First week of October, 10am- 2pm
Bring your own stone or let us know if you need one. Limestone and/or marble can be provided at cost. Sizes and shapes will vary. If you have tools, bring them. Tools will be provided if you don’t own them: chisels, hammers, power tools, angle grinders, extension cords, small compressors. Bring a pencil, notebook, charcoal, gloves, safety glasses, dust masks, all available at your local hardware. Addictive, tiring and satisfying. Relaxed and comfortable environment. You will enjoy it! $300/week for beginners, or practiced hands.
Andy Seferlis, a second generation stonecarver from Washington, DC and New Harbor, Me, continues to conduct this workshop that, at its inception, was led by his father, Constantine Seferlis. For almost twenty years Andy has been working with the Smithsonian Institution engaged in the ongoing restoration of the headquarters building, the “Castle” on the National Mall in Washington. He demonstrates annually at the National Building Museum’s fall program “The Big Build”, and is involved with carving and restoration commissions in and around the greater Washington, DC area. Seferlis also leads art and architectural study tours of many of the east coast’s major cities.
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