
Carving requires envisioning skills that are entirely different from those needed to create drawings and paintings. Michelangelo famously said that the stone contained the work, his only role was to release it with his chisel and hammer; what he was talking about was the artist's capacity for imagining the figure he is going to make even though the stone has yet to be carved away, but he was also talking about his knowledge of the material and what could be done with it, how to respond to its grain and colouring as he revealed it.
All these works were done on the West Coast, using local materials, such as cedar and soapstone.
![]() Daniel and Lion
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![]() Inuit Man
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![]() Seated Ape
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![]() Shaman and Musk Ox
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![]() Jewelry Box Lid
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![]() Egyptian Relief
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![]() Grouse Woodblock
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