TERRAPIN LANDSCAPES (Maine) — Terrapin Landscapes is a full-service outfit specializing in design, installation, and maintenance of quality hardscapes and softscapes. Over the last five years they have established a presence in the dry stone community with multiple projects that have incorporated dry stone walls and columns, as well as various dry stone features. Terrapin…
The first weekend in May was a busy one for the Stone Trust with eight different workshops at four different sites. The Stone Trust @ The Vermont Granite Museum in Barre offered three full days of learning to nine excited wallers. Friday and Saturday they learned the 5 basic rules of dry stone walling at…
On the first weekend in May, the Stone Trust hosted two simultaneous workshops at Opus 40, a world-famous sculpture park and museum in Saugerties, New York. Created by artist and professor Harvey Fite over the course of nearly forty years, Fite’s opus is currently undergoing a multi-year restoration to rebuild sections that are failing. Brian…
The Stone Trust Center hosted two consecutive 1-Day Intros this weekend–luckily two days of beautiful weather. The Sunday group included ten wallers excited to learn about dry stone walling. Many of you came with friends, whether it be a neighbor, partner, or father/daughter. Those of you who came solo may have bonded over your love…
On a bright, sunny day, the Stone Trust Center in Dummerston, Vermont hosted a one-day women’s introductory workshop. Thirteen women came to learn about dry stone walling. They took home know-how to apply to projects at home and professionally. One waller treated herself to the workshop for her birthday! Most of the women wallers live…
A completely full roster of nine wallers got the season off to a bang at the Stone Trust NH. All nine finished the week-long Contractor’s Intensive workshop as certified Dry Stone Walling Association (DSWA) Level 1 Wallers. Congratulations to all of you! You arrived from near and far with varying levels of experience. Having accomplished…
The Stone Trust, PA held a 2-day introductory workshop and a cheek rebuild workshop to close out the month of April. With two smaller groups, each participant received personalized instruction and a lot of hands-on experience. All of you came from the mid-Atlantic, mostly from within the state of Pennsylvania. Isn’t it great that the…
A Medley Weekend allows you to learn a variety of stonework skills in just one trip. At this first medley of the year, forty different people traveled to the Stone Trust Center in Dummerston, Vermont to learn the five basic rules of dry stone walling and how to apply them to retaining walls and steps/stairs.…
