Dan joined the board of The Stone Trust (TST) in January 2020. He has been working with stone since he was fourteen years old when he also began helping his father with his general construction business. Dan is a Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain (DSWA-GB)-certified Level 2 Intermediate waller and instructor. He is…
In January, Paul generously offered to interview the twelve members of The Stone Trust board. He offers this profile of himself. Many thanks, Paul, for helping us understand the skills, experience, and commitments you and others bring to your work on the board! Paul joined the board of the Stone Trust in January 2020. His…
Many thanks to fellow board member Paul Peterson for interviewing Ed and writing this profile. Ed joined the board of The Stone Trust (TST) in January 2020. He has spent his entire professional career working in finance, but when he took an introductory course with TST in 2014, as he says, “I was bitten by…
Many thanks to fellow board member Paul Peterson for interviewing Jerry and writing this profile. Jerry joined the board of The Stone Trust (TST) in 2016 and currently serves as Treasurer. He has participated in the transition of TST from a small group of annual workshops to a broad curriculum of dry-stone walling courses that…
Many thanks to fellow board member Paul Peterson for interviewing Judy and writing this profile. Judy joined the board of The Stone Trust in January 2017 and currently serves as secretary. She became an avid enthusiast of dry stone walling after taking a two-day introductory workshop in May 2014. Over the next few years, Judy…
Many thanks to fellow board member Paul Peterson for interviewing Judy and writing this profile. Judy joined the board of The Stone Trust in January 2017 and currently serves as secretary. She became an avid enthusiast of dry stone walling after taking a two-day introductory workshop in May 2014. Over the next few years, Judy…
Many thanks to fellow board member Paul Peterson for interviewing Jordan and writing this profile. Jordan joined the board of The Stone Trust (TST) in May 2019. He is a member of the management team of Trow & Holden Company, a manufacturer of stone cutting tools in Barre, Vermont. Trow & Holden services the diverse…
Many thanks to fellow board member Paul Peterson for interviewing David and writing this profile. David joined the board of The Stone Trust (TST) in January 2020, having participated in a two-day introductory workshop offered by TST in 2019 at Tear Cap Workshops in Hiram, Maine. David says he became adept at pinning large stones…
January 2020 brought 6 new board members to The Stone Trust, bringing the board to a nearly full complement–12 out of 13 allowed by our articles. We hope you’ll enjoy meeting a board member each month. Each brings invaluable knowledge, expertise, commitment, and camaraderie to the work of preserving and advancing the art and craft…
There are as many ways to build great stone walls as there are colors in the rainbow. From lacy singles in the Aran Islands to squat bulky consumption walls in New England. Loosely stacked round glacial outwash to the incredible joinery of the Incas. Two-tiered Galloway walls to the fascinating geometric patterns of Majorcan walls….…
