Faces Quote by Anton Chekhov

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process…

— Elbert Hubbard

Sculpture is not the mere cutting of the form of anything in stone; it is the cutting of the effect of it. Very often…

— John Ruskin

When a piece gets difficult, make faces.

— Artur Schnabel

I understand how you could see something in the root of a tree, a crack in the wall, in an eroded stone or pebble.…

— Pablo Picasso

We are each given a block of marble when we begin a lifetime, and the tools to shape it into sculpture... We can drag…

— Richard Bach

Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary…

— Confucius

It seems strange to me that someone thought of making marble statues.

— Pablo Picasso

A sculptor wields The chisel, and the stricken marble grows To beauty.

— William C. Bryant

Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.

— Sara Gruen

Forget thyself to marble.

— John Milton

The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.

— Auguste Rodin

Book-matched marble is one of the truest ways to showcase the natural beauty of the stone and can become a statement piece of art.

— Jeremiah Brent