone Astra Star Marble\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \n\u003ch2\u003eCarving the Original Marble Sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 May 2007:\u003c\/strong\u003e You can see the chisel marks here, as well as my crayon drawings on the marble. Also, some of the beautiful crystals in the stone are already making themselves known in this dusty light. Let the fun begin!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_EncounterWIP_MantaRay_StoneCarving_wip070512_5.jpg?v=1594196988\" alt=\"Carving in Progress Marks on Stone Encounter Manta Ray Sculpture Marble\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34707166593173,"sku":"Encounter Marble","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_BorsheimC_Encounter_CanadianAstraMarble_17x19x8_1.jpg?v=1594195904"},{"product_id":"yin-yang-marble-sculpture-erotic-statue","title":"Yin Yang Marble Sculpture Erotic Statue","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone:  Marble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 x 19 x 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a slightly erotic sculpture in a special piece of Colorado Yule marble.  This stone, quarried in Marble, Colorado, USA, is the blend of white marble with gold veining and that of an emerald green veining lines.  The equally but different beauty of these colors in the stone suggested the idea of yin and yang.  You see the classic symbol on the front, with an angular straight-lined house-shape emerging behind and above the round sign.  The back side of the triangular wedge of marble features the curve of a bum in profile with the thigh encircling an erect male penis.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    A detail image of the yellow green crystals on the back side is included in the finished sculpture shots. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e marble sculpture will be crated in wood and ship from Austin, Texas.  Crating (in wood) and \u003cstrong\u003eShipping is free worldwide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColorado Yule Marble ~ Emerald + Gold Veining\u003cbr\u003eone-of-a-kind\u003cbr\u003e25\" h x 19\" x 8\"\u003cbr\u003e© 2005 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStone Sculpture - Marble \u003cem\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    This marble is an unusual piece of the Emerald Colorado Yule because it was quarried in the section of the mountain in which the gold veining meets the green veining. I wish I were a geologist so that I could share more with you about what went on here -- and when! Detail image of the green side is included in the finished sculpture shots.  It is what I think of as a \"Snow Cone Green,\" but perhaps Emerald tells more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e     Yin Yang\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will ship from Austin, Texas.  Shipping is free worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarving Original Art Sculpture -Marble \u003cem\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore carving, the stone as arrived from the quarry in Marble, Colorado:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050410b2.jpg?v=1594200965\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Before Carving\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050410c2.jpg?v=1594201019\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Before Carving\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050410d2.jpg?v=1594201043\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Before Carving\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050410j2.jpg?v=1594201149\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Before Carving\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The idea for \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was most definitely determined by the individual personality of this particular piece of marble. Her shape is shown here and above after I cut her into two pieces -- this the larger of the two. I knew that I wanted a vertical sculpture to show off her features and first needed a flat bottom. I am so glad I took the image below -- this clearly shows the idea in that shape -- in one view. For me anyway. The second image is a top bird's eye view. Since you see the final result in the marble at the top of this page, you will note just how little stone I actually removed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050410f2.jpg?v=1594201067\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Before Carving\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050410n2.jpg?v=1594201326\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Before Carving\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050416k2_DominionShow.jpg?v=1594201373\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Start Carving\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050416l2.jpg?v=1594201416\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Start Carving\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_050417c2.jpg?v=1594201447\" alt=\"Natural Colorado Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Start Carving\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYin Yang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a symbol that, among other things, represents the idea of \"different but equal\" -- in this case, green and gold. Although this piece of marble was a wedge form (almost slab-like), I did not wish to sculpt a symmetrical, flat icon. Also, that tall peak with the natural cut containing that brilliant green needed to be shown off. Being a figurative artist, it was natural for me to want the flip side of the yin yang symbol to depict the separate-but-equal qualities of masculinity and femininity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This tall line of color lead me to \"the male element\" -- as I referred to it when I started this piece in April 2005 as a stone carving demonstration at the Sculptor's Dominion Invitational in San Antonio. The woman's hip seemed a nice round contrast to the line of the male. It also worked with the outline of the yin yang symbol. There are many ways to depict masculine and feminine attributes. The stone and I chose the ones that fit her shape and coloring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_051026l2.jpg?v=1594201594\" alt=\"Yin Yang Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Carving Stone\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     You will notice that I left some of the natural edge of the stone inside each part of the yin yang symbol, as well as in various parts of the other side. Not only do I enjoy this connection to the original shape of the stone, I wanted the yin yang to be non-symmetrical -- as if to suggest that we each have little \"imperfections\" that still result in an interesting package. Also, I did not want the penis shape to carry over to the yin yang side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e     Without having a counterbalance, it seemed off-kilter somehow. But I liked the architectural shape of the rooftop. Combined with the triangular base, I interpreted the form to imply an upward motion. Or maybe this is too much analysis. In any event, it felt right. And I liked the challenge of combining two sides with different ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_051111a2.jpg?v=1594201719\" alt=\"Yin Yang Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Carving Stone\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    The image below shows the marble as I was polishing it -- it is wet from a wash. I decided to polish different sections of this sculpture to different levels of softness, with the woman's hip only making it to about 240 grit. The other parts, especially the green, were polished to 600 grit to bring out the color. I spent more time than expected polishing this art work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_YinYang_EmeraldGoldYuleMarbleSculpture_NaughtyArt_051125k2_polishingYinYang.jpg?v=1594201801\" alt=\"Yin Yang Yule Marble with Gold and Green Veining ~ Polishing Stone\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34707334398101,"sku":"Yin Yang Marble","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_BorsheimMarbleSculpture_YinYang46_use.jpg?v=1623663264"},{"product_id":"sold-the-offering-vulnerable-woman-sculpture-canadian-marble","title":"z SOLD ~ The Offering Vulnerable Woman Sculpture Canadian Marble","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 x 9 x 7 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold, Private Collection, Georgetown, Texas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Offering\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanadian Marble\u003cbr\u003eone of a kind\u003cbr\u003e26\" h x 9\" x 7\"\u003cbr\u003e© 2002-9 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e    This may have been the first piece of Canadian marble that I carved when I ordered 2000 pounds of stone to my home and studio in central Texas.  But it was also one of the last ones I finished.  It is an unusual stone in that the veining appears to run in many different directions, making it a bit difficult to know which way the bedding plane of the stone lies.  It was a hard marble, as I was to find out where most all of the marbles in that lot.  However, I found this marble to be fun to carve and very beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the then-US President George W. Bush decided to lock down America's borders. I was less than pleased. It seemed like an action similar to the \"throwing out the baby with the bath water\" cliché. This action caused me to really examine the meaning of the word '\u003cstrong\u003evulnerability\u003c\/strong\u003e.'  I had generally thought of vulnerability as a strength, a gift we can offer of sharing, openness, and honesty. President Bush seemed to see vulnerability as a weakness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    There are, in fact, two types of vulnerability: the kind you have control over and the kind that you do not. An Achilles’ Heel is a good example of vulnerability as a liability. The phrase comes from the legend of the \u003cstrong\u003eGreek hero Achilles\u003c\/strong\u003e. The story is that his mother Thetis wanted to protect him by dipping him into the River Styx to make her son invulnerable. However, she held her baby by his heel with her thumb and forefinger (a strong mother!), thus blocking the magical waters from reaching all of her child's body. Achilles is said to have died by an arrow shot into this same heel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I suspect that it was this type of vulnerability, the fatal flaw, that President George W. Bush was thinking about then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    In body language, one exhibits a lack of fear by exposing one’s torso. You will see this in many painted and sculptural depictions of political leaders. In essence, a brave and secure person is sending the message, “I can chose to be vulnerable to you and remain strong, too.” (The opposite position would be the curled up, closed fetal position that is designed to keep us safe. Our skeleton protects our vulnerable bellies.) \u003cbr\u003e    Thus the idea for my next sculpture \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Offering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was born:  \u003cstrong\u003eOur CHOICE to be VULNERABLE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDirect Carving Design of Marble Sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStarting out with this marble from Canada:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_020725b2.jpg?v=1594220017\" alt=\"Hard Marble Before Carving Offering Vulnerability\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_020725e2.jpg?v=1594220067\" alt=\"Hard Marble Before Carving Offering Vulnerability\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    Originally, I thought I would make the figure's hair be really long and curve in such a way that it repeated the lines in the drapery from the back view.  But later, I decided it was more beautiful to show more of the figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_020829i2.jpg?v=1594220140\" alt=\"Long Hair original Stone Carving Hard Marble Offering Vulnerability\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_020830a2_WIP.jpg?v=1594220223\" alt=\"Stone Carving Hard Marble Offering Vulnerability with Adam sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Shown here with another marble carving \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.     \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA Direct Carver\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Many sculptors today and throughout history have created marble sculptures by first creating their compositions in another material, such as clay, in which the artist may add or remove material to get the composition exactly as intended. While the initial idea may be created in a small size, an enlargement would later be made, also in clay, or perhaps then cast into plaster. Then, using a system of measuring specific points, a copy in marble at the same size would be cut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    However, I have not learned this technique. I am a \u003cstrong\u003edirect carver\u003c\/strong\u003e. That means that I draw directly on a piece of stone and then cut away what is not part of my drawing. Stone carving, for me, is certainly the most challenging and intellectually stimulating of all the arts, and while I enjoy creating in many mediums, stone is my drug of choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090714_1b_BabyBirdsInArtStudio.jpg?v=1594220355\" alt=\"Baby Birds Wrens born in sculpture studio Texas\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    In September 2008, I visited my friend Vasily Fedorouk in the Chicago area.  Then I flew to Florence, Italy, and worked there for about nine months.  These baby birds arrived soon after I returned to my studio in Texas.  The nest is near some of my carving stands hidden in the folds of an old tarp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_080821_5b_CarvingAHandInStone.jpg?v=1594220479\" alt=\"Designing a Hand in a Marble Carving Offering Vulnerability\"\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003ePolishing Stone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    The Beginning of the End: There is a point in each stone carving in which I change to using hand tools. And often I also begin a love-hate relationship with my work. Luckily, the hate part comes first and as I continue through the process, I am rewarded and the hate dissipates and the love of the stone returns in all of her glory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090722_8b_RefiningTheMarbleSurface.jpg?v=1594220585\" alt=\"Rasping Marble to remove tool marks and refine the forms Stone Carving\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    I am referring to the finishing part. The overall form is there. Now I refine the line by eliminating \"cellulite.\" I want the sculpture to feel as good as she looks. I begin this process by using a very coarse flat file and work over the entire surface, almost regardless of the final texture. I am still sculpting at this point as well as refining the line. In the image above, I added red arrows to show you how the file scuffs white marks into the stone as is rubs away the high spots. The lower areas tend to be darker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090805_3b_TheOfferingWIP_Finishing.jpg?v=1594220674\" alt=\"Rasping Marble to remove tool marks and refine the forms Stone Carving\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    Once I am satisfied with how the stone feels and how the line from many views looks, I move to a finer file. Each successful sanding removes the tool marks of the file before. This takes a very long time to do properly, but as I said, the more I work, the softer the marble looks. The way the light wraps around the form is enhanced. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090824_6b_StoneRasp.jpg?v=1594220728\" alt=\"Rasping Marble to remove tool marks and refine the forms Stone Carving\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090824_9b.jpg?v=1594220768\" alt=\"Rasping Marble to remove tool marks and refine the forms Stone Carving\"\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090826_1b.jpg?v=1594220917\" alt=\"Rasping Marble to remove tool marks and refine the forms Stone Carving\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    When I draw with charcoal or pencil, I first design my gesture and then I design the shapes of the shadows (or the light). In much the same way, I can turn my stone sculpture to various positions to see how the line between dark and light changes. I work to create variety -- a hard edge in some places, softer in others. I work to vary the shapes to let the eye dance. I want to create intrigue -- for me and for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090830_2b_BedBugLine.jpg?v=1594220981\" alt=\"Stone Carving Using Shadows to determine shape and texture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090904_3b_PolishingMarble.jpg?v=1594221044\" alt=\"Stone Carving Using Shadows to determine shape and texture Offering\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090904_12b_SoftMarble.jpg?v=1594221105\" alt=\"Stone Carving Using Shadows to determine shape and texture Offering Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    In the image below, you may see some of the sparkles caused when light hits the marble crystals. Marble shimmers in a subtle way. The circular ring of white on the left appears over the figure's belly. I could have carved down beneath it, but I wanted a more curvaceous form and I like the appearance of the natural stone here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_OfferingMarbleFigureSculptureVulnerability_090904_9b_ShimmeringStone.jpg?v=1594221184\" alt=\"Stone Carving Shimmering Stone Offering Vulnerability\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    If you would like to see more on the creation of this marble sculpture, please click on the artist's blog links below:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/canadian-marble.html\" title=\"Canadian Marble Offering Blog Post blogspot\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCanadian Marble (before)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/vulnerability-achilles-heel.html\" title=\"Blog post about Vulnerability Offering Marble Carving\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVulnerability - Achilles' Heal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/other-president-george.html\" title=\"blog post on carving Marble Offering Other President George Offering\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Other President George\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/direct-stone-carver.html\" title=\"blog post direct carver stone cutting offering sculpture\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDirect Stone Carver\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34707401375893,"sku":"Offering Marble SOLD","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Portfolio_TheOffering_CanadianMarble_26x9x7.jpg?v=1594218374"},{"product_id":"sold-pelican-lips-marble-sculpture-like-petrified-wood","title":"z SOLD ~ Pelican Lips Marble Sculpture like Petrified Wood","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone ~Canadian Marble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.5 in. x 22 in x 6.5 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold, Private Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePelican Lips\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown Fleuri Marble (Canada)\u003cbr\u003eone-of-a-kind\u003cbr\u003e12.5\" h x 22\" w x 6.5\" d\u003cbr\u003e© 2006 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    At the time I began to conceive of the concept for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePelican Lips\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, I had already realized several compositions in my \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLips Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. I had started to see all sorts of shapes in human lips, most often birds. When I examined this hard brown marble I had bought from a Canadian quarry and saw the patterns and color in the stone, brown pelicans naturally came to mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    This marble was created in very obvious layers, and in some ways carving was similar to that of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/fish-lips-aquatic-sculpture-in-green-canadian-marble\" title=\"Fish Lips Stone Sculpture Marble\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFish Lips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e without the zigzags. I knew that if I carved in at 90 degrees to the mostly parallel lines, I would see all kinds of wild patterns, so that is what I did. A lot of people who have seen this work have commented that this marble looks a lot like petrified wood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePelican Lips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e has been sealed, like all of my other stones, and is a very hard marble. It should be fine to display either indoors or out.  And it won \u003cstrong\u003eBEST of SHOW award at the Sculpture at the River Market in Little Rock, Arkansas\u003c\/strong\u003e, USA, in May 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_PelicanLipsMarbleSculptureArtShowLittleRock20190503_205353.jpg?v=1594213742\" alt=\"Art Exhibit Sculpture at the River Market Pelican Lips Little Rock Arkansas\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_PelicanLipsMarbleSculptureArtBestOfShowLittleRock20190504_003307.jpg?v=1594214548\" alt=\"Best of Show Award Art Exhibit Sculpture at the River Market Pelican Lips Little Rock Arkansas\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCarving Pelican Lips - Contemporary Stone Sculpture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11 March 2006: \u003c\/strong\u003e I had already cut into the stone before I remembered to take the \"before\" shots. This stone weighed 159 pounds when we started. She is a very hard marble from Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_PelicanLips_CanadianBrownFleuriMarble_wip060311e2.jpg?v=1594214832\" alt=\"Carving Pelican Lips - Contemporary Stone Sculpture Marble from Canada\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11 March 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e  No stone carver I have ever seen uses these to split stone.  I think they are bricklayers' tools.  However, I had access to them when I needed something and they were cheap.  So far, I have managed just fine.  Because I was going \"against the grain\" on a very decidedly layered stone,  I scored the marble on all sides before trying to split it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_PelicanLips_CanadianBrownFleuriMarble_wip060311k2.jpg?v=1594214996\" alt=\"Carving Pelican Lips - Contemporary Stone Sculpture Splitting Marble\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 April 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e  After some guests left, I returned to my stone around dusk to sketch what I would carve away at my next opportunity.  Unfortunately, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePelican Lips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e was one of those works that I had to keep setting aside (too many times) in order to take care of other deadlines and projects.  I worked on sanding this marble in Indianapolis; Chicago \u0026amp; Decatur, Illinois; Hickory, North Carolina; Summerville, South Carolina; Florida, and I finally finished her in my home studio in Texas on 3 August 2006.  She now weighs 70.25 pounds and she's glorious!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_PelicanLips_CanadianBrownFleuriMarble_wip060401l2.jpg?v=1594215105\" alt=\"Carving Pelican Lips - Contemporary Stone Sculpture Drawing on Marble\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34707678199957,"sku":"Pelican Lips Marble","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/BorsheimKelly_PelicanLips_041_CanadianMarble13x22x7in.jpg?v=1594212451"},{"product_id":"mobius-mouth-limestone-sculpture-with-mobius-and-fossils-in-stone","title":"z SOLD ~ Möbius Mouth Limestone Sculpture with Mobius and Fossils in Stone","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17 x 22 x 9 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold, Private Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMöbius Mouth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRattlesnake Limestone (Texas)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewith Henna Limestone (Canada)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eone-of-a-kind\u003cbr\u003e17\" h x 22\" w x 8.5\" d\u003cbr\u003e© 2006 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Collection\u003cbr\u003eLittle Rock, Arkansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Many different ideas come together to form a single idea for a work of art.  That is the case with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMöbius Mouth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.  I bought this particular piece of creme Rattlesnake Limestone from another Texas carver that I know.  This stone is named after the shape of the fossil shells embedded in the limestone - they resemble the rattle on the tail of that well-known snake. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     When I have a busy patterned stone, I want to carve a simple shape to show off the personality of the stone.  Mathematics, in one form or another, never seems to be far from my mind, so I decided to sculpt a Möbius Strip in the shape of an open mouth as part of my \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLips Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMöbius Mouth Stone Carving\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Take a long strip of paper or a ribbon, such as 1” wide by 10” long.  As you pick up one end, give it a half twist before attaching it to the other end to form a ring.  You will now have a Möbius Strip, which means that you may \"travel\" from one side of the ring to the other without crossing an edge.  