{"id":197,"date":"2016-03-30T12:31:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T16:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/?p=197"},"modified":"2016-03-30T12:34:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T16:34:30","slug":"making-stone-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/making-stone-sculptures\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Stone Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The process of stone carving is illustrated here.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-197 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-1-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-1.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-198'>\n\t\t\t\tThe block of stone as received from the quarry, with the small clay model, and the rough outline of the form drawn on the stone. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-2-242x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-2-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-2.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-199'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bulk of the stone has been removed with the use of a diamond wheel on a high-speed grinder, cutting slots in the stone, which is then removed with hammer and chisel.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-3-242x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-3-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-3.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-200'>\n\t\t\t\tFurther shaping with the use of pneumatic (compressed air) chisels.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-4-242x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-4-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-4.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-201'>\n\t\t\t\tGrinding wheels (diamond and carborundum) are used to refine the shape and start smoothing the surfaces.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-5.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-5-242x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-5-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stoneprocess-5.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-202'>\n\t\t\t\t5: With further smoothing and then polishing, the natural colour of the stone emerges. The contrast between the polished surfaces and the textured surfaces (e.g. the hair) is obtained by leaving some of the stone unpolished, giving it its white appearance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of stone carving is illustrated here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-its-done","content-columns-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sculpturebywynn.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}