Driving on the left side of the road, rubber sink-stoppers on a chain, grilled tomatoes for breakfast; these are some of the things to get used to, quickly, when on a six-day visit to the UK. I was there to take part in the DSWA Standardization and Assessment weekend for craftsman scheme examiners. Along the way, E. and I took in two of the three legs of the “Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle.”

Art, Dry Stone, TravelDan SnowApril 25, 2013art, barbara hepworth, cumbria, dry stone walling, dry stone walling association of great britain, dswa, featured, henry moore, hepworth wakefield museum, sculpture, yorkshire, yorkshire sculpture park

The Stone Trust: Up and Running

While wallers in east-central USA have had the excellent Dry Stone Conservancy as a beacon for the craft for many years, stone workers in the northeast have had to go it on their own. Until now. After only one year in existence, The Stone Trust has become an important regional resource for all things dry stone.

Dan SnowDecember 20, 2011dry stone, dry stone conservancy, dry stone waller, dry stone walling, dry stone walling association of great britain, dry stone workshop, dswa, stone, stone trust, workshops