CityTypes: The Stonemason

The Teale Street Sculpture Studio, formerly known as the Robert Cunningham Studio, has been the home to a variety of artists producing figurative and abstract work.  For Rude Calderon--a stonemason at Teale Street Sculpture Studio--his style is a marbled mix of the two.  

"I do classical work, but it always has an aspect of the abstract," he said. "Instead of having it look too mechanical, I like that aesthetic that makes it look like it's an entity that came to be through natural processes."  

Caldron also teaches one of eight different courses in stone, clay, and live model sketch offered at the Teale Street Sculpture Studio.  "I like to pass to my students, authenticity--creating something out of the deepest aspect of yourself.  If you are working with an idea, feeling, or sensation that is very true to you and you're passionate about, it will be authentic." 

Owner of Teale Street Sculptor Studio Anne Oreck, said the studio is exactly designed for the type of personal exploration Calderon was describing. "Sculpting is the easiest way of expressing--for me; much better than writing or speaking.  It's a way to find what you're searching for, and using your time in a constructive way. We treat our artists with great respect."  

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