PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Brighton Layson sits staring intently at his hands as he methodically and meticulously chips away at a hard stone from his Zimbabwean homeland. Employing a craft that has been passed down through generations, he uses a hammer and chisel–relatively primitive tools–to turn the stone into a masterpiece. He and his countrymen are in Southwest Florida to promote and sell their work, while representing their country.
ZimSculpt, an exhibition of stone sculptures created by Zimbabwean artists, is currently on a world tour, and will be at the Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Gardens in Punta Gorda until April 18.