Named for German mathematician and astronomer \u003cstrong\u003eAugust Ferdinand Möbius (1790-1868), a Möbius Strip\u003c\/strong\u003e only has one side and one edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    My 2-part stone sculpture \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMöbius Mouth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is part of my \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLips Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. The mouth has a heart shape in the negative space inside the lips. He is carved from a Rattlesnake Limestone from Texas, named after the shape of the shell fossils in the stone. The triangular base enhances the idea of the mathematics of the Möbius lips and is carved from Henna Limestone from Canada. He also has some wonderful fossils that I hope you will discover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Limestone sculpture may be displayed indoors or out. The top piece rests on a stainless steel pin (so no rust) that is permanently mounted into the red stone base.  However, the mouth top is able to swivel so you may show off the fossils on all sides to your sculpture admirers.  Both stones have been sealed for protection from finger oils and the environment, so please – touch and enjoy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060501zzzo2.jpg?v=1594204989\" alt=\"Möbius Mouth Limestone Sculpture with Mobius and Fossils in Stone\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060501zzzp2.jpg?v=1594205031\" alt=\"See the Fish? Möbius Mouth Limestone Sculpture with Mobius and Fossils in Stone\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the fish in the yellow and red Henna limestone above?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060501zzzr2.jpg?v=1594205117\" alt=\"Möbius Mouth Limestone Sculpture with Mobius and Fossils in Stone\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060501zzzs2.jpg?v=1594205156\" alt=\"Detail Möbius Mouth Limestone Sculpture with Mobius and Fossils in Stone\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Henna Limestone from Canada: This rich brick red colored stone is saturated with golden fossil patterns in which I find I can lose myself for hours while staring at them. The image above shows a close-up of a shape that several people have told me looks like a fish about to eat a sausage. In the upper left corner, you get a slight view of the nautilus shell that faces upwards. I discovered this when I split the stone to arrive at my basic triangular shape. There are tiny crystals in the larger holes of the fossil and I wanted to leave this little gem in my sculpture. I hope you enjoy this original artwork. He is absolutely one of a kind! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eCarving the Original Art Sculpture ~ Texas Rattlesnake Limestone and Canadian Henna Limestone\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 February 2006: Idea is mostly here. Begin to draw on stone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060204g2.jpg?v=1594205357\" alt=\"Uncarved Texas Rattlesnake Limestone with Fossils Inside\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    5 March 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e More drawing to fine-tune the form and lines that I desire. I sketch with pencil on the unpolished stone. Sandpaper will remove all traces of this during the polishing process.  By the way, that block of marble you see in the background later became the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/gymnast-pike-position-on-four-headed-turtle-fantasy-figure-statue-marble\" title=\"Gymnast Marble Sculpture Figurative Female Athlete\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Colorado Yule Marble). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060305h2.jpg?v=1594205547\" alt=\"Stone Carving with Marble Block for Gymnast in Background\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060305f2.jpg?v=1594205597\" alt=\"Beautiful softness of stone form of curves\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e      5 April 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e  By this point, I have decided on a triangular base and I tested various stones that I had to see what color combination struck me as the most pleasing. In order to see its color, I polished a small section of the stone that will sit near the other stone. Then I wet both stones together for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The red and yellow of the henna limestone works with the warmth of the creme-colored limestone above it. I also liked that both stones had fossils -- to me they work together in a manner similar to patterned quilting fabrics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Borsheim_Mobius_060405m2_testingbase.jpg?v=1594205733\" alt=\"Trying out a stone sculpture base Examine Color and Size\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    16 April 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Splitting the stone base. Many people ask me how long it takes to make one of my sculptures. I do not have an answer because I do not think of my work in terms of a time clock. Why did it take me 10 days after choosing the stone to begin carving it? Well, I like to think about my choices long before I ever make a cut. In this case, I wanted to make sure that I liked the shape I think I wanted. Was a \"base\" the best use of that stone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Also, I tend to work on many pieces at any given time (one at a time, but throughout the day I switch projects as they require.). Never underestimate the value of incubation. It is the majority of the work. Conception is where the fun begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060416c2.jpg?v=1594205866\" alt=\"Splitting Stone Henna Limestone for Mobius mouth Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_MobiusMouthFossilLimestoneSculpture_060416e2_split.jpg?v=1594205956\" alt=\"Splitting Stone Henna Limestone for Mobius mouth Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34707832209557,"sku":"Möbius Mouth Stone","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_MobiusMouth8_Stone_Borsheim.jpg?v=1594206630"},{"product_id":"rock-towers-and-frogs-bronze-outdoor-garden-sculpture","title":"Rock Towers and Frogs Bronze Outdoor Garden Sculpture","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze Aquatic Garden Sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 x 30 x 25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable by ORDER only\u003c\/strong\u003e; see description below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRock Towers and Frogs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebronze sculpture, limited edition\u003cbr\u003eapprox. 43\" h x 24\" w x 24\" d [110 x 60 x 60 cm]\u003cbr\u003e© 2016 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eORDERS ONLY!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder your original bronze, one-third non-refundable* deposit down starts the foundry process.  The second payment is due after the wax sculpture is approved.  The third and final payment is due once the bronze is finished, prior to shipping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you prefer smaller payments, you may choose the amounts and how often as is convenient to you.  However, full payment must be made before the sculpture is shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* The one-third non-refundable deposit\/first payment may be applied instead to any other available Borsheim Artwork should you change your mind about this bronze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE:  International Shipping will be quoted upon ordering.  Any customs taxes are the responsibility of the buyer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Crated: approximately 135 x 80 x 80 cm; 131 kg]\u003cbr\u003eThis bronze is cast in Italy and shipped worldwide where you desire.\u003cbr\u003e[Estimated casting time, 3-4 months;  FYI:  The first casting was shipped to California USA]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock Towers and Frogs\u003c\/em\u003e Bronze Sculpture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 December 2016:\u003c\/strong\u003e Here are some images of the finished bronze aquatic sculpture \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock Towers and Frogs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. These were taken at the bronze foundry I used in Pietrasanta, Italy.  I was limited to public transportation. I was not staying nearby and the foundry has shorter hours than was convenient with the train schedule.  All this is to explain why I had too little time to set up a proper photo shoot. This first casting was crated and shipped directly to a private home in California shortly after these images were taken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      My landlord and I dropped off the original artwork in clay and mixed materials in July since I can no longer easily make my own molds.  However, I returned to the foundry once they had made the molds and the hollow wax duplicates of my original composition.  They separated each part to serve their method of casting (each foundry works in a slightly different way).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I cleaned up some of the wax parts to my satisfaction and proofed the others that had been done before I arrived. Also, we consulted with the metal department on how best to connect the smaller stones . . .  in wax or in metal. I chose wax, but they chose metal. I deferred to their preferred method, trusting their professionalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     My next visit to the foundry was during the metal chasing \/ clean-up work. I asked for a few changes and arranged the final composition of the stone towers and the frogs (all cast separately). I also poured water over the bronze to see what it would look like in the rain. Primarily I needed to see \u003cstrong\u003ewhere the water pooled for birds\u003c\/strong\u003e, but also for the safety and care of the bronze. I marked for the metal workers the places where I wanted \u003cstrong\u003edrainage holes drilled\u003c\/strong\u003e. They are small and hopefully not too noticeable. Standing water is not healthy for most things and we certainly do not want to create mosquito birthing pools!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrainage hole for outdoor bronze sculpture (base of plant stalks):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_RockTowers_DrainHoleBronzeSculpture_161123_SRX232.jpg?v=1594389549\" alt=\"Subtle Drain Holes in Bronze Sculpture Rock Towers and Frogs\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     I also ran my naked hands over the entire piece. We sanded down any part that felt \"ouchy,\" which is a side-effect of pouring molten bronze at times. I do not want someone to get a nasty little surprise when touching the sculpture! There are perks in not being a rose. haha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Because this bronze garden sculpture was designed to sit down inside of a pond with a surrounding ledge, it has a taller rock base in which some part of it will be below the horizontal wall of the pond. If I receive an image of the sculpture once in place, I will certainly share it with you here. Also, if you scroll down, you may see some of the images of the creation of this bronze composition. Then you will see how the original in foam, wax, and clay looked in comparison to the bronze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     More images can be seen below. Please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econtact me at my studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e if this bronze [edition] sculpture would enhance your living space, your workplace, or even your community.\u003cbr\u003eThank you so much!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~ Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_RockTowers_FinishedSculpture7_BirdsEye.jpg?v=1594392269\" alt=\"Aerial View Bird's Eye of bronze garden sculpture Rock Towers and Frogs\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove: my beloved bird's eye view of the bronze sculpture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIt Takes a Village . . . to Create a Bronze Sculpture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     During conversations with the couple who contacted me because of an earlier tabletop sculpture \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/cattails-and-frog-legs-bronze-aquatic-animal-sculpture\" title=\"Cattails and Frog Legs Tabletop Bronze Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCattails and Frog Legs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, I came up with two simple drawings that might satisfy the criteria for their circular-shaped pond. In the end, they preferred to keep the original cattails with suspended frog. We used the elephant ears to \"fill up\" a space, while keeping the airy feel of the original sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The first time that I saw towers of stone made only through balancing them was in Hawai'i. I find them fun, fascinating, and somehow comforting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Borsheim_PondSculptureDesigns_160423_L016.jpg?v=1594392725\" alt=\"Sketches for Client Choice Future Bronze Sculpture Drawings Ideas\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_070812_64_HawaiiRockTowers.jpg?v=1594393038\" alt=\"Rock Towers Artist Saw in Hawaii Inspired by Rocks\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     This all began in the hills of Tuscany. My neighbor Paul offered to help me rock hunt for models in his creek-bed.  I was not entirely sure of what I was looking for, so we harvested more than I was likely to use.  It was a good thing he has this little \"tractor\" for hauling a heavy load up from the ravine!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_b160429_L094_PaulsHouseNextDoor-RockHunting4SculptureCommission.jpg?v=1594393090\" alt=\"Hauling River Rocks from Valleriana Tuscany for Sculpture Models\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Naturally, a little play time was in order. When it comes to credibility in things such as balance, it really is better to work with models to gain some understanding of the dynamics of such things. No stones were harmed in the making of these rock towers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_c160429_L204_CV-RockTowerAttempts4Sculpture.jpg?v=1594413170\" alt=\"No stones were harmed in the making of these rock towers.\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I decided to create the frogs separately since the foundry I consulted with for my original \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/cattails-and-frog-legs-bronze-aquatic-animal-sculpture\" title=\"Cattails and Frog Legs Tabletop Aquatic Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCattails and Frog Legs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e sculpture chose to cast the frogs separately from the plants and weld them in place after everything was bronze. So, I created a little wax \"cookie cutter\" in the rough shape of each frog, melted the sculpting wax, and did a pour. Once cooled, it was easier to start to refine the forms. I could have just cut wax to general sizes and weld them together, but really, I like to play with fire sometimes. There are often several just-as-good ways to do something, so choose the one that is the most fun for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_d160503_L083_MeltingWaxIntoClayMold-SculptingStart.jpg?v=1594413367\" alt=\"quick temporary molds shaped from clay to pour the beginning wax forms for frogs\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Life in Italia is a bit different from vacationing here. Not only do I not (yet?) have a car, for the major part (since 2 Feb) of 2016, I have had a leg injury [which I now know will be resolved with surgery and a six-month rehab. situation in 2017]. But also, I did not know where to find certain materials here that I could use to make my sculpture. Luckily, I have a wonderful landlord who happened to work in a metal shop, creating greenhouses for the town of Pescia (famous for its flower production) and most of Tuscany. When I could not find a metal flange and fitting pipe, he said, \"I will just make one!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      And so I found myself meeting some of the guys in the metal shop and watching my landlord's new puppy, \u003cstrong\u003eGregory da Pisa\u003c\/strong\u003e, get his first experience around welding. He was not a fan and when he was not barking his protest and fear, he was stealing gloves! For me, at least, it was a wonderful day!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_eRockTowersFrogs_160512_L083_SculptureArmatureWIP4bronzefountain.jpg?v=1594413494\" alt=\"Italian landlord welding sculpture armature while little dog barks at sparks\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Although I finally found a place to call home in Tuscany and I use several of the rooms for studio space, I do not have a space or doors large enough to create a garden-sized sculpture. Sure, I could get the armature parts in, but how would the sculpture get out?  My front door enters into the kitchen and that was my studio for a couple of months. I ended up using the kitchen table because this black beaut you see here was bought from a friend and shortly after this image was taken, the guys moved the black table up into my main studio. Now, slowly to figure out the position of the parts in my design . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_g1RockTowersFrogsSculpture_160515_L018_SculptureArmatureWIP4bronze.jpg?v=1594413607\" alt=\"Makeshift Art Studio in Kitchen due to size restrictions\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Loving animals really enhance life. I adore this little puppy, Gregory, and yet, when he feels that I am not giving him enough attention, he has no problem trying to eat what is taking me away from him! Here, I am sitting on my front steps, sewing metal wire around some metal fencing material I bought to support the weight of the clay AND the future mold of the elephant ears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_f160513_L025_DogSittingGregoryMakingArmature4Sculpture.jpg?v=1594413684\" alt=\"Gregory da Pisa, dog as art assistant for wire sculpture armature [chewing on wires]\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     And the arranging is starting to happen. Note that at this point, I do not really need the original drawing. The work will start to take on a life of its own and will change in the developing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_g160515_L076_GardenSculptureArmatureWIP.jpg?v=1594413788\" alt=\"Sculpture Armature Emerging in Kitchen Studio\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I need to remember the desired size for this sculpture. Molten bronze shrinks a little as it cools, and I do consider all of the factors of which I am aware, but I measure and re-measure, marking the board. This also helps me understand the relationships and location of each part within the composition. The board will not be large enough to also support the mold, but it was the best that I had to work with. However, at the foundry, the mold-maker simply added level boards to each side before he began his work with the rubber and plaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      In my sketch below, you may see the two circles drawn on the paper. I have drawn the bird's eye view of the sculpture composition so that I know exactly where to place the vertical section of the armature. I need to know where this is before I continue. The armature is the most important part, just as the foundation of the house is. There is little opportunity to change the pose once I secure the metal armature to the board.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_h160516_L007_SculptureArmature-MeasuringForMold.jpg?v=1594413894\" alt=\"Sculpture Armature Design Considering the next step of Mold Making\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlastilina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (a special non-drying sculptor's clay) is expensive, so I needed to find a material to create the shape of the larger and even the smaller stones that make up the base of the garden sculpture. Again, my neighbor helped out when he called and said he was on his way to the big hardware store and asked if I wanted to come along. Oh my, yes!  I knew that I would find something there.. or if not, at least I would stop imagining that I would and could make a plan to get to Firenze for proper supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     However, I found an answer: \u003cstrong\u003espray insulation foam.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is used to caulk windows and doors: a protection from drafts. It would stick to my board, making for easier carving and mold-making. And it would be strong enough to support the other materials and the mold itself without collapsing the shapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_i160516_L020_CreatingGardenSculpture-InsulationSprayFoam.jpg?v=1594414311\" alt=\"Spray Insulation Foam for Sculpture Armature\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Then I used my landlord's buckets of sandy gravel to create stone shapes. I dug down into the material, creating the basic shape of the rocks I wanted for the individual towers that would rest on top of the larger stone shapes in the base. This image was taken hours after the foam expanded to full size. Once I wiped off the sand, I was able to cut and shape these into the rocks I desired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_j160517_L017_BorsheimSculpture-FoamRocksWIP.jpg?v=1594414445\" alt=\"Making Faux Rocks with Spray Foam insulation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The puzzle is starting to come together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_k160520_L030_KitchenArtStudio-CreatingFoamStoneTowers4BronzeGardenSculpture.jpg?v=1594414546\" alt=\"Mixed media sculpture is shaping up!\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     I then melted and colored plain paraffin wax I bought from another hardware store near a bus station. The uncut surface of this foam is slick and I worried the clay may not stick and stay in place. The cut foam is porous and a bit messy. After cutting, there are lots of little static-filled pieces that want to cling to everything. Annoying! The wax not only seals the porous foam, but allows me to add a \"tooth\" to grip the \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e. Also, this wax is cheaper than \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e and I can fill holes and add bulk where I want it, minimizing my need for the \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_l160526_L005_SculptureWIP-UsingColoredWaxOverFoamArmature.jpg?v=1594414718\" alt=\"Putting colored wax over cut foam for armature of sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Here you may see the progress as I have applied the pale green \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e over much of the developing sculpture. The \u003cstrong\u003ehanging frog\u003c\/strong\u003e is only a cut-out paper doll. I wanted his position marked so that I could arrange the stones, and therefore the other frog so that the sitting frog is looking up at the hanging one, wondering what will happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_m160527_L078_ArtStudioInKitchen_SculptureWorkInProgress.jpg?v=1594414832\" alt=\"Determining the position of the frogs so that they interact with one another on the sculpture\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     My little visitor came to help again? hmmmm...not sure that I could call him an assistant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_n160620_N009_SculptureStudio-DogAssistant.jpg?v=1594414910\" alt=\"Gregory da Pisa dog assistant to artist sculptor\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     I poured some water over the clay sculpture to see if I was creating a little birdbath and also to test where the water would flow in the base part. This was fun, although without having a clay wall or other barrier around the sculpture, there was a limit to how much water I wanted to end up on my kitchen floor. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_o160625_N017_CV-SculptureFountainWIP-WhereDoesWaterGo.jpg?v=1594414991\" alt=\"Testing where water will pool in the garden sculpture during design and creation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinally: 29 June 2016:\u003c\/strong\u003e I needed to photograph this sculpture and waited for the afternoon sun to enter the kitchen to try for some directional lighting. However, little Gregory was back and I was babysitting while my landlord had to be away for a while. I noticed that the boogie-dance music I was listening to on YouTube got Gregory feeling energetic, so I tried something new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_pRockTowersFrogs_160629_N002_CV-SculptureWIP-AlmostDone-GregorySleeps2BrahmsLullabyVideo.jpg?v=1594415098\" alt=\"traditional baby Lullabye by Brahms used to get puppy to sleep during sculpture photography session\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I found the traditional baby \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLullabye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eBrahms\u003c\/strong\u003e and played it. [Maybe you may see the picture of the sleeping [human] baby on my laptop in the picture?] It worked! Gregory nestled up in the chair and passed out!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I was then able to focus on moving the semi-delicate sculpture around to take the images to send the client for approval. Ah, music is often a saviour!