Green soapstone, limestone, honeycomb calcite, pipestone. What do these rocks have to do with each other? Nothing really, but in the hands of Louis Sarowsky, aka Lurker Lou, this stone cocktail can be shaped into a hyper-realistic hotdog worthy of a gallery show.
A long-time artist and skateboarder, Lou has worked with many mediums, but stone sculpting is his latest obsession. If you’ve been paying attention, his fixation with rocks started a couple years ago, first with carving stone wheels and other skate related paraphernalia.
Eventually, Lou began sculpting food items: a KitKat bar, an ice cream sandwich, a salmon dinner complete with rice and broccoli. With stone sculpting being an artform known for ornate building flourishes and ancient Roman peckers, Lou’s approach is novel. And it’s catching on.
His food sculptures were recently a best seller at NYC’s Outsider Art Fair, and for the first time Lou has been able to sustain himself off his art, something he was never able to achieve with skateboarding.
Join us for a couple days with Lou sculpting, talking shit, and checking out a fridge worth of never-perishing perishables that promise to be around long after Lou leaves this earth.
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June 24, 2026 4:48 am
This is so so soooo good! Wondered what happened to Lurker Lou and here he is thriving.
More of this.
June 24, 2026 7:10 am
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June 25, 2026 2:25 pm
Genius comment. Thank you for putting this into the Universe.
June 25, 2026 2:27 pm
This was so amazing and inspirational. I’m a cinematographer and make photos on the side and now I’m inspired to really push my photography and put myself out there. Looking at the passion and craft that Lou puts into his work gives me the fire! Big up, Lou!
June 26, 2026 9:14 am
AMAZING!