“Through my carvings, I seek to tell the truth and reveal what lies hidden, both within the stones and within myself.…”
From Journalist to sculptor
My name is Tindra Englund and I’m a swedish sculptor based on Öland. Before I became a stonecarver I worked as a journalist but I grew tired of working with tight deadlines within a framework of an artificial objectivity.
For me, my stone sculptures are the very antithesis of quick-write clickbait and it is therefore with a sense of great relief that I now venture away from the editorial offices and into the depths of the stone.
Captured by its imperishable nature, my perspective is slowly changing. For not many news articles are preserved for a couple of decades and very few stone sculptures are destroyed within a century...
Stenhuggarkvinnor
In 2024, we started the sculpture collective Stenhuggarkvinnor (Stone Carving Women). The collective's purpose is to support and inspire each other as sculptors, and we often work in our shared stone studio on Öland. In 2026, we will organize a major exhibition and hold several beginner courses for those who want to learn how to carve limestone.
