An example of brick sculpture carving High tech art combines with old world products to create one-of-a-kind carved brick sculptures—maintenance-free works of art that are popping up across the country as freestanding garden sculptures, wall friezes and fireplace surrounds.

Today’s brick sculptors often work from photography, manipulate the image in the computer, transfer to line art on paper, and then transfer that outline to the green clay brick. They carve the brick while it is arranged on a large easel. When completed, the brick are numbered, fired, and reassembled for a quality check before final installation by a brick mason.

You can see a live brick sculpture carving during the 10th Annual Home Improvement Show August 19–21 at the SC State Fairgrounds! Two of Carolina Ceramics Brick Company’s brick artisans, Howard and Denise Hunt, will showcase their talents during the event all weekend. With fewer than 100 brick artisans in the US, show attendees will have the unique opportunity to see first–hand how brick can be transformed into a work of art.

“We’re excited to showcase our fine product and Howard and Denise’s talents at the 10th Annual Home Improvement Show,” commented Denise Whittington of Carolina Ceramics Brick Company. “We hope everyone will come out to see our artists at work. It’s a beautiful combination of art and architecture.”

The live carving demonstrations will take place in the Cantey Building, Booth #329 during show hours all weekend. After the show, the garden sculpture, valued at $1,600 will be dismantled, fired, and then installed at a winner’s home. A drawing for the winner will take place after the show, and the winner will be notified by phone.