[André]

Hi everybody,

since Lia had a lovely sunbather in stonematerial I got an idea.

I want one also, but I guess it is not that easy.

So I decided to make my own. Could actually look like a pile of **** when I am finished but I will give it a try.

I don´t know the english name, but speckstein is the german name.

It is a very soft stonematerial you can carve in and feels like soap.

These stones are from Brazil and China.

I decided to make a pink sunbather.

[André]

First I made a pretty good sized piece to start with.

And then started forming it.

This is where I am now. I will let you see it when I am finished.

I will probably end up making 100 before I have one I dare to show here.

[Pitufo]

Good luck with your work!!!!!!!!!!The second one looks a smurf, believe me!!!!!!

[André]

Joaquin,

I am slowly getting there.

I worked with it a little bit today and now it looks like this.

So keep your fingers crossed. It sometimes breaks a bit so I have to go forward slowly.

Still a long way to go before finished with my "speckstein"-sunbather.

[lobo]

I think you´re really doing, André!!! Good work!!
And it´s a great idea! I can´t wait to see it finished ,

[André]

I thought you might like it Carlos.

You should try it. Since this stone is very soft to carve in but at the same time very strong. And we all know you have the skills to make beautiful creations.

[bwalters]

You might go to a hobby store and get a set of jewlers files for when you start to get close. They are very small and all diffrent shapes. I used to take mercury dimes and drill a hole in in them. Then take the files and cut out everything but the head and ring. I made about 20 of them and sold them for $10 each and made a few more and gave to my sisters.

[bwalters]

I got to thinking. You might not have ever seen a mercury dime. So I placed one next to a quarter, and while you may not have seen one of those either it is almost exactly the size of a german mark.

[angelsmurf]

This looks good André,

but what is the blue and white unknown thing on the left side ?

[André]

Stefan,

My daughter helps me also. She is making a fish.

[Pitufo]

You have a familiy of srtist, ANdré!!!

[André]

Slowly starting with some details ( ears, mouth and eyes) while drinking my morningcoffee.

I think I have to finish the head before starting with the legs. Because I don´t want to hold the thin legs while making the head. Then they could possibly break. So the legs will be the last thing I do???

[Lia]

it`s getting great!!!!

[André]

My wife makes necklace-stones instead. And she has also started making my name?? Probably not ???

[Cassiebsg]

It's looking great André!

You and your family are very talented!

[André]

Since we have HOLIDAY!!! my wife and I are drinking bacardi-drinks and making stone-handcraft today.!!

Togehter with kittens and hedgehogs!

[André]

My wife finished her necklace piece and wrote André on the back. I thought it was for me but she says she going to have it herself.

[André]

Ally, my youngest daughter is making a horse.

[André]

And my smurf is starting to get legs. But I have to slowly thinner the belly and feets so I don´t break anything.

My wife also made this lovely pice for a friend of hers named Sara!!

I am trying to convincing her to make one with the word smurf also for me. Then I can have it as a necklace also!!???

[André]

I finished my sunbather smurf this morning. After polishing it with oil I let him rest in the sun together with his new blue friend.

And now I have a sunbather Lia will never find anywhere!!
Also made in my favorite material, stone!!