here various pictures of stones I have (or I had) here in my studio, at different refinement stages. They all come from Apuan Alps, some from the ligurian part, some from toscana border, some from emilia romagna. Each area has own characteristics, as for structure, surface and color. Enjoy!
A very small one.. it´s 3 centimeters and a half tall!
This one has a peculiar structure.. it has been collected on the Emilia Romagna side of Apuan Alps and the surface shows two different layers and material compositions. Because of the shape too, it has been titled ” Lovers”. 15 cm tall, chestnut wood Dai included.
the wave.. one day I´ll achieve to make a good dai for this one.. it was THE curve of a very small river. Width: 31 cm, Height: 22 cm.
Here some older pics..
the second stone is huge! more than 45 centimeters wide. It was a long walk with it, this time.
here some various stones.. for each one a box was made.
The stone is actually a light grey. With this light it gets a purple nuance. I´ll shoot better pictures of it soon!!
this stone is around 35 cm wide.. it looks smaller from the picture.