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_qRockTowersFrogs_160629_N003_CV-SculptureWIP-AlmostDone-GregorySleeps2BrahmsLullabyVideo.jpg?v=1594415248\" alt=\"Puppy calmed to sleep with children's lullabye by Brahms\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRock Towers and Frogs\u003c\/em\u003e Bronze Sculpture Pre-Casting Materials\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    The inspiration for this garden sculpture which is over a yard tall was another bronze sculpture I made some years before: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/cattails-and-frog-legs-bronze-aquatic-animal-sculpture\" title=\"Cattails and Frog Legs Tabletop Aquatic Bronze Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCattails and Frog Legs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. More foliage was added, as well as the rock towers, to give the piece a more substantial feel as it was enlarged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I decided to design shapes that may allow for a subtle fountain, especially since the first bronze casting of this composition will be going into the center of a small pond. So, the stones are larger at the base and should have enough interior space to store a pump. Although, depending on the height of the water level, one may prefer to build a base under this sculpture and that could be designed to hold the pump well beneath the surface of the water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I envision the water coming up out of one of the rock towers and spilling down and into a bowl-like rock shape that may serve as a small bird bath as well. I tested this by pouring water over my clay composition and reshaping the stones as needed. However, as I write this on September 4, 2016, the wax has not yet been created from the mold. Without the armature, perhaps I can try the water test again. This will be fun. In any event, I like the composition, with or without it doubling as a fountain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    More images can be seen below. Note that the sculpture will be cast into separate pieces [even many of the rocks], so some of the images may not look so \"picture perfect\" as a finished sculpture in clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock Towers and Frogs\u003c\/em\u003e at Bronze Casting Foundry Italy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     So, a few of the locals stopped by and saw the finished sculpture in clay before my landlord Nori and I loaded up his van and headed to Pietrasanta, Italy. This is a famous town for stone carvers, but also for bronze sculpture.  I think that Gregory was enjoying his first trip north of his birthplace, Pisa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z160701_newSony010_PietrasantaConNori-Gregory-FoundryDay.jpg?v=1594415721\" alt=\"The dog and the artist get treated to a road trip to a bronze foundry in Pietrasanta, Italia\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     My sculpture gets unloaded with the help of the foundry staff and my landlord, Nori.  One elephant ear fell to gravity's enticement during transport, but was easily repaired before mold-making.  Part of the beauty of bronze is that one can design thin extended parts and the metal is strong enough to stay in position.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z160701_CarryingClaySculpture_PietrasantaConNori-FoundryDay.jpg?v=1594416067\" alt=\"Nori and foundrymen carry clay sculpture into mold making room Pietrasanta\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Here you see Gregory wishing he was not on a leash in the patina room at the foundry. The mold-making room was in the same building.  Interesting that they put the beginning of the process with the last stage of the bronze-casting process in the same location. But, one makes use of the space one has!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    For anyone curious, Italy is QUITE dog-friendly and you can bring a dog inside most anyplace in which he can behave. Sadly, the Italians are not so good about cleaning up doggie souvenirs, although I rarely see any inside!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z160701_newSony016_PietrasantaConNori-Gregory-FoundryDay.jpg?v=1594416201\" alt=\"Gregory da Pisa, curious puppy dog in a foundry in Pietrasanta Italy\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z160701_ArtistKBorsheimPutsFinishingTouchesClaySculpture-FoundryDay.jpg?v=1594416856\" alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim finishes clay sculpture before mold making foundry Pietrasanta\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere I am putting on final touches after transporting the sculpture in \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e (clay) to the foundry in Italy.  Photo by Nori Matteucci, 1 July 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Below you see Raimondo chasing wax. \"Chasing\" is a term that means that he is cleaning up the wax duplicate of my sculpture after it is removed from the mold. Thus, he is removing mold lines and re-sculpting any details that might not have turned out well (air bubbles in the wax, for example).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Because this is the \u003cstrong\u003elost wax method of bronze casting\u003c\/strong\u003e, one considers the cooling rate of molten bronze. Thinner sections will cool faster than thicker sections. So, when a wax copy is made of my original sculpture, the goal is to make a HOLLOW copy (except where the design is thin, such as in my plant stems and leaves) that has more or less a consistent thickness. This minimizes the effect of shrinkage and avoids many problems for the finish bronze art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161012_S006_Pietrasanta-BronzeFoundry-WaxSculpture-Raimondo.jpg?v=1594417067\" alt=\"Raimondo cleans wax to prepare bronze casting.\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003eOctober 12, 2016:\u003c\/strong\u003e  I returned to the foundry to work with my waxes and proof what Raimondo had already completed before my arrival. When I lived in Texas, I did all of this work myself. Here, with my travel limitations and my bum leg, I decided to pay the foundrymen to help me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I like the setup they have here, with many stations set up with fire, tables, and chairs. It is normal for artists to come and do much of the wax work themselves. Time is money, but also we tend to be particular about our work in a way that may be difficult for even professional wax workers to be able to anticipate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161012_S008_Pietrasanta-FondariaItalia-WaxSculptureArtist.jpg?v=1594418464\" alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim chases her wax sculptures at bronze foundry in Pietrasanta Italy\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Once the waxes are all prettied up, they go to Simone [pronounced See-moan-eh]. He attaches the sprues. The molten bronze will have to enter the sculpture in one place, fill the sculpture, and then chase air out the vents as it flows beyond the artwork. Spruing means to attach these wax feed- and vent-lines (collectively called 'sprues') to the art in the specific desired places. This will be different for every original composition, as well as for every foundry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Also, they numbered each one of my elephant ear leaves with a large number in the wax. [I assume they gave the corresponding number to the stems as well.] However, at the sprue stage they showed me how they had filled-in this number and replaced it with a smaller wax \"thumb tack\" that had the same number on its head. That way, they only cut off a thin line of metal. The metal work will be much less now. In my experiences, anything that can be done in the wax should be. Metal does not move the same way that wax does and it is harder to get certain effects\/textures in metal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161012_S029_BronzeFoundry-WaxSculpture-SimoneSprues.jpg?v=1594418662\" alt=\"Simone a professional sprue maker at bronze foundry Pietrasanta Italy\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Now (below) you may see some of my wax parts. Do you see the hollow rocks? The cattails and the frogs were cast solid. However, they were cast separately since they are thicker overall from the forms (stems) to which they connect.  Later they were welded into place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Note that on hollow forms you will need an entrance hole and an exit. Later this sprued wax will be dipped many times into a ceramic shell slurry, building layers that will later be fired for a one-shot mold. During the firing, the wax will melt out (hence the name \"\u003cstrong\u003ethe lost wax process\u003c\/strong\u003e\") and all that is left is an air space for the bronze to fill. So, the slurry MUST enter and fill the hollow shapes or they would become one large form all over again when the wax is melted out, defeating the purpose.  This second mold is a one-shot mold, not re-usable like the rubber and mother mold combination to create the wax version of the sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161012_S040_Pietrasanta-BronzeFoundry-WaxSculpture.jpg?v=1594418847\" alt=\"hollow wax copies of sculptures to be cast into bronze\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Oh, I love stuff like this! Knowing the qualities of your materials allows you to use them to solve problems during the process of making art. For example, here you see water being used to store (and cool) the wax replica of my original sculpture base (the large rocks).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Water does not mix with wax and it will not change the texture of the wax surface.  Also, water is fluid . . .  hhaha . . .  meaning that it will move freely, filling in all the spaces around whatever shape the wax has while supporting it. And wax floats in water. All this makes for a great way to support otherwise fragile material in a constant variety of shapes, while also stabilizing its temperature. Too cold, the wax is hard to work, too warm and it will not retain the fine details and texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Note that the base has been reinforced with bamboo, another material, like wax, that can be burned out during the ceramic mold-making process. And it is strong and cheap. Perfect!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Later, when the oddly shaped ceramic mold needs to be supported upside down and vertical enough for the molten bronze to be poured into it and have it flow the way you designed the sprues to aid in that process, we use SAND to support the mold. Sand can also move and adapt to any form and allows the mold to be positioned even while hot.  Also, if for some reason the ceramic slurry mold breaks or develops a leak, the sand can be quickly thrown over the leak and seal it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161017_NewSonyRX100019_WaxRoomPietrasantaFoundry.jpg?v=1594419061\" alt=\"Water bath is brilliant solution for storing different shaped wax sculptures lost was bronze casting\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     Here you see the base has been removed from the water bath and flipped upright on the table for me to look it over and change anything I am not satisfied with. They do good work here! I do not think that I added anything more to Raimondo's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161017_NewSonyRX100022_SculptureInWax-LostWaxBronzeCasting-Foundry.jpg?v=1594419161\" alt=\"Wax sculpture part ready for final inspection before bronze casting\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Raimondo is showing one of the men from the metal department the images I brought showing my original composition. They are consulting on whether the rock towers should be built in the wax or in the metal. Despite my idea of welding in wax, they opted to weld the stone together in the metal. The reasoning was that something may shift during fusion and we would have to start again at making new waxes. While I preferred the other way, there is the very real danger that if I drop one of the waxes while trying to balance them into a tower, we would again have to cast new waxes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Also, I know well the foundry process having worked with many foundries in the US and doing my own casting back when I was at the \u003cstrong\u003eElisabet Ney Sculpture Conservatory\u003c\/strong\u003e (student and later teacher). But living in a foreign country teaches one to listen sometimes. People function and do good work having developed their own techniques or strengths. While we can share information and learn from one another, it is sometimes a delicate balancing act to know when to insist on your way or to defer to theirs. As I mentioned elsewhere before, I sometimes confer with the foundry before creating a design. If I make something they cannot reproduce, I lose. Also, they may have a better idea for how to produce my vision. In this case, they know their way of casting metal better than I do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161017_SonyRX100028_DiscussionOfProcess-PietrasantaFoundry.jpg?v=1594419366\" alt=\"Italian foundrymen confer on best approach to bronze casting foundry in Pietrasanta\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are a few images from the foundry:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161117_SRX108_PietrasantaItaly-BorsheimSculpture-BronzeWelding.jpg?v=1594419442\" alt=\"Soldering bronze frog to bronze cattail metal casting Pietrasanta\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161117_SRX160_ItalyFoundry-BronzeWelding.jpg?v=1594419542\" alt=\"Refining position and details of joined bronze sculpture parts\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161117_SRX235_FonderiaFoundry-BronzeChasingSculptingTools.jpg?v=1594419600\" alt=\"Some of the tools used at bronze foundry in Pietrasanta Italy\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e    This is an image of some of the original molds made for my sculpture \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock Towers and Frogs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. There are fourteen pieces altogether. John Borsheim and I used to make my molds out of rubber and then used fiberglass for the mother (outer supporting) mold. It is much lighter and stronger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    These molds are made out of plaster and iron for reinforcement with metal handles added. They also surprised me by putting several components into one mold! So, it was clear that I would not be able to carry any of these on the bus or train or by foot with me. So, they stayed there until I could find a solution.. or hopefully can sell another bronze of this composition.  [In the end, I treated my neighbor to a beautiful lunch in Viareggio and he drove his car to the foundry in Pietrasanta.  The mold is now safely stored in my home.  One thing that I abhor is how some foundries leave their clients molds lying about either outside or with access to rain, sun, or thieves.  I pay good money for molds and need to protect them!] \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Thank you for reading this far and \u003cstrong\u003eplease share with your friends\u003c\/strong\u003e if you enjoyed this. Also, if interested in acquiring any of my artwork, please contact me!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_z161117_SRX248_PlasterAndRebarRubberMolds4Sculpture.jpg?v=1594419824\" alt=\"big heavy plaster mother molds with rubber molds inside foundry Pietrasanta Italy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34708118110357,"sku":"Rock Towers Bronze","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_RockTowersFrogs_BronzeSculpture_161123_SRX262_Cropt.jpg?v=1594454615"},{"product_id":"cattails-and-frog-legs-bronze-aquatic-animal-sculpture","title":"Cattails and Frog Legs Bronze Aquatic Animal Sculpture","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Bronze, limited edition of 99\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   18 in. x 7 in. x 7 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Available, ships from Norfolk, VA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCattails and Frog Legs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe patina will vary slightly since each cast bronze is original and hand-worked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInspiration:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     When I was a child living in Germany, I was often playing in the woods.  Creek beds and their masses of jellylike frog eggs were  endlessly fascinating.  When I was asked to make something with frogs, I thought it might be fun, if I could come with an idea that meant something.  It was not until I was carving details into the wax hanging frog did I realize that I was doing a self-portrait of sorts...myself as the hanging frog. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/frogsculpture3_clay.jpg?v=1594299974\" alt=\"Artist Self-Portrait as the hanging frog\"\u003e  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/frogsculpture4_clay.jpg?v=1594300037\" alt=\"Artist Self-Portrait as the hanging frog bronze sculpture\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     My parents told me the story of how as a baby, I had crawled out of my crib one night.  They entered the room after hearing my cry.  I was hanging by the knobs on the dresser, terrified of my future.  Here, though, the OTHER, sitting frog is more curious of the outcome without his intervention, a Yin and Yang of sorts...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     It is a popular piece that often starts fun and interesting conversations.  This bronze weighs about 4.5 pounds and will ship from Norfolk, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34708169359509,"sku":"Cattails and Frog Legs - Bronze","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/WebLarge_CattailsAndFrogLegs_070722_04.jpg?v=1622998916"},{"product_id":"sea-turtles","title":"Sea Turtles Bronze Sculpture","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Bronze on Hand-carved Limestone base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    16 in. x 12 in. x 9 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Available #7 and #8, limited edition of 30 [artist keeping original AP]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSea Turtles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e seem to fly near a kelp plant. This is a sculpture in bronze with a curvy hand-carved limestone base that implies the sandy sea floor\u003cbr\u003e     I created a limited edition here of \u003cstrong\u003emy very first bronze sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e!  This composition of sea turtles is a popular tabletop sculpture.  Sea Turtles are so graceful underwater.  Each bronze is considered an original work of art because of the complicated steps in casting bronze.  There is so much individual work done on every wax and the subsequent cast metal piece, plus the patina (color finish).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e      Also, I hand-carve each limestone base.  Since each stone is unique, you will truly have an original work of art.  Here are the numbers 7 and 8 in the edition.  You will see how different each stone is, while following the basic compositional idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Borsheim_SeaTurtles_no7_8-PatinaBaseHandCarved.jpg?v=1594295298\" alt=\"hand-carve each limestone base for Sea Turtles tabletop sculpture\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I swam with some while snorkeling in Hawai'i with my brother Michael.  He took this image of me while we were with spinner dolphins.  We had not intended to be out so long, but after film was used, we saw a bunch of sea turtles.  I got on the plane home to Texas with my entire backside BURNT!  Oy... that was a painful flight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_SeaTurtlesBronze_Hawaii-070815_1_KellyWithSpinnerDolphins.jpg?v=1594294767\" alt=\"Hawai'i Artist Kelly Borsheim snorkling with spinner dolphins. Photo by Michael Seiler\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003eContact the Studio if interested in this work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34708224016533,"sku":"Sea Turtles Bronze","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/BorsheimB_SeaTurtlesI_Bronze_Limestone_16x12x9_1.jpg?v=1594293962"},{"product_id":"warrior-spirit-man-and-hawk-bird-vertical-statue","title":"Warrior Spirit Man and Hawk Bird Vertical Flight Statue Flying and Nature","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze on Wood Base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21 x 10 x 7 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWarrior Spirit\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebronze (with mesquite wood base)\u003cbr\u003elimited edition of 45\u003cbr\u003e21\" h x 10\" w x 7\" d\u003cbr\u003e© 2006 Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \"Hi, my dear Kelly. Ohhhh, you have REALLY done it this time. I think \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarrior Spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the most beautiful sculpture in the world. Your pic in clay with the green leaves as a background was also the perfect setting to bring the young warrior to life. His gracefulness really wowed me . . . I am amazed you could capture and express this pose so perfectly . . . And the portrayal of the delicate balance absolutely put goose pimples all over me . . . That man has an appreciation and a curiosity towards wildlife is evident by the expression on the warrior's face. What a fabulous accent this would make in state parks, bird sanctuaries, etc.! A view of the warrior and his hawk certainly create a proper atmosphere. \u003cbr\u003e    After I had read your newsletter and studied the pictures, I called to Bob to come and see the pictures of your latest. He, too, was ever so impressed with the beauty. We then went to Winter Haven with Gene and Louise Sauls for fun and early dinner. As soon as we got home, I started calling to Bob and Gene to come quick . . . We had a large but young hawk flying around our pool, trying to find his way out. Neither of the men struck a pose even close to the young warrior's! The enclosed area of the pool made the bird seem even larger and his rapid flying made everyone quickly duck. They were successful in herding the bird to freedom and tomorrow I must drag in the hose and do some cleaning! My story isn't nearly as pretty as your sculpture!\u003cbr\u003e    Much love\u003cbr\u003e    Connie\"\u003cbr\u003e    (9 September 2006; Connie Talbott, Avon Park, Florida, USA, printed with permission)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDetails of the Bronze Sculpture \u003cem\u003eWarrior Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e (shown here in \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_WarriorSpiritWIP-ModelingClayHawkMagnifierGlass060901zzs.jpg?v=1594456621\" alt=\"Sculpting the Hawk using a magnifying glass to aid in the details Warrior Spirit\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e    I sculpted the tiny detail of the hawk's eyes with a straight pin from my sewing kit. Sometimes it would be helpful to have three hands. I took this photo using the timer on my digital camera, mounted to a monopod secured by my body. Then I held the magnifying glass in my left hand while shaping the clay with my right. \u003cbr\u003e    Thank you for your interest and support. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Creation of the Sculpture Warrior Spirit - Man with Bird of Prey (Hawk):\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003e2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e I spent my Fourth of July weekend creating sketches and eventually a wax \u003cem\u003emaquette\u003c\/em\u003e for a potential sculpture commission. I had been contacted by a corporate buyer's aide to submit a proposal for a limited edition (of 50) bronze for a board of directors gift for Southwest Airlines. The theme was \u003cstrong\u003e\"Warrior Spirit\"\u003c\/strong\u003e but I was told it did not necessarily need to involve the traditional Southwest\/American Indian art that the term brought to mind. I asked for other specifications, including deadline, budget, and past gifts to give me a better idea of the taste of this audience. I began to have some vague ideas and started drawing. Then, before the weekend got going, I called my bronze foundry to make sure this project could be done and that I had thought of all of their considerations in making this work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    While researching the concept of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Warrior Spirit\"\u003c\/strong\u003e I found references to Chinese martial arts, American Indian philosophies, and even yoga practices. \u003cstrong\u003eWhile the term 'warrior' seems to conjure up images relating to aggression, this is not what I found in most of my research.\u003c\/strong\u003e Instead, I read phrases such as \"moving through fear,\" \"embracing limitations,\" living a \"joyful, courageous life,\" \"disciplines the mind, body, and spirit,\" and \"leads to compassion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003eA warrior develops spiritual, martial, and ethical skills.\u003c\/strong\u003e He works to obtain an impeccable character in order to serve his community and expand his consciousness. He changes his perceptions about confrontation and creates his own destiny. His strength and compassion make others feel at ease with him, \u003cstrong\u003ewhich reduces conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e. In effect, the ideal goal is that he becomes one with the world around him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e    I do not have much personal experience with the American Indians, but I have always had an interest in birds, flight, and bonding with nature. I also loved watching the falconers with raptors at the Renaissance fairs. Their connection always struck me as romantic and absolutely beautiful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/warrior-spirit07a-WIP.jpg?v=1594457144\" alt=\"Creating a fast maquette sculpture in wax to start idea formation\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/warrior-spirit07b-WIP_480x480.jpg?v=1594457200\" alt=\"Wax mockup of sculpture idea\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/warrior-spirit07c-WIP.jpg?v=1594457236\" alt=\"Sculpture idea mockup using a wax copy of other sculpture\"\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    In the interest of time, I decided to cast a wax of my sculpture \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/eric-bronze-male-nude-art-sculpture-seated-thinking-man-muscular-build-statue\" title=\"Eric bronze sculpture of muscular nude man\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. I then softened him, cut and moved parts and re-welded the wax into the general shape you see here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I did not win the commission. That is life. But by this time, I really liked my composition and decided to finish the idea. My hurried wax would not have survived the casting process since I had not created a proper armature for him.  Plus, it was too crude.  