Stone Carving with Andrew Ziminski
Explore Stone Carving with Andrew Ziminski with this one day art workshop at Wiltshire Museum. This workshop is perfect for beginners looking to pick up the basic skills required to carve stone.
Explore Stone Carving with Andrew Ziminski with this one day art workshop at Wiltshire Museum. This workshop is perfect for beginners looking to pick up the basic skills required to carve stone.
This one-day workshop is perfect for beginners looking to pick up the basic skills required to carve stone.
You will set out and create a relief carving of an owl designed by Thomas Hardy when he was working as an Architect at Turnworth Church in Dorset. The Bath stone we will use is easy to carve and and you will be able to take it home with you.
Andrew is a SPAB William Morris Craft Fellow and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and as a Partner of Minerva Stone Conservation Ltd works all over the South West to conserve our built heritage. His best selling book The Stonemason was published in 2021. For more details about Andrew, see his website.
Lunch is not provided.
Booking is essential.
All tools and materials, including the stone, are provided on the day.
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