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ebony, agate alabaster, ironwood. nile-green soapstone, opague and steps between a shapeless piece of stone and a finished sculpture.
“Well, first of all, a stone is not ever really shapeless. Sometimes you see contours in it that tell you what to make," Mrs. Lewis said. This was the case with her Fat Lady. A chunky piece of “poor man's jade” - green soapstone - reminded her of an aging, overweight artist's model who had once been a real beauty. The finished figure is a sitting woman, with rough-cut stone for her wild hair and highly-polished stone for her impossible curves.
More often, according to Mrs. Lewis, an artist will have an idea for a sculpture and find a stone that fits. She
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