Capitol Granite Sculptures
As the granite from the Texas Capitol building develops cracks and water seeps into these cracks and freezes, small pieces of the granite falls off. These pieces are called spalls and the Texas State Preservation Board collects these spalls and was looking for a way to showcase them and offer these pieces for fundraising purposes. As with the earlier Capitol oak pieces, TSPB turned to Mark to create sculptures with several of the more interesting spalls and more of the Capitol oak for bases. The mounted spall pictured here is called “Cardinal” with a copper and red oak burl base. Mark also created “Capitol Idea” with a brass and red oak base. And “Sailfish Flying” sits on a copper and red oak burl base. “Capitol Idea” has already sold even before it had a chance to be displayed.
