Today should prove to be an excellent day for sculpting. Usually it is my experience that the "hotter the better" when it comes to working in stone. We are expecting a high in the 90 degree range, it should be perfect.

The photo in this entry shows some of the basic tools with which the transformation from stone takes place. I keep things pretty simple and use no power tools except for in sharpening chisels.

Once in a while a passer-by my home will stop and ask "What is that going to be... that thing that you are working on?", to which I'll reply "Oh... It will still be just a stone!".


I will end this entry with my thoughts for today:

At times, life can smell sweeter than it will ever taste...