COLLECTION SERIES MARBLE SCULPTURE

Carved by MARTIN COONEY

Nessie / Sold / Autumn of 14 Collection / Colorado Yule Marble

39 x 4 x 7″ / 19 lbs / SN140801

For this, the second carving of my ‘Autumn of 14′ Collection of Colorado Yule Marble Sculpture, I changed tack from my usual technique, and one that I had utilized with my previous carving, Ice Boat. This time around, by the time I began the carving process, I had actually been staring at this little devil for quite some considerable time. I am not really sure just why I had cut those notches, or even why this strange remnant had been hanging around my stone yard, for so long! But the more I gazed at her, the clearer her final design became until I had the whole thing figured out, before I ever donned the dust mask.  The result may be highly symbolic, but the essence of my mandate here was to carve a creature well able to slide, slither, and swim her way practically anywhere; including your terrace, patio, living room, kitchen, and even the wilder corners of your very own back garden.

I can’t count the number of times I would walk past this  mangled piece of marble and catch a flash of her staring defiantly back. And best of all, there really wasn’t much in the way of roughing out this time around, just straight in to the good stuff: fleshing out the form.

Her name obviously evokes some famous images of the legendary Loch Ness Monster that we are all now very familiar with. And as such, ‘Nessie’ takes her place among a growing family of reptilian-like creatures that include: Terrible Lizard,  Troy,  Guin and Son,  and  Birth of a Guin.

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COLLECTION SERIES MARBLE SCULPTURE

Carved by MARTIN COONEY

Nessie / Sold / Autumn of 14 Collection / Colorado Yule Marble

39 x 4 x 7″ / 19 lbs / SN140801

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