Website Updated Feb.7th,2003 "How to Carve" Page Updated Jan.27th, 2003 A book for beginners that covers just about everything.

My art and sculptures are works done mostly in stone (marble, limestone, alabaster, soapstone) and some wood or clay. Major inspiration for my sculptures come my relationships and feelings about God, people, nature, and the things we surround ourselves with. You're invited to view my sculptures and art and to tell me a little about yourself. Enjoy! Shane

The Stoneshaper

Stone Sculptor, Artist, Shane Smith

Where do I go next?

A guide to Stoneshaper's pages.

Why Carve Stone: What is the allure of stone carving?
Gallery: Thumbnail images lead to larger views.
Work in progress: Sculptures I am currently working on.
Where can you get stone and tools? How about information on how to carve stone.
This is a page that may help. I am constantly adding information to it as more people E-mail me with their sources.
Stone carving symposiums: Get the information you need to start carving stone.
Stoneshaper's bio: I have had requests for information about myself, here goes...

Why do I carve stone?.

Many mediums lend themselves to the expression of instant, spontaneous emotion. The time, patience and intimacy required to shape stone forms a bond between it and the artist. For me, the stone is not "worked", instead my thoughts shape the stone while the stone in turn shapes my thoughts, with the end result revealing something new about each. The final expression is always a surprise. So how do I know when its done? That part is easy: When I fall in love with it.

My Current Works

Larger pictures of stone and wood sculptures are loaded under thumbnail images. For those of you with newer browsers this will open a new window for each piece. 3-D versions must have Apples' Quicktime available free for download. To rotate pictures click and hold down on mouse and move it side to side. Thank you and enjoy, Shane.

WHITE BISHOP SITTING

3-D versionWhat do you do with a small piece of stone? Why anything you want. Maybe get creative and make some chess pieces?

PIPES

I had some time on my hands and some small pieces of soapstone so I made some pipes.

FISSURE

3-D movable versionA liquid moving within a liquid can be very beautiful in it's movement. (Remember Lava Lamps?)

THE HARPIST IN THE LOBBY OF THE MARRIOTT

3-D version-- Beautiful Lady, thank you for your music.

BORN OF THE EARTH AND OF THE WIND AND OF THE WATER

3-D version This name comes from my feelings about this piece and the forces that made it.

EMERGENCE OF THE SOUL

3-D movable version The soul of woman, man, and nature, intertwined and inseparable.

DESERT FLOWER

Beauty may be found everywhere, even on a black rock.

BIRD IN FLIGHT 1

3-D movable version First of a two-part series, Red-green alabaster-- Freedom from the world.

BIRD in FLIGHT 2

Second part of a two-part series. Made of laminated wood, this sculpture was created to be a wall hanging and served as a model for the smaller replica done in alabaster.

THE GREENING

Indiana limestone-- Symbolizes the mind, body, and spirit integrated together in a separate but combined entity.

BIRTH OF A MERMAID

This is a work done in Italian Carrara marble and imagination

BALANCED

Black soapstone and wood. An exquisite statement about women and choices

FREEBIRD

Indiana limestone. The spirit of a woman unbound.

THE ESSENCE OF A WOMAN

Indiana limestone-- What is the essential physical and spiritual difference in a woman that binds her so close to nature?

COLDFIRE

Michigan alabaster--- Hot body-cold intellect.

THE NINTH MONTH

White alabaster-- Self explanatory!!!

MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

Colorado alabaster-- The bond between a mother and child is truly set in stone.

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The Stoneshaper

Stone Sculptor, Artist, Shane Smith

Where do I go next?

A guide to Stoneshaper's pages.

Why do I carve stone?.

My Current Works

WHITE BISHOP SITTING

PIPES

FISSURE

THE HARPIST IN THE LOBBY OF THE MARRIOTT

BORN OF THE EARTH AND OF THE WIND AND OF THE WATER

EMERGENCE OF THE SOUL

DESERT FLOWER

BIRD IN FLIGHT 1

BIRD in FLIGHT 2

THE GREENING

BIRTH OF A MERMAID

BALANCED

FREEBIRD

THE ESSENCE OF A WOMAN

COLDFIRE

THE NINTH MONTH

MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

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