Archive for April, 2020

Day 4 of the backyard stone carving event.

Sunday, April 26th, 2020

[nggallery id=440] Didn't get as much done on my carving as I had hoped as I needed to tend my garden just in case it rains. I am really pleased with my progress and this represents about 24 hours of carving over the last 4 days. There is still alot of chopping ...

Day 3 of the backyard stone carving event

Saturday, April 25th, 2020

[nggallery id=439] Had a great day carving and I was very thankful for my gazebo as it was another gloriously hot and sunny day. Before I got started this little creature was on my stone, I hadn't realised that she was laying eggs and unfortunately the eggs didn't make it, the creature ...

Day 2 of the backyard stone carving event

Friday, April 24th, 2020

Another hot and sunny day again today, had to put my gazebo up (with some help from my boyfriend) so I could get on and carve in my garden workshop. Here are some photos showing how far I have got today. [nggallery id=438] This idea was a simple outline to start with but ...

Backyard stone carving festival. Lock down.

Thursday, April 23rd, 2020

This really is a strange time for us all but one of my stonemason friends thought it would be a good idea to hold a socially distanced stonemason's festival. I have been working out of my garden with my makeshift easel for letter cutting, one of my benches from my workshop ...

A sculpture for this weird time

Sunday, April 5th, 2020

Alot of emotions swirl around when we're scared and frustrated. We're not aloud to hug, shake hands or kiss. Don't sneeze or cough, don't touch anything, wear a mask don't wear a mask, wash your clothes as soon as you get back from the shops where you can't buy what you ...