Category: Carved Stone

I studied stone carving with Nita Sunderland at Bradley University, Peoria, IL. She was a gruff teacher and is an excellent sculptor. I carved this over the summer when school was out of session. When Nita came back and learned I had finished the piece, she told me she hoped I wasn’t too in love with it because she hadn’t seen it. My stomach lurched at the idea of having to change the form that I truly loved. (This is the one sculpture I will always keep.) I then showed it to her and she had nothing to say. She thought it was great too.

Completed:	1980
Dimensions:	8″ x 18″ x 12″
Materials:	Black African Wonderstone
Collection:	Deb Vandenbroucke (the artist) Madison, WI

This sculpture is a variation on The Marble, a sculpture I imagined large enough to climb on. The form is even more organic and is foreshadowing of sculptures to come.

Completed:	1979
Dimensions:	14″ x 12″ x 12″
Materials:	Alabaster
Last Seen:	Nancy Renfer of Sycamore, IL received this sculpture as a gift and I have long lost track of her.

This was my first stone sculpture. Eureka College did not have pneumatic carving tools so it was made with traditional hammer and chisel.

I was thinking of this piece as a model for a huge 2-story one that you could climb into. If I could lean my whole body into the shape it would have felt cool and comforting.

Completed:	1979
Dimensions:	27″ x 24″ x 8″
Materials:	Marble
Last Seen:	Katy Weeks and Dave Kay Harvard, Massachusetts