Phil Crawford

Biography
Born in 1957 in Vancouver, BC, I grew up beside the University of BC Endowment Lands with a forest on one side and the big city on the other. In 1989 I moved to the small town of Nelson, BC where my home and workshop are four blocks from downtown and six blocks from the woods.



Artist Statement
I started carving at 18, in wood at first, switching to stone in 1991 and I have recently done bronze editions of stone originals. I've tried working in modeling clay like most bronze artists but found my brain just didn't work that way. I am a reductionist, a reactionary--I need the limitations of a finite block of stone and the possibilities it holds.
Some say the sculpture is in the stone and you just have to let it out. The way I see it there are a bunch of sculptures in there and I have a lot of choices to make.

Several pieces of Phil's sculptures are also available in bronze. Please contact the Art Ark Gallery for details.

Swoosh Brazilian Soapstone 10 x 15 x 11 inches

Trickster's Tail Brazilian Soapstone 10 x 14 x 6 inches

When Deserts Dance Brazilian Soapstone 15 x 8 x 4 inches	When Deserts Dance Brazilian Soapstone 15 x 8 x 4 inches

Of the Flesh Brazilian Soapstone 28 x 18 x 14 inches	Of the Flesh Brazilian Soapstone 28 x 18 x 14 inches

Illiaque Polynese Brazilian Soapstone 27 x 10 x 10 inches	Illiaque Polynese Brazilian Soapstone 27 x 10 x 10 inches

Preying Mantra African Peripholite 16 x 8 x 8 inches	Preying Mantra African Peripholite 16 x 8 x 8 inches

Corvous Catapult Brazilian Soapstone 12 x 12 x 9 inches	Corvous Catapult Brazilian Soapstone 12 x 12 x 9 inches

"The vertical expression of horizontal desire" Brazilian Soapstone 22 x 18 x 9 inches	"The vertical expression of horizontal desire" Brazilian Soapstone 22 x 18 x 9 inches

Rapture Modified Brazilian Soapstone 25 x 15 x 10 inches	Rapture Modified Brazilian Soapstone 25 x 15 x 10 inches

Rhapsody in Beige Brazilian Soapstone 25 x 10 x 6 inches	Rhapsody in Beige Brazilian Soapstone 25 x 10 x 6 inches

Wisdom's Fortune Soapstone 10 x 13 x 9 inches	Wisdom's Fortune Soapstone 10 x 13 x 9 inches

The Ant and the Grasshopper Soapstone 22 x 22 x 12 inches	The Ant and the Grasshopper Soapstone 22 x 22 x 12 inches

Aries Venus Soapstone 12 x 9 x 4 inches	Aries Venus Soapstone 12 x 9 x 4 inches

Heart to Heart African Peripholite 22 x 10 x 6 inches	Heart to Heart (side view) African Peripholite 22 x 10 x 6 inches

The Silence Between Echos Brazilian Soapstone 22 x 23 x 8 inches	The Silence Between Echos Brazilian Soapstone 22 x 23 x 8 inches	The Silence Between Echos Brazilian Soapstone 22 x 23 x 8 inches

Somewhat Pedestrian (front) Bronze 17 x 8 x 5 inches	Somewhat Pedestrian (back) Bronze 17 x 8 x 5 inches

Stiletto Stroll (front) Bronze 16 x 7 x 5 inches	Stiletto Stroll (back) Bronze 16 x 7 x 5 inches

Swim (side one) Bronze 11 x 19 x 5 inches	Swim (side two) Bronze 11 x 19 x 5 inches

Angel Fish (side one) Soapstone 11 x 15 x 5 inches	Angel Fish (side two) Soapstone 11 x 15 x 5 inches

To view sculptures that have been sold click HERE