Subtractive stone carving (first stone piece). Alabaster carved and refined to a high polish.
Class Location
Cherrylion Studios, stone sculpture class
Name Origin
References Sinead O’Connor, who died the summer the piece was created. Not a direct representation, but the form evoked an image of her in later life — post-conversion to Islam, wearing her hijab, smoking. The piece’s quality of being different things to different people mirrors how she was perceived through constant self-reinvention.
Casting Note
A mold has been made and casts produced from this piece.
Type
stone sculpture
Date Created
Summer 2023
Ownership
Kept. Will never let it go.
Finish
Wetsanded to 2500 grit. Paste wax melted into crevices with a heat gun. Buffed with a paper bag.
Origin Story
First stone piece. Made during a stone sculpture class at Cherrylion Studios in summer 2023. Drew #16 out of ~24 students to pick stones. The alabaster was rough on the outside but held a beautiful form inside. Sinead O’Connor died that same summer, and the finished piece evoked her image.
Material Source
Alabaster selected by random draw (#16 of ~24) during class. Did not choose the stone — it was what was available at that pick.
Story
Two faces of one identity. The piece changes depending on the angle, the viewer, the light. Identity as relational, not fixed.
Dimensions
~5.5 x 4.5 x 2 inches
Status
Complete. Still in artist’s possession.
Materials
alabaster Translucent white stone, arrives hard and jagged. Selected by random draw during stone sculpture class at Cherrylion Studios.stoneclass selection
Formal Elements
spiralInward-turning coiled form with grooves that trace directional flowindecision becoming decision, path through uncertainty
closed formSelf-contained form that doesn't need anything externalself-sufficiency, autonomy, completeness
Embodies
becomingnessThe quality of being in passage between states. Not before, not after—during.
