For ages 14 and up.
Make your carved written message beautiful, whatever the language may be!
Day One is the “Art of Lettering” class, held off-site nearby, at the Ellettsville Public Library. Bring supplies as listed for that class. Sign in first at the Limestone Symposium sculpting site.
Day Two – we start making some dust, covering how to transfer your layout/design onto your stone; followed by carving technique with a flat chisel and mallet. The rest of the week, students work at their own pace on their individual pieces, with instructor help at the ready. For repeat letter carving students, Day One is excellent review of brush lettering work, and they can dive deeper into layout ideas, exploring new challenges.
Included:
Limestone, roughly 16” x 16” x 3”; loan of a flat chisel and mallet, tracing medium.
Students bring:
- Have with you the supplies used for Day One, “Art of Lettering”. Your Instructor will have lettering brushes for students to use for Day One lettering work.
- 1”-3” wide brushes to clean off stone
- a piece of 80- 100 grit sandpaper
- one dark color crayon
- one or two bright colored pencils such as Prismacolor.
Safety glasses and closed-toe shoes are required at stone carving site. Students may bring their own flat chisels and mallet if desired, or pre-purchase from The Compleat Sculptor. Please contact instructor before purchasing.
Janey Westin
Janey has been carving letters since 1985, beginning as a professional calligrapher. See Janey’s bio ›