I decided the best approach was to start fresh, so I built an armature and began to apply \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e (a wax-based clay that never dries) until I had plenty of detail and a known pose. In the meantime, I had hired a new (to me) model so that I could put the finishing touches on my new artwork. Later, I called my friend, \u003cstrong\u003esculptor Hap Hagood \u003c\/strong\u003e(d. February 11, 2018), to ask about the details on the red-tailed hawk that I could not find in my research. He is an expert on birds of prey and a super guy.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_WarriorSpirit_WIP-ClayBeforeBronzeSculptureManHawk060903zu.jpg?v=1594458562\" alt=\"Man and Hawk Sculpture Flight Oneness Warrior Spirit Clay Before Bronze\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_WarriorSpirit_WIP-ClayBeforeBronzeSculptureManHawk060903zzc.jpg?v=1594458635\" alt=\"Man and Hawk Sculpture Flight Oneness Warrior Spirit Clay Before Bronze\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Here is an image of me with \u003cstrong\u003ethe model for Warrior Spirit, David Sackmary\u003c\/strong\u003e.  He is also a gallerist and here we are at Quattro Gallery in Austin, Texas, at the solo show David gave me in November 2011.  He will tell you how \"fun\" I was since I hung wide straps from the ceiling for him to rest his arms in.  It is very difficult to hold a pose of extended arms, especially when going up and out!  I told him what I tell a lot of my models when we work alone:  Take breaks when you need them because I will keep working, even through your breaks.  We both love how this sculpture turned out!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/warrior-spirit08-ModelGalleristDavidSackmaryArtistKellyBorsheim2011Nov.jpg?v=1594458710\" alt=\"Model David Sackmary with artist Kelly Borsheim resulting sculpture Warrior Spirit\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34779095728277,"sku":"Warrier Spirit - Orig","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/062007_Postcard_Front1.jpg?v=1594458867"},{"product_id":"sirenetta-little-mermaid-bronze-statue-of-nude-woman-dancing","title":"Sirenetta Little Mermaid Bronze Statue of Nude Woman Dancing","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cem\u003eSirenetta ~ The Little Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze on Stone base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 x 14 x 10 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition bronze sculpture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable, variety of patina (colors)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSirenetta ~The Little Mermaid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBronze with Granite Base\u003cbr\u003e(brown faux granite-like, or \"tan-gold,\" or traditional bronze patina)\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 27\u003cbr\u003e24.5\" h x 14\" w x 9.5\" d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifferent patinas available for this limited edition female figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSirenetta ~The Little Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e    When I was growing up, my favorite book was a collection of fairy tales by \u003cstrong\u003eHans Christian Andersen (1805-75)\u003c\/strong\u003e.  Fairy tales offer the author a way to teach a lesson to the reader, but in truth, I was fascinated by the many different ways to interpret the stories. Written in 1836, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Little Mermaid\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was the tale (pardon the pun) that I identified with the most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    My sculpture \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSirenetta ~ The Little Mermaid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is inspired by the meeting between our heroine and the Sea Witch. Here is a portion of that passage:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cbr\u003e                \"I know what you want,\" said the sea witch; \"it is very stupid of you, but you shall have your way, and it will bring you to sorrow, my pretty princess. You want to get rid of your fish's tail, and to have two supports instead of it, like human beings on earth, so that the young prince may fall in love with you, and that you may have an immortal soul.\" And then the witch laughed so loud and disgustingly, that the toad and the snakes fell to the ground, and lay there wriggling about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \"You are but just in time,\" said the witch; \"for after sunrise to-morrow I should not be able to help you till the end of another year. I will prepare a draught for you, with which you must swim to land tomorrow before sunrise, and sit down on the shore and drink it. Your tail will then disappear, and shrink up into what mankind calls legs, and you will feel great pain, as if a sword were passing through you. But all who see you will say that you are the prettiest little human being they ever saw. You will still have the same floating gracefulness of movement, and no dancer will ever tread so lightly; but at every step you take it will feel as if you were treading upon sharp knives, and that the blood must flow. If you will bear all this, I will help you.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \"Yes, I will,\" said the little princess in a trembling voice, as she thought of the prince and the immortal soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     In payment for such a potion, the Sea Witch demands the lovely voice of the little mermaid and cuts out her tongue. No one said that fairy tales were not gruesome!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Despite this, the story is charming and thought-provoking. It is told from the perspective of childlike innocence that is full of the joy and wonder of first experiences. The descriptions are colorful and lively. Reading it is like seeing the world in which we live in a fresh, new way. It is a story of a pure, yet unrequited love, and a search for something larger than each of us - an immortal soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     The story has darkness and light and is one of the influences in my observing co-existing opposites. In the end, the little mermaid does not win the soul-sharing love of her prince, but for her unwavering effort and her pure love (for she could not kill him and his new bride even to save her own life), she is given a second chance. The story ends on a note of hope, with the message that we can walk the path of our choice and obtain our goals with the assistance of those around us. It also contains a subtle warning to all of us that by our actions, we can choose to aid or to harm another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    May \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSirenetta ~ The Little Mermaid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e enchant you with her beauty and inspire you by her good heart and pure determination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    For your bronze, you may choose between a green, a \"tan,\" or a traditional patina [color finish in the metal]. Approximate weight of bronze with granite base is 24-28 pounds (depending on the granite chosen). Limited edition bronze of 27.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne-third down reserves your bronze, if you prefer to take advantage of the LayAway Plan.  \u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio from Mermaid Page\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact the Studio for LayAway.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     To read more about the story of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSirenetta ~The Little Mermaid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, click on the link for my corresponding blog post:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fairy Tale of the Love of the Little Mermaid\" href=\"https:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/mermaid-bronze-sculpture.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/artbyborsheim.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/mermaid-bronze-sculpture.html\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      My childhood fairy tale book was a medium height and width, but thick book with a hard red cover. Inside were charming color illustrations with each story and I hope someday to locate the book again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Classical Bronze (Ferric)","offer_id":35142311018645,"sku":"Mermaid Orig-1","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tan","offer_id":35142311051413,"sku":"Mermaid Orig-2","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":35142311084181,"sku":"Mermaid Orig-3","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown","offer_id":37975912317077,"sku":"Sirenetta-Brown Patina","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/EtsyPR_SirenettaLittleMermaid2_PatinaBronze_100202-24-29-22-3Views.jpg?v=1644876996"},{"product_id":"chest-piece-male-bronze-bas-relief-wall-hanging-sculpture","title":"Chest Piece ~ Male Bronze Bas Relief Wall Hanging Sculpture","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze on Stone base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.25 x 6 x 1.75 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable, ships from Fort Mill, South Carolina (US) or Norfolk, VA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping included within the US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso available, buy the bronze WITHOUT THE STONE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003eChest Piece\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e     This lovely artwork is an open edition (vs. limited).  Each wax is slightly different in drip pattern around edges.  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChest Piece\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e depicts a bare man's chest with ruffled finished edges of the crop.  It was inspired by the chest of the bronze figure in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/products\/against-the-dying-of-the-light-rage-rage\" title=\"full figure bronze of man struggling against large hands that try to pull him down\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgainst the Dying of the Light\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eChest Piece Bathroom Size Bronze Wall Sculpture:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     I absolutely LOVE this wall-mounted sculpture! It just keeps growing on me -- from my fascination in pouring the waxes to seeing the bronze emerge from the investment mold to the final patina and waxing process. I adore the textured feel of this bronze that MAKES me yearn to reach out and touch it, as well as the way the light falls on the various textured surfaces.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     I also have fun handpicking the stone backing for this small \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChest Piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Now, I am offering Chest Piece mounted or unmounted, as you see in these images.  I always thought this bronze bas-relief could make a good door pull, alone or as a pair.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003eThis contemporary figurative sculpture is also available in a size 4 times as large, titled \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (but at this time is orders only, as he needs to be cast again as the first two have sold).  Just contact Kelly at the link below to find out current prices.  A non-refundable one-third deposit will get the work started at the foundry.  In the event, you change your mind, you may use the paid funds towards another artwork by me.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Size Comparison of Chest Piece, with or without stone base\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ChestPiece_MaleNudeSculpture_040103g2_bathroomart.jpg?v=1594540814\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     In one of these images, you will see a standing nude female figure, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSirenetta (The Little Mermaid)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.  If you would like to learn more about here, go to: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"bronze statue of woman dancing as the little mermaid of fairy tales\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/products\/sirenetta-little-mermaid-bronze-statue-of-nude-woman-dancing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/products\/sirenetta-little-mermaid-bronze-statue-of-nude-woman-dancing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e     If interested in the oil painting \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelinquish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, discover more about him at:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"a man surrenders to a force grander than his own. on his knees in front of the light entering the door. oil painting\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/products\/relinquish-painting-vulnerability\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/products\/relinquish-painting-vulnerability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Also, I will sell this without the stone base.  I have an idea for my own home to turn one of the edition into a door pull for inside my front door.  I will take images of this and post here if I find time to do it.  However, each little bronze comes with two bronze extenders in the back for mounting to the stone.  This means it should be able to be mounted to anything.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShield\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003eThis idea also exists the larger version:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e [orders only, no stone base, one-third deposit starts the work, the first two castings sold long ago]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Shield in clay before bronze casting; Artist Kelly Borsheim holds for size comparison.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_ShieldinClayWithArtistKellyBorsheim_040128c.jpg?v=1594541135\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShield\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in clay before bronze casting; Artist Kelly Borsheim holds for size comparison.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Shield Large Garden or Gate Sized Bronze Male Nude Sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Shield_BronzeNudeMaleChest_WallorGateDecor_040328b2.jpg?v=1594541204\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Large Garden-sized or Gate Decor Bronze Male Nude Sculpture\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003ePlease inquire for more information.  Thank you.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Bronze Edition #12 with Travertine Stone Base","offer_id":46985002025109,"sku":"Chest Piece Bronze-1","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bronze Edition #16 unmounted with threads","offer_id":46985002057877,"sku":"Chest Piece Bronze-2","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bronze Edition #17 unmounted with threads","offer_id":46985002090645,"sku":"Chest Piece Bronze-3","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_Chest-Piece_bronzeStoneWallHungTabletopSculpture.jpg?v=1594540478"},{"product_id":"valentine-male-nude-bronze-wall-hanging-art","title":"Valentine Male Nude Torso Bronze Wall Hanging Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom text-left faso-workszoom-data-comments\" style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eValentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eWall-mounted Bronze\u003cbr\u003e Edition of 120\u003cbr\u003e 10\" h x 6\" w x 1.75\" d\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e      This bronze of a male nude figure is considered a high relief. It is much more 3-dimensional than a bas (or low) relief. This is a limited edition (120) bronze mounted on a stone base\/backboard. (A cream marble base is on # 5, pictured here; travertine is more often used as the base. I choose the base to match the individual coloring in the patina of each bronze.) Enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \"Valentine\" is a wall-mounted bronze of a beautiful nude male torso mounted on a creme-colored travertine stone tile.  He may also be displayed on a tabletop or shelf with a typical decorative plate easel.  Edition of 120, 10\" h x 6\" w x 1.75\" d\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e      This bronze of a male nude figure is considered a high relief. It is much more 3-dimensional than a bas- (or low) relief. This is a limited edition bronze figure artwork mounted on a stone base\/backboard. This small figure bronze sculpture looks great in a bathroom or small home office.  Appreciation of the male body was the point of this art.  Great gift for the man lover in your life.   This bronze nude comes with a \"tan \/ light brown opaque patina with subtle rings over a slightly textured man's body of bronze.  Ask for the charcoal patina on a white marble slab if you prefer a darker patina.   Ships from Norfolk, Virginia, USA.  Enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e The torso of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/products\/torsione-nude-male-dancer-twists-torso-on-his-knees-movement-bronze-statue\" title=\"Torsione Male Nude Bronze Dancer Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTorsione\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e became the wall-hanging bronze, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/valentine-male-nude-bronze-wall-hanging-art\" title=\"Valentine, the torso of Torsione Bronze Male Nude Dancer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eValentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     Below is one Valentine with a charcoal-colored patina on a marble base.  #17 in the edition... only one of these left.  Photos below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_Valentine_No17_BlackPatinaOnWhiteMarbleBase.jpg?v=1592594613\" alt=\"Valentine Black Patina Bronze on White Marble Base\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eNo. 17   charcoal patina on marble base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Artist Kelly Borsheim\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Tan Patina","offer_id":35142530859157,"sku":"Valentine Bronze-1","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal Patina","offer_id":35142530891925,"sku":"Valentine Bronze-2","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"NO BASE just figure bronze","offer_id":43584743309461,"sku":"","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Borsheim_Valentine5_200405.jpg?v=1594539754"},{"product_id":"tiles-bronze-nude-men-in-poses-for-peace-tranquility-vivacity","title":"Tiles Bronze Nude Men in Poses for Peace Tranquility Vivacity","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.125 inches x 6.125 inches x .5 inches [4.25 x 4.25 in as a square]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable Individually or as a set, white ceramic available upon inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-3-4 centered text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e$350 USD  EACH, $900 for set of three.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBronze Tiles of Men\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiamond Composition [hung as diamond, not square, but, . . . as you like]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 +3\/8 inches approx. each square side, so 6 +1\/8 inch height and width\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$350 each or if you buy three or more, $300 each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid bronze bas-relief sculptures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    These solid bronze tiles were designed for a bathroom.  They are an open series, with each bronze tile being cast individually.  They are signed and the numbers are either on the backs or the sides.  Here they are individually:  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranquillity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVivacity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', -apple-system, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Droid Sans', Arial, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.16px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003ePrices include shipping within the USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', -apple-system, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Droid Sans', Arial, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.16px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Graphik Webfont', -apple-system, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Droid Sans', Arial, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.16px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003e* Inquire if you would prefer to buy the much more economical castings in white ceramic *\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Peace Bronze Tile","offer_id":43154951372949,"sku":"Tiles Bronze set","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tranquility Bronze Tile","offer_id":43154951405717,"sku":"Tiles Bronze set-2","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vivacity Bronze Tile","offer_id":43154951438485,"sku":"Tiles Bronze set-3","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bronze Tile Set~All 3:  Peace Tranquility Vivacity","offer_id":43154951471253,"sku":"Tiles Bronze set-4","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/bronze-tiles-tranquility-peace-vivacity.jpg?v=1592654229"},{"product_id":"eric-bronze-sculpture-male-nude-art","title":"Eric Bronze Sculpture Male Nude Art","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEric\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Bronze on Stone base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    9.5 x 11 x 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Available in two patinas (chocolate or reddish-brown)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful bronze nude male sculpture.\u003c\/strong\u003e  He is young, bald and muscular, but has a contemplative expression.  His pose shows his lovely body while he stares off into the distance, perhaps thinking or daydreaming. He is rolling up onto one hip, almost as if he is starting to stand, caught in movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric would grace any tabletop or shelf.  This sculpture portrays the beauty and gentleness in the human form.  The realism of this artwork is quite detailed and was modeled from a live model of the same name.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Choose your patina, a chocolate brown (no. 2 in the limited edition bronze) or a more reddish-brown (no. 4 bronze).  The stone base is granite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Here is an image of the sculpture when it was in plastilina (clay) before the mold was made and bronzes cast.  I show you this because when I create a new bronze, I often offer a PRE-CASTING Savings for those who help me launch a new edition.  So, each page in which you see the original clay or wax, and then the finished bronze, my hope is that you will have a much better idea of how YOUR new bronze will look once cast. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_EricInClayBeforeBronzeCasting_nudeman3dart1.jpg?v=1594544750\" alt=\"Eric Male Nude Sculpture in Plastilina Clay prior to Mold Making and Bronze Casting\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact the Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Chocolate","offer_id":35150037942421,"sku":"Eric Bronze-1","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Reddish Brown","offer_id":35150037975189,"sku":"Eric Bronze-2","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_Eric_4Mac_BronzeMaleNudeSculpture.jpg?v=1594543291"},{"product_id":"oh-boy-bronze-mirror-of-nude-men","title":"Oh Boy! Bronze Mirror of Nude Men","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOh Boy!\u003c\/i\u003e Mirror of Male Nude Figures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   This bronze mirror titled \"Oh Boy!\" is the first time I have created a functional work of art. While I carved stone (my Lips Series) during the day, I worked on the men at night. This bronze composition features five nude males arranged to create a frame around a mirror. The men are arranged asymmetrically and thus, the mirror is best hung on the wall.  However, you may also prefer to display on a small table easel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   This bronze artwork was great fun and I even signed my name in the lower part of the frame in reverse, such that the reflection in the mirror would read correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   This is considered a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ebas-relief\u003c\/em\u003e sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e, which means the forms are compressed.  (Most wall-hanging sculptures are reliefs, \u003cem\u003ebas\u003c\/em\u003e mean \"low\" in French. The other is a high-relief, which means the sculpture is more 3-d with less compression.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh Boy!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebronze mirror\u003cbr\u003e limited edition of 99\u003cbr\u003e 14.5\" h x 9.5\" w\u003cbr\u003e © 2006 Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003eYour choice of patina:  Traditional (transparent) or the \"tan granite opaque\" patina\u003c\/strong\u003e, shown here as well.  The easel is sold separately, but the mirror bottom is at a slant, so perhaps it is better to hang on a wall.  