Penelope Crittenden – Sculptures
Known for her elegant and minimal forms, Penelope has been carving stone for ten years.

Pocket Venus
Carrera Marble
Polished black granite base 4†square
5â€H x 2 2/1â€W x 1 3/4â€D
$500

Pocket Owl
Carrera marble
5 1/2 “ h x 3 1/4’†w x 1†d
$550

Fair Winds
14 h x 5.5 w x 5 d
Spirit Valley Soapstone
$700

Shape of Wind
Italian translucent Alabaster
16h x 12d x 7wide
SOLD

Owl In The GardenÂ
Gold Creek Basalt
14’ high (Bottom two inches can be buried for stability)
$325

“Feathered Torso”
British Columbia Chlorite
19″ x 8″ x 4″
SOLD
“FEATHERED TORSOâ€
One of the ways a large block of stone is split into smaller blocks, is a technique called “feathers and wedges.â€
A row of holes is drilled into the larger stone at regular intervals and two flat pieces of metal are placed into each hole. These are the “feathers.â€
Then steel wedges are placed in between each set of feathers, and pounded, in sequence, into the stone…a little at a time, one after the other, until the pressure of the wedges splits the stone.
In this piece, I felt that these round ‘feather’ marks added a unique feature to the design, so I incorporated them into the sculpture, while leaving much of the natural stone, to show the transition from raw stone into a finished form.

“Essential Venus”
Carrera Marble
24″ x 8″ x 8′
with polished black granite base
SOLD

WIND DANCER
green Soapstone
rotates on polished black granite
16†x 9†x 8â€
$875

WIND DANCER
green Soapstone
rotates on polished black granite
16†x 9†x 8â€
$875

Reflections
Italian Cloud Alabaster
11″ x 11″ x 11â€
$1,800

Reflections
Italian Cloud Alabaster
11″ x 11″ x 11â€
$1,800
