Soapstone

Cat with Ball Sculpture

The soapstone used in this Marie Goad piece was carved with woodworking tools.

Soapstone bricks left after renovations to the Floyd Press building at 108 S. Locust Street.

Floyd County has a number of soapstone quarry sites, including the one near which this fragment was found.

This soapstone piece appears to have broken after two smooth faces had been cut with a wood saw.

Hollowed-out basin from soapstone quarried near Buffalo Mountain.

TIME LOVE LUCK / ARE BIRDS THAT SOAR FROM SIGHT / ARROWS ARE IN VAIN / TO STOP THEIR FLIGHT

Marie Goad carved this turtle from soapstone she found near her home.