On three August summer days, stone carver Daniel Miller taught a group of students how to work with sandstone at the historic Hercules #1 Quarry in Tenino. “What I was trying to accomplish was to give ...
Carving something in stone makes it more permament than other forms of media, something participants in the Indiana Limestone Symposium know well, since many travel to Ellettsville year after year to ...
Whately resident Frank Popkiewicz is a self-taught stone carver. Along with this bald eagle, he has carved into stone a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty, a butterfly, two elephants, ...
With limestone, there's no sanding or polishing; the mark of the chisel is evident. At this year's Indiana Limestone Symposium at Bybee Stone Co. in Ellettsville, the stone you will carve, the tools ...
African soapstone boxes are a beautiful blend of art and utility, coming from the rich cultural heritage of Africa ...
Inside a cavernous 1930s-era warehouse on the northern edge of Brooklyn, the ancient and all-but-extinct art of stone carving is having a 21st century rebirth. This is the new headquarters of ...
Based on the book "Built from Stone: The Westerly Granite Story," CARVED FROM STONE: LEGACY OF A GRANITE TOWN shows Westerly granite as the "gold standard," with hundreds of blacksmiths, carvers, ...
BLOOMINGTON – At 12:30 p.m. every weekday, a group of sixth-grade students sweep into Binford Elementary’s stone carving studio like a whirlwind. They sign in at a table and hurry to pick up their ...
ZIM Sculpture Gallery is on a mission to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented communities.With its head office in Richmond Hill, Ontario, and a gallery in Picton in Prince Edward County, ...