C$4,200
I had almost completed polishing up this sculpture when the phone rang. News from the Netherlands, a relative has Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
After a long conversation I returned to my studio to find that my sculpture had slipped off the workbench and onto the floor. Broken in half, I felt there was no hope for the sculpture.
How dare I give up I thought. I have to try to make this piece survive. So I placed a steel rod between the broken pieces as a symbol of hope. I then mounted the sculpture on a rock that I felt symbolized 'cancer', a black jagged rock. The Ribbon of Hope remains strongly held together while standing tall on top of its cancer. Years later the relative remains symptoms free.
| Technique: | Italian Alabaster, Base Igneous Rock |
| Contents: | Mineral, Crystal, Accessories, Gemstone, Jewelry, Quartz, Sculpture |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 19in x 16in x 8in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | Unknown; Contact sales for a shipping quote |
Michelle McCutchon
Vancouver, British Columbia
Rock Sculptress, Michelle McCutchon, carves rocks mostly in figurative form. She sculpts marble, jade, alabaster, granite, soapstone, pyrophyllite and more.
She is self-taught, first learning the tools of her trade as a Red Seal Auto Technician/Mechanic.
""Rock is my medium of choice because you have one chance to it carve it right, just like you have one life to live."
"The more challenging a piece is, the more satisfying it is to complete. The physical demands reward me with a cathartic therapeutic release." ***"