The Story Behind FAITH in Stone
FAITH STONE CAST 3 m – Menlyn Maine. Pretoria
THE STORY BEHIND FAITH IN STONE
Anton Smit shares more about the process involved in making the Faith Stone Sculpture
Joshua set up 12 stones in the Jordan river
Therefore, I will make 12 stone Faiths as a memorial for the following generation to not forget what God did for Israel and for us.
1 Pet 2:5 – “ you also as living stones , are built up a spiritual house ”
• Everything in Jerusalem and in Israel is made of stone
• The stacked stones of the Jordan was a way of guiding future generations to believe in the Lord
• Jesus is depicted as a Stone, a metaphor which depicts strength, reliability & stability.
Reference: Genesis and Peter: living stones /Christ the living stone has risen from the dead never to die again.
In my determination to express the Lord through my work in material and in concept, I decided to build Faith out of rock, in fact to build 12 Faiths in Stone representing Joshua’s 12 rocks in the Jordan.
My dream is to distribute them all over the world, as a symbol of what Christ did for all Jews and Gentiles…
HOW THE SCULPTURE IS MADE / PROCESS
To do this, I decided to make it a project as communal as possible by employing a number of people to collect stones from our own mountain and dressing them by hand, then laying them into the faith mold one by one securing them with a stone- paste made from pulverized stone and resin.
This is a painstaking process that keeps three artisans busy full time for 6– 8 weeks.
A thick layer of glass fibre is applied on the inside of the sculpture and a steel armature to give the work strength.
Steel reinforcing rods protrude from the feet of the sculpture to which a steel cage is welded. The sculpture is then placed upright into a square steel mold into which concrete is poured to form a concrete base on which the sculpture stands.
Isaiah 28:16 – “I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone”
Jesus: “the Precious Name of our living stone, the Great Stone cutout without hands” – the Saving Stone
In the words of Jesus, since the tongues are now still, the rocks and stones cry out!
THE FAITH STONE SERIES – EDITIONS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Available Sizes: 1 m (H), 1,6 m (H), 2 m (H), 3 m (H)
Material: Stone, Steel, Concrete
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“I lift my eyes to You, To You whose throne is in heaven.
In complete submission to God.” – Anton Smit | Psalm 123
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Contact: Roelien Smit | CEO
Email: info@antonsmit.co.za
Address: Black Eagle Lane, Aqua Vista Mountain Estate, Bronkhorstspruit dam, 1020
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Anton in Studio working on a Faith Stone Lifesize
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