Alabaster Sculpture

[hc4361]

I know nothing of art, especially sculpture, but I have seen a very large alabaster sculpture that caught my eye.

Is alabaster an expensive material?

[RATTER15]

No, not really, it used to get carved a lot because it was easy to carve, no great value in alabaster itself.

[hc4361]

Thanks, Ratter. What is it?

[stuey]

Alabaster is a mineral based upon gypsum, and there are many varieties of it. Some of the items made from it are quite beautiful and sometimes quite expensive. For example, see these:https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVi0_cTlVWwkAvkUnnIlQ?p=alabaster+in+clock+cases&fr=yhs-mozilla-003&fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003

[stuey]

Well, that didn't work did it?:)

[RATTER15]

Alabaster is a stone, similar to marble, not usually used for large statues though, more for the smaller ornamental products like table lamps and small figurines.

[stuey]

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVi0_cTlVWwkAvkUnnIlQ?p=alabaster+in+clock+cases&fr=yhs-mozilla-003&;fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&;hsimp=yhs-003

[RATTER15]

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVi0_cTlVWwkAvkUnnIlQ?p=alabaster+in+clock+cases&fr=yhs-mozilla-003&;fr2=piv-web&hspart=mozilla&;hsimp=yhs-003

[stuey]

Hi, Ratter; I don't know why it didn't work at first. Alabaster is often confused with marble, granite, or even Belgian slate...It's rather a nice material.

[hc4361]

Thanks all. It's nice to know the value of the piece is in the artwork itself and not the material, rather like a painting.

I will start saving my tuppeny bits

[stuey]

Do you have a picture of the sculpture?

[hc4361]

This is it, but the photo doesn't do it justice

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/372743306634943383/

[stuey]

It's amazing what some people can do with a large pebble:) I bet that costs more than 10/6d.

[hc4361]

I'd better ditch the coffee jar and use a carboy to save my ds.

I can't find any of her work for sale.

[Mamyalynne]

She does some beautiful work, very impressive. Look through her Galleries here....


http://www.katushabull.com/gallery/2014/

[hc4361]

I've been drooling over them, mamya.

[stuey]

But no prices to be found. I guess it's one of those "If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it." situations:)

[stuey]

Hc4361, regarding your original question, here is one site: http://www.coloradoalabaster.com/alabasterprices.htm

[hc4361]

Cheap as chips. Maybe I should try to DIM?