z SOLD ~ Marble Torso 2004

"Marble Torso"  Colorado Yule Marble sculpture one-of-a-kind 24" h x 13" x 11" © 2004 Kelly Borsheim Private Collection, Austin, Texas Marble Torso 2004, Carving the Stone:         Above: This marble torso was started in July 2004. I had the idea for the piece as I was driving up to Colorado to carve in the mountains near the Yule Marble Quarry. I remembered a sketch I had done of a dancer during a performance of the Harlem Ballet in Austin, Texas. I did not have the sketch with me, or a maquette, but I was pleased with my crayon sketch on the stone itself (see image on the left).        Note in the finished piece how the top of the torso is shaped like an open book.        I had a slab of marble cut off the back since the stone was too deep for my drawing and I will use the leftover stone for some other works of art. The second image is of my carving site. I get great energy from the mountains and the surrounding marble and trees.        The third image shows how I am removing