Craftsmanship
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Sunday, January 9th; 10:00 - 11:00
Larry Smith is with Danver.
Dry Stone Construction with a Mastercraftsman, Dan Snow
Sunday, January 9th; 11:30 - 12:30
Dan is author of two books and a DVD that will be for sale at the National Green Centre: Listening to Stone - Hardy Structures, Perilous Follies, and Other Tangles with Nature; In the Company of Stone; and the DVD Stone Rising.
"I work with stone because stone is so much work. Physical labor stimulates thinking. The more engaged I am in working the freer my thoughts become. It takes a lot of stone to stay working. I appreciate stone for its abundance and for its willingness to play along." - Dan Snow
For 35 years Dan Snow has been building dry stone constructions in his native Windham County, Vermont and beyond. From the practical to the fantastical, his works in stone fuse vanguard vision with old world techniques and traditions. As a Mastercraftsman with the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain, Snow instructs in the craft and examines for the DSWA Craftsman Testing Program. He has authored two books that tell the story of our hand-made heritage in stone and his personal journey in the art and craft of walling.
Dan Snow is an assemblage artist specializing in site-generated, or locally sourced, natural materials. His dry stone constructions have included stock-proof fences, pillars, stiles, staircases and arch bridges. More complex creations such as garden follies, grottoes and grandstands as well as environmental art pieces and figurative works of sculpture are part of his oeuvre.
