It was quite a thrill to watch you draw the oval from the four reference points. I am a calligrapher, not up there with the masters or anything but not a novice either. Ovals and curves are what we practise. Drawing an oval is not as easy as you made it look. Those shapes you create as each layer progresses also create an infinite number of ways in which it could go wrong. Yet the sculpture has such balance of form it is breathtaking. Thank you for taking time to share it with us.
Another stunning sculpture you make it look so easy, taking a piece of slate and getting the perfect size and shape this proves you have a good eye . Always look forward to your videos.
If you turn up and your workshop one day and find a peculiar object just sitting in a corner somewhere, that'll just be me lol I could watch you work all day 😍
In-freakin-sane!!! I actually find the process almost hypnotizing...and the outcome is always amazing!! James you are so gifted ~ Keep up the beautiful work!!
Hi James this is Michelle from California once again this video was amazing I look forward to seeing more of your videos and a bit of Scotland's Countryside
Absolutely beautiful!!! The finished piece gives me a calming feeling when viewed, could the symmetry create this effect??? No matter this will be a lovely addition to what I'm sure is a grand garden!!!! Stay safe!!!! Best wishes from Kentucky, USA!!!!!
Thank you Richard. I'm pleased the amount of work comes across. Of speeding up the video to make it watchable while still conveying just how long it really takes.
@@jamesparkersculpture so many people underestimate how much we use in our everyday lives. I love what you are doing with it. Nice sculpture. You have a good eye for detail
Loved every second of this video. So incredibly beautiful. In fact I'll go as far as saying phenomenal Sculpting, a true gift. All the very best James to you and your lovely family in 2021. ☺☺☺☺👌👌👌👌🌷🌷🌷🌷
Truly amazing, your Art work is stunning. Do you put the designs down on paper. Or do you just know how the design will turn out. Happy new year to you and your family. 👍🐺
Thanks Douglas. Yes - when it is safe to do so and the rules permit. I also have a sculpture waiting in Spain to be installed and a huge number of enquiries from North America. Such strange times we are all in.
Beautiful as alway's. Just a thought how about putting in some of the bloopers, lets see your humane n make the odd mistake or are you a C.G.I. your sculptures look so perfect!
The famous haggis hunt. A rarely seen beast that is found high in the Scottish mountains. It often makes an appearance on 25th January - an unusual looking creature...one leg longer than the other making it easier to keep it's balance on the rugged terrain.
@@jamesparkersculpture oh I love it. I’ll add the Haggis hunt to my bucket list. Also your drone footage is awesome. Keep it up and keep sharing with your brothers may you all get to 1,000,000 subs.
Hi Dee. No it's not fixed - I build quite a lot before fixing it periodically. It's not the same so if I used it as a template it would only help get a rough shape. The other thing to think about is that the shape is determined partly by the thickness of the stone:If the stone is thin then the shape would be more similar to the stone beneath/above, if it is thick then the difference is greater. Even though this stone is fairly similar in thickness it can vary by a few millimetres which makes quite a difference.
Well the long and short of it, a torus stone is a donut shaped rock with a hole in the middle that generates magnetic and electromagnetic fields. Incredibly powerful technology that exist merely by shape and nothing else (the ones I've seen are granite if I'm not mistaken. TH-cam used to have videos on it but the best ones have been removed along with some other discoveries
Hi Samantha. I give the small chippings to landscaping firms. I talk about this and other FAQs in some Q and A videos I made if you want to find out more.
Absolutely brilliant - the precision is everything
Graeme, no truer words were ever spoken!
James is truly amazing!
A brothers love is also amazing!
🤗👍🏻🌻💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks Susan
Thanks Grim. Much apreciated. You taught me well 😉
What a sweet brother. You seem more ornery on your own page. lol
Thank you, James It was well worth the wait to see your latest creation.
Thanks Rich. Glad you think so.
