Stone Carvers Guild Podcast
The oldest records of civilization come to us through stone carvings. Stone carving has evolved and adapted throughout the ages, in cultures around the world.
The Stone Carvers Guild is a group of independent working professional carvers based throughout the United States. We are working to ensure that carved stone will continue to play an important role in our built environment throughout the 21st century and beyond.
This podcast looks to capture members' stories and experiences to share with others.
Episodes
32 episodes
Jim Larson
Stone carver Jim Larson joins the Stone Carvers Guild Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on craft, philosophy, and the practice of working in granite. From his unconventional entry into carving to large-scale public sculpture and granite w...
Janey Westin
In this episode of the Stone Carvers Guild Podcast, hosts Bethany Lee, Matthew Johnson, and Joel Penhorwood sit down with longtime letter carver and calligrapher Janey Westin.Janey calls Minnesota home and began her career as a professi...
Kierk Ashmore-Sorensen and The Alberene Foundation
In this episode of the Stone Carvers Guild Podcast, we’re joined by Kierk Ashmore-Sorensen to discuss his work with The Alberene Foundation and its mission to preserve and advance traditional stone carving, specifically through the his...
Michael G. Imber
This episode of the Stone Carvers Guild Podcast sits down with renowned architect Michael Imber. The trio of Bethany, Matthew, and Joel talk with Imber about his unique approach to architecture that often utilizes stone carving and traditional ...
Matthew Nunn
Matthew Nunn, known as @marginedmallet on Instagram, is a dry stone craftsman with a deep rooted passion for the craft, its history, and education within traditional stone masonry.In this ongoing series regarding stone carving related fi...
Simeon Warren
In this episode, Simeon Warren discusses his well-rounded stone carving education in England gained by working at Lincoln and Wells Cathedral. Theresa interview then diverges into thoughts about integrating new technologies into carving. We wra...
Steve Mouzon
In this special episode of the Stone Carvers Guild Podcast, Bethany, Matthew, and Joel sit down with architect Steve Mouzon of The Original Green to explore his unique philosophy on the role of stone in design. Known for his work in tr...
Killian and Petra O'Flaherty
In this unique episode, Killian and Petra O’Flaherty join us from Ireland to discuss their lineage of stone carving, Ballyknockan (the “granite village”), and the importance of taking on apprentices. This is the Stone Carvers Guild's first inte...
Myles Schachter
Myles Schachter of 2Sculpt joins the podcast crew to discuss his unique perspectives as a sculptor, supplier, teacher, and more in this eclectic episode.As a stone sculptor and a supplier of stone and stone carving tools, he operates a b...
Maine Stone Workers Guild
In this episode of the Stone Carvers Guild Podcast, Matthew and Joel mix things up by chatting with fellow stone enthusiasts from the Maine Stone Workers Guild. Guests Norman Casas and Sam Finkelstein share about their work, the mission of thei...
Robin Antar
In which Robin Antar sits down with Bethany, Joel, and Matt to talk realism, pop‑culture and storytelling in stone carving.Find out more about Robin's work at her website, www.robinantar.com.
Ronald Clamp
In this episode, Matt and Bethany interview Ron Clamp, a third generation carver from originally from stone industry hotspot Elberton, GA and now residing in South Carolina. Ron has passed through many phases in his carving career, from monumen...
A Tale of Two Cathedrals: Part II
The conversation continues! In this part two episode, carvers from the two major training grounds of stone carvers in the US in the last 50 years - the stone yards of St. John the Divine in New York City and the National Cathedral in Washington...
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A Tale of Two Cathedrals: Part I
In this episode, carvers from the two major training grounds of stone carvers in the US in the last 50 years - the stone yards of St. John the Divine in New York City and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. - sit down with Matt, Bethany, ...
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Sean Hunter Williams
In this episode, Vermont stone carver Sean Hunter Williams explains how to work in granite, talks about getting diamond grinding tools in Italy, and tells how he returned to Vermont after art school to learn stone carving in his father’s studio...
Oleg Lobykin
Oleg Lobykin, Russian-born stone carver and artist, shares his knowledge about public monumental sculpture, restoration, sculptures in wildly varying mediums, training in the former USSR, and his experience learning as a young carver at St. Joh...
Fred X Brownstein
In this Interview, Italian-trained, Vermont-based carver Fred X Brownstein gets into the nitty-gritty of replication using the pointing machine (machinetta) and the history of replication methods. He also discusses his own education in human fi...
Scott Halverson
In this interview with Minnesotan carver Scott Halverson, the business of architectural carving is front and center. Scott and his business partner run a studio in Northeast Minneapolis and travel around the country restoring monuments. Of cour...
Cary Shafer
In which Cary Shafer sits down with Bethany, Joel, and Matt to discuss the path to discovering oneself.
Sebastian Martorana
Sebastian Martorana, carver, illustrator, sculptor, teacher, and social media personality, discusses being an artist in Baltimore, his own formation through apprenticeship with stone carving veterans in DC, the relationship between illustration...
Stuart Simpson
Texan carver Stuart Simpson shares about his journey from carving found stones as a child to studying art at University to working with co-host Matthew Johnson at Texas Carved Stone (see Bob Ragan episode) to running his own studio. ...
Stephen Bouska
Join the trio for their conversation with Stephen Michael Bouska of Old World Stone Design in which they explore his unique background, in-depth knowledge of stone, and wide range of carving experiences...
Franco Minervini
Franco Minervini joins hosts Bethany, Matthew, and Joel to talk his storied history in stone carving and some of his favorite projects over the years.Learn more about Franco and the Stone Carvers Guild online at
