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Category Archives: Teaching
DIY Flagstone Classes
I have scheduled two Do-It-Yourself Flagstone classes at the North Carolina Arboretum this spring. Saturday April 21 from 9 to 4 at the NC Arboretum Friday May 4 from 9 to 4 at the NC Arboretum You can register via … Continue reading
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Newsy stuff
In April 2010, I spent a day with photographer Steven Paul Whitsitt, touring projects I had done. Just last month the book he was working on was released by Schiffer Publishing. I am very excited by the book which is … Continue reading
Posted in Flagging, Stone Art, Stonework, Teaching, Uncategorized
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Landscape Architecture Class
During the installation process in Gainesville, my friend Mary Padua brought a group of students from the University of Florida to the site. She is a professor in the Landscape Architecture program at UF and a gifted designer and photographer. … Continue reading
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The Blue Spiral
Last week I traveled down to Florida and installed the “Blue Spiral” which I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. I drove down on Monday and the stone arrived the next morning. It was a soggy day, but … Continue reading
Posted in cutting stone, drystone, Flagging, Gainesville, Paths & patios, Stone Art, Stonework, Teaching
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Boulder Bench Installation
I installed this bench in a Biltmore Forest garden a few weeks ago. The supports are ‘finger’ boulders that I cut down to a suitable length. The seat itself is a step slab, precut by the quarry. It’s exactly four … Continue reading
New panoramas and a marketing class
This is a photo montage/panorama of the steps I built this past winter in the Montford district of Asheville. The step treads are made of the full-color variant of Pennsylvania bluestone. The wall, columns and step risers are made of … Continue reading
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Bench Class
A couple of weekends ago, I led a workshop at the NC Arboretum on building stone benches. First thing in the morning we studied images of various benches, stone-cutting techniques and ways to move heavy objects safely and with relative … Continue reading
Posted in Benches, cutting stone, Stonework, Teaching, Tools
Tagged bench, big stones, chiseling, classes, cutting stone, feathers & wedges, hammerhead, sandstone, stone bench, stone tools, Teaching
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Grandpa Tony’s Bench: follow up
My friend Matthew in Chapel Hill sent me this image recently of Grandpa Tony’s memorial bench surrounded by spring time flowers. He mentioned that some neighborhood kids circulated a flyer announcing a lemonade and cookie sale at Grandpa Tony’s bench, … Continue reading
Stone Bench Slideshow: Getting Started
I am starting my class prep for the Stonework Special Projects: Making A Bench session at the North Carolina Arboretum in May. Here’s a section of the slideshow focusing on making a bench in a drystone retaining wall.
Spring 2010 Classes at the Arboretum
The new class schedule for the North Carolina Arboretum was recently announced. I am leading three stonework classes this spring. DIY Flagstone Paths & Patios will be offered twice, on Saturday April 10th and on Friday April 16th. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged bench, big stones, classes, cutting stone, design, drystone, feathers & wedges, Flagging, flagstone, hammerhead, paths, paving, stone bench, stone designs, Teaching
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