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Rodin’s Kiss
When I heard that I would learn how to “point” a figure or “carve from points”, I turned up my nose. Though I wasn´t sure exactly what the method consisted in, I knew it was mainly mechanical. The very idea … Continue reading
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Tagged assistants, compass, deceit, disappointment, plaster casts, pointing, stone carving methods
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