Artist's Statement

I strive to coax the motion and fluidity of nature from the stone. When beginniing a piece, the rock tells me what to carve. As I sculpt, I am revealing the nature of material.

I employ direct sculpture methods. My sculpting tools are traditional: hammer, chisel and rasp, giving me an immediacy to the stone. I carve organic, abstract, and figurative pieces, primarily of alabaster and limestone.

Artist's Bio

Stacy is a native of Belleville, Illinois and attended The University of Tulsa where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering and a quiet interest in three-dimensional art. While pursuing her career in Chemical Engineering with Eastman Chemical Company and raising her three children she became a self-taught naturalist and nature observer and sought creative outlets. A few years before leaving her two decades long engineering career in 2001, she began some independent study and practice in the field of stone carving and sculpture. She since then has attended workshops including those of Western & Wildlife Arts and sculptor Bobbe Gentry and is mentored by master sculptor Bill Snow. Stacy has been a full time sculptor since 2001.

Artist's Resume

Selected Exhibitions

2008 A Perspective of Nature – solo show at Marshall Visual Art Center
Marshall, Texas

2007 Bountiful Harvest – Studio 2600 Gallery
Dallas, Texas

2006 Coaxing Stone - solo show at Shreveport Arts Council Gallery
Shreveport, Louisiana

Commission and Collections

2001 Fawn
carved limestone 3” x 8” x 8”
private commission & collection of Paul and Lisa Powell

 2002 Old Man Stone
carved limestone installed on exterior house wall 10” x 18” x 2”
private commission & collection of Scott and Patti Long

2006 Anniversary
carved alabaster 8” x 18” x 4”
private commission & collection of Steve and Terri Dollahite

2007 Finish Line
carved alabaster 12” x 40” x 12”
donated & installed at Texas Orthopedic Hospital entrance, Houston, Texas

Selected Juried Shows

2007 Great Arts Exhibition – Finalist / Certificate of Merit

2006 Great Arts Exhibition – Winner / Certificate of Merit

2004 Graham National Artists Exhibition- Honorable mention

Contact Artist

Representation

Gallery Minerva
Asheville, NC
http://www.galleryminerva.com

stacy.deslatte@tsos.org

website: http://www.deslatte-sculptor.com