Hammerhead Stoneworks

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 called Built with Stone: Eight Contemporary Artisans. It includes several projects, including the secretive Cabin on Mitchell’s Peak, a structural stone house I built with Fred Lashley and the Unturned Stone. The book is available from local booksellers and online merchants. There’s some amazing work in there by masons from all across the country.

In April 2012 I will again be offering do-it-yourself flagstone classes at the North Carolina Arboretum. Check back soon for dates and details.

There’s a new portfolio page featuring images from the Melrose Residence.

I am proud to announce that this photograph of a wall I completed with the Unturned Stone was featured on the back cover of the most recent issue of Stonexus, the periodical publication of the Stone Foundation. In the magazine I alone am credited with the wall, though I completed it with Jesse Friedrichs, stone mason and Jody Maney, equipment operator and helper. It’s bomber!

On June 24th I’ll be taking part in the Mountain Green Conference on the campus of Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina. I will be there to discuss Sustainability in Stonework Construction.
As I have prepared for this I have been developing a visual tool I call the Green Target, shown above, that is useful for analyzing sustainability on four important attributes. It is meant to promote dialogue and provoke creative solutions for making stonework greener.
I have just added three new pages to the site that summarize what I’ll be covering.

• Green Targets explains the tool.
• The Cabin Case Study gives a detailed example of the tool in use.
• Good Ideas offers some helpful suggestions for sustainable stonework.

These ideas are still in development and your feedback is most helpful.

Flagstone paths and patios class this Friday at the North Carolina Arboretum.