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From the beginning of June until late July, Shaheen and two master Tuscan stone carvers — Marcello Sennati and Ampelio Rinaldi, who had trained him in Italy—realized the marble sculptures using the models Shaheen had created, which were in-scale to exactly ˝ size, as a point of reference. Thousands of passerby’s had the opportunity to witness the sculpting in action, and some even had the chance to try their hand at it. On Monday, July 22, the four blocks were mounted, and finishing work was done in the following days. |
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 The Memoria Project crew at Something Fishy Restaurant. Special thanks to Kathleen for a great meal! |
 A view of the completed statues. (photo: Bob Fowler) |
 A view of the female figure from below. (photo: Bob Fowler) |
 Marcello Sennati carving the texture of the blocks by hand. |
 Marcello pets Freddy at Giorgio's home. |
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 A view of the Shaheen's finished clay model of the male figure. |
 Ampelio, Marcello and Stephen use large calipers to measure points on the marble block. |
 A view of the work site |
 A close-up view of the male figure during the roughing-out stage. |
 A close-up view of the male figure before stacking. |
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 Tuscan stone masters Ampelio Rinaldi and Marcello Sennati with the female figure. |
 Observers watch as the second bust is lowered on its base. |
 Artist Stephen Shaheen making minor adjustments on the female figure. |
 Marcello and Ampelio position the block. |
 Stephen Shaheen making adjustments to the plaster cast of the male model. |
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