Walter S. Arnold, 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.
 
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VRML 3-D computer models
lion fountain This 9 foot tall fountain is built of 92 pieces of stone, and the carving was completed over a 10 month period. Carved from two types of limestone, Indiana Limestone and a golden brown Minnesota limestone, two bronze frogs sit on the edge of the pool spouting water. Water shoots out the top, cascades down, and flows from the mouths of the three lions.
Fountain lion Lion spouting water The central part of the fountain features a lion; water spouts from its mouth. On the bowl above its head rests a bundle of four Romanesque columns, topped by another bowl. This fountain is located in the gardens of Driehaus Capital Management at 25 E. Erie St.; if you're visiting Chicago, walk by and take a look!
VRML fountain And here is a model of the fountain in VRML format. It's only 25k, so give it a whirl!

VRML is a 3D format for HTML web page graphics. If your browser doesn't display VRML models, you may have to download the viewer from National Institute for Standards and Technology page.
Doorway This stone entry is more than 13 feet (4 meters) tall and 11 feet wide. It is constructed from 50 pieces of Indiana limestone, and was installed in December, 1995, at St. Ignatius High School in Chicago. This 100 year old building has just been renovated. The school campus has changed greatly over the years, and what was originally the back of this building is now the front, facing a landscaped courtyard. Therefore, a new entry was required, one which would be in keeping with the design of the school. The entry is framed by a restored wrought iron porch, which was salvaged from an old asylum in Elgin, Illinois. The carvings at the upper corners represent a student from the 1890's and one from the 1990's.
VRML Model of doorway Here is the St. Ignatius doorway as a VRML model. Since this doorway has 50 pieces of stone, assembled with 1/4 inch joints, the 3D modeling helped me to get all the dimensions and alignment accurate. Like the fountain model, I designed it in upFront, and converted it to VRML using TriSpectives. This model is only 16k.

Some of these models were created with a 3d solids program, Ironcad. You can see some of my early work with this program on my Ironcad page.