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Gallerynow
Distance: 9.9 Mi1205 W Horatio St Ste 2
33606 Tampa -
Michael Murphy Gallery
Distance: 11.0 Mi2701 S MacDill Ave
33629-7221 Tampa -
Project Return
Distance: 12.4 Mi304 W Waters Ave
33604-2939 Tampa -
Frame By Frame Gallery Inc
Distance: 14.4 Mi16035 Tampa Palms Blvd W
33647-2001 Tampa -
Linden Galleries
Distance: 15.6 Mi11716 N Dale Mabry Hwy
33618-3504 Tampa
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I prefer to use alabaster for my pieces because it is a relatively soft stone. Carving is a very lengthy journey - simultaneously tedious and exciting - to a wonderful experience of seeing your final product. Deciding what to carve on a new stone is really the hardest process and could take some time. Always wet the stone to bring out the color as it may help to decide what to carve. Once the idea has been developed, then the carving begins. First I use a chisel and hammer to cut away parts of the stone that are unnecessary. I use different rasps as I get closer to what I want to define.