MARK JURUS (Maryland) is dedicated to the craft of dry laid stone construction as is evident in his Blog, YouTube channel and training site for workshops and certification. Quality not quantity – one project at a time.
Category: Waller of the Month
July Waller of the Month: TJ Mora
June Waller of the Month: Fran Hammond
April Waller of the Month: Luke Bonang
LUKE BONANG (Vermont) grew up in the mountains of southern Vermont where he became naturally familiar working with his hands at a young age under the tutelage of his father, a carpenter. Luke graduated from the University of Vermont in 2003 and pursued his passion for snow sports by moving to Mammoth Lakes, CA. Upon…
May Waller of the Month: Jared Grant
March Waller of the Month: Dario Coletta
DARIO COLETTA (Massachusetts) has spent the last 10 years or so designing and building in dry stone in the western part of the state. He holds Level II DSWA-GB Certification. Dario writes: “The Stone Trust has really been the key for my continuing improvement and dedication to the fine art of stonework. Every visit to…
February Waller of the Month: Matthew Norton
January Waller of the Month: Andrew Pighills
ANDREW PIGHILLS (Connecticut) was born in Yorkshire, England. His formal horticulture training started at The Royal Horticultural Society at Harlow Carr Gardens in Harrogate Yorkshire, and has spent several decades creating gardens and building dry stone walls in his native England, in and around the spectacular Yorkshire Dales and the English Lake District.
Waller of the month: Brian Post
BRIAN POST (Vermont) starting building walls at age 10, and in 2005 spent 4 months in England, Scotland and Wales apprenticing with several wallers and DSWA-GB Master Craftsmen. He gained his Initial level certification while he was there. Brian achieved DSWA-GB, Master Craftsman certification in 2016 at The Stone Trust.
