Marjen Blanken

Netherlands  • 1960

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I work with soft and medium hard stone, such as soapstone, serpentine and alabaster.
The first phase is working with hammer and chisels. This creates the coarse shape. While chopping, I regularly view the emerging image from a distance.


When I am satisfied with the rough shape, the second phase follows: grating and filing. Then the image is polished with sandpaper from coarse to fine (hardness 100 to 1200).
Finally, the statue is waxed and I marvel at the colors in the stone.
An image is successful for me if I have expressed an emotion in the image.


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The year of birth of the artist is: 1960