Yule Marble Sculpture

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Yule marble sculpture.

Approximately four feet tall five feet wide and six feet long tubing on the colorado was sculpted out of yule marble from colorado stone quarries. It was discovered in the spring of 1873 by geologist sylvester. The find is a rare 85 lb. Colorado marble at heart of artists summer camp for 29 years expert and amateur carvers have gathered to conjure art from yule marble.

The crystal river runs parallel to county road 3 as it flows past the town of marble. The marble marble symposium has been sharing the art and joy of stone carving in a non competitive culturally diverse atmosphere for over 30 years. 8 2002 the fruit trees vanilla vines cacao chocolate trees and figs that james has been busy planting and tending are begining to. We moved to hawaii in september 2002.

Our marble sculpture reproductions are worldwide distinguished and esteemed by art collectors and film producers. To the right are letters one from the miner who found the stone and one from a gem expert. First discovered in 1873 it is quarried underground at an elevation of 9 300 feet 2 800 m above sea level in contrast to most marble which is quarried from an open pit and at much lower elevations. The sculpture as its title suggests features a mother and her son tubing down the colorado river.

The photos show the front top under chin and the natural fused breccia contact with the marble. The largest selection of marble sculpture for sale. Updated june 23 2020 a brief history of colorado yule marble by martin cooney colorado yule marble may be found only in the yule creek valley three miles southeast of the secluded rocky mountain town of marble colorado 9 300 feet above sea level. The pitkin county healthy rivers board has expressed interest in a water quality monitoring program to see if the diversion of yule creek a tributary of the crystal is having downstream impacts.

Five days after we arrived our son arrived. Gossamer wind yellow marble 27x18x10. Large yule marble sculptures. Colorado yule marble oddity.

The kmj cooney studio gallery is located at 111 aspen airport business center suite d aspen co 81611. Yule marble is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the yule creek valley in the west elk mountains of colorado 2 8 miles 4 5 km southeast of the town of marble colorado. I am pleased to show my sculpture rock man to the world.