Author Archives: Joel Penhorwood

Stone Carvers Guild Podcast

In this episode, Matt and Bethany interview Ron Clamp, a third generation carver from originally from stone industry hotspot Elberton, GA and now residing in South Carolina. Ron has passed through many phases in his carving career, from monument making to sandblasting, digital designing, gilding, and running a traveling workshop. He heads Cornerstone Dimensional where he and his team create large monuments, restore historic buildings, host workshops, and much more. He is passionate about assimilating new techniques and tools in order to get the job done in a way that optimizes quality and economy.

This episode is a great one to listen to if you’re curious about the nitty-gritty of sandblasting and how to work in granite!

Stone Carvers Guild Podcast

In this episode, carvers from the two major training grounds of stone carvers in the US in the last 50 years – the stone yards of St. John the Divine in New York City and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. – sit down with Matt, Bethany, and Joel and discuss the ins and outs of working on such massive projects with far reaching impact. Nick Fairplay and Joseph Kincannon join us on behalf of St. John the Divine, and Walter Arnold and Patrick Plunkett join us on behalf of the National Cathedral.

The conversation continues! In this part two episode, carvers from the two major training grounds of stone carvers in the US in the last 50 years – the stone yards of St. John the Divine in New York City and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. – sit down with Matt, Bethany, and Joel and discuss their teaching methods and more.

Nick Fairplay and Joseph Kincannon join us on behalf of St. John the Divine, and Walter Arnold and Patrick Plunkett join us on behalf of the National Cathedral.

Stone Carvers Guild Podcast

In this episode, Vermont stone carver Sean Hunter Williams explains how to work in granite, talks about getting diamond grinding tools in Italy, and tells how he returned to Vermont after art school to learn stone carving in his father’s studio (as well as how he stays warm there in the cold Vermont winters!). He also weighs in on the debate about hand tools vs. pneumatic tools and discussed the concept of fire-poked beer.

Follow along with Sean’s work on his website, www.seanhunterwilliams.com, or his Instagram @seanhunterwilliams

Stone Carvers Guild Podcast

Oleg Lobykin, Russian-born stone carver and artist, shares his knowledge about public monumental sculpture, restoration, sculptures in wildly varying mediums, training in the former USSR, and his experience learning as a young carver at St. John the Divine.

His websites, referenced extensively in this episode, include www.lobykin.com and www.customstonecarving.com.

Stone Carvers Guild Podcast

In this Interview, Italian-trained, Vermont-based carver Fred X Brownstein gets into the nitty-gritty of replication using the pointing machine (machinetta) and the history of replication methods. He also discusses his own education in human figure sculpture at the studio of Nerina Simi in Florence as well as his current projects and contributions toward training the next generation of carvers.