portland sculpture & quarry trust
Our courses designed for beginners and all levels of skill run annually, and are
now in their thirty-seventh year. Courses are held in the open-air, stone
carving & sculpture workshop in the heart