Archive for May, 2011
Friday, May 27th, 2011
For the last 3 mths I have been working out of a small marquee at Taurus Crafts in Lydney, well I am pleased to announce I have finally moved into my permanent workshop.
I am situated in the walled garden courtyard with 2 other shops next to me, Undy Yarns and ...
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Well another exhilerating weekend has come and gone!!
Stonemasons descended on this beautiful example of a Medieval town to carve an unknown stone in order to help raise money for St Laurences Church in Ludlow.
We were given the choice of two sizes of local sandstone from a quarry near Shrewsbury-it was incredibly abrasive and ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
Really looking forward to this event on the 21st and 22nd May, for more information please visit
http://www.stlaurences.org.uk/ludlow-conservation-weekend
This promises to be a very exciting weekend with many interesting events talks and walk as well as the opportunities to watch professional stonemasons at work, at the end you will have the opportunity ...
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Saturday, May 14th, 2011
In 1999, after finishing my degree in sculpture, I moved from Canterbury in Kent to Gloucestershire to undertake an apprenticeship in Stonemasonry at Gloucester Cathedral. Unfortunately I suffered a serious injury to some of my fingers on my left hand-my chisel hand, in 2000.
I did finish my apprenticeship and went on to ...
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Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Thank-you to everyone who came and supported me at this years event!
My carving from last year raised £120 for The Pied Piper Appeal and Gloucester Cathedral. The auction was drawn on the Saturday and the lucky winners were very proud to win my Gargoyle!
Over the whole weekend I carved a ...
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