Workshop notes

Process notes from the bench — how a portrait is settled in clay, how stone is chosen for a site, and how a large figure survives a sea voyage.

18 June 2026
Why the likeness is settled in clay, not in stone
A portrait commission is decided at the maquette stage, not the chisel — what a clay model does, what to check before you approve it, and what cannot change.
09 July 2026
Choosing stone for an outdoor figure
Granite, sandstone, limestone or marble outdoors — what actually determines whether a carving still reads after ten years of rain, sun and coastal salt.
21 August 2026
How a large figure is packed, crated and shipped
Section joints, plywood cases, timber blocking, banding and the documents that travel with the goods — how a three-metre carving arrives intact.

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