| The Stone Sculptor Jason P. Nelson |
| Wild Blue ~ the Blue Whale Cow and Calf Sculpture |
Marble and Tourmaline on a Brucite Base
38x21x20
2009
Artist's Notes: "Wild Blue", was a commissioned sculpture.
It was the largest and most technically challenging work
that I've done, so far. Both whales were carved from a
single piece of Turkish Marble that weighed 604 lbs. Their
eyes are made of Black Tourmaline. Mounting them on
the Brucite base required precise alignment of the pin
holes. The whales both have a realistic number of throat
groves; engraving and sanding them took many hours.
38x21x20
2009
Artist's Notes: "Wild Blue", was a commissioned sculpture.
It was the largest and most technically challenging work
that I've done, so far. Both whales were carved from a
single piece of Turkish Marble that weighed 604 lbs. Their
eyes are made of Black Tourmaline. Mounting them on
the Brucite base required precise alignment of the pin
holes. The whales both have a realistic number of throat
groves; engraving and sanding them took many hours.
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| The Blue Whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on earth. They are reported to have reached lengths up to 106 feet and weigh up to 200 tons. Their tongues alone, can weigh as much as an elephant. Blue Whales produce the loudest sounds of any animal on earth. They can hear each other over vast distances. However, many of the noises that they produce are at such a low frequency that they can't be heard by the human ear. Blue Whales are baleen whales, which means that they have fringed plates of baleen attached to their upper jaws. They feed by first gulping an enormous amount of water, expanding the pleated skin on their throat and belly, to take it in. Then, the whales massive tongue forces the water out through the thin, overlapping baleen plates. Thousands of krill are left behind and then swallowed; up to 4 tons in a day. These massive marine mammals cruise the oceans at about 8 km/hour, but, are capable of accelerating up to 32 km/hour. Never the less, they were hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Their only natural predator is the Killer Whale, which usually only attacks calves. Blue Whales are still an endangered species. |
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Blue Whales typically give birth once every two to three years, after a gestation period of 10 to 12 months. At birth, the
calf weighs about 2.5 tons and is around 23 feet in length. Calves can drink as much as 150 gallons of rich milk each
day. They typically gain up to 200 lbs in weight and 1.5 inches in length, each day. Weaning takes place after about
eight months, by which time the calf will weigh around 20 tons.
calf weighs about 2.5 tons and is around 23 feet in length. Calves can drink as much as 150 gallons of rich milk each
day. They typically gain up to 200 lbs in weight and 1.5 inches in length, each day. Weaning takes place after about
eight months, by which time the calf will weigh around 20 tons.
