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
""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." ***"