Please contact Dan at companyofstone@gmail.com if you would like to sponsor a workshop, or have any workshop ideas, questions or suggestions.
For information, application and registration about Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain testing in the USA, please go to this Dry Stone Walling Association page.
For testing and workshops in Vermont, please contact The STONE Trust for more information. The Stone Trust, 707 Kipling Road, Dummerston, VT 05301
info@thestonetrust.org, 802.579.6811
info@thestonetrust.org, 802.579.6811
WORKSHOPS & DSWA TEST DAYS
Contact The STONE Trust for details about future workshops and DSWA test days in Vermont. The Stone Trust, 707 Kipling Road, Dummerston, VT 05301
info@thestonetrust.org 802.579.6811
info@thestonetrust.org 802.579.6811
English Harbour Arts Centre, Newfoundland, Canada
5-Day WORKSHOP July 29 - August 2, 2012
Dry Stone Design and Construction
A collaborative design process culminating in the hands-on creation of a dry stone structure. Instruction in design will include site assessment, 3-D modeling and guide frame set up. Instruction in building with loose stone will include identifying each stone’s best use, applying the four basic principles for strong construction, and practicing safe methods for shifting and lifting stone. One day of the workshop will be devoted to working in nature to create a temporary environmental art piece.
2-Day Workshop August 4-5, 2012
Stone Fence Building
Group construction of a free-standing dry stone wall. Participants will learn basic skills for building a straight section of 4’ high fence. Three different styles of construction will be instructed; Galloway, doubling and singling. Skills learned can be applied to retaining wall construction, as well.
WORKSHOP SUMMER 2013
Turtagrø, Norway
Date: Late June - early July 2013
5-Day Dry Stone Workshop
Maximum 8 -10 participants
Please
be in touch if you are interested a dry stone workshop in the majestic fjord and high mountain region of
Norway. Currently in the planning stages, we are taking names of anyone
interested, with a deposit required by May 1, 2013. Registration, details and prices will be available October 2012.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
This course in dry stone construction will teach basic building skills as applied to both traditional walls and environmental art making. Take delight in nature by reaching into a landscape and making a physical bond with one isolated location. The spectacular glacial landscape of Norway offers an exceptional variety of scenery ranging from blue glacier arms and towering mountains to fertile valleys and deep lakes.
In this 5-day hands-on course participants will learn how to create a freestanding wall and environmental art features. Instruction will be offered on the subjects of history, design, tools and techniques of dry stone construction. The workshop includes sketching three-dimensionally on site, making and setting up wall profile guides and sorting stone according to "best use."
Workshop activities will also include a study of local, historic stone walls- origin, content, form and current condition.
Applied principles of dry stone construction will be taught, and discussed in relation to their value in the creation of environmental art. During informal evening gatherings there will be short programs offered on the subjects of traditional walling and environmental art.
The wall building workshop will lead into an exploration of the surrounding landscape. Investigations of local cultural patterns on the land, wildlife habitats and daily/seasonal environmental cycles arouse curiosity about a place and invite deeper study into their order and pattern. Participants will be encouraged to translate their perceptions into artistic expressions through the medium of stone.
Methods for the safe shifting and lifting of stone will also be taught. Recognizing and honoring personal and material limitations will be emphasized. By working collaboratively with fellow participants and the environment, individual ability and confidence in handcrafting with stone will be gained.
This course in dry stone construction will teach basic building skills as applied to both traditional walls and environmental art making. Take delight in nature by reaching into a landscape and making a physical bond with one isolated location. The spectacular glacial landscape of Norway offers an exceptional variety of scenery ranging from blue glacier arms and towering mountains to fertile valleys and deep lakes.
In this 5-day hands-on course participants will learn how to create a freestanding wall and environmental art features. Instruction will be offered on the subjects of history, design, tools and techniques of dry stone construction. The workshop includes sketching three-dimensionally on site, making and setting up wall profile guides and sorting stone according to "best use."
Workshop activities will also include a study of local, historic stone walls- origin, content, form and current condition.
Applied principles of dry stone construction will be taught, and discussed in relation to their value in the creation of environmental art. During informal evening gatherings there will be short programs offered on the subjects of traditional walling and environmental art.
The wall building workshop will lead into an exploration of the surrounding landscape. Investigations of local cultural patterns on the land, wildlife habitats and daily/seasonal environmental cycles arouse curiosity about a place and invite deeper study into their order and pattern. Participants will be encouraged to translate their perceptions into artistic expressions through the medium of stone.
