South County Art Association

Helme House
2587 Kingstown Road
Kingston, RI 02881

401-783-2195

Description: This stone carving class will help beginner or advanced student alike learn techniques required for stone sculpture. Each week, Alan, or an advanced stone carving student, will help students with all the stages of stone shaping using hand tools, including rough shaping, finishing, polishing, and mounting of a stone sculpture. Alabaster is available for purchase from the instructor. Students should bring a 1 1/2 lb. soft iron mallet, a medium point-chisel, a 2 - tooth stone chisel, a flat stone chisel, safety glasses, and thin work gloves. For questions about acquiring tools, please call the Art Association at 783-2195.

Alan is an accomplished, award-winning stone carver who shows his work locally in exhibitions and galleries. He has worked extensively in marble, granite, alabaster, and sandstone.