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This page contains captioned photographs describing some of the significant steps I use in making my particular style of southwest art based on rock art petroglyphs. Rock art can be categorized into three basic types. Petroglyphs are carved, pecked, chipped or abraded into stone. Pictographs are painted onto stone and are much more fragile than petroglyphs. Intaglios are large ground drawings created by removing the pebbles that make up desert pavement. more terminology All together there are about 50 steps involved to finish one southwest rock art piece that is suspended by brass pins. The steps include going to rock art sites to photograph, finding the appropriate stone (I don't use stain, dye or 'patina aging'. I use natural stone, not plaster casts, faux stone or composite stone), sandblasting and frame making, and are generally spread out over several weeks time. |
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| First visit a rock art site and photograph a petroglyph... | then find a stone that wants to be a petroglyph (both stone and rock art images are spiritual, not all stone wants to be a petroglyph)... then size and shape the stone. | Digitally isolate the individual petroglyph and make it the correct size for the stone ... | |
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| carve the image into the stone... | then carefully do detailing... | so the finished rock art image looks like the photograph. | |
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| Meanwhile, the frame is made to accommodate the individual stone... | and is drilled for the brass mounting pins... | then the petroglyph and frame are assembled together to create a unique piece of southwest art! | |
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