Methods for the safe shifting and lifting of stone will also be taught. Recognizing and honoring personal and material limitations will be emphasized. By working collaboratively with fellow participants and the environment, individual ability and confidence in handcrafting with stone will be gained.
WORKSHOP GOALS
To gain proficiency in managing a stockpile of stone and a building site, to appreciate the value of clear and stable building guide devices, to employ safe and practical means for shifting and lifting stone, and to learn to apply the five strengthening principles to each stone placed on the wall; end in/ end out, tail down, cover a crack, divide two in two with one, and match a height.
To gain familiarity with a landscape and become engaged with it by exploring and interpreting its features through environmental art making.
To gain proficiency in managing a stockpile of stone and a building site, to appreciate the value of clear and stable building guide devices, to employ safe and practical means for shifting and lifting stone, and to learn to apply the five strengthening principles to each stone placed on the wall; end in/ end out, tail down, cover a crack, divide two in two with one, and match a height.
To gain familiarity with a landscape and become engaged with it by exploring and interpreting its features through environmental art making.
The workshop will include:
Informal evening gatherings
Hiking in the area
Outings to local attractions
Hotel Turtagrø will offer a package price (TBD) for lodging and meals at 3 levels – tent, shared, private hotel room.
Participants will need to provide their own transportation to/from Turtagrø.
There is a direct motor coach connection from Gardemoen Airport to Turtagrø.
Informal evening gatherings
Hiking in the area
Outings to local attractions
Hotel Turtagrø will offer a package price (TBD) for lodging and meals at 3 levels – tent, shared, private hotel room.
Participants will need to provide their own transportation to/from Turtagrø.
There is a direct motor coach connection from Gardemoen Airport to Turtagrø.
FUTURE WORKSHOPS - IN DEVELOPMENT
Please be in touch if you are interested - even tentatively. Feel free to contact me at companyofstone@gmail.com with any questions.
Yantalo, Peru
Spring or Fall 2014. Please be in touch if you are interested in a workshop to help build dry stone walls and stone features at a clinic in the small village of Yantalo, Peru. Click here for a Youtube film about the clinic.
PAST WORKSHOPS
2011 One Day Dry Stone Walling Workshop, Dummerston Hiking Trail, Dummerston, VT.
2010 Workshop Instructor and Competition Judge, Dry Stone Conservancy, Lexington, KY.
2010 Six-day workshop, Hope Builders Group, Elkhart, IN.
2010 Barn foundation workshop, Deforest, WI.
2010 Two five-day workshops to create land sculpture, artist-director, English Harbour Arts Center, Newfoundland, Canada.
2010 Scott Farm Wall Building Workshop, Dummerston, VT.
2010 Parmelee Farm Stone Wall Workshop, Killingworth, CT
2009 Parmelee Farm Stone Wall Workshop, Killingworth, CT
2009 Lead instructor, 2-day Wall Workshop, Grand Valley, Ontario, Canada.
2009 Artist in residence, Kansas State University, sculpture installation with Landscape Architecture students, Beach Art Museum, Manhattan, KS.
2009 Five-day workshop to create land sculpture, artist-director, English Harbour Arts Center, Newfoundland, Canada.
2008-2009 Director for the re-creation of the 1796 Town Pound, 44 participants in five workshops, Dummerston, VT.
2008 Lead Instructor, 3 day walling workshop, Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
2007 Leader, 1 day walling workshop, Hinesburg Land Trust, Hinesburg, VT
2007 Instructor, two-week Environmental Art Workshop, Koli National Park, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland.
2007 Instructor, 2-day, 24 person, stone workshop, Great River Arts Institute, Dummerston, VT.
2006 Leader, 2-day, 24 person, walling workshop, Great River Arts Institute, Brattleboro, VT.
2005 Instructor, California Landscape Contractors Association Convention Center trade show, Los Angeles, CA.
2002 Instructor, week-long, dry stone walling workshop, Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine, NH.
Dan Snow - Certifications
2010 Master Craftsman Certificate, Dry Stone Conservancy.2009 and 2006 Examiner Re-certification Course, Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.
2002 Standardization and Assessment (Examiner) Course, Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.
2001 Master Craftsman Certificate, Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.
1998 Instructor Training Course, Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.
I am an aspiring stone artist and really love your work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking out the blog. Stone is endlessly facinating. Enjoy every minute with it.
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