Jason Overy arrived on Quadra Island one day after his wedding in June 2006. During their busy holiday she spent 5 days to carve 'Die Amazone' As dancer and choreographer Inge was very interested in the dance sculptures in my studio. Inge Knuepple and her husband visited Quadra Island from Germany for a few weeks in September/October 2006. It has been a great experience and a lot of fun to do. My backpack on the way home was about 9 kilo's of art over-weight. Chris gave me freedom to do what I wanted to do and if I asked for help he would happily provide that. It took me a couple of hours but time flies when you're having fun! It's a great feeling when you are creating something that actually looks good and is easy to do. My second creation, an Easter Island head came out just the way I wanted it. He knows when you can continue carving or stop to create a nice sculpture. Chris checked a couple of times how the stone and I where doing - we both where doing fine.Ĭhris recognized my style of carving and had a couple of hints that made in fact the end result even nicer. I didn't have any problems and gradually a medium sized shark tooth pendent came to life. Soapstone is surprisingly soft and easy to carve. To get the feel for the air and electrical powered tools, a small stone was picked to be my first victim. I have never created something worthy the name 'Art'. I thought he was a very interesting and funny fellow (not from a Funny-Farm). “I first met Chris Rose at a Quadra Island artist potluck. Niels de Prest from Holland did 16 Hours of creations over four afternoons/evenings in July 2009 We still receive guests who can stay in our cottage/suite but I will not provide the Mentor Program any longer. Home and studio was located on the ocean over looking Marina and Cortes IslandsĪs well as, the Coastal Mountains to the east. In two hours while another will take two years), but most of my students left the studio with a nice sculpture after seven days. The sculpture and/or the aptitude of the carver (one students may do a sculpture I've been asked: 'how long does it takes to carve a sculpture?' - the answer to this question depends on the subject matter of Many other carvers of all ages and background have followed the high school students over the years until December 2010 Their own sculptures as part of the practicum before graduation. Thus, I had a number of senior high school students carve Parties to carve soapstone? The answer was 'yes'. In 1998 I was asked, if I would be willing to teach interested

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