Episode 21 – Ronald Clamp

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 »

Episode 18 – Sean Hunter Williams

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 »

Episode 17 – Oleg Lobykin

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.

Episode 16 – Fred X Brownstein

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 »

Episode 15 – Scott Halverson

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 »

Episode 14 – Cary Shafer

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:

Episode 13 – Sebastian Martorana

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 »

Episode 12 – Stuart Simpson

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 »

Episode 11 – Stephen Bouska

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.