Note that the signature is written into the bronze in such a way that it reads correctly only in the mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCreating the Bronze Mirror:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image below is the original sculpture in \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e (an oil-based clay). A mold was made and then the artist cast each wax herself. The wax (shown below that) was chased and taken to the bronze foundry for casting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_OhBoyBronzeMirror_ClaySculpturePriorToMoldMaking_060326j2.jpg?v=1592648232\" alt=\"Original Clay Bas Relief Sculpture Prior to Mold Making\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_OhBoyBronzeMirror_WaxSculpturePriorToBronzeCasting_060330f2.jpg?v=1592648031\" alt=\"Wax sculpture prior to casting into Bronze\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact artist Kelly Borsheim\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"faso-workszoom-link-contact faso-art-inquire-link\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Traditional Transparent Bronze","offer_id":34786763276437,"sku":"Oh Boy Bronze Mirror-1","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Opaque Tan Granite Imitation","offer_id":34786763309205,"sku":"Oh Boy Bronze Mirror-2","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_OhBoyBronzeMirrorNo5_15x10x1in_170422_SRX358.jpg?v=1622134549"},{"product_id":"rehearsal-dancer-back-view-bronze-bas-relief-sculpture-wall-hanging-art","title":"Rehearsal Dancer Back View Bronze Bas-relief Sculpture Wall-Hanging Art","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cem\u003eRehearsal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronze Bas-relief (wall hung art)\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 45\u003cbr\u003e12\" h x 8.5\" w x 1\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt by Kelly Borsheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRehearsal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderfully different wall-hanging artwork. The bas-relief figure sculpture features a nude female dancer walking away from the viewer while whipping a flowing fabric up over her head.  The edges of the composition are unusual and do not follow the shape of a standard framed image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The bronze bas-relief has a colorful patina. The patina (finish) is created by applying various chemicals to the metal with the aid of a torch. The colors on this piece work very well together and are more subtle than what your screen might depict. The background is darker than the figure. The fabric being pulled across the sky is a rose color, while the floor she stands on is a lovely lavender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Different patinas (coloring of the metal) available (Ask for current availability, each patina is handmade and thus, unique.  Patina=the coloring finish of the metal sculpture.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe artist's story behind this artwork:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \"I think of friendship when I think of this bas-relief bronze figure sculpture. John and I were on our way from Florida back to Texas when our car lost its engine about 1 hour east of Houston. We were fortunate enough to be picked up by a kind couple in a van and given a lift to Houston, where we rented a U-Haul truck and trailer. It was the middle of Memorial Day weekend and the idea of being stuck away from home and waiting for a mechanic to return from holiday was not a pleasant thought. So we towed our vehicle home and returned the rented wheels after the holiday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     Determining the problem and fixing the car took time. When my sculptor friends in Austin mentioned in Open Studio that I was \"trapped\" at my home studio, the model Phyll called me that evening and offered to take me into town for a sculpting session. This bas-relief was the result of 2 trips into town to hang out with my friends.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e~  Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Artist Kelly Borsheim\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34789409357973,"sku":"Rehearsal Bronze","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_Rehearsal_BronzeDancerFabricTwirl_Bas-ReliefSculpture-WallHangingArt.jpg?v=1594545507"},{"product_id":"reginald-walking-man-bronze-statue","title":"Reginald Walking Man Bronze Statue","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"margin-bottom text-left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eReginald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"margin-bottom text-left\"\u003eBronze , half-life size figure\u003cbr\u003e Limited Edition of 20\u003cbr\u003e (no artist's proof)\u003cbr\u003e 34\" H x 12\" x 13\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/about\" title=\"About the Artist Kelly Borsheim\"\u003eby Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eFigurative Sculpture by Borsheim\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Perhaps if life were simple, I would be drawn to complexity. But for now, I sculpted \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReginald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to give me peace and a little tranquility. The \u003cstrong\u003emale figure\u003c\/strong\u003e is shapely and pleasing to the eye, but he is not frozen. I wanted to portray \u003cstrong\u003ea man walking\u003c\/strong\u003e (the man Reginald who modeled for me did not have a car and walked EVERYWHERE), turning slightly as if something caught his attention. He exists simply in a moment of life and I wanted to appreciate such moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This \u003cstrong\u003ebronze figurative sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e is also shown here in clay (the green figure images below), prior to molding and bronze casting. I thought I would leave these images here so you could see the differences between the piece in clay vs. bronze. (I usually offer pre-casting\/introductory discounts to help me get an edition started.) \u003cstrong\u003eThis is a limited edition of 20 bronze.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_ReginaldBronzeNudeFigureSculpture_AustinAmerican-StatesmanBestBets_480x480.jpg?v=1592675647\" alt=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_ReginaldBronzeNudeFigureSculpture_AustinChronicleCalender_480x480.jpg?v=1592676144\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2002 Review of \"From Paper to Bronze\" art exhibit, Austin, Texas.  Newspapers listings are by \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Austin American-Stateman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Austin Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClay Original Before Bronze Casting of \u003cem\u003eReginald\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Reginald_ArtistSculptingClayFigure4BronzeCasting_kellyreg_480x480.jpg?v=1592676366\" alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim creates a male figure in clay for bronze casting.\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eKelly demonstrates her sculpting techniques on \"Reginald\" during Sculptfest 2000 (October) at the Umlauf Sculpture Museum and Garden in Austin, Texas, USA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Reginald_ClayFigure4BronzeCasting_regcly01_480x480.jpg?v=1592693193\" alt=\"Clay Original Figure Before Bronze Casting of Reginald\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Reginald_ClayFigure4BronzeCasting_regcly03_480x480.jpg?v=1592693232\" alt=\"Clay Original Figure Before Bronze Casting of Reginald\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/regcly05_480x480.jpg?v=1592693267\" alt=\"Face and Chest Clay Original Figure Before Bronze Casting of Reginald\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/regcly06_480x480.jpg?v=1592693314\" alt=\"Face and chest view Clay Original Figure Before Bronze Casting of Reginald\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Reginald_ClayFigure4BronzeCasting_regcly08_480x480.jpg?v=1592693349\" alt=\"hand detail Clay Original Figure Before Bronze Casting of Reginald\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Art Studios\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" 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bronze.  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Torsione\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e means \"twist\" in Italian.  This dancer knees freely on your table or shelf without a base.  And he is signed on the bottom side on his lower legs.  Cast as solid bronze. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     The torso of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTorsione\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e became the wall-hanging bronze, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/valentine-male-nude-bronze-wall-hanging-art\" title=\"Valentine, the torso of Torsione Bronze Male Nude Dancer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eValentine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-3-4 centered text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-boxes faso-art-unframed-show faso-art-framed-hide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box 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href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/ten-female-nude-back-hands-small-bronze-sculpture-stone-base\" title=\"Small Original Bronze Ten sculpture for the wall\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.  The large work will not be mounted to a stone base.  Instead, the bronze sculpture will hang directly on the wall. [or a gate!]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     It will consist of the \"floating\" image of just the figure, with air spaces between the arms and fingers.  Being bronze, the artwork may be hung on a wall inside or outside (and would look especially wonderful in your garden).  It would be preferable to display the bronze sculpture against a simple backdrop so that the piece really stands out and will be an attractive focal point in your space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The dimensions are 45\" h x 19\" w x 2.25\" d, with the thickest part being at the bum.  The outermost edges of the fingers are 2 inches (out) from the baseboard.  \u003cstrong\u003eThe bronze weighs 32 pounds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The art piece has a texture similar to that rough stucco type finish you see on walls a lot these days.  You may have noticed that the small tattoo on the figure's lower leg is artist's logo.  The large work is signed on the top side of the right forearm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMounting the Bronze:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     \"Ten\" (large) has a stainless steel bar welded onto the back of the bronze sculpture, with a place to attach a 5\/16\" bolt head (or a big nail) to hook the piece.  There are also three nuts welded into the metal -- two at the shoulders and one near the bottom of the legs in case you need extra security while this bronze is on display. See images below of the BACK side of the bronze sculpture.  \u003cstrong\u003eThe sculpture weighs approximately 32 pounds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/031027a2.jpg?v=1592946161\" alt=\"Mounting the Bronze with Hardware installed before Patina\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/031027c2.jpg?v=1592946188\" alt=\"Mounting the Bronze with Hardware installed before Patina\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/031027e2.jpg?v=1592946216\" alt=\"Mounting the Bronze with Hardware installed before Patina\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: VERDANA, ARIAL;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: VERDANA, ARIAL;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio Artist\"\u003eContact Artist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34825429385365,"sku":"TEN Large Bronze","price":6100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/ten-large-bronze-wall-hanging.jpg?v=1594548622"},{"product_id":"9-1-1-911-anguished-figure-fall-of-twin-towers-bronze-statue-sculpture","title":"9-1-1 911 Anguished Figure Fall of Twin Towers Bronze Statue Sculpture","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.5 in. x 8 in. x 6 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e9-1-1 Bronze Figure Sculpture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I sculpted \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e9-1-1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on the day after the terrorists attacked my country on September 11, 2001. I worked furiously all day long, crying as I listened to the news in the background as the search for survivors continued. For so long, horrible images ran on the TV that only emphasized the images of disturbing, small details that were in my head.  How horrible it must have been inside of the building to entice one to jump to a different horrible death? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I did not mean to keep at it for such a concentrated time, but sculpting was a kind of therapy for me, in my helplessness. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9-1-1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e expresses some of my anguish for people I did not know and my sorrow for a world that could know such hatred and disregard for the miracles of life. The whitish patina of ashes that cover the bronze figure (resembling what happened to many people after the collapse of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City) also represent the pain of others. This pain covers us, minimizing the difference in our looks and cultural backgrounds, and allows us the opportunity to feel empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e     9-1-1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (pronounced \"nine-one-one\", the number to call for emergency assistance, as well as the date of the human atrocity) is an open edition, meaning I have not limited the number of castings that may be made of this bronze sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Stolen Plaster Sculpture:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     The plaster version of this sculpture was picked up from my husband in our home in Cedar Creek, Texas, by a Canadian woman.  She said her sister had died in the towers and she was creating a traveling exhibit of therapeutic art to end up in NYC by the next anniversary of 11 September.  She found my piece on my site.  After that, I did not hear from her for a very long time.  I wrote to her to ask when I would receive my plaster sculpture back.  She responded that she had no idea what had happened to my work, but all of the art for her \"Tour of Souls\" had been stolen from a storage unit, but she knew not exactly when.  And that was it.  No apology or anything.  I do not even know if she filed a police report on the break-in or supposed threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere is Empathy? Where is Peace?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(More photos below)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9-13-2001   \u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Like countless others when I heard the news of the attack, I felt weak. My stomach ached as I tried to imagine the horror and fear felt by those people on the hijacked planes as they came to understand \u003cem\u003esomething\u003c\/em\u003e of what was about to happen. A terrible shock and overwhelming sadness descended upon me as I was forced to acknowledge that so much suffering exists in our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     What kind of lives must a group of people have in order to decide that \u003cem\u003eTHIS\u003c\/em\u003e was a good thing to do?  I did not know what to do. Feeling completely helpless, I decided to immerse myself in my work. Yesterday morning, I started to sculpt my feelings in wax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     The images on this page are of this work, still in-progress.  The sculpture is based off of a sketch I made on 9-11-01.  I was shocked to see many of us going about our day - almost as if we did not know of these atrocities. But I was doing it too, for lack of a better idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Ironically, if I had not been on my way into town (Austin) for a seminar on getting publicity for visual arts, I would not have known about this until much, much later. I heard the news on KGSR radio as I drove to the Austin Lyric Opera building. (After hearing the DJ state that someone just flew into the first twin tower, my first thought was, \"That's not funny.\" Then almost simultaneously I realized the DJ was not joking. The horror was just beginning.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Any other day of the week, I would have been home alone in the woods in southwest Bastrop County. After walking with my dog, Zac, I would have put on my dust mask, goggles, and ear protection, and gone straight out to carve some stone - out of touch with the rest of the world for hours.  I am not sure why I felt the need to share this with you.  However, if any of you have created art as therapy as well, please feel free to share it or your stories with me.\u003cbr\u003eThank you,\u003cbr\u003eKelly Borsheim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Original Wax Sculpture: \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\" alt=\"911 Wax Sculpture Art Therapy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/911wax22b.jpg?v=1592991026\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\" alt=\"911 Wax Sculpture Art Therapy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/911wax32b.jpg?v=1592991057\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhat Will We Do Now?\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18 September 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I don't know the answer to that question. What I do know is that the world is watching us. They want to see how we respond. It is SO IMPORTANT that whatever we choose to do, we do it with honor, dignity, and strength. We will defend our citizens. But we cannot give up our system of justice just because of the enormity of the crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    How did we deal with the Oklahoma City bombing? We kept to our laws and brought the guilty to trial. Some of the differences in the plane hijacking attacks are that those responsible are smarter, sneakier, and they are willing to die for their beliefs. It will be harder to find them and prove their guilt.  But it must be done according to our laws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Just a thought:  Was not World War I called \"the war to end all wars\"? We now have the luxury of hindsight to know that it was not so. We need to look at the reality that no matter how massive a fight, it never seems to end the violence. Let's look at some other (nonviolent, but not passive) options and try another way this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34835563446421,"sku":"9-1-1 Bronze","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/911_b21.jpg?v=1594550360"},{"product_id":"zsold-the-lookout-bronze-female-figure-wall-hanging-art","title":"z SOLD ~ The Lookout Bronze Female figure wall-hanging art","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\"The Lookout\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ewall-hanging bronze sculpture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"work-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-medium\"\u003eBronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-size\"\u003e30 in. x 15 in. x 5 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-workszoom-data-availibility\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate Collection, Texas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    I really enjoy the flow of fabric around this bronze woman. Those who have had conversations with me about nude figurative art vs. draped art have heard me say that I prefer the drapery to be used for purposes of composition, rather than for modesty. However, perhaps you will think that this wall-hanging sculpture has accomplished both goals. The green patina was fun and seemed to work with the idea of an aged work of art. She weighs just under 45 pounds, so the hanging nail should be in a wall stud or other sturdy support. Please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003econtact Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/a\u003e if interested in this artwork. Thank you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34835859112085,"sku":"Lookout Bronze","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/the-lookout.jpg?v=1592993152"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-granite-abstract-sculpture-sappho-poet-musician-art","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Sappho Poet Granite Abstract Sculpture Musician Art","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSappho (abstract musician)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e32 x 18 x 14 inches (sculpture only, stone block base not included)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003eGranite with some metal parts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003ecopyright 1995 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e     \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Sappho”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Vasily’s abstracted figurative works, and yes, an original stone carving.  While I do not often FEEL anything when viewing too abstract or cubist shapes, I really like this sculpture.  Part of it is the surprise element… I did not notice at first the face.  But I also enjoy the asymmetrical design, the depiction of a musical instrument with the figure, and its shadows, and all of the triangles Vasily used to depict the ancient poet.  His design makes me want to walk around the sculpture to see all of the views.  That is enticing!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Buy original art Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact the Studio to Buy this Original Sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34912171229333,"sku":"Vasily Sappho Granite","price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/news2002_VasilyFedorouk_Sappho_32x18x14in_GraniteSculpture_1995.jpg?v=1593443052"},{"product_id":"ten-female-nude-back-hands-small-bronze-sculpture-stone-base","title":"Ten Female Nude Back Hands Small Bronze Sculpture Stone Base","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBronze Wall-Hanging Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 x 5.5 x 1 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable, Variety of Patina (Color)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eTen\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall Wall-mounted Bronze [Easel sold Separately]\u003cbr\u003e[Shown here with stone base]\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 381\u003cbr\u003e12\" h x 5.5\" w x 1\" d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Large Bronze Ten Wall Sculpture for Indoors or Outdoors Art\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/ten-large-bronze-wall-hanging-female-back-bas-relief-sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA large version of \u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is available.\u003cbr\u003eSize is 47\" h x 19\" w x 2.25\" d and consists of the\u003cbr\u003ebronze figure only. Limited edition of 12.\u003cbr\u003eClick \u003ca title=\"Large Ten Bronze Nude Woman Wall Art Sculpture\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/ten-large-bronze-wall-hanging-female-back-bas-relief-sculpture\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e for details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition bronze, two sizes available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e    The Creation of the Bronze Wall Art \u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    This bas-relief bronze sculpture was \u003cstrong\u003einspired by a one-minute sketch\u003c\/strong\u003e I did back in 1994.  I have always enjoyed the image, but had simply filed it away with some of my more successful efforts. When I was looking for drawings to put into my exhibit \u003cstrong\u003e\"From Paper to Bronze: Sculptors Who Draw\"\u003c\/strong\u003e in July 2002, I came across this one again and decided that I would do something sculptural with it. I hope you enjoy it, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\" alt=\"Original One-Minute Life Drawing Sketch Female Model Inspiration for Bronze Sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/ten-sketch19940106a_drawing.jpg?v=1594463120\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e    This limited edition bronze figure is mounted on a stone (travertine) base\/backboard. You may have noticed that the small tattoo on her lower leg is my logo. (This is the first sculpture that I have put my logo on.) But I have actually signed each wax (prior to casting) on the back of the bronze and numbered the edition there so that the writing does not detract from the image. You may see this signature once the bronze is unscrewed from the stone base.  The same information is written in pencil on the back of the stone, as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003ePatina on Bronze Wall Art Ten:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Each bronze goes through a long and involved process with individual handling.  Thus, each bronze, even in a limited edition, is considered an original.  Here you see a patina being applied to the small \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e bas-relief sculpture using a torch.  A variety of chemicals and application techniques (brushes, sprays, buffing, layers) go into each patina, or coloring of the metal.  Your bronze will be a one-of-a-kind work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Hand-made Bronze Patina Individual Color on metal sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_Ten_Small_JohnBorsheimAddsPatina2BronzeSculpture_20190424_224308_copy.jpg?v=1594473029\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelly creates the holes in the stone, using a template to position them correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_TenSmallBronzeSilverBlack_KellyAssemblesStone20230510_105715_480x480.jpg?v=1693594426\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Shopify_TenSmall-AssemblingStone_20230511_S107_NorfolkVA-Art_480x480.jpg?v=1693594452\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that each bronze is signed on the back (I signed and numbered each piece in the wax before casting).  The stone has the edition number written in pencil only for clarification \/ ease.  That is less distracting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that around the upper rib cage, there is a diagonal hole drilled in the stone so that the art may hang on an angled nail in the wall.  But you may also set the bas-relief sculpture on a small easel.  If you want an easel, please send a message to the art studio to verify that we have one in stock. