When asked about his sculpting technique, Michelangelo famously quipped, “I saw the angel in the marble and I set him free.” This insight into the sculptor’s task defines the work of the stone carver. The painter or draughtsman projects imaginative flights onto a blank canvas or paper. A stone carver must see the potential of her finished project in the raw—find form inert in something formless.
A Neighborhood Creative Spirit
Mad Platter Photo: Dean Dixon
For many Nashvillians, their first reason to venture into the Germantown neighborhood was the lure of innovative cuisine from the Mad Platter Restaurant. When Marcia and Craig Jervis opened the…
