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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! 

Year of the tiger!

Cal the Stoner and The AOFTA presented The Andamooka Tiger unveiling at the Andamooka sculpture studio on Saturday 16th April.. The townships of Andamooka and Roxby Downs came together in grand style where the completed Andamooka Tiger was unveiled under the desert skies by the Hon. Chris Schacht. Brisbane stoner rock band Death by Carrot performed live.  View the unveiling event photo gallery

The Andamooka Tiger sculpture photo gallery

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    The Year of the Tiger!

    Poster for The Andamooka Tiger grand unveiling event April 2022 supported by SA regional arts.

    The unveiling event was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia and sponsors from the Andamooka community.

    The unveiling event was made possible by

    The Andamooka Observatory logo. Visit Cal the Stoner's studio on an observatory tour.
    The logo's for the grand unveiling event sponsors; Aust. regional arts fund / Country arts SA
    Logo for Regional Arts Australia sponsors of the grand unveiling event
    Logo for transport company Kinetic, sponsors of the grand unveiling event
    Brisbane stoner rock band Death by Carrot performed at the grand unveiling event logo
    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.

    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

    The Andamooka Tiger sculpture unveiling event photo gallery

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      Sculpting The Andamooka Tiger

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

      Rory 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 Feldman. Sculpting commenced at The Theatre Research Institute warehouse in Williamstown, Victoria.

      Sculpting The Andamooka Tiger

      Visitor's to the studio observe the sculptor at work on The Andamooka Tiger.
      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.
      Progress photo of Cal the Stoner's 15th intricarved artwork The Andamooka Tiger, claw.
      Close up photo of the Andamooka rainbow matrix opal tiger claws flashing colours in the desert sun.
      Cal the Stoner working on his 15th intricarved sculpture The Andamooka Tiger, Andamooka studio.

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      Progress photo of Cal the Stoner's 15th intricarved sculpture The Andamooka Tiger.
      Nearing completion, studio photo of Cal the Stoner's 15th intricarved sculpture The Andamooka Tiger.
      Group photo of visitor's to Cal the Stoner's Andamooka open-air studio. Visits welcome 2-3pm daily.
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