The Crafty Rascals stone carving workshop |
What we offer is an experienced, fully insured, fun and friendly workshop space where we can comfortably teach 40 people of any age and ability the basics of stone carving. We stay open for 7 hours a day right across the festival so you can take as little or as much time as you wish and attend as often as you like there by allowing plenty of time to complete as complex piece.
The idea is to create a pendant from welsh slate by first splitting and drilling the stone, next by shaping with files and sandpaper, then afterwards by engraving a design using needle files and finally applying oil and polishing before the pendant is ready to be worn or given as a gift.
We also bring larger sculptures to display and we demonstrate the processes and techniques needed in order to create them, as well as inviting adults and older children to have a go with a hammer and chisel on a large stone tablet. Which becomes, over the course of 4 days, a work of art in it's own right.
The idea is to create a pendant from welsh slate by first splitting and drilling the stone, next by shaping with files and sandpaper, then afterwards by engraving a design using needle files and finally applying oil and polishing before the pendant is ready to be worn or given as a gift.
We also bring larger sculptures to display and we demonstrate the processes and techniques needed in order to create them, as well as inviting adults and older children to have a go with a hammer and chisel on a large stone tablet. Which becomes, over the course of 4 days, a work of art in it's own right.