MADISON, Wis.—It is a humid 89-degree morning when Jacob Arndt unloads chisels and other tools from his truck onto a table at the University Club, where he begins massaging one of two slabs of Indiana ...

Based on the book "Built from Stone: The Westerly Granite Story," CARVED FROM STONE: LEGACY OF A GRANITE TOWN shows Westerly granite as the "gold standard," with hundreds of blacksmiths, carvers, ...

The standout images are ships, some carved upright, others upside down, packed with small human figures whose heads are unusually clearly defined. Fjeld and his daughter also spotted the “sole of a ...

Outdoor Exhibition on Display January 18 – April 19, 2026 Bonnet House Museum & Gardens is proud to announce its upcoming ...

In the world of restoration, the most dangerous tool is often a high-pressure power washer. For delicate cornices, extreme pressure can blast away the "patina"—the protective outer layer the stone has ...

Old Vermont cemeteries have stories to tell, and they are cut deep into the stone of almost every grave. Civilizations have always tried to address the nature of life and death in how they memorialize ...

A small town in Central Mexico is home to around 200 open-air carving workshops, from which an astonishing array of sculptures continuously emerges. Leonel Uribe Franco works on a carving in an ...

This story was originally published on myAJC.com on Sept. 28, 2016, five days after Roy Faulkner, the man who carved Stone Mountain’s Confederate monument, died. It's a warm day in September and, with ...