KYPROS - ‘Copper’
Cypriot Alabaster
19 H x 13 W x 5 in.
Cyprus got its name from copper deposits on the island. They have been mining copper there since 4000 BC., and the Roman’s copper supply came primarily from Cyprus. As I began to carve this Cypriot Alabaster, I could see the copper-colored striations in the stone. I decided to accent those copper areas by carving around them. The shape that emerged from the stone is reminiscent of the sails on boats I saw in the Mediterranean. Can you imagine those Sirocco winds blowing through my work?
- T Barny
KYPROS - ‘Copper’
Cypriot Alabaster
19 H x 13 W x 5 in.
Cyprus got its name from copper deposits on the island. They have been mining copper there since 4000 BC., and the Roman’s copper supply came primarily from Cyprus. As I began to carve this Cypriot Alabaster, I could see the copper-colored striations in the stone. I decided to accent those copper areas by carving around them. The shape that emerged from the stone is reminiscent of the sails on boats I saw in the Mediterranean. Can you imagine those Sirocco winds blowing through my work?
- T Barny
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