Jon Schmidt, Stone Carver
Celestial
California Marble
on a granite base
19 x 11 x 10 in.
$4,950
Jon was born in Texas and has lived in western Washington most of his life. He grew up in Everett and called several Washington cities home for over 50 years. He graduated from Everett Cascade High School. Jon spent over 40 years working in the field of land use enforcement for several Western Washington governments.
“I took a stone sculpting class at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle on a whim in the winter of 2008. The result created “This is a Hoot” and I started my love for stone carving”.
Jon was hooked by the “Stone Carving” bug and began a 6-year involvement at Pratt. His teacher, a master in his own right and a wonderful person was Sabah AI- Dhaher. As a figurative sculptor, Sabah’s instruction provided the springboard Jon needed to express himself in stone.
“I describe the stone as having unique inner beauty and carving stone invites each piece to unveil that individual beauty. The enjoyment, discovery and education about the immense stresses, heat my movement that creates various types of stone over millions and even billions of years. This is what drives my creative process”.
Lines and Curves
Craved Calcite (Utah)
on a black granite base,
rotates
$2,450
Fire and Water
Craved Sodalite (Namibia), calcite (Utah)
on a granite base, 8 x 8 x 6
Both spins independently
$825 SOLD
Connections
California Marble and Basalt
on a Basalt base
28 x 12 x 8 in.
$1,800 SOLD
Iron Sun Raven
Tiger Iron and Orange Calcite
on a Marble base
18 x 12 x 6 in.
$2,100 SOLD
The Dancer
Tiger Eye stone
on a granite base
in.
$1,800 SOLD
Almost Touching
Monkite Stone
on a granite base
in.
$700
Green with Envy
Rainforest Jasper
on a granite base
in.
$1,600 SOLD
Beautifully Deceiving
Chrysicola (Malachite)
on a granite base
in.
$1,600
Blue Diamond
Blue Chrysocolla
on a granite base
in.
$850
The Eyes Have It
Laguna Lace Stone
on a granite base
in.
$650
Eyes of Time
Crinoid Marble
on a granite base
in.
$1,200
Eyes of Time
Crinoid Marble
on a marble basalt base
14 x 12 x 9 in.
$1000 SOLD
Gently Touching
Aztec marble (Arizona)
on a basalt base
16 x 10 x 6 in.
$1300 SOLD
Tweaked Infinity
Basalt w/ granite
column base
64 x 13.5 x 14 in.
$2,950
Ascend
Basalt on a basalt base
19 x 7 x 6 in.
$1600 SOLD
Fire and Water
Sodalite (Namibia), calcite (Utah)
on a granite base
14.5 x 9 x 6 in.
$1400 SOLD