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Homer Simpson Sculpture

Height 45 inchesBase 25in x 25in x 1inWeight 075kgA message from the creator of the SimpsonsWhen I first saw the Simpsons sculptures handcarved by the talented artists of the western Kenyan village of Tabaka I was amazed and delighted Bart Homer Maggie
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Height 45 inches Base 25in x 25in x 1in Weight 075kg A message from the creator of the Simpsons When I first saw the Simpsons sculptures handcarved by the talented artists of the western Kenyan village of Tabaka I was amazed & delighted Bart Homer Maggie & the rest have found new lives in soapstone & it makes me very happy to see that these funnylooking cartoon characters have spread so far throughout the world To the craftsmen & craftswomen of Tabaka I thank you for your great work Matt Groening Far from Springfield in the remote village of Tabaka in Kenya Homer Simpson Marge Bart & the rest of the cast have become a major source of income Soapstone in mined in quarries in the hills around the village Each carving takes two days to complete The craftsmen hammer out a dozen different Simpson characters These craftsmen are setting into stone the tradition of soapstone carving passed by their grandfathers But now theyre chipping away at tradition to reveal a new face How theyre made 1 Stone is selected from quarries 2 Measured & cut to size 3 General busts are sculpted with pangas axes & chisels 4 Finer details are added with a knife 5 Finished statues are sanded waxed & polished See the pictures on the right for different stages of the process Generating income for quarry workers carver groups womens cooperatives hardware suppliers local delivery companies

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delivery - The method by which something is delivered from one location to another
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Hammer - A tool used for providing impact to an object such as a nail
Stone - Or Rock is a naturally occuring mineral categorised into three types, Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Craftsmen - A person who is skilled in a particular area of good making.

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