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRubber bumpers are added to each corner for a protection and a finished look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBronze Wall Art \u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e On Exhibit in Italy:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Solo Art Exhibit in Florence, Italy, including Ten Sculpture on Easel\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/ShopifyBlog_TenSmallBronzeWithStoneBasReliefSculpture_071005_5_PozzoDivino_Firenze_a7b3a6e9-3ec7-416c-9faa-a6790a959e1a.jpg?v=1594474811\"\u003e   \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e       Here you may see \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on exhibit (2009) inside \u003cstrong\u003ePozzo Divino\u003c\/strong\u003e, a wine and Italian food products shop in Florence, Italia.\u003cbr\u003e    This was a wonderful solo show in a delightful space! [Thanks, Pino!]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you prefer the bronze without a stone base, please click \u003ca title=\"Ten small wall bronze without stone base\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/ten-small-bronze-bas-relief-wall-hung\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ehere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca title=\"Large Bronze Ten Wall Sculpture for Indoors or Outdoors Art\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/ten-large-bronze-wall-hanging-female-back-bas-relief-sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA large version of \u003cem\u003eTen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is available.\u003cbr\u003eSize is 47\" h x 19\" w x 2.25\" d and consists of the\u003cbr\u003ebronze figure only. 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However, I was not there the days the guys decided they had time to drill the holes to attach the goggles... and subsequently, they are in the wrong place! I intended for them to rest of that famous wooden nose of Pinocchio. Boh!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/pinocchio-sul-colombo3-collodi-tuscany-italy.jpg?v=1595337176\" alt=\"Googles installed in wrong place, intended resting on Pinocchio's nose Park in Collodi Tuscany Italy\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      I was in the United States during the art reception in April 2017.  I was, however, thrilled that I was invited to see the installation of my work the autumn before. The sculptor who arranged all of this wanted to put the piece on a high base and face the bird and puppet towards a building, thinking that this showed off the best sides. I wanted the piece lower to the ground so kid's could see and touch (and hide the too-high goggle gap), and also point the bird between the trees. Why would a bird fly into a building? Here, I am checking the position before marking and mounting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/pinocchio-sul-colombo4-collodi-tuscany-italy.jpg?v=1595337260\" alt=\"Art Reception for all stone sculptures from Symposium in Vellano into the Pinocchio Park Collodi Tuscany Italy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Here is a map of the children's park in Collodi, Tuscany, Italy.  The red arrow shows the location of my stone carving, Pinocchio on the Dove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/pinocchio-sul-colombo5-collodi-tuscany-italy.jpg?v=1595337460\" alt=\"Here is a map of the children's park in Collodi, Tuscany, Italy.  The red arrow shows the location of my stone carving, Pinocchio on the Dove.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNews article announcing the installation and reception (\u003cem\u003eInaugurazione\u003c\/em\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/pinocchio-sul-colombo6-collodi-tuscany-italy.jpg?v=1595337554\" alt=\"Italian publicity news article Stone Sculptures installed in Pinocchio Park Collodi Tuscany Italy\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheim-arts.myshopify.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact sculptor Kelly Borsheim\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35311146238101,"sku":"Pinocchio sul Colombo ~ 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Ukrainian-American artist's work, please visit:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\" title=\"Sculpture and paintings of the late great artist Vasily Fedorouk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttp:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Kelly to Buy Steppe from Vasily\"\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio about this work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36452586455189,"sku":"Vasily - BronzeHorseMan-Steppe","price":4100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/news202009_VasilyFedorouk_CallOfTheSteppe_BronzeGranite2008_17x10-5x5in_2.jpg?v=1600814799"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-land-mother-earth-picasso-marble-sculpture","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Land Mother Earth Picasso Marble Sculpture","description":"\u003c!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLand 2006 (Mother Earth)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 h x 13 w x 7.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePicasso Marble with Granite Stone Carving\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecopyright 2006 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efree shipping and packaging within the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLand 2006 (Mother Earth)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Vasily’s few sculptures using the zany and beautiful Picasso marble.  It is a bathing figure of a woman carved in a warm, peach-colored solid marble (probably Portuguese rose marble) looking towards the sky and very much in Vasily's voice.  She is Mother Earth.  You may see artist's logo carved on figure's left back\/rib cage area. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    The base is a granite block.  This is a lovely, classical sculpture with elegant lines and is sure to enhance your small spaces.   Ships from the Chicago area, USA.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote:  This small scale sculpture is important to his life’s work because he developed this idea of woman as the land in THREE separate stone carving symposiums.  His sculptures became part of the permanent art collections of those sponsoring communities:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee those works here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurkey, 2006:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003ca title=\"Land monumental marble sculpture by Vasily Fedorouk in Turkey 2006\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\/SymposiumStoneCarving\/Turkey2006.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\/SymposiumStoneCarving\/Turkey2006.htm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlacati, Turkey 2007:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003ca title=\"Alacati, Turkey 2007 Vasily carved Land II another interpretation of woman as Mother Earth\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\/SymposiumStoneCarving\/Turkey2007.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\/SymposiumStoneCarving\/Turkey2007.htm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd back home in his native Ukraine, Baturyn [Baturin] is Land III, 2008:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003ca title=\"Baturyn [Baturin], Ukraine, 2008 Vasily's last composition of Land in stone.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\/SymposiumStoneCarving\/Ukraine.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.vasilyfedorouk.com\/SymposiumStoneCarving\/Ukraine.htm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo see more of this Ukrainian-American artist's work, please visit:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sculpture and paintings of the late great artist Vasily Fedorouk\" href=\"http:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehttp:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36507297054869,"sku":"Vasily Land Picasso Marble Sculpture","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/news202009_VasilyFedorouk_Land_2006_PicassoMarbleGranite_9x13x7-5in_2.jpg?v=1600902505"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-fire-dance-marble-figure-sculpture","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Fire Dance Marble Figure Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFire Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e34 h x 7 w x 7 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhite Marble\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecopyright 2007 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFire Dance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a lovely vertical sculpture.  In the shape of a flame, there are dancing figures carved in bas-relief on the sides of the fire's flame shape.  Outlined in joyful profiles, the figures are lively and are reminiscent of ancient wall paintings while having a contemporary feel to the art. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo see more of this Ukrainian-American artist's work, please visit:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\" title=\"Sculpture and paintings of the late great artist Vasily Fedorouk\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehttp:\/\/vasilyfedorouk.com\/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"faso-user-p\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Kelly Borsheim to buy Firedance from Vasily\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio about this work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36508178514069,"sku":"Vasily - Fire Dance Marble Sculpture","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/news202009_VasilyFedorouk_FireDanceMarble2_34x7x7in_007_2.jpg?v=1600887342"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-maternity-motherhood-granite-relief-sculpture","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Maternity Motherhood Granite Relief Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaternity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18.5 x 9 x 2.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranite (high relief sculpture)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright 2000 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e$ 2000 US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful stone carving seems like an ancient relic.  The style is a bit Egyptian, in the sense that art from Egypt often angled the figure in the most recognizable profile of each body part.  This is a lovely sculpture that celebrates everything female!  About motherhood, creativity, and Vasily's typical looking-up-to-heaven figure pose, the artist added some carved cracks in the granite to give the art an ancient look in his timeless design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This artwork will ship from Chicago, Illinois, in the USA.  Please supply your mailing address for a shipping quote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio for Vasily's Maternity Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36811744247957,"sku":"Vasily - Maternity Granite Bas Relief","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/VasilyFedorouk_Maternity_2000_GraniteReliefSculpture_18-5x9x3in.jpg?v=1602183123"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-maternity-in-green-marble","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Maternity in Green Marble","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaternity II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.5 x 5 x 6.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Marble with black granite base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright 2006 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This marble sculpture was carved initially in Cedar Creek, Texas, and finished in Vasily's home in Chicago.  The Mother and Child motif is wonderful.  As the baby wiggles on his mother's lap, she looks up and seems to be asking what sort of future he might have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This artwork will ship from Chicago, Illinois, in the USA.  Please supply your mailing address for a shipping quote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio for Vasily's Maternity Sculpture\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36812123865237,"sku":"Vasily - Maternity II Green Marble","price":6200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/VasilyFedorouk_MATERNITY_GreenMarble13-5x5x6-5in_2006c.jpg?v=1683374567"},{"product_id":"helping-hands-black-marble-sculpture","title":"Helping Hands ~ Black Marble Sculpture","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelping Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    The idea started off as two dancers, the girl in a swing movement, sliding under the man's feet and back up again.  The symbol for Infinity was the inspiration, wanting a diagonal figure 8 as the main composition idea.  The figures would have a C curve to their torsos.  The abstraction was too abstract for me and I started to develop the heads and hands. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     To create more interesting hands, the dancers no longer grasped each other.  Instead, her hands left his arms and began to reach for his face.  Thus, the idea morphed into something else entirely.  Later, I realized that this marble carving was in fact an expression of the gratitude I felt for receiving so much help from my landlord in my new home.  He in fact was (very loosely) the model for the male figure here.  Most of my works tend to be autobiographical in one way or another, sometimes without even realizing it during the beginning of the creation process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 h x 16 w x 7 d inches, weighs 47 pounds, (31 h x 41 x 18 cm; 21 kilos)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarquina Marble (black marble with some subtle white markings, from Basque Country in northern Spain)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright 2016-2020 Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelping Hands:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  Carved from a black marble called Marquina from the Basque Country in Europe, this couple sculpture depicts a man bending over forward to pull up a seated woman.  Her imploring hands reach up towards his bearded face, but it is the moment before she is close enough to reach him.  Her legs are together and are elongated on the floor between his legs. One of her knees is bent higher than the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     The design is abstract, but tending towards realism.  This piece is rather complicated in that there are holes carved in the stone under the arms and spaces between the bodies.  The areas under the heads of both the man and the woman were very difficult to reach and carve.  However, it allows the light in, much like my \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/gymnast-pike-position-on-four-headed-turtle-fantasy-figure-statue-marble\" title=\"Gymnast marble carving\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e sculpture.  This marble sculpture is in Italy, weighs 21 kilos (roughly 47 pounds). [International shipping included.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Inspiration and Creation of the Marble Contemporary Art Sculpture Helping Hands:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     It always begins with the stone.  In 2016, my landlord drove my newly completed clay sculpture commission \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/rock-towers-and-frogs-bronze-outdoor-garden-sculpture\" title=\"Rock Towers and Frogs   Outdoor Garden Bronze Sculpture\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock Towers and Frogs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and me to a bronze foundry in Pietrasanta, Italy (Tuscany).  While there, we stopped at a friend of a friend's place and I bought some small blocks of marble, including this piece of marquina black marble (actually a dense limestone).  It looks a light pasty grey while dry, but carvers know to wet the stone to see what she looks like when polished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I did not start work on this marble until October 2017.  I finished other projects while I thought of the design I wanted for this stone, but then I broke my wrist in June 2017 due to my two knee injuries in early 2016 that have never truly healed.  It took me a while to get my confidence and strength back up after the cast was removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Helping Hands BEFORE Carving Marquina Black Marble Sculpture with rough chalk drawing on the stone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20170920_SRX019_Vellano-CavaNardini-B4Sculpture.jpg?v=1605875799\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbove:  The Marquina marble as I bought it in Pietrasanta, Italy, with my yellow chalk sketch marks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Originally, I wanted to keep it simple.  I found out soon enough that this is a hard stone, but like flint.  In that, a hammer and chisel tend to make the stone fly off in all directions, or break my chisels.  I did mostly grinding to remove stone.  Also, there are cracks in the rock, so I definitely recommend displaying Helping Hands indoors, and away from temperature extremes and water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Helping Hands BEFORE Carving Marquina Black Marble Sculpture Black with White Veining, on this side, looking like wave crests\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20170920_SRX023_Vellano-CavaNardini-B4Sculpture.jpg?v=1605875945\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis top edge of the marble tells a lot about how it will shatter instead of carve.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     The first thought was actually a black whale.  But I decided that it was not enough.  The second idea was abstract ballerinas, using C curves and the Infinity sign as my inspirations.  I studied mathematics in university since I had loved it so much in high school.  There is another sculpture I did based on the Infinity symbol:  \u003ca title=\"bronze 8th wedding gift anniversary gift 8 years married Infinity symbol forever love\" href=\"For%20those%20romantics%20who%20love%20traditions,%20the%20gift%20for%20the%208th%20anniversary%20of%20marriage%20is%20bronze.%20This%20piece%20was%20originally%20commissioned%20by%20a%20sweet%20husband%20who%20wanted%20some%20personal%20art%20for%20his%20dear%20wife.%20I%20created%20this%20design%20using%20the%20mathematical%20symbol%20for%20Infinity.%20It%20is%20similar%20to%20the%20number%208%20lying%20on%20its%20side.\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfinity Bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a bronze designed for the traditional gift for the 8th wedding anniversary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI envisioned the man curved over, his back as the C curve, while the woman sat low with her legs extended (her back also a C), sliding in between his legs, their arms gripping one another in the movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Direct stone carving means that the artist draws directly on the rock and then cuts away what is outside of the drawing.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20171016_SRX004_Vellano-CavaNardini-MarbleWIPsSculpture_480x480.jpg?v=1605876075\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2017 oct 16:  You may see my yellow chalk marks as I sketch out the anatomy ideas for both the woman and the man.  I wanted to remove as much stone while working at the Nardini Quarry in Vellano (Valleriana, Tuscany, Italy) with colleagues around.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Artist puts one foot beside sculpture to show dimension of stone Helping Hands Figure Carving Marquina Black Marble Sculpture Home Studio\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20171021_SRX134_Viepori-BlackMarbleSculptureWIP.jpg?v=1605876755\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2017 Oct 21:  Above, I have taken my marble home, where my landlord has given me a small plot of land in which to carve small works, basically anything that I can lift or slightly heavier since access is a small problem.  I put my foot up to show the relative size of the sculpture WIP (work in progress).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Helping Hands bottom view of Sculpture Drawing in the legs and hips of woman\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20171116_SRX021_StoneCarvingDesign.jpg?v=1605877028\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2017 Nov 16:  I often use the bird's eye view to help me design my sculptures.  But here you see I am looking at the bottom side of the sculpture.  I not only wanted to draw the woman's hips and legs and refine the shapes and positions of the man's feet, but I also wanted the bottom outline to be an interesting and asymmetrical shape.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"Helping Hands Changing the Design and Idea Carving Basque Spanish Marquina Black Marble Sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20171117_SRX004_DirectStoneCarvingDesign.jpg?v=1605877305\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2017 Nov 17:  This is the first image I found in which it is clear that I have now changed the design and the idea for the piece.  Note that her arms and future hands now reach up to his face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     As a couple dances with swinging movements, their hands are each clasped onto the other's arms.  However, as I got into it and closer to being done in my mind, I had the sensation that the piece was too boring.  I like some abstract art, but I have a tendency to feel that a person forgets about it after looking for a wee bit.   I did not want to make a piece that earned the response of \"That's nice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Thus, the decision to have the man pulling on the woman's arms while HER hands were free and visible, reaching up for the man's face in gratitude, changed the dynamic between the figures.  The idea was now different.  I used \"Helping Hands\" as the working title.  I had woken one morning and realized that the real inspiration for this marble figure sculpture is my own feeling of gratitude. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     In late 2015, I had a new visa and moved to the hills in Tuscany about 1.5 hours from Firenze (by transport), and had some problems to sort out for my things I had left with a friend in Italy four months earlier.  I had felt betrayed by two different friends and thus, had to move three times for their selfish nastiness and felt that I was truly starting my life all over again. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     My landlord lost his wife in the months from when I had first seen his rental house and when I returned to Italy and needed to move in as soon as I could.  The house had been \"abused\" by the previous tenant.  He had told me not to worry, that the house would be ready to see again once I returned.  However, the restoration had not been completed due to his care-taking and spending precious time with his wife to the end. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     He had told me once that he was happy to have so much to do to keep his mind off of his loss a little bit.  I think he was being modest.  There was so much love there between them!  A huge loss.  Many people in these hills told me that both he and his wife gave a lot of help to a lot of people.  They are kind and generous people.  I feel grateful to this day for the help I received in making my new house a place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Helping Hands Lots of Undercuts Difficult for Tools to reach. Carving Marquina Black Marble Sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20181016_143425_DifficultUndercuts.jpg?v=1605879949\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 Oct 16:  Almost a year passed before I came back to this sculpture.  I appear to be fascinated by the challenge of serious undercuts.  So much so that my tools have a difficult time reaching into the recesses I somehow still manage to create. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I am fascinated by the light entering and moving in and around the figures of my sculptures.  \u003ca title=\"Stargazer a marble sculpture depicting a woman sitting with hands grasping knees while looking up at the sky and stars\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/stargazer-stone-sculpture-marble-statue\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStargazer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"Gymnast marble woman on a turtle base figure carving sculpture\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/gymnast-pike-position-on-four-headed-turtle-fantasy-figure-statue-marble\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGymnast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e are other good examples of this.  Those figure sculptures are both in the white Colorado Yule marble.  Helping Hands will finish off polished as a black marble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"My finger points to the bearded face of the man in the Marquina black marble (grey because not yet polished) sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20181108_S191_FigureSculpture_480x480.jpg?v=1605880623\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 Nov 8:  Another direct carving sculpted head that is facing downwards and surrounded by arms that make it difficult to reach the lower parts. But the man, like the woman, has no actual eyes.  Yet, I want to see if I could create the forms so that you still have the impression that, despite his skull facing down, he is looking at her face.  She is also looking into his eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Stone Sculpture of Couple Man helping a woman Contemporary Art Carving\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20181119_003Sfn2_FigureSculptureMansFaceEyesLookingAtWoman.jpg?v=1605881266\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 Nov 19:  At some point, I realized the proportions were not working out to have the woman's left hand touch his face.  But still, if I could carve it close, there would be shadows around that area while light hit many other places in the sculpture.  Note the color of the raw cut stone is a light grey.  It will be almost black after polishing and sealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Gregory da Pisa my sometimes dog companion and taken care of by my landlord sits on the ground at my feet while I sculpt marble.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20190827_175908_DogAssistantSculpture.jpg?v=1605881686\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019 August 27:  Back for the bean harvest, my landlord's dog Gregory da Pisa is often by my side.  