I started this carving last summer, the stone is one of two pieces I picked up whilst visiting Dorset. It's Purbeck stone from St Aldhelm's Quarry, apparently the same stone used in the building of Salisbury Cathedral. It was an eventful drive back up the quarry lane with those lumps in the boot of my car! As a crystalline limestone it's relatively easy to carve whilst being hard enough to hold a crisp edge. I'm aiming for a simple torso with a gentle contrapposto..... well, that's the idea anyway.
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