It was quite a thrill to watch you draw the oval from the four reference points. I am a calligrapher, not up there with the masters or anything but not a novice either. Ovals and curves are what we practise. Drawing an oval is not as easy as you made it look. Those shapes you create as each layer progresses also create an infinite number of ways in which it could go wrong. Yet the sculpture has such balance of form it is breathtaking. Thank you for taking time to share it with us.
Delighted to share it with you. Thanks for your kind words.
Great job mate and i wish you and your family all the very best for 2021 from my family up in invergordon ❤️👍
Thanks Adam. Same to you and yours. What a beautiful part of the world you live in!
It always amazes me that you can make a soft form with a hammer and a piece of slate.
Thank you!
Thank you for the shout out!
God Bless you. Love your videos
My pleasure Fred! Thank you.
Another stunning sculpture you make it look so easy, taking a piece of slate and getting the perfect size and shape this proves you have a good eye . Always look forward to your videos.
Thanks a lot Julie
This video made me feel happier and more relaxed as soon as I started watching it. Beautiful work, as always. Thanks James
Thanks very much Jen. Really happy with the way this turned out.
Oy! The balance in the sculpture is absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing your art, James.
My pleasure Jeremy. Thank you 😊
What a talent, this is wonderful. Looking forward to your next one.😍
Thanks a lot!
I absolutely loved this video. Your precision is amazing and I admire your work. You make shaping the stone look easy. Thank you again for sharing!!!
Thanks Kristin. My pleasure.
Your work is amazing James! This tube shape is unbelievable! Can’t wait to see what year 2 on TH-cam brings!👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you very much!
You never disappoint! Great masterpiece!!! Hopefully the world will open up again soon. ❤️
Thanks Mary. I hope so!
When I see the settings your sculptures are in after seeing them in your workshop, it seems like a whole new piece. Just wondrous!
Thank you. The settings are so important. Visualising those settings at the outset is important too.
If you turn up and your workshop one day and find a peculiar object just sitting in a corner somewhere, that'll just be me lol I could watch you work all day 😍
Just found this as I sat down after dinner clean up, made my whole evening!!! Beautiful as always James! K.
Great to hear Kathleen. Thank you!
Thank you James...for giving us another glimpse into the creation of another masterpiece...🎇😁🎇💞🎇
My pleasure! Thank you
Very very clever. Beautiful sculpture love it
Thank you!
Great start to the new year. Keep them coming James. Cheers.
Thanks Alastair
In-freakin-sane!!! I actually find the process almost hypnotizing...and the outcome is always amazing!! James you are so gifted ~ Keep up the beautiful work!!
Thank you 😉😂. Love your reaction. Very kind!
Congratulations James, another triumph. Your time over the holiday was very well spent and another stunning work of art. You make it look so easy!!!!!
Thank you and Happy New Year! Hope you are well. Will be in touch soon 😉
Thank you James, another beautiful masterpiece! 😊👏
Thanks a lot Kim. Glad you liked it!
It is beautiiful James.
Thanks very much Eileen
Dancer is hard to beat, but I like this one, too!
Thank you!
Hi James this is Michelle from California once again this video was amazing I look forward to seeing more of your videos and a bit of Scotland's Countryside
Glad you have been able to keep working! Great to see you again after the holidays.
Thanks Iva!
James I love your work! I love slate, & stone. Beautiful
Thanks Mary
Absolutely beautiful!!! The finished piece gives me a calming feeling when viewed, could the symmetry create this effect??? No matter this will be a lovely addition to what I'm sure is a grand garden!!!! Stay safe!!!! Best wishes from Kentucky, USA!!!!!
Thanks Cindy. It's hopefully a common thread of my work. Balanced primeval forms do have a calming effect.
Beautiful , you make it look so easy but I also see the hard work you put into each piece.
Thank you Richard. I'm pleased the amount of work comes across. Of speeding up the video to make it watchable while still conveying just how long it really takes.
I would love to see you packing it for shipping, and then installing one of the big ones, the ring was amazing!
Thanks Mary. Maybe one day! 😉
You are so talented! I love your work.
Thank you Peg
Happy New Year! 🎆 Pretty Amazing work James!
Thanks Michael. Happy New Year to you too.
So much work involved, lots of maths involved to...good on you mate fantastic job
Thanks Cathy. I knew maths would eventually come in handy 😉
@@jamesparkersculpture so many people underestimate how much we use in our everyday lives. I love what you are doing with it. Nice sculpture. You have a good eye for detail
Beautiful as always. ❤❤
Thanks Elaine
Nice to find you in my inbox, all the best wishes for 2021 and long may your channel continue to grow.👍
Thanks very much John. Happy New Year to you too!
Amazing work. Such precision with a hard material. Your videos are awesome. Love the music& the scenery. Best of luck in the new year!
Thank you Alice. Glad you enjoyed it. Happy New Year to you and your family too.
A masterpiece - its stunning. Happy New Year to you & your family. All the best for your channel in 2021. 👍
Thank you. That's very kind of you. Same to you and your family!
So talented you have been blessed
Thank you very much Don!
Best wishes for 2021! This is a stunning piece of sculpture
Thanks Katie
All the best to you for 2021 fantastic sculpture glad your back and safe and well great video well done bud.👍🇬🇧🤘
Thanks Garry. Same to you! Happy New Year and stay safe.
Fantastic work 👌🏼👌🏼👍🏼💪🏼🏴
Thank you Thomas
Awesome, thanks for sharing your amazing talent! The music is lovely! KANSAS USA
Thanks Jack. My pleasure! Hope you are well.
Loved every second of this video. So incredibly beautiful. In fact I'll go as far as saying phenomenal Sculpting, a true gift. All the very best James to you and your lovely family in 2021. ☺☺☺☺👌👌👌👌🌷🌷🌷🌷
Thanks Anne. It's been great having so much support while unable to exhibit. All the best to you and your family too.
@@jamesparkersculpture 🌹💟🌹
Your work is stun and everyone a masterpiece.
Thanks Pamela!
this one will always be my favorite. no matter how much more awesome your work gets.
seen your magic hammer's cousin over on "A Cabin & 50 Acres"...
Thanks Mona
Thats just wonderful so much time must of gone. In to making this sculpture 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks Julie! Hundreds of hours in this one.
@@jamesparkersculpture I’m not surprised 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Gorgeous scenery phenomenal sculpture, and fascinating process. Brilliant!
Thank you!
Beautiful ! 🙂❤
Thanks Shirley
WOW James that is an interesting piece.
Thank you Phyllis
Excellent content ..... truly love your art
Thanks Marcy
Just beautiful. You are so talented.
You're very kind Steven. Thank you!
James congratulations
Thanks Ugur!
Truly amazing, your Art work is stunning. Do you put the designs down on paper. Or do you just know how the design will turn out. Happy new year to you and your family. 👍🐺
Thanks Jeanette. I drew this piece the first time I made it. If nothing else I need to convey my ideas to my clients.
Just discovered your channel. Very interesting. Thank you
Thanks Gianna! Delighted you enjoyed it and great to have you aboard!
Good to have you back. Missed your vids as they are nice and relaxed - so to speak. Are you going to France to commission the sculpture ?.
Thanks Douglas. Yes - when it is safe to do so and the rules permit. I also have a sculpture waiting in Spain to be installed and a huge number of enquiries from North America. Such strange times we are all in.
Wow!! Looks gorgeous
Thank you very much!
@@jamesparkersculpture
Had the slates been used on a roof?
Patience and talent! Happy New Year!
Thank you Liz. Happy New Year
And all I wonder is how heavy the finished product will be and how you will move it. It's lovely.
Thanks Mary. Moving it will be a challenge. It weighs just over a ton if my maths is correct 🤔
I’ve even found a place for $3 used roof slates if I pickup. Just want to try once.
Best of luck with it Fred! Happy chipping!
This is beautiful, very talented indeed 👍
Thank you
Hi James, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to you and your family! Good to see you post a video. 😃
Thanks! Same to you and your family. This one just took so long to make - Delighted you enjoyed it!
Hi James, great video and thanks for sharing. Happy, Health, Hopeful New Year to you and your family. Best wishes
Thanks Stanley. Same to you and yours!
Awesome piece!
Thanks very much Monika
Who is the singer? The art is amazingly simple, yet the look is inspired. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Allen. Delighted you enjoyed it. Thanks. The singer is Caroline Smit, the group is Wildflowers and the song is 'Everything Stops'.
Absolutely Beautiful!
Thank you!
Gorgeous
Thank you
lovely!
Thank you!
Fantastique
One of these day we’ll have a blue steak!
Definitely Fred!
Nice One James
Thanks Jonathan
Fascinating process of shaping the pieces. Is there any use for the “crumbs” that are chipped off? If not, what do you do with the waste?
Hi Kathleen. I give it away to landscaping companies.
@@jamesparkersculpture Lucky them! Really enjoying your videos. Glad GP recommended you.
Beautiful creations I enjoy watching your process. I've not seen you glue any pieces together, don't you glue things together?
Thanks Terri. I use all sorts of methods of securing the sculptures. I do prefer to leave a little mystery!!
Beautiful as alway's. Just a thought how about putting in some of the bloopers, lets see your humane n make the odd mistake or are you a C.G.I. your sculptures look so perfect!
Thanks Susan! Of course I make the occasional mistake. No one's perfect!! I have left a few in 😉
Beautiful 👍🏼
Incredible
Gorgeous!!
Thank you 😊
Hello. your work is very beautiful. Do you glue them together with glue at the finishing stage?
Will you be able to make it to the Haggis hunt later in the month?
The famous haggis hunt. A rarely seen beast that is found high in the Scottish mountains. It often makes an appearance on 25th January - an unusual looking creature...one leg longer than the other making it easier to keep it's balance on the rugged terrain.
@@jamesparkersculpture oh I love it. I’ll add the Haggis hunt to my bucket list. Also your drone footage is awesome. Keep it up and keep sharing with your brothers may you all get to 1,000,000 subs.
do you end up gluing it together? or is it free standing always?
Hi Tamie - in this case I fixed it together at various points. Others are dry.
@@jamesparkersculpture thank you
Could you share what mask are you using? Does it work well?
He has an entire video on masks - look it up 😊
Hooe this helps! th-cam.com/video/417kevAUGeI/w-d-xo.html
Just wondered if you could use the lower slate as a template? Or is it already glued?
Hi Dee. No it's not fixed - I build quite a lot before fixing it periodically. It's not the same so if I used it as a template it would only help get a rough shape. The other thing to think about is that the shape is determined partly by the thickness of the stone:If the stone is thin then the shape would be more similar to the stone beneath/above, if it is thick then the difference is greater. Even though this stone is fairly similar in thickness it can vary by a few millimetres which makes quite a difference.
are the individual slates bound by an adhesive or something or is it all supported by gravity?
Yes - I secured each piece before transporting it.
Quick question are you able to build functioning torus stones by chance?
Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by 'functioning'?
Well the long and short of it, a torus stone is a donut shaped rock with a hole in the middle that generates magnetic and electromagnetic fields. Incredibly powerful technology that exist merely by shape and nothing else (the ones I've seen are granite if I'm not mistaken. TH-cam used to have videos on it but the best ones have been removed along with some other discoveries
What happens to the pieces you break off?
Hi Samantha. I give the small chippings to landscaping firms. I talk about this and other FAQs in some Q and A videos I made if you want to find out more.
@@jamesparkersculpture thank you. I will look for it. Love your work.
How much is one of your pieces
Hi Russell, can you email enquiries@jamesparkersculpture.co.uk please and we'll get back to you straight away. Thanks
Did you have to go to an art school to learn how to do sculpting?
Hi Ellen, no - I'm self taught.
@@jamesparkersculpture you do amazing artwork! I love your use of different materials to create your sculptures!
You make your brother that sculpture yet‽......
Nope😂
u need a beard
Such an insightful comment. Thank you so much.
u need a life🌻
@@susansollee1839 😂
GLUE?