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As in previous workshops, an ongoing series of videos will explore some of the greatest carvers and their work.
Fresh homemade daily lunches offer vegans, veg- etarians, gluten free, and omnivores a chance to re- charge and relax al fresco around large communal tables. A safe, encouraging atmosphere for students of all backgrounds and lev- els of experience contrib- utes to a healthy learning environment.
This year, the Stone Workshop will offer three sessions:
down from generation to generation for hundreds of years. Fred shares his im- mense knowledge, over 40 years of experience, and techniques with great gener- osity of spirit and a true de- sire to see students develop a strong foundation in carving. This class is a rare opportu- nity to work with an artist trained in the classic Italian tradition.
Session Three (August 17-23, 2020) “The Basics and Beyond”
This class will be taught by our staff instructors, who have a combined 125 years of experience. Petro, Hul,
Mexico, situated on the con- fluence of the Rio Embudo and the Rio Grande, about one hour north of Santa Fe and thirty minutes south of Taos, two world class art destinations. The geology of the area, nestled between immense basalt and granite formations and towering sandstone chimneys, is un- forgettable. Dixon, New Mexico itself is a small art colony with two wineries, an award-winning indepen- dent library, a local craft brewery, restaurant, and co- operative grocery store with a weekly farmers market.
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Mark Saxe and Petro Hul will demonstrate chiseled letter carving techniques at the first 2020 Stone Workshop session. Inset: Mark Saxe
Session One (May 23-25, 2020) Letter Carving
Instructors will be Mark Saxe and Petro Hul. The class will be a comprehen- sive introduction to carving letters in stone using ham- mer and chisel, a tradition dating back thousands of years.
Session Two (July 23-31, 2020) with National Sculpture Society Fellow, Fred X. Brownstein “Traditional and Contemporary”
Fred trained and worked in Italy for 16 years, learn- ing the traditional skills of stone carving as passed
Schuyler Blanchard, Brian Barreto and Mark Saxe will share their knowledge and expertise to help stu- dents achieve their goals. Participants will learn what is necessary to create a carv- ing in stone. Topics include geology, safety, plug and feather splitting, proper use and care of tools, planning, measuring, common mis- takes and how to learn from them, aesthetic consider- ations, carving, cutting, pol- ishing, texturing, lettering, gold leafing, rigging, and other topics as the need arises.
Dixon is a beautiful moun- tain town in northern New
twentieth season, and we hope that this is just the beginning of another de- cade of profound workshop experiences.
Several of the main Sax Workshop guest instructors spent many years working at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, and growing interest has led to a new project extensively documenting the stonework, stone carvings, and carvers of the cathedral, which will become available at www. DivineStone.org in the com- ing weeks, and also featured in an upcoming edition of the Slippery Rock Gazette.