I roughly carve out the figure and use black crayon to indicate the profile of the face. At this point I had considered having both legs in front of her and have indicated that in crayon.
I decided to fold her right leg under her and have removed stone to indicate the leg, leaving it roughly cut to indicate fabric. I have cut the profile of the face and have removed some stone from behind the head.
I want to move the left leg over and indicate that in crayon. I also need to remove more stone along the line of her back to give her more depth.
I crayon the center line of the face and the features.
At the end of the stone, I mark where different parts (foot, elbow) are. I leave the foot intentionally wide, so I can move it left or right as the carving progresses.
I remove the corners and some of the back of the stone with a 9" angle grinder, in order to open the stone more.
Here she is, for now. The arm and hand are wide, for the same reason that the foot is wide. I may want to move things around as I finish. I work a little bit on various areas, like the face, foot and back, as I move toward a finish.
Here is a little bumble bee that got into the studio and was anxious to get out. I got it onto a piece of paper and put it outside.
Not sure what these are, but they are tiny. Each clump of blooms is only 1/2" across.
Close up of a Twin-blade wildflower.
The bears have been officially approved- from right to left is Mary Ann Pollard who commissioned the bears, Genie Lee her sister, Mary Ann's niece, Karen Coke, Lauren Wigginton and Lynnie Meyer, administrators from Norton Healthcare Foundation. On the far left is Katherine Vowels, who is responsible, not only for me securing this commission, but also the commission of the baby elephant sculpture (Ely) at the Louisville Zoo. Many thanks Kate!
I roughly carve out the figure and use black crayon to indicate the profile of the face. At this point I had considered having both legs in front of her and have indicated that in crayon. 
I decided to fold her right leg under her and have removed stone to indicate the leg, leaving it roughly cut to indicate fabric. I have cut the profile of the face and have removed some stone from behind the head. 
I want to move the left leg over and indicate that in crayon. I also need to remove more stone along the line of her back to give her more depth. 
I crayon the center line of the face and the features. 
At the end of the stone, I mark where different parts (foot, elbow) are. I leave the foot intentionally wide, so I can move it left or right as the carving progresses. 
I remove the corners and some of the back of the stone with a 9" angle grinder, in order to open the stone more. 
Here she is, for now. The arm and hand are wide, for the same reason that the foot is wide. I may want to move things around as I finish. I work a little bit on various areas, like the face, foot and back, as I move toward a finish. 
Here is a little bumble bee that got into the studio and was anxious to get out. I got it onto a piece of paper and put it outside. 
Not sure what these are, but they are tiny. Each clump of blooms is only 1/2" across. 
Close up of a Twin-blade wildflower. 
The bears have been officially approved- from right to left is Mary Ann Pollard who commissioned the bears, Genie Lee her sister, Mary Ann's niece, Karen Coke, Lauren Wigginton and Lynnie Meyer, administrators from Norton Healthcare Foundation. On the far left is Katherine Vowels, who is responsible, not only for me securing this commission, but also the commission of the baby elephant sculpture (Ely) at the Louisville Zoo. Many thanks Kate!
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