The Stone Carving and Lettering Takeaway

We talk to the inspirational Miriam Johnson about her journey in stonecarving and sculpture, her teaching stone carving in AlUla in Saudi Arabia with the King's Foundation and her current evolving wo…

Charlotte and Nina talk to Michael Paraskos about the craft of articulating your thoughts on carving and the value of open debate. Where is carving going and where do we fit in the conversation.

Mich…

We talk to Tim Crawley about his long and interesting career in carving - working on a wide and impressive range of commissions, both in scale and public profile. He talks us through his career progr…

Richard Kindersley talks to Nina and Charlotte, looking back over his long career, early influences and curiosity of materials and process. 

Have a questison or t…

In this episode Nina and Charlotte talk to Rosie Musgrave, a wonderful stone carver based in Bristol. We talk about her career, work and life, how as a women,  artistic freedoms and opportunities gav…

In this Episode Charlotte and Nina Talk with Tom Kemp - hearing about his use of the broad edge brush to create Trajan Roman letters. Although Tom is now a well known potter, his background was origi…

In this episode Nina and Charlotte talk to Michelle de Bruin, brilliant stone carver and artist based in Scotland. Michelle talks us through her career highs and lows, making us laugh and feel at eas…

In this episode Nina and Charlotte talk to Rian Kanduth, expert gilder and conservator. Rian tells us about her background, work experience, and teaching. We delve into the different mediums for gild…

🎉 In this episode, Nina and Charlotte dive into the exciting world of Abraxas Academy's Summer School, kicking off this September! If you've ever dreamed of mastering the art of stone carving, this i…

In this episode Nina and Charlotte talk to Jess Eyre a trained stone mason, and Paul Synan, senior mason from Gloucester Cathedral, who Nina met at Mansion House in London where they all received awa…

In this episode Charlotte and Nina talk to sculptor and mason Tom Waugh who talks openly about his practice in contemporary stone sculpture and his journey from mason to artist.

Sculpture in Stone an…

We celebrate our first 12 months of the podcast with a rundown of our top tips, a few old and a few new to add to your carving repertoire. 

Top tips links below

Welcome to Letter Exchange

Hand made …

Part 2 of our interview with Peter Randall-Page RA - - We reccomend listening to part 1 of this interview before you listen to part 2

Peter has an international reputation for his sculpture, drawings…

Peter Randall Page RA has an international reputation for his sculpture, drawings and prints. His work is held in numerous collections throughout the world.

He very generously agreed to be on our p…

Heather Newton is the Fabric Projects Manager at Canterbury Cathedral. We talk to her about her career progression, her work and the training scheme she helped to develop.

With colleagues from other …

In this episode Nina and Charlotte talk to the amazing Annet Stirling, discussing her work with Incisive Letterwork, Ian Hamilton Finley and other insights after a long career working with letters an…

In this episode Nina and Charlotte discuss the joys of working onsite and the correct way to place an order for stone from a quarry or stone supplier as well as offering up a Top Tip to help you in t…

In this episode Nina and Charlotte talk about what happens when you make a mistake carving your stone, be it spelling or taking away to much stone, and ways of dealing with this.

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In this episode we talk to the wonderful Alan Micklethwaite, authur of 'Restoration Stone Carving', stone carver, conservator, sculptor and fabulous interviewee.

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STONE WILL ANSWER by Beatrice Searle

In this episode we talk to Beatrice about her book 'Stone Will Answer', a beautifully written account of her journey pulling a 40KG stone on a jouney of 100s of m…