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The Ghost Carver
For a long time I worked with a man named Fernando who made his living by copying things in marble. He must have been one of the fastest stone carvers in the world. Artists would bring him a plaster model … Continue reading
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Tagged cheap copies, lost art, marble copies, master carver, sculptor's secrets
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