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and hard working. She said she spends eight hours a day carving and polishing her pieces until they reach a surface as smooth as a baby’s skin. The task of changing a rough log or block of stone into a finished piece is an enormous task taking several months.
It begins by cutting into the stone or wood with a pneumatic drill that is actually a miniature jackhammer and almost as loud. It makes her studio floor shake. Delivering 125 pounds per square inch, the stress on her hands limits her to working with the drill for 20-minute sessions. A fine dust covers everything and she protects herself with goggles, earplugs and an air mask.
By working alternately on several pieces in various stages of completion, she is able to keep busy all day. “Within a quarter of an inch I don’t use the air compressor anymore,” she said. Then chiseling with hand tools she adds the fine detailing. If she makes a mistake, there is no replacing or repairing it, so her eye has taught her hand to work carefully. When working in wood, she paints the surface with a slurry mixture of kerosene and wax and that stops any cracks from occurring as she cuts deeply into the wood.
Hand polishing is an extremely slow and tedious
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