My neighbor's dog Yoda hangs with me as well, when his dad is not home.  My landlord posed for the hands and I am drawing them in.  I wish I had carved them more dynamically, but I changed the idea of the piece too late for my brain to figure out how to adapt some of the anatomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Small sculpture can be viewed at many different angles to better design directly the sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20190827_191451_DesigningSculptureDirectCarving.jpg?v=1605881958\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2019 August 27:  I have on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/kellyborsheim\" title=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim has art and art making videos online.  Most are free.\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emy YouTube channel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e many process videos so that you can learn more about the stone carving (or painting or mural making).  This is a still shot of something I was explaining about direct design of a contemporary figure sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Sun helps to show the forms and the shapes of the shadows on stone sculpture.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20190829_094300_MansFacePortraitSculpture.jpg?v=1605882456\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019 August 29:  Sun helps to show the forms and the shapes of the shadows on stone sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Contemporary stone sculpture figure carving sitting outside under an olive tree\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20190830-DSC06475_CarvingStoneInOliveGrove.jpg?v=1605882605\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2019 August 30:  I like the peaceful colors in the \u003cem\u003ecampo\u003c\/em\u003e where I carve now.  I guess my landlord likes how this sculpture is progressing because this day is his birthday and he gave me a light kiss on the mouth and said, \"\u003cem\u003egrazie\u003c\/em\u003e\" after he finished the bean harvest with his brother before leaving for lunch.  I was surprised and not as appreciative as he perhaps thought I would be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"A long diamond studded rod reaches into the recess between man's face and woman's hand of the sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20190906_DSC07077-Sept_CarvingDeepCrevices.jpg?v=1605883054\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2019 September 6:  Once of the problems with hard-to-reach places is that the sculptor must pay attention to all parts of the tool to make sure that while one's attention is at the tip or the sides of the carving tool head, the BODY of the tool maybe be damaging a different part of the sculpture.  Here, have a look at the right hand's thumb of the woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Another undercut becomes a hole in the marble, this time separating fingers\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20190910_175517_SculptingHandsAndLight.jpg?v=1605883295\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019 September 10:  Another undercut becomes a hole in the marble, this time separating fingers.  This will be slightly enlarged over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20190918_171342_CarvingTightSpacesFace.jpg?v=1605883443\" alt=\"Realizing that the woman's hand would be too long if it touches the man's face, the space is now opened up and shaping continues.\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019 September 18:  Realizing that the woman's hand would be too long if it touches the man's face, the space is now opened up and shaping continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"close up of profile of woman's face in stone carving Helping Hands\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20200105_110220_FaceCarvingEyes-None.jpg?v=1605883618\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 January 5:  Happy with how the non-eyes seem to be looking at the man and happy with the curve of the profile of the nose, now I will shape the mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"dog looking up next to drawing on figure sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20200815_093206_GregorySculptureAssistant.jpg?v=1605883795\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 August 15:  \u003cem\u003eFerragosto\u003c\/em\u003e (an Italian holiday), dog Gregory da Pisa came over for a short visit while I refine my sculpture\/ Polishing has started.  That is the longest and hardest part of bringing a stone sculpture into being.  But with a colored stone, the results are doubly worth the labor!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"hand using sandpaper to polish stone sculpture\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20200816_091400_SandingStoneSculpture.jpg?v=1605884063\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 August 16:  Starting with the lower numbers on sandpaper, working up eventually to the higher, finer papers.  The initial stages are the most important to really work out all of the tool marks possible.  And this is a complicated shape, so it took me months to sand, and I still could not get it as polished as a I wanted it to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 August 16:  I have a good collection of small diamond-covered files for small and hard-to-reach areas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim carves stone demonstration at local festival in Italy.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20200823_S027_Castelvecchio-ArtDemoSculpture.jpg?v=1605884386\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2020 August 23:  I had been asked by fellow villagers to organize an art exhibit during the annual \"\u003cem\u003eSagra del Panino\u003c\/em\u003e\" (sandwich festival).  I am using \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelping Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e as my demo piece because I am still a bit of a multi-tasker.  hahah.  It was a great conversation starter!  I am seated facing the door of the local community center, with my paintings and prints behind the back of the photographer.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     On a personal note, I am also wearing a dress that my 87-year-old neighbor Genoveffa gave me recently.  She wore this dress in our village when she went dancing FIFTY years ago!  It is in pristine condition because she cherished the memories made in it.  I was so touched by this gift that I told her I would twirl in the main piazza of Castelvecchio for her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20200823_S074_Castelvecchio-ArtDemoSculpture.jpg?v=1605884827\" alt=\"group of masked people look at sculpture during art exhibit\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the Covid virus protections, we were legally allow to hold the art exhibit and the festival.  We were limited to 15 people in the building, so we were near maximum here.  I was thrilled with how well people responded to \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelping Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e marble sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20200905_100609_SoftShadowEdgesOnCurvySculpture.jpg?v=1605885208\" alt=\"Sculpture lying on side in bright sun.  showing the soft shapes of shadow edges Helping Hands\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 September 5:  I use the sun and water to not only see fine scratches that escaped polishing, but also to look at the form.  Specifically, I want to note the softness of the line marking the difference between dark and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"wetted stone sculpture shows color of the marble\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20201009_152913_WetBlackMarblePolishingReflections.jpg?v=1605885530\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 October 9:  Wetting the sculpture not only helps me see missed scratches, but also reminds me of how beautiful the marble will look when the polishing is done.  It helps spur me to the finish line.  I often limit the hours I sand each day because I do not like to protect my hands with gloves, preferring to feel what I cannot see to fix.  That often leaves my fingerprints destroyed for a while, with time to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Two stone carvings: Helping Hands marble being sanded; Sisters Marble is Photo Ready\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20201009_S009b_SculptureHelpingHands-SistersWIP.jpg?v=1605889958\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 October 09:  Here you see two marble sculptures near completion.  I started to sand the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelping Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e marble in the evening hours before dark, while the mornings and early afternoons with good light were spent carving \u003ca title=\"Art News Announcing Sisters Carrara Marble Sculpture Commission\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/blogs\/news\/a-marble-a-mural-a-mostra-and-a-man-borsheim-art-news-october-2020\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, a commission in Carrara marble, You can see that portrait of two women on the stairs at right.  It is photo-ready now.  I stopped sanding on the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelping Hands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e marble since the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e carving had a more important deadline and too much sanding in one day is painful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"Lovely patterns made on the Basque Marquina black marble during polishing as the removed stone makes a paste that swirls in the water.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20201009_S021b_SculptureHelpingHands-SistersWIP.jpg?v=1605890299\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI really love the 1960s look of how the sanded marble swirls with the water while polishing.  I wash the sculpture thoroughly when it gets like this, even if using the same grade of sandpaper.  Then, BETWEEN grits, the sculpture also gets a bath to prevent any particles from a more coarse sandpaper destroying the efforts of the next finer grade.  Fun, Fun... work WORK!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Artist's signature on stone sculpture bottom, later under felt.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_HelpingHands20201017_122520_PolishingBlackMarbleBardiglio.jpg?v=1605890571\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 oct 17:  This rock is so chippy that I decided to sign my last name on the bottom of the sculpture.  Sometimes, as I did for the \u003ca title=\"Sister a figure sculpture in  white marble of Carrara Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/blogs\/news\/a-marble-a-mural-a-mostra-and-a-man-borsheim-art-news-october-2020\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSisters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e marble, I sign my logo instead, for subtlety.  However, the signature you see here is now covered with felt that I apply to the bottoms of indoor sculptures.  Just know that is is there! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact artist Kelly Borsheim about Helping Hands sculpture\"\u003e Contact Artist About this Sculpture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37160228159637,"sku":"Helping Hands Marble Sculpture","price":14500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_HelpingHands_BardiglioMarbleSculpture_20201022_N044.jpg?v=1604483533"},{"product_id":"infinity-bronze-romantic-couple-anniversary-gift","title":"Infinity Bronze Romantic Couple 8th Anniversary Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bronze relief sculpture is by ORDER ONLY. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foundry may need about three months to create.  Made in the USA.  I can add a few details to personalize the piece, so let us talk.  One-half deposit is required after we decide on what you would like, with the other half required before the free shipping of the work to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$1400, but may be extra is personalized is desired and\/or complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     For those romantics who love traditions, \u003cstrong\u003ethe traditional gift for the 8th anniversary of marriage is bronze\u003c\/strong\u003e.  This piece was originally commissioned by a sweet husband who wanted something personal for his dear wife.  Hence, he called me. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I created this design using the mathematical symbol for Infinity.  But you may note that the symbol is similar to the number 8 lying on its side.  I wanted to show a couple supporting and loving, intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Here is Jim in Austin, Texas, USA.  We met to transfer my new bronze design to him.  We personalized his bas-relief sculpture by adding a leaf design that he had commissioned the ring maker to add to the wedding band he presented to his bride.  He and his wife really enjoyed this eighth anniversary wedding gift in BRONZE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim with client husband Jim with his 8th wedding anniversary gift for his wife with bronze sculpture.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_InfinityBronzeRomanticArt_080908_KellyJimWalker_NewBronze4.jpg?v=1606138710\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Detail of Infinity Bronze personalized bronze sculpture for 8th anniversary wedding gift tradition 8 years bronze\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/web_InfinityBronzeRomanticArt_080908Detail-Personalization_KellyJimWalker_NewBronze4.jpg?v=1606138829\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove:  Jim's personalization of the bronze:  I added the leaf design the newlyweds put on their wedding bands.  What a wonderful 8th anniversary wedding gift!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP.S.  I could have added his goatee or beard, but he may have only had that temporarily since he never mentioned it as he saw images of the work before mold making and bronze casting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio to Commission a Work of Art Bronze\"\u003eContact the Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37385035677845,"sku":"Infinity Bronze Bas Relief","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_InfinityBronze_RomanticCoupleBasReliefSculpture2008_IMG_2109_used.jpg?v=1606139305"},{"product_id":"charles-umlauf-bronze-sculpture-the-kiss","title":"Charles Umlauf Bronze Sculpture The Kiss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     This charming active bronze composition is a favorite at the \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Umlauf Sculpture Garden \u0026amp; Museum in Austin, Texas, USA.\u003c\/strong\u003e  This is the smaller version of the large bronze statue that stands in the center of a pond in the museum.  What I personally love about this Kiss sculpture is how the woman's foot seems bent to the max on the outstretched leg because the kiss is THAT GOOD.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    Such a romantic piece, with its high texture, black stone base, and charming pose of an amorous couple.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     Charles Umlauf\u003c\/em\u003e (July 17, 1911 – November 19, 1994)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an American sculptor and teacher.  He also worked in Pietrasanta, Italy, where I noticed a large bozzetto (plaster model) of one of his Eve with apple sculptures.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     This sculpture was purchased directly from the Umlauf family in 2011.  And now, we offer it to some lucky and smart collector.  The sculpture weighs 37 pounds and if not picked up in Austin, Texas, USA, it will be well-crated and shipped worldwide once full payment is received.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind out more about the artist Charles Umlauf here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sculpture and teacher Charles Umlauf Austin Texas Art Museum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umlaufsculpture.org\/charles-umlauf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.umlaufsculpture.org\/charles-umlauf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sculpture Charles Umlauf Life and Art\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Umlauf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003ehttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Umlauf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"aCOpRe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePayment plans are available if you need or want, please \u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio about Charles Umlauf\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econtact Borsheim Arts Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e if interested.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Borsheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37535966134421,"sku":"Charles Umlauf - Bronze Kiss","price":32000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_UmlaufBronze_TheKiss20x24x9in_36.25lbs_170422_SRX104.jpg?v=1607194186"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-love-my-planet-stone-glass-sculpture","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Love My Planet Stone Glass Sphere Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove my Planet \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estone and glass crystal ball (perhaps a Brazilian crystal?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 x 5.5 x 4.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixed media sculpture (stone seems a pale green marble or maybe alabaster)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eby Vasily Fedorouk, 2009 (unfinished)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This wonderful composition features a couple seated and intertwined.  Both are reaching to lift up a large crystal ball, that represents the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Please note the detail shot included here to see the chisel marks left by the artist on the stone.  The texture of the figures contrasts beautifully with the smoothness of the transparent glass ball above them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Most of these images were shot with a dark background and side-lighting.  Thus, the pale green color of the stone figures does not show well.  For this, Dilya snapped some images of the sculpture taken in daylight, one indoors, the other outside, to help you see better the actual color of the rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     It is this unpolished states of the figures that leads the artist's wife Dilbara to wonder if her husband considered the work finished or not.  Thus, she is offering this stone and glass ball figurative sculpture at an unheard of low price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Take advantage and live with a piece of Vasily's wonderful and meaningful sculptures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art will ship from the Chicago, USA, area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Buy original art\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Art Studio to Buy this Sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37555926401173,"sku":"Vasily - LoveMyPlanetSculpture","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_VasilyFedorouk_LoveMyPlanet_StoneGlassSculpture12x5-5x4-5in_150712_S098.jpg?v=1607370955"},{"product_id":"serenity-marble-portrait-of-a-woman","title":"Serenity Marble Portrait of a Woman","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSerenity \/ Serenità\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 h x 21 w x 14 d, about 49 kilos (about 108 pounds)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarble from Pietrasanta\/Carrara (Calacatta luccicante)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI cristalli sono di pirite  [pyrite crystals in the face, alone the veins of gold\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright 2018-2021 Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This is a marble portrait of an imaginary woman with lots of flowing hair.  Her eyes are closed as she moves into her head, meditating and peaceful.  The hair flows around and then in front of her face like billowing clouds or the crests of waves.  Skies or seas, she feels at one with herself and the world around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     The marble is white with gold veining.  Small pyrite crystals (aka fools' gold) are embedded in both cheeks along the lines of the veins.  I got the stone from a stone dealer in Pietrasanta, Italy, a town famous for stone sculptors and near the more famous Carrara stone quarries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     You may easily note the color differences in the nose, from carving depth into colored layers of stone.  The only way to eliminate this is to carve the face further back into the stone.  But there is no guarantee that what lies within would be more patterned or less.  However, likely more since the side view of this triangular-shaped stone shows the gold parts of the rock are more in the back, with white in the front, mostly where the fluffy locks of hair reside. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     For me, the face reminds me of Vitiligo.  \"\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"hgKElc\"\u003e\u003cb data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVitiligo\u003c\/b\u003e is a condition in which the skin loses its pigment cells (melanocytes). This can result in discolored patches in different areas of the body, including the skin, hair and mucous membranes. \u003cb data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVitiligo\u003c\/b\u003e (vit-ih-LIE-go) is a disease that causes loss of skin color in patches.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"hgKElc\"\u003e     I have a couple of friends with this skin condition.  I find them beautiful just the same.  I also decided that I like the look of stone more than I like a totally solid face.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"hgKElc\"\u003e     Another point to notice.  There is a crack that falls right between the left and right sections of hair that meet in front of the face of the woman.  My original design for Serenity was to have her hands folded in front of her with the hair over the elbows.  However, once I discovered the extent of the crack, as I carved into the marble, I decided to remove the hands and extend the hair.  The hope is that with the stone touching and supporting itself, perhaps the crack will never become a problem.  However, if it does break, then there is enough marble there for me to simply reshape\/recarve the curls of hair, without changing much the composition or idea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"hgKElc\"\u003e    You may see in the top view (bird's eye view) of this marble sculpture that I carved a large wide hole in the stone below the neck and behind the hair that circles in front of the face.  This was for several reasons, the main one being in case this sculpture is display outdoors.  The hole allow for water to escape.  Had I simply carved between the neck and hair, the water would pool in the lower \"tub\" and that would not be good for the marble.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"hgKElc\"\u003e    The stone has been sealed to protect it from finger oils and weather.  However, if you choose to put the sculpture outdoors, you should clean and reseal the stone sculpture at least once a year.  Indoors, cleaning with a damp cloth, maybe a wee bit of gentle soap should be fine, or seal or use a transparent wax once in a while.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e The Marble Carving Process for Serenity:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 August:\u003c\/strong\u003e  My friend and fellow carver \u003cstrong\u003eKumiko Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e and I had gone to Pietrasanta, the city of stone carvers, where we buy tools and stone, and see other artists.  I secured this gold and white marble piece and we drove back to our local quarry in Valleriana, Tuscany.  The owner allowed us to carve there and it was good to cut some of the weight down, lunching with colleague friends, and just enjoying the open air of the mountains. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     It took me a week or two to come up with an idea for my stone.  I am not often a fan of the heart shape.  I use it on social media because the symbol means something to most people, but I would not decorate my home with the shape.  It seems too ... obvious?  I do not know.  Maybe I am a predictable non-conformist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     But a triangle is so easy to change into a heart and I saw an upside down shape here, drawing face and hair that morphs into hands, one resting upon the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Triangle rock lends to heart-shape composition in marble carving design\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20180822_165448.jpg?v=1616164010\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Drawing in the basic slant of the head in profile\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20180822_182016.jpg?v=1616168829\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 Aug 22:  \u003cstrong\u003eDrawing\u003c\/strong\u003e in the basic slant of the head in profile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20180822_185415-StoneBack.jpg?v=1616170779\" alt=\"Good view of the back side with layers of golden rock alternating with white marble\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood view of the back side with layers of golden rock alternating with white marble.  I was a bit worried that this quality would mean that the stone would chip off in these layers.  But it has not become a problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Shaping the skull first by scoring the marble in parallel lines then to take a hammer and chisel and knock away between the lines\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20180910_113346.jpg?v=1616168923\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018-09-10:  \u003cstrong\u003eShaping the skull\u003c\/strong\u003e first by scoring the marble in parallel lines.  