Free carving is kind of a weird mental experience for me. You have to force yourself to see past all the excess stone. It almost reminds me of when I used to be overweight but didn’t realize I was overweight. I had this idea in my head of what I looked like, just like I have an idea in my head of what the final sculpture will look like. And just like losing weight, the changes are often very gradual and you just have to keep at it until the mental image matches reality.

As much as I’m enjoying the carving process for this flame sculpture, I can’t wait until it’s done and polished to a high shine. Orange calcite is such a beautiful stone. Below you can see the difference after just using water to wash away the dust and reveal some of the color. Polished up will be even better.

Carving a merkaba to test out this darker slate variety. Not as easy as the green slate I shared yesterday but still carves nicely. ⚒️

Making steady progress ⚒️🔥 I still have more to hollow out in the center and more curves to refine but it’s starting to match what’s in my head..

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Successful test of some slate from a new supplier. This is a green slate from Vermont. So far it carves beautifully.⚒️ I have some darker varieties to test out next that I’m even more excited about.

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Starting to find the final form⚒️🪨🔥 The general shape is there, but now I have to slow down a bit and hone in on the final curves. I’m aiming to thin out the stone along some of the curves and create more negative space. Less chunky fire…more elegant flame.

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The fire is taking shape… For those curious, this is orange honeycomb calcite. It’s a relatively soft stone, but it fractures easily, so you can’t use hammer and chisel. Rotary tools only. But the translucency is out of this world, especially once it’s polished to a high shine.

Still A LOT of stone left to remove. The hardest part about this flame is that it needs to be a flame from every angle. Viewable in 360 degrees. The form will appear gradually and then suddenly as per usual. The real magic will happen after the sanding and polishing. Orange honeycomb calcite is a beautiful stone when it’s polished to a mirror shine. Stay tuned for updates.. ⚒️🔥

“Bitcoin is a fire of truth burning in cyberspace.” -Michael Saylor Taking some time with this sculpture in orange honeycomb calcite. Planning to hollow out the center of the flame to allow for a strong light source, but working currently on shaping the flame itself. I began this sculpture with an idea in mind, but in terms of the shape of the flame, I’m letting the stone itself guide me. #bitcoin #art

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