Working in Italian stone, sculptor Barbara Segal carves delicious things that make me go all tingly. After attending Pratt in the seventies, the artist studied stone carving at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She eventually returned to New York and settled in the mostly-unglamorous neighborhood of Yonkers. The town she chose may not have been much to look at when she got there, but she has been doing her part to improve it ever since.

“In 1995, Segal founded Art on Main Street (AOMSY), a non-profit organization whose mission was to bring art and culture to downtown Yonkers to spur community and economic development… as part of the Yonkers waterfront redevelopment initiative.

-About Barbara Segal

Segal now teaches classes in stone carving at my beloved School of Visual Arts in NYC, and her popular class “Foundations of Sculpture” can be seen at Westchester Community College. 

You can follow the civic minded Segal on her website and on Instagram and Facebook.

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#kellybag #pinkonyx in process

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#blue #onyx #hermes #birkin #goldleafing the #birkin belt before the #gems #rubies #pearls #sapphires and #gold #braided trim are applied. #sculpturalprocesses #hermes #contemporarysculpture #idol #icon

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@gallery.biba #tigergirl by #barbarasegal in #carraramarble #palmbeachartfair 224 worth ave. #palmbeach

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Looking forward to my new collaboration with @lesgaleriesbartoux

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#LV #BS #louisvuitton #barbarasegal Greek marble luxury handbag. . . . . . . #greek #marble #contemporarysculpture #fashionista #luxuryhandbags #pietrasanta #carrara #stonecarving #louisvuitton #branding #luxury #museumofartsanddesign #metropolitanmuseumofart #fashioninstituteofdesign

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#marble and #onyx #jackets and #shirts Works from the #80s and #90s #intarsia #stone #lamination #motorcyclejacket #pucci #duomo #yankees #opticalillusion #marblesculpture #masterpiece

A post shared by Barbara Ségal (@barbarasegal) on Aug 11, 2018 at 4:29pm PDT

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Celebrating the #carrararesidency winners @gianlucagiurazza and @arngrimur.art and sponsored by @abcstone and @nyacademyofart with videos of each artist by @sculptingstone Other artist exhibiting were @jago.artist @peter_glenn_oakley and alessandrolombardo @briceesso_artist @heather.personett and @jvascano Also a photo of next year's winners. On view through Mid May at ABC Stone 129 west 22nd At. NYC

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#portadelparadiso at @lesgaleriesbartoux in #monaco grey and white #carrara #marbles

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#vasarely #jacket made in 1989. After a visit to his #museum @vasarely in the south of #france in #provence. I was so inspired to try and create #marble with an #opticalillusion #3d feel. #intheround but flat. I used #onyx marble #serpentine with Siena marble hanger etc. #contemporaryart #sold #barbarasegal #sculpture #carrara @madmuseum

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Working drawing #stone #birkin #venice

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