Then to take a hammer and chisel and knock away between the lines, I do not go to the quarry every day.  Besides, after I draw on the stone, I like to sleep on it a few nights.  Sometimes my subconscious either corrects or scraps the idea for another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_Angle4Head20180910_150610.jpg?v=1616170169\" alt=\"Thinking of the angle of the face based on how much rock and its shape is in the brain area.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018-09-10:  Thinking of the angle of the face based on how much rock and its shape is in the brain area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20190529_152405.jpg?v=1616169151\" alt=\"Making some progress between other projects, draw, cut, redraw, remove material, repeat.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019-05-29:  Making some progress between other projects, draw, cut, redraw, remove material, repeat.  The original definition of the verb \"to sculpt\" is \"to remove material.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sculptor Kumiko Suzuki unwittingly mimics the lean of my studio while we both work at the quarry.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20190529_152920_KumikoSuzuki-ArtImitatesLife-Angles.jpg?v=1616170970\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019-05-29:  Sculptor Kumiko Suzuki unwittingly mimics the lean of my studio while we both work at the quarry.  Art imitates life!  I enjoy this image.  Do you?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20190718_131047-3pics_CavaNardini-MarbleWorkInProgress.jpg?v=1616169408\" alt=\"The artist poses with her work-in-progress marble sculpture after cuttin a large hole into the bottom of the stone.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019-07-18:  The artist poses with her work-in-progress marble sculpture after cutting a large hole into the bottom of the stone.  This is the last day at the quarry since my other projects have concluded to the point that I am ready to work daily on this sculpture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_ArtistSelfieInBlue20190721_190519.jpg?v=1616170492\" alt=\"Artist selfie after my neighbor helped me move my stone from the car to my little work area below a dirt road.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019-07-21:  Artist selfie after my neighbor helped me move my stone from the car to my little work area below a dirt road. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20190803_192120-ChiselMarksFaceTooLow.jpg?v=1616169612\" alt=\"Here you may see the chisel marks and that it is clear that my face is too low for the height of it.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019-08-03:  Here you may see the chisel marks and that it is clear that my face is too low for the height of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_AligningFaceWithSkull_20190803_192215.jpg?v=1616169843\" alt=\"Deciding the orientation of the skull based on where stone exists, the top view gives me this information more than all other points of view.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019-08-03:  Deciding the orientation of the skull based on where stone exists, the top view gives me this information more than all other points of view.  Even though the viewer may not see the back of this head, I want the face to match the skull just the same.  So, the face has to go back at an angle, the left further back than the right.  It is why I have not cut off too much nose, for that would limit me or cause me to have to carve even deeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20190819_201546.jpg?v=1616169702\" alt=\"Just more drawing and cutting. Looking at the piece from several angles to try to create an interesting design.\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019-08-19:  Just more drawing and cutting. Looking at the piece from several angles to try to create an interesting design and believable anatomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\" alt=\"The crack in the marble has become obvious and now I must redesign the hands.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20191120_124008_CrackChangesDesign.jpg?v=1616171527\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2019-11-20:  The crack in the marble has become obvious and now I must redesign the hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg data-sanitized-data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20200311_104605-AssistantDogGregory.jpg?v=1616173328\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20200311_104605-AssistantDogGregory.jpg?v=1616173328\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"It is fun to have an assistant dog in the studio.  This is Gregory da Pisa and he lives with my landlord, but comes to hang out with me whenever he can.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20200311_104605-AssistantDogGregory.jpg?v=1616173328\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020-03-11:  It is fun to have an assistant dog in the studio.  This is Gregory da Pisa and he lives with my landlord, but comes to hang out with me whenever he can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20200317_164055_withHelpingHandsMarble.jpg?v=1616177636\" alt='Another selfie of artist with sculpture.  Here the mostly finished \"Helping Hands\" in black marble with this white and gold marble portrait.' style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020-03-17:  St. Patrick's Day, Another selfie of artist with sculpture.  Here the mostly finished \u003ca title=\"Helping Hands couple sculpture of man helping woman dancers 3-d art in black marble\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/collections\/stone-sculpture\/products\/helping-hands-bardiglio-marble-sculpture\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Helping Hands\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in black marble with this white and gold marble portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Now, we have arrived to 2020, the year of the dreaded Covid 19 virus.  I was fortunate to receive a commission \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/blogs\/news\/a-marble-a-mural-a-mostra-and-a-man-borsheim-art-news-october-2020\" title=\"Sisters, a double portrait in white Carrara marble sculpture commission\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sisters,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e that started some time in April and was received in Texas in November.  Naturally, Serenity was put on hold so that I could focus on this double portrait commissioned sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg data-sanitized-data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20210310_122847_conGregoryDogStoneSealer.jpg?v=1616178297\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20210310_122847_conGregoryDogStoneSealer.jpg?v=1616178297\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"Here is Serenity after I applied a stone sealer to her finished form in marble.  Assistant dog Gregory watches and approves.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Site_SerenityWIP_20210310_122847_conGregoryDogStoneSealer.jpg?v=1616178297\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2021-03-10:  Here is \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSerenity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e after I applied a stone sealer to her finished form in marble.  Assistant dog Gregory watches and approves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact Borsheim Art Studio for Serenity\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio about this work (or any other)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39514628849813,"sku":"Serenity Marble Sculpture","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Site_Serenity-MarbleWhiteGoldCarrara_13x21x14in_Borsheim20210316_N018.jpg?v=1616151326"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-infinity-green-marble-sculpture","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Infinity green marble sculpture","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInfinity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 8 W x 21 H x 6 D inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Marble from Sweden\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecopyright 2006 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     The idea of a romantic love that lasts forever is what inspired Vasily to create the stone carving \"Infinity.\" This sculpture is carved from Swedish marble and is a lovely soft, warm light-to mid-tone green. It is exquisite in the seemingly simple lines of the figure. Vasily's work is elegant and shows a pure love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     This artwork will ship from Chicago, Illinois, in the USA.  Please supply your mailing address for a shipping quote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e       \u003ca title=\"Contact the studio to buy the sculpture of Vasily\" href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio for this work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39561544269973,"sku":"Vasily-InfinityGreenSwedishMarble","price":10600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Shopify_Infinity_21x7x6in_GreenSwedishMarble_170517_SRX032.jpg?v=1616523923"},{"product_id":"kumiko-suzuki-donna-di-lindau-marble-sculpture","title":"Kumiko Suzuki Donna di Lindau Marble Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDonna di Lindau\u003c\/em\u003e (Lindau's Woman)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emarble sculpture - portrait\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 h x 60 x 30 cm  (about 5 h  x 23.5 x 12 inches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eby Kumiko Suzuki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    This is a Carrara white marble portrait (including nude upper torso) sculpture of a woman with long flowing hair by Japanese artist Kumiko Suzuki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Multi-talented Kumiko has participated in various international monumental sculpture symposiums.  She has some sculptures located around in Italy, Armenia, and Bulgaria, part of permanent public art collections.  In 2016, for example, a sculpture that Kumiko carved in Italian \u003cem\u003epietra serena\u003c\/em\u003e (a grey sandstone found all over Tuscany) became a part of the permanent collection in the Pinocchio Park in Collodi, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, she has created street-paintings in a lot of places around Italy since 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBio:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1978 Born in Japan.\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Kumiko-BioPageArtistPhoto.jpg?v=1620643284\" alt=\"Artist Kumiko Suzuki bio art page\" style=\"float: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Kumiko-BioPageArtistPhoto.jpg?v=1620643284\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Graduated Accademia di BelleArti di Firenze in Sculpture, Florence, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Graduated in Graduate school of the BelleArti listed above.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy the art here or visit Kumiko's site at:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kumikosuzuki.simdif.com\/\" title=\"Stone sculpture and street paintings of Kumiko Suzuki.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/kumikosuzuki.simdif.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kumiko Suzuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40039070826645,"sku":"Kummi-DonnaDiLindau","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_KumikoSuzuki_DonnaDiLindau_marmo_12x60x30cm-IMG_1071.jpg?v=1620643508"},{"product_id":"kumiko-suzuki-hanakazura-bronze-portrait-of-woman","title":"Kumiko Suzuki Hanakazura bronze portrait of woman","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHanakazura\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebronze bust of a woman\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eONE-OF-A-KIND bronze, not an edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 h x 12 x 13 d (about 5 h  x 4.5 x 5 d inches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Kumiko Suzuki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    This is a lovely bronze portrait sculpture of a woman with her hair pulled back into a large bun.  She is looking down, perhaps lost in thought.  The art is created by Japanese artist \u003cstrong\u003eKumiko Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e.  She created the work in wax and then directly cast that into bronze.  She preferred that this be a unique sculpture, not part of an edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     Multi-talented Kumiko has participated in various international monumental sculpture symposiums.  She has some sculptures located around in Italy, Armenia, and Bulgaria, part of permanent public art collections.  In 2016, for example, a sculpture that Kumiko carved in Italian \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epietra serena\u003c\/em\u003e (a grey sandstone found all over Tuscany) became a part of the permanent collection in the Pinocchio Park in Collodi, Italy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition, she has created street-paintings in a lot of places around Italy since 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBio:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1978 Born in Japan.\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Kumiko-BioPageArtistPhoto.jpg?v=1620643284\" alt=\"Artist Kumiko Suzuki bio art page\" style=\"float: right;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Kumiko-BioPageArtistPhoto.jpg?v=1620643284\" data-mce-style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2011 Graduated Accademia di BelleArti di Firenze in Sculpture, Florence, Italy.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2017 Graduated in Graduate school of the BelleArti listed above.\u003cbr 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participated in various international monumental sculpture symposiums.  She has some sculptures located around in Italy, Armenia, and Bulgaria, part of permanent public art collections.  In 2016, for example, a sculpture that Kumiko carved in Italian \u003cem\u003epietra serena\u003c\/em\u003e (a grey sandstone found all over Tuscany) became a part of the permanent collection in the Pinocchio Park in Collodi, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, she has created street-paintings in a lot of places around Italy since 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBio:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1978 Born in Japan.\u003cimg style=\"float: right;\" alt=\"Artist Kumiko Suzuki bio art page\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Kumiko-BioPageArtistPhoto.jpg?v=1620643284\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/Kumiko-BioPageArtistPhoto.jpg?v=1620643284\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011 Graduated Accademia di BelleArti di Firenze in Sculpture, Florence, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Graduated in Graduate school of the BelleArti listed above.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy the art here or visit Kumiko's site at:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Stone sculpture and street paintings of Kumiko Suzuki.\" href=\"https:\/\/kumikosuzuki.simdif.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/kumikosuzuki.simdif.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kumiko Suzuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40261348884629,"sku":"Kummi-MarblePortraitWoman","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/web_KumikoSuzuki_TestaMarmo01_30x35x20cm.jpg?v=1622971930"},{"product_id":"vasily-fedorouk-tango-romantic-couple-sculpture","title":"Vasily Fedorouk ~ Tango Romantic Couple Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTango\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 24 h x 9 w x 6 d inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlaskan marble Stone sculpture\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecopyright 2006 Vasily Fedorouk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     This romantic and sexy stone carving \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTango\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Vasily Fedorouk features a couple dancing so close to one another that the woman can suck on the ear of her man. Add some fun flirting art to your home environment... this sculpture is a gem and priced to sell. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     This artwork will ship from Chicago, Illinois, in the USA.  Please supply your mailing address for a shipping quote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiscover more about Ukrainian-American artist Vasily Fedorouk here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/blogs\/news\/vasily-fedorouk-tribute-sculptor-ukraine-and-usa\" title=\"Life and art of sculptor Vasily Fedorouk from the Ukraine and moved to the United States\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/blogs\/news\/vasily-fedorouk-tribute-sculptor-ukraine-and-usa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e       \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact the studio to buy the sculpture of Vasily\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContact Borsheim Arts Studio for this work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vasily Fedorouk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40975866986645,"sku":"Vasily - Tango Stone","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/Singulart_VasilyFedorouk_Tango_24x9x6in_AlaskanMarbleStone150712_S025.jpg?v=1630082735"},{"product_id":"against-the-dying-of-the-light-rage-rage","title":"Against the Dying of the Light ~ Rage Rage","description":"\u003c!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=GT-5R6NX7ZW\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript\u003e\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n  gtag('js', new Date());\n\n  gtag('config', 'GT-5R6NX7ZW');\n\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Against the Dying of the Light\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebronze (with limestone base)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 45  \u003cstrong\u003e [new orders only, not in-stock]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30\" h x 12\" x 12\"  bronze figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewith stone base: 56\" x 14\" x 13\"  (price reduced to $10,500 US for NO base)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e© 2001-2008 Kelly Borsheim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORDERS only  (three sold, thus, #5 is next available edition number):  price here is the total, but payments of one-third will be taken (down payment, after wax is approved, and final payment before shipping)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAgainst the Dying of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e Art Sculpture:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     Sometimes it feels as though we struggle against something larger than us. Sometimes it is ourselves who hold us back the most.  Either way, there is a beauty in the triumph against obstacles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I am inspired by our desires to achieve our dreams, to find our own unique light, even when it means we struggle against great odds to find that voice inside. Although the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was inspired to write \"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night\" while his father was dying, I felt his line \u003ci\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c\/i\u003e could be interpreted more broadly as our struggle for self. Scroll down this page to read his entire poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e      My sculpture \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Against the Dying of the Light\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is shown here in \u003cem\u003eplastilina\u003c\/em\u003e (clay). You will also see the armature (support structure) that includes the outside pole, connecting to the torso in the bum. Also, steel wires project from the fingertips of the male nude figure. These armature points will not be visible after the sculpture has been cast into bronze, because I will re-sculpt these areas after the wax is cast from the original mold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e          \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/webS_AgainstTheDyingOfTheLight_07.jpg?v=1642985128\" alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim creates self portrait as a black man struggling against all odds\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sometimes it is ourselves who hold us back the most, artist self portrait in rage\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/webS_AgainstTheDyingOfTheLight_09.jpg?v=1642985185\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     I want this artwork to stand tall and intend to add a stone pillar under the bronze sculpture.  [I carved the base you see in the images on this page.]  As usual, a one-third deposit will hold your bronze for you. Thank you for your interest and support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Origin of Nude Male Art Sculpture:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuly 28, 2001:\u003c\/b\u003e On the first day of my arrival to the MARBLE\/marble Symposium, I was given a work site and a stone to fit my 24-inch tall figure maquette. Pictured left is the work in plastilina on top of my marble piece. I rushed to put this idea together about a week before I left for Colorado. I was still trying to figure out the composition for the big hands, which is also why you do not see them here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Kelly carving Against the Dying of the Light into Marble (never finished)\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/2001mm07_Kelly1stTimeWithPowerTools-diamond.jpg?v=1642986090\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Art Sculpture:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust 2001:\u003c\/b\u003e Several days later, you now see the large hands on the maquette. Each night after I stopped the day's work on my marble, I would try to finish the clay maquette by sculpting my own hands (thickened up to be more manly). Although I did not get much marble carved on this work during the 8-day workshop (I spent probably the first 5 days getting over my apprehension with the diamond blades), I learned a tremendous amount more than expected at my first MARBLE\/marble Symposium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"African American man exerting extreme effort in a struggle to win, top view as his head is thrown back\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/webS_050510zzzzt2_head.jpg?v=1643018085\"\u003e   \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/webS_050510zzzzu2_head.jpg?v=1643018152\" alt=\"Detail of man's head, mouth open in extreme expression of rage, shown in clay for bronze sculpture Against the Dying of the Light\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough I practically had the maquette finished by the time I left Colorado, I ended up setting the work aside -- for way too long. Part of the reason was because on the drive back home, I had the inspiration for the sculpture \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/collections\/bronze-statue\/products\/together-and-alone-bronze-sculpture-of-man-woman-couple\" title=\"Together and Alone, a bronze sculpture about real life\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTogether and Alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and I immersed myself into the new project . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/products\/chest-piece-male-nude-bronze-bas-relief-wall-hanging-or-tabletop-sculpture\" title=\"a man's chest composition as a human shield small relief sculpture great for door handles\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChest Piece\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.borsheimarts.com\/sculpture\/2004\/shield_bronze.htm\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e were derived from \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst the Dying of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Artist Kelly Borsheim signature, logo, and limited edition carved into clay for bronze sculpture Against the Dying of the Light\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/files\/webS_050510zzzzx2_signature.jpg?v=1643018247\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr width=\"50%\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBy Dylan Thomas\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(27 October 1914, Wales - 9 November 1953, New York)\u003cbr\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night,\u003cbr\u003eOld age should burn and rave at close of day;\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough wise men at their end know dark is right,\u003cbr\u003eBecause their words had forked no lightning they\u003cbr\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood men, the last wave by, crying how bright\u003cbr\u003eTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,\u003cbr\u003eAnd learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,\u003cbr\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrave men, near death, who see with blinding sight\u003cbr\u003eBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd you, my father, there on the sad height,\u003cbr\u003eCurse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.\u003cbr\u003eDo not go gentle into that good night.\u003cbr\u003eRage, rage against the dying of the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact Borsheim Arts Studio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContact The Artist About This Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borsheim Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41826204778645,"sku":"Against the Dying-ORDER","price":18800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/products\/webS_AgainstTheDyingOfTheLight_56x14x13_BronzeStone_7800_1.jpg?v=1642977061"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6318\/0693\/collections\/web_Stargazer_111113_PS276_withGymnastMarbleSculpture_TXexhibit.jpg?v=1591886186","url":"https:\/\/borsheimarts.com\/zh\/collections\/sculpture\/erect-penis-sculpture.oembed","provider":"Borsheim Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}