My Hobby (or Lust to dust) by Alan Johnson
“He cannot retire until he has a proper hobby”- a comment by my wife the day before I was due to retire!!! That is how it all started some 15 years ago, so I selected direct stone carving or sculpting in stone as my hobby – please don’t ask me why, I just did okay and being DIY capable convinced me it would be easy. All I needed was an idea, and a suitable piece of stone (see below). So just like Michelangelo I acquired a lump of marble and a limited selection of tools that might be useful.
The stone was free. However, the idea took some time to materialise. Should the idea fit the stone, or the stone fit the idea?
What tools do you need ? I was to learn later that if it works use it. Buying tools can become addictive, a veritable money pit, so buy wisely – you can have too many. The selection below would be an absolute minimum.
So that was it, stone plus tools equals lots of time and mess. Oh, and don’t forget you may need a muse, or afflatus to encourage and guide you. Early progress can be seen below.
And now the finished article.
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The final view says it all, LUST TO DUST.
Examples of my labour of love.
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