Stone craft

Since the good old days stone has been in great help to human being. From making fire to the edged tools used for hunting and doing house hold works stone was  used intrinsically. The art of rock sculpture is one of the oldest craft undertaken by man. The  time and place when and where the foundation of the art laid down is no obvious  till date.   The recent discovery of  a stone craft from Indus valley civilization  propounds that the art was implemented  form the time immemorial. The archaeologists states that stone crafts was not practiced widely by the people in the prehistoric days but it was only limited to domestic uses like making tools like knife, anvil, chopper, grinder, pestle and other house hold things.  It was in the early historic  the art of stone craft flourished and largely implemented when man started structuring great architectural monuments like  mansion, palace and forts and other establishments. Besides this sculpting the statutes, idols and images was  undertaken by stone carvers. Figures and   portrays of animal and human being of the ancient time speaks that the artist has  attained a remarkable skill and experience in the trade yet.  Iconography was very popular the olden days. the artisans were sculpting deities and other figures magnificently.  Quarrying stone had become a good work of art in those days  and the  crafter had taken great care and interest to  make their virtu  a master piece. Their work form cutting stones, sculpting over it and then the polishing as the finishing touch was very hard and laborious task. Still ignoring their exhaustion and difficulties they were in the line  of business not only for their livelihood but for a artistic reason and noble cause.  Stone work had  taken great pace during the year  some hundreds f years BC when the artists were  got engaged with the structural works. They were employed by the kings and queens for sculpting many pieces of virtue and the  old masters are  still   attracting visitors today. Great architectural monuments  caves  icons and other sculptures had been under taken in these days.  In countries like India, Greece and  Egypt the art has been  boosted  outstandingly. The  wonderful pillars with brilliantly polished that looks and shines like glass the structure of Pharos that is un imaginable and unpredictable built are some example of stone craft. 

Some stones like marble, soap stone, granite, sandstone or semi precious and precious stones are used  in the stone craft. The  sculptors chooses the stones corresponding  to  the work he does and the tonal quality of the stone. The work progresses  from stone quarrying to cutting and sculpting to polishing respectively. Sculpting is done  by  laying down the stone horizontally on the surface of the earth to devoid any cracking . Keeping the design and pattern of the output in view  the  artist proceeds his mission. After the carving work the most important thing is polishing and final touch which is like icing the cake.  The work done by  a expert artist are very elegant and refine.  The stone craft s includes images, idols, portrays, boxes, bowls, plaques and many domestic goods and decorative items. 

However, it can be said  that   the art is a hereditary attribute which are still running in the blood of the artist of this day and age. The artists sculpts the lifeless stones into a radiance life like image or statue. The  pieces of art reflects the thin line of  rope to the little drop of dew over the stone. Many handicrafts  like idols, icons, images, and novelties  made of stones are widely available with us.

Carving is the another art of handcraft widely practiced throughout the worlds. Carving is a handy work over the stone, lumber metal, ivory, glass or leather. It is  a decorative work also called as glyph, anaglyph, Ana glyptography.   The out line of the frame work is conceived in imagination before working out the output. The chart of the designs and motifs are marked out over the raw materials and the errand begins with sizing. This is a work of embossment which represents an artistic temperament and creation.

Statuette also can be called as sculpting in a sense but it differs while the chore is undertaken over several  elements. In the ancient days it was consummated by different artist over woods. Carving was started with wood and stone and then it is also acted upon ivory, leather metal and glass.  The carved ivory of ancient days speaks about the art and skill of  olden days  that had been accomplished by the historic folk. carving and engraving metals was started  sooner as the smelting and casting other minerals was cultured. Hence forth people had started whittle and fashioning  leather in new motifs and designs for different uses. By passage of time making of glass was cultivated and  etching on it with sharp tools put in to practice by various artist in the early time which have been kept alive till today.