hand-carved stone sculptures in limestone, soapstone, alabaster, marble, serpentine

tippy canoe stone arts

expressing beauty through stone

help expressing beauty through stone

Sculpting unique artwork in stone since 1998, my work ranges from tabletop to outdoor, favouring limestone, soapstone, alabaster and serpentine. I hand carve my designs using traditional and modern tools, striving for impeccable execution and finishing. Drawing on research, thick sketchbooks, active imagination and dreams my themes are diverse and representational. They include the abstract, myth, faces and figures, the art of human potential and of course, wildlife.

 


 Influences
Growing up in Muskoka, ON with my mother and older brother Trane, I was always deeply attuned to nature and fell in love with the granite landscape, lakes and starry skies. My father, Canadian actor and jazz singer Don Francks, embraced aboriginal culture and this circled back to all of his children. In my late teens, I traveled to Tassajara, a Zen Buddhist monastery nestled in the mountains inland of Big Sur, California. There I practiced as a student monk. The influence of this early experience resonates in my life and art.

 Specialties
Stones:
  • Limestone
  • Soapstone, Serpentine
  • Alabaster
  • Marble

Styles:

  • Figures and faces
  • Wildlife
  • Abstract
  • Spiritual
 Recent Accomplishments
Eden Mills Arts Festival 2010 - Open studio event with Paul Bruch Photography

Dam Gallery Headwaters Preview Show 2010

Headwaters Arts Festival 2010 - juried art show and sale. One of my favourites, Angel Face, sold on the last day :)

Virtual Gallery - My Etsy Shop
Visit my Etsy Shop to browse a selection of current sculptures for sale.