Walter S. Arnold, Stone Sculptor/Stone Carver: Classically Trained in Italy. Custom hand-carved stone sculpture. Made in the USA and Italy.

Walter S. Arnold Sculptor/Stonecarver: Classically Trained in Italy. Custom hand-carved stone sculpture. Made in the USA and Italy. Classically Trained in Italy. Custom hand-carved stone sculpture. Made in the USA and Italy.
Stone sculptor Walter S. Arnold carving a self-portrait

Walter S. Arnold carving a self-portrait.

"By training first with the hammer and chisel and working by hand, I gained an intimate feel for the stone and a broad repertoire and vocabulary of technique. My classic European training gives me the knowledge and freedom to select from both old and new tools and techniques. Most of the carving here in the U.S. is done with saws, grinders, and sandblasting methods, which are good for fast removal of material, but don't bring out the character of the stone in the way that the old chisel techniques do."

- Walter S. Arnold

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Website last updated:


Monday, July 12, 2010

Message from the Artist:

"Now through August 15, I have two sculptures on display at the Aurora Public Art Commission Gallery, located at 20 E. Downers Place, Aurora, IL. The exhibit is called DreamCycles,. If you visit the gallery, be sure to check out the three gargoyle benches I carved for the sculpture park as well."

Staglieno, The Art of the Marble Carver

New Book:


Staglieno, The Art of the Marble Carver
by Walter S. Arnold
Publication date Aug. 2009
$24.95 + $3 S&H

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