Set in Stone - Portrait of a Sculptor
Stone sculptor Mark Feeley, has completed many unique commissions over the years but being asked to sculpt a life-size Ewe and Lamb from a four and a half tonne block of Roscommon limestone is by far one of the most unusual requests he's ever had.
This film is an intimate portrayal of Mark and his passion for his work as well as a record of the progress on this project which was commissioned in 2017 by Roscommon Lamb Festival on their 10th Anniversary.
Filmmaker Mike Hourigan, captures the essence of the Craftsman bringing this block of stone to life as limestone chips fly and the dust settles.
Donations towards the fundraising efforts towards the Sculpture can be made at
www.gofundme.com/gj2ypx-rosco...
Roscommon Lamb Festival takes place over the May Bank Holiday Weekend in Roscommon Town. Check out all the festival events at www.roscommonlambfestival.com
Further details about Mark and his work are at markfeeley.weebly.com/about-ma...
Filmed, directed and edited by Mike Hourigan.
Produced by Martina Larkin.
www.mimarmedia.ie
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I've worked in the stone game 15 years...at the start I was just interested in the stone...after a while I realised all the people I worked with were the real reason I was there....I still love the stone and the buildings but the people have enriched my life greatly...creative, spirited and proudly odd.... Cheers Mark
A sculptor so good he even looks like his face is carved of stone. What an excellent video!
Absolutely precious video. Bring tears of joy to my eyes.
Your Dad was exactly right - that is the best way I have ever heard it put. "You just need to know what it should look like when it's finished."
Thank you Mr. Feeley. Wonderful art, and quite inspiring. May your chisels never dull!
Every aspect of this video is utterly charming.
Great video . I could watch it 10 x and never get bored. You seem like a nice honest hard working man and I love how you let the boy help, just like your dad did. That is very important.
Yes, you are most definitely an artist. One with an obvious and deep respect for what you do. My medium is clay & I love every part of the process. Keep up that great work.
Un gran artista que entrega al mundo lo más puro del ser humano. Absolutamente admirable. Gracias. También gracias al ayudante del escultor, como así también a quienes hicieron éste video.
RIP Alexander "Alec" Mackie he was one of the best granite sculptors we had in St. Louis for almost 35 years! He was a master human being!
it's not a sad story, it's a happy one...enough with the music no one is god damn dying
Your video was truly inspirational. I have just started to teach myself to cut letters in stone, and your approach to the medium is encouraging me to "have a go'. Thanks Mark. I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future. My local quarry produces Hornton blue stone.
what a beautiful human being
@gregagee4328
5 жыл бұрын
Agree!
LOVE THIS!
Makes us realise how genius Michelangelo was👍
Super hard working near "God Level" #Respect
Love the video, the artist and the work. Wish I had a bit of that stone. Only a bit mind. xxx
May it last a few thousand!
god bless you
I normally work with relatively soft sandstone,which makes your choice of stone look like hard work, but then again if you want easy stick to plastecine .
being a carpenter, I couldn't help but notice him using a carpenters hammer. Wood is nice but there is nothing more awesome as a stone building.
@desiolle2874
5 жыл бұрын
looked like an Estwing....nice and light for detail without the sore wrists
👍🏻
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I hope that's not the finished product. Looks like a child carved it...
The music is so annoying... unwatchable