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I have developed this website to help those who are interested in soapstone or the carving of soapstone. |
The Artist Sandy Cline Biography Daniel
Cline Soapstone Sculpture Soapstone  Carvings from the Past |
 I am Sandy Cline,
and I have been creating soapstone sculptures for over 40 years.
When I was just starting to develop an interest in sculpture, I was fortunate enough to discovered a book on sculpture by Malvina Hoffman. Her writings and sculpture inspired me to pursue the life of a sculptor. It was not many years after I started, that I was induced into teaching a workshop in soapstone carving at the Buffalo Museum of Natural Science. Since then, I have been passing my knowledge to students throughout Canada and the United States. |
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 My brother Daniel followed my footsteps
and found a path of his own. He and his family now reside in
Chemainus, British Columbia. In 1999, he was commissioned by
the town of Chemainus to create this
Outdoor Sculpture
"Spirit of the Earth" that now stands across the street
from the Chemainus Theatre.. |
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 In 2004, Daniel was commissioned by the town of Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island to create this Qualicum Fountain sculpture that is now located in front of the municipal hall in Qualicum Beach, BC |
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 In 2006 Daniel completed the
sculpture named "Generations".
It sits on a small grassy hill near Swy-a-lana Lagoon in Maffeo
Sutton Park, overlooking the park and the Nanaimo waterfront.
It is a tribute to three generations of women who raised families
through the depression and both world wars and who also found
time to volunteer. |
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I have worked with many students in those years, but the most pleasure I was accorded was the opportunity of working with Ropey Atsiqtaq, a blind Inuit from the Northwest Territories. |
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For 18 years I have taught a summer course at the Haliburton School of the Arts. Here are links to the classes and students I have taught in 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005. These links and the links on the left of the page show the work produced during a week long course. In 2009, I will be having two consecutive weeks for my carving workshop, the weeks of August 3 - August 7 and August 10 - August 15 , 2008. |
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I participate in Arts in the Wild, an Ontario tourism program. I participate in this program through Scotsman Point Resort. Here are the results from a 2004 class |
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In 2004 I began teaching at the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Young Harris, Georgia. Here are the results of those classes; (Click on dates to see results of classes) 2004, Five Day Workshops: April 26 - 30 and May 3 - 7 2005, Five Day Workshops: April 25 - 29 and May 2 - 6 2006, Five Day Workshops: April 24-28 2007, Five Day Workshops: April 16-20, April 23-27, April 30-May 4, October 22-26, October 29-November 2 2008 Five Day Workshops: April 20-25, April 27-May 2, May 5 -May 9, October 27-31 and November 1 -5 In 2009 Five Day Workshops will be: April 20-25, April 27-May 1, June 22-27, June 29-July 3, August 31-September 4 and September 7-12 |
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| My Sculptures are presently sold through Whetung Gallery at Curve Lake, Ontario. | ||
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I try to regularly update the New Work pages with the new carvings I have finished recently. On these pages, you can view some of the latest sculptures and those still available to purchase at My Studio and the Whetung Gallery. |
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This is my show schedule; There you can find out where I will be showing and demonstrating in the future. I also try to post photos of the events I have already participated in. |
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Regularly I will receive an email regarding possible dangers of working with soapstone. For your information, I have posted a email and my answer. |
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