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Cal the Stoners Intricarved stone sculpture, The Andamooka Tiger completed.
Banner image a tender moment between the sculptor & The Andamooka Tiger, intricarved stone art.

The Andamooka Tiger

The Andamooka Tiger, is Cal the Stoner’s 15th Intricarved Grampians sandstone artwork and the most intricate in his body of work to date.


8,000 hours of intense concentration later and…  Cal sculpted relentlessly for over three years. In February 2022 he completed The Andamooka Tiger.  


There is nothing coincidental nor accidental about this sculpture!  Each blow of the hammer and chisel is a minor study. 


The form and feature of every stone is intently studied and hand crafted by the sculptor to serve it's place within the sculpture.


The year of the tiger! 

Cal the Stoner had a very specific vision

He sculpted to portray a very specific moment in a tiger's natural time.

While relaxing on a large mossy rock, it is in the split second of being disturbed.

The tiger's claws have slid out, his top lips arch, muzzle crinkles and teeth bare into a snarl.

Cal the Stoner progress image The Andamooka Tiger

The Andamooka Tiger sculpture photo gallery, scroll left to view.

Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
The sculptor working on the final stone pieces for The Andamooka Tiger.
a close up of an Andamooka rainbow matrix opal tiger claw flashing colours in the desert sun.
The brilliantly coloured Andamooka rainbow matrix opal Tiger claws. Found only in Andamooka.
Close up detail of the intricately carved Grampians sandstone that comprise The Andamooka Tiger
The Andamooka Tiger claw sits ready to pounce, Featuring Andamooka rainbow matrix opals.
A close-up o The Andamooka Tiger's rainbow matrix tiger claws flashing colours under the desert sun.
The Andamooka Tiger sits haunched, ready to pounce. Close-up back & tail detail.
The Andamooka Tiger sits haunched, ready to pounce. Rear view of the sandstone sculpture.
Close up of The Andamooka Tiger's right paw showing Andamooka rainbow matrix opal claws.
Close up photo of The Andamooka Tiger's left paw & rainbow matrix opal claws.
Close up photo of The Andamooka Tiger's left paw & rainbow matrix opal claws.
Cal the Stoner The Andamooka Tiger pupil close up image
Cal the Stoner and The Andamooka Tiger progress image
Cal the Stoner & The Andamooka Tiger perfecting the gaze

Cal and The Andamooka Tiger, perfecting the gaze.

Cal started sculpting The Andamooka Tiger in the lively town of St Kilda in August 2018.  


A move was made in March 2019 to the outback opal mining town of Andamooka. Here the sculpture began it’s metamorphosis into an Andamooka opal clawed, toothed, eyed and tail tipped intricarved stone sculpture.

Cal the Stoner's Intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger at the grand unveiling event.
At a tender moment, the sculptor notices something in The Andamooka Tiger's opal eye

“A tender moment, something very rare with Andamooka tigers, but we’re pals and he had something in one of his eyes. Eyes that have a way of commanding your attention when they’re looking at you.” Sculptor's log Jan 2022

The legend of The Andamooka Tiger the 15th intricarved sculpture by Australian artist Cal the Stoner
Cal focuses, sculpting the next stone piece in the intricarved stone sculpture The Andamooka Tiger.

Though some of the individual stone faces are the size of a small coin they have a depth of 25mm (1 inch) to 100mm (4 inches).

No stones are a thin facade like a tile. Every stone has depth and strength. What’s seen of a stone might be small, but it goes in the depth of 80mm or 3 inches. 


Drawing on the artisan trade of dry stone. Cal is able to deliberately create stone artworks that tell their own story.

Andamooka is the only opal field in the world to produce the rainbow matrix opal

The tiger features; rainbow matrix claws and tail tip, matrix opal teeth and pupils, honey matrix opal eyes and a black matrix opal nose.  Observing the aptly named rainbow matrix opal. Movement of your gaze or changes in light can ignite a display of vivid flashing colour. The rainbow seemingly plays across the stone. A spectrum of light energy.

The Andamooka Tiger update. Stonework finished. Testing the first set of pupils.


Sculptor's log, January 2022

Sculpting The Andamooka Tiger

The studio mascot, Rory the tiger plushie sits next to the beginning stones of The Andamooka Tiger.

Roary and The Andamooka Tiger compare paws

The tiger's striped chest detail takes shape on The Andamooka Tiger sculpture.

Cal shapes the striped chest detail 

Progress photo of Cal the Stoner's 15th intricarved sculpture The Andamooka Tiger.
Cal the Stoner, Rory & The Andamooka Tiger beginnings, Theatre Research Institute, Williamstown.

The Andamooka Tiger beginnings

The structural metal base and rough skeleton were welded together by friend and collaborator, Duncan Felton. Sculpting commenced at The Theatre Research Institute warehouse in Williamstown, Victoria.

Cal the Stoner a fan leaves positive feedback after viewing The Andamooka Tiger!

Sculpting The Andamooka Tiger

Cal the Stoner Intricarved stone sculpture, The Andamooka Tiger progress image
Progress photo of Cal the Stoner's 15th intricarved sculpture The Andamooka Tiger.
Progress photo of Cal the Stoner's 15th intricarved sculpture The Andamooka Tiger.

Many visitor's drop by the open-air studio to check out The Andamooka Tiger

Cal the Stoner shows visitors around the open-air sculpture studio.
Cal the Stoner, artist portrait.
Group photo of visitor's to Cal the Stoner's Andamooka open-air studio. Visits welcome 2-3pm daily.

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