Our very patient tutor, Louis Legeas, president of the l'APEV and all things stone cutting spent 'une journee d'initiation a la taille de pierre sur du tuffeau' with us Saturday last. Here is my starting block all marked out and ready to be transformed into a vase?!?
The course was held at the
Ecomusee du Veron in the Touraine region close to Chinon. So armed with a packed lunch and a chisel we headed off in the ice and snow for a day of dust and using of old tools.
Here is a photo of me doing something with one of the old tools.
...and here is Valerie's work of art that she started the month before. I secretly think she has been working on something for Valentines day don't you?
Sue managed to look pretty professional and craftwomen's like with her chisel. Something seems to be taking shape.
Not bad for 7 hours work eh?? Can't show you the finished result just yet though as we have to go back again next month to finish them off. We have already been able to put our skills into action at
La Grande Maison though where we are using some of the stone cleaning tips that Louis gave us during the day.
The course was held at the Ecomusee du Veron in the Touraine region close to Chinon. So armed with a packed lunch and a chisel we headed off in the ice and snow for a day of dust and using of old tools.
Here is a photo of me doing something with one of the old tools.
...and here is Valerie's work of art that she started the month before. I secretly think she has been working on something for Valentines day don't you?
Sue managed to look pretty professional and craftwomen's like with her chisel. Something seems to be taking shape.
Not bad for 7 hours work eh?? Can't show you the finished result just yet though as we have to go back again next month to finish them off. We have already been able to put our skills into action at La Grande Maison though where we are using some of the stone cleaning tips that Louis gave us during the day.
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