Stone carving is an activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone. For modern day, it is more like a very important part to be used by an sculpture or artist when creating a sculpture. Why it has become something artistic? Imagine that when the stone are carved into different shapes, the shapes carry meaning, those different stone materials even carry meanings. As for civilized people, pursuing the soothing of soul has been one of our most necessary activity to detach yourself from the hustle and bustle of the busy working.
What stone is best for carving?
Sculptors use all kinds of stone to make sculptures. Everything from soft stones like soapstone, limestone, and marble, to much garder stones like granite, to semiprecious stones like jade and quartz. So it just comes down to personal preference. It depends on your preferences: such as on the look you're going for, the kind of polish you want on the final form, the way the stone reflects light, the grain (Yes, stone has grain, just like wood), and the price your patrons are willing to pay for commissions. And if you wanna just carve to learn it, you can just from the soft stone first, then choose harder one on the next level.
Where to buy carving stone?
If you’re a buyer for personal use, it is good choice to look for the garden center or stone supplier in your local market.
If you are buying for business use, you can see if you have the stone resources in your local country, if there are, there might be stone carving factory business built.You can spend some time to find them nearby. If you don’t have these suppliers in your local country, you can import them from the country where mature production system has been built or owns the professional factory.
stone carving for the home & garden
Good topic! Stone carving is a perfect match for garden. It adds to the garden with fun, harmony. Imagine that when you walking into a garden, some small cobble turtles crawl in the grass with different facial expression. Some are smiling. Some look serious. What a great scene. You can also put a buddha there. Different buddha figure may carry different meanings. But all brings good fortune to your life and career, right? Or you can also choose the figure you prefer, you can DIY! That’s pretty meaningful that you put some meaning to your life. You control your life instead of others.
If you are interested in stone carvings, you can visit our youtube channel: magicstonegarden or go visit our website:www.magicstonegarden.com to take a look. You may find some deigns you like. Life is good to explore right?
Written by Jane Chi
Post time: Apr-22-2022