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My first time carving marble

In this video, I showcase my first-ever attempt at carving a female torso sculpture out of Calacatta marble and epoxy. The sculpture, measuring 24” tall, 14” wide, and 9” thick, weighs 76 pounds and ...
Reuters

Wider Image: Carving Buddha in Myanmar village 'blessed' with marble bounty

SAGYIN, Myanmar (Reuters) - The fine white dust that shrouds much of his northern Myanmar village also covers sculptor Chin Win as he leans over a half-finished Buddha statue. "We are blessed to carve ...
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Marble busts carved with a Greek inscription rose from the soil of northern Israel

Two marble busts pulled from the ground near Binyamina in northern Israel have surprised the archaeologists who found them, ...
Miami Herald

Shell collector finds rare marble depicting twins in Greek stream. See it on display

Archaeologists were surprised when a clothed bundle found in a stream held a unique marble carving. National Archaeological Museum, Athens Years after a rare Greek marble was discovered, the unique ...
The Next Web

From Michelangelo to robots: This startup is carving a new era of sculpture

Carrara, the Italian city famous for some of the world’s finest marbles, has given birth to the masterpieces of Renaissance masters, such as Michelangelo and Antonio Canova. Now, right in the heart of ...