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| Jenny Whiteside demonstrating her tools |
Jenny Whiteside commenced her talk with a bit of background about her first piece, carved from Australian Serpentine that she has retained as a yardstick of her achievements and for sentimental reasons. Having made this first work she had a complete change of direction and has never looked back and is very passionate about what she does.
Jenny showed us the tools she uses and the stone and explained how she has sourced them from overseas, the stone from Canada and the better tools from Italy.
She told us about the different stones, their hardness, colour and workability then she explained the process from the initial cutting, sometimes with a chain saw to carving, sanding and finally waxing and polishing.
We were able to see some of the beautiful stones she has on hand as well as some finished works and photographs of sold pieces.
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| Jenny Whiteside "Grace" |
Jenny was most enthusiastic about the symposiums she has been on and urged members to think about taking part in one. She also holds workshops at her studio and at Bulleen Art and Gardens.
Over all it was a great evening with all members taking part in lively questioning and learning a great deal from each other as well as Jenny about sculpting in stone. Thank you Jenny for a terrific evening.
See her website at: www.jennywhiteside.com
Report by Gordon Robertson
After the break Jenny Rickards talk was a change of approach altogether - whereas Jenny Whiteside uses air chisels and fine polish; the work that Jenny Rickards undertook at Lightning Ridge earlier this year had no such finesse. Using a combination of water feed tools and mallet and chisel work - the sandstone was shaped using a "slice and dice" technique - and a lot of sanding (dry). The cutting involved a tile cutter - water feed with a diamond turbo blade. The water feed tools necessitated wonderful dressing in plastic rubbish bag and full face mask.... quite bizarre.
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| Jenny Rickards "Blessing" |
More on Jenny’s website:
It was a fun evening, the discussion was great and Mary’s muffins a big hit!
See you at the next meeting.
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