South Korea | 23.11.13

Surrounded by artists

Sculptors usually work alone as the work is noisy, dusty and often dangerous. So it is a real treat to be surrounded by artists who willingly share their time, their skills and their enthusiasm; which makes the time fly by.

One of my sculptor mates told me I had ‘nailed it’, I think I will finish in good time. I fly home on the 29th so a few days to go.

My bedroom with ensuite top right

The ‘Flower pot ‘ House

I moved into accommodation at the Art Park so no more early morning bus rides etc. Also l have shower after work before dinner which is great.

My abode for the last week of the Symposium. It is situated at the Art Park which is great; no more early buses to catch ! Also billeted in this strange flower pot house is Nardoo pictured; he is from Iran now living in London and has been assisting me by showing me the right tools to use and the sequence in which to use them; so many tools.

Spending most of my time lately, shaping and polishing my 3 metre sculpture of white granite. Like every polishing job one has to go through all the grades using a angle grinder with both hands. Tiring work but rewarding and I take regular breaks and stretch.

The black granite base

More shaping to be done prior to polishing

Shaping and refining the surface of the white granite using angle grinder

My stone moved to another location to make it easier to work on the flat planes