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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
Stone Carvers Guild Podcast Episode 15 – In this interview with Minnesotan carver Scott Halverson, the business of architectural carving is front and center. Scott and his business partner run a studio in Northeast Minneapolis and travel around the country restoring monuments. Of course, Scott had a long journey that ran through Texas… Read More »
Stone Carvers Guild Podcast Episode 14 – In which Cary Shafer sits down with Bethany, Joel, and Matt to discuss the path to discovering oneself Following are some photos he shared with us:
Stone Carvers Guild Podcast Sebastian Martorana carver, illustrator, sculptor, teacher, and social media personality, discusses being an artist in Baltimore, his own formation through apprenticeship with stone carving veterans in DC, the relationship between illustration and carving, working with different kinds of stone including salvaged stone, how to gild lettering, and using Instagram to connect… Read More »
Stone Carvers Guild Podcast Episode 10 – In which Stuart Simpson shares about his journey from carving found stones as a child to studying art at University to working with co-host Matthew Johnson at Texas Carved Stone (see Bob Ragan episode) to running his own studio. Also included – comments on running a stone… Read More »
Stone Carvers Guild Podcast Episode 11 – Stephen Michael Bouska of Old World Stone Design in which they explore his unique background, in-depth knowledge of stone, and wide range of carving experiences.
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Throughout the year, and around our nation and globe, Stonecarvers Guild members are regularly enlisted to consult and share their expertise on wondrous stone carving projects. We also participate in demonstrations our work and are dedicated to teaching about it in order to help preserve this ageless art. More »
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