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April 2014
Artist Residency | 6th-8th Grade Students | NC
I work closely with teachers, administrators, other teaching artists, and parents in planning successful residencies. I readily match content area & state standards to the craft of drystone masonry, preparing detailed lesson plans for each day of a residency. Host schools usually gain a permanent stone landscape feature as part of a residency, or repair of existing stonework.
Find out more »May 2014
Artist Residency | 5th Grade Students | NC
I work closely with teachers, administrators, other teaching artists, and parents in planning successful residencies. I readily match content area & state standards to the craft of drystone masonry, preparing detailed lesson plans for each day of a residency. Host schools usually gain a permanent stone landscape feature as part of a residency, or repair of existing stonework.
Find out more »August 2014
Penland School of Crafts | Dry Stone Masonry Workshop | Penland, NC
The workshop will include classroom activities & hands-on restoration of stone features on the grounds of Penland School of Crafts. We will cover history, methodology, safety, tool selection and use, and formulas for figuring the time and materials you will need to complete your own project. Please bring safety glasses, snug-fitting work gloves, a tape measure, a stone hammer, and measurements for projects you are considering. If you would like to register contact Penland School of Crafts directly at: info@penland.org |…
Find out more »November 2014
May 2015
Black Mountain Garden Show
The annual Black Mountain Garden Show is this Saturday, May 17. I'll have my stonemasonry booth there, and am giving an afternoon presentation on composting.
Find out more »May 2016
Black Mountain Garden Show & Sale
I will have my booth at the Black Mountain Garden Show & Sale in Black Mountain, North Carolina on Saturday, May 21st 2016! The event is at the Monte Vista Hotel. I'll have a rock carving demonstration throughout the day, interactive puzzles about stonework, sign up sheets for workshops & landscape estimates, & retail items for sale. At 11:00, I'll give a presentation about natural gardening based on the perspectives & practices I learned from prominent California biodynamic farmer, Bob…
Find out more »March 2017
Drystone Masonry Workshop at Penland School of Crafts
This 6-Day workshop will include a mix of classroom time & outdoor, hands-on stone moving, shaping & setting. Participants will learn globally-informed, best known practices for drystone masonry. They will participate in a multi-media educational experience that includes 3-D puzzles, 2 short films, graph paper drawings, tool fondling, math, a slide show, books, magazines, & more. They will gain the knowledge to plan, budget, stage, & construct drystone masonry. Penland’s vibrant campus has a variety of examples of both mortared…
Find out more »June 2019
Drystone Masonry Workshop
This multi-media and hands-on 2-day workshop will cover all of the essential theory and practice of drystone masonry. Participants will acquire the knowledge of sound drystone construction method, gain familiarity with tools and how to move, shape and set stone.
Find out more »October 2020
October 14-24, 2020 Stone Symposium in Santa Fe, New Mexico
The 20th International Stone Symposium will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico from October 14-24, 2020. October 14-20 will include workshops on drystone masonry and architectural stone carving. Then, October 19-20 will include workshops in letter carving and gravestone restoration. Finally, October 24 will offer drystone building and rock balancing opportunities. In addition, morning and weekend tours of local interest sites such as Chaco Canyon, La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs, and historic stonework in Santa Fe will be available. For more information,…
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