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The Carving Life, by Artist Cindy Presant, stone carving blog

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Fireside Chat about Carving Tools
by Cindy Presant February 12, 2019

Good woodworking tools will be sufficient for many carvings. Basic hand chisels, hand saws, coarse rasps, and rifflers give the ability to carve the softer soapstones, like most Brazilian soapstone.

Posted in carving, Hand tools, New work, Sculpture, Soapstone, Stone carving

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Resolve to be creative in 2019
by Cindy Presant December 27, 2018

Five creative resolutions for 2019 to be more creative in the New Year: consider writing your own.

Posted in 2019, carving, New Year's resolutions, Walking

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Carving During Holidays: Arguments with Stone
by Cindy Presant December 10, 2018

I’m working on three pieces right now - one that is giving me a lot of grief, because the stone doesn’t want to be the animal I want it to be;

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Walking to Clear the Mind and Gather Pebbles
by Cindy Presant November 23, 2018

Picking up beach pebbles is one of my habits...

Posted in Beach Pebbles, Long Point Beach, Walking

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