Fourteen people came to experience the craft at a 1-Day Intro to Dry Stone Walling workshop on Sunday November 5. The group included several landscaping professionals and experienced masons who came to sharpen up their skills. Other stone enthusiasts are looking to tackle projects at their property. Among the group were one husband and wife…
Ten women convened at the Stone Trust for a 1-Day Women’s Intro to Dry Stone Walling workshop on Saturday November 4. Among the group were two landscape designers currently studying at the School of Professional Horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden. They are looking to expand their horizons by learning more about stonework. One…
Congratulations! Level 1: Lucinda Booth, MA Kevin Halcott, VT Brett Hunsanger, RI Darrin McCarthy, MA Jason McGeachey, ME Colin McKenna, MA Alan Napolitan, NY Madylin Partridge, VT Patrick Scully, CT R. Anuhea Sebstad, MA Jay Staunton, MA Level 2: Ursa Medeiros, WA Level 3: Ben Sandri, MA As always, Fall Test…
At the end of September, the Stone Trust Center hosted a 2-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling workshop in Dummerston, Vermont for this year. With a fully booked workshop, sixteen participants arrived eager to learn the five basic principles of dry stone walling. Taking the first day to learn the techniques that ensure a structurally…
Early in September, when the weather was not very cooperative, a group of wallers managed to complete a one-day introductory workshop to learn about dry stone walling in the barn at the Stone Trust Center. The foundation of Scott Farm’s 1862 barn provides space safe from the weather to practice dry stone walling skills, whether…
On a lovely, sunny Saturday, the Stone Trust Center hosted a 1-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling workshop and Level 1 and 2 Test Prep workshops. Though these groups are very different in background and skill level, everyone enjoyed their day in learning and practicing dry stone walling. Sharing the outdoor classroom creates great synergy!…
Fascinated by stone walls? Have a wall to rehabilitate, a grade to secure with a retaining wall, a pathway to flag, a slope to traverse with steps? Are you a person with projects? A professional seeking to add the art and craft of dry stone walling to your portfolio of services? Stone Trust workshops teach…
Two groups of wallers came to the Stone Trust Center on the first weekend of June, some to an Introduction to Dry Stone Walling and others to a Women’s Intro. People came from across the Northeast and there seemed to be a bit of a theme developing as they arrived and introduced themselves. Multiple pairs…
Every year in the spring and fall, the Stone Trust brings Dry Stone Walling Association Master Craftsmen-Certification Assessors from the UK. The masters teach a 2-Day Introduction to Dry Stone Walling the day before or after Test Day. This year, Andy Loudon, Chief Assessor for the DSWA, traveled to the Stone Trust Center in Dummerston,…
Congratulations: Level 1: Alfred Dedam Connor McIntyre Crennan Thompson Darryl Bullay David Foster Forrest Peaker Jared Randall Joshua Moore Seth Hatch Tyler Hall Level 2: Sam Johnson Every year, the Stone Trust Center hosts two test days; one in May and one in September. Test days are a chance for wallers to get certified…
