Canadian Stone Carving Festival 2017
Resources
- Introduction to stone carving tools and techniques - Opens in a new window
Instructor Treden Wagoner gives a basic overview of stone carving tools and demonstrates their use.
Produced by Minneapolis Institute of Art. - Cutting a letter in stone - Opens in a new window
A demonstration of a technique called 'chopping' used to cut deep letters in limestone, slate or marble - with lettercutter Andrew Whittle. - Artisan Media - Stone carving videos & info - Opens in a new window
Artisan Media is a small independent production company based in North Wales, UK, specialising in films about craft. - Stone : a portrait of master stone carver Heather Lawson - Opens in a new window
Master stone carver, Heather Lawson of Bass River, Nova Scotia.
Carved in Stone by Call Number: ebooksPublication Date: 2012-11-01Gravestones are colonial America's earliest sculpture and they provide a unique physical link to the European people who settled here. Carved in Stone book is an elegant collection of over 80 fine duotone photographs, each a personal meditation on an old stone carving, and on New England's past, where these stones tell stories about death at sea, epidemics such as small pox, the loss of children, and a grim view of the afterlife. The essay is a graceful narrative that explores a long personal involvement with the stones and their placement in New England landscape, and attempts to trace the curious and imperfectly documented story of carvers. Brief quotes from early New England writers accompany the images, and captions provide basic information about each stone. These meditative portraits present an intimate view of figures from New England graveyards and will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in early Americana and fine art photography.
Restoration stone carving - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NK8700 .M53 2013
Letter cutting in stone : a work book - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NK8705 .G728 2011
The Art of letter carving in stone - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NK8705 .P47 2007
Holy terrors : gargoyles on medieval buildings - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NB170 .B46 1997
The Stone carvers (DVD) - Opens in a new windowCall Number: NB236 .S76 2004
White House stone carving : builders and restorers - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NK8700.5.U62 W26 1992
Stone & marble carving, a manual for the student sculptor - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NB1170 .M5 1948
Stone Carving Festival & Legacy Dry Stone Bridge - Summer 2016 - Perth
From July 22 - 24, 2016, stone carvers from Canada, the U.S. and Europe gathered in Perth, Ontario to display their skills and creativity at the 7th annual Canadian Stone Carving Festival created by Smith & Barber-Sculpture Atelier Inc.
The public auction of the completed works raised over $10,000.00 for Habitat for Humanity. Check out the gallery of works and familiar faces!
Dry Stone Canada, including wallers from the UK, US, and across Canada built a beautiful dry stone bridge in Perth. Our Masonry students cut and shaped the voissoirs - surrounding the carved keystones.
For a time lapse view of the carving and bridge construction, have a look at this video: The Legacy Bridge | Perth's 200th birthday with Dry Stone Canada.