The Stone Carving and Lettering Takeaway

A beautiful discussion with sculptor Matt Caines

This month Nina and Charlotte talk to the wonderful Matt Caines from 'Star in the Hand', stone carver, sculptor, and all round creative. Matt talkes us through his trai

Lieve Cornil - A continuous Experiment

This month, we're joined by Lieve Cornil—lettering artist, calligrapher, designer, and teacher.Lieve shares her journey into the lettering arts, including her key influen

Steven Travis - Al Orr - The best chisels in the world

This month we talk to the Steven Travis, maker of our favorite tungsten chisels Al Orr.  We learn about the facinating history of his company R H & G Travis & Son Ltd,

In Memory of Richard Kindersley

In honour of Richard Kindersley we have re-released the interview we recorded late last year. home - Richard Kindersley Studio     Have a questison or tip for the fitti

Enjoy Every Day - Zoë Wilson

This month we talk to the fabulous Zoë Wilson who very generously gave us a whole morning to talk. We have edited down this conversation so you get all the best bits. She

A conversation with London Stone Carving

Charlotte and Nina talk to Amelia Crowley-Roth and Sam Lee from London Stone Carving. They joyfully discuss their early influences, take us through their projects they

Catching up -

After a break, Nina and Charlotte are back, with a promise of more episodes to come. Listen to their short intro to season 3 of the Stone Carving and Lettering Takeaway

Miriam Johnson

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 Foundatio

Michael Paraskos and the Pygmalion Revolution

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

Tim Crawley -

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 talk

An Exploration of Materials with Richard Kindersley

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

'Stones in my Pocket' with Rosie Musgrave

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 f

Tom Kemp

Bring it into the World with Michelle de Bruin

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, ma

The Glittering Rian Kanduth

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 t

Summer School

  🎉 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 t

Recognition of Skills

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 Londo

Talking with Sculptor and Mason Tom Waugh

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

Top Tips Galore

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 Welco

Peter Randall-Page Part 2

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 reputat