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Stephen Hutchins
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Sculpture
Georgia Marble
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Alabama Marble
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Legato
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Adagio
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Da Capo
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“Being part of a dwindling group of stone carvers inspires me to keep creating,” says Stephen Hutchins. “My hope is to inspire others to pick up the craft and keep it going.
“The stone I use for my sculptures and bowls is sourced locally, and oftentimes repurposed. The techniques I use are a mix of traditional stone carving techniques and modern tools.”
Stephen has been a working artist for ten years. In addition to creating modern sculpture, he also works as an architectural stone carver and conservator of historic stonework. Some of his carvings can be seen at the Nashville City Cemetery, Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, and St. Cecilia Academy.
Most of the stone that I carve is reclaimed from demolished buildings or other sources where the stone was deemed scrap. Quarrying stone is not gentle on the earth and the stone itself is finite, so I try to work from salvaged stone as much as possible.
I would be an Italian artisan carving marble on the coast of Tuscany in Pietrasanta. This is the mecca of marble carving, and they have such a rich tradition of passing down knowledge that dates back multiple generations of master carvers.
Florence and Rome had the biggest effect on me. Being able to see the masterpieces of the Italian renaissance in person was both inspiring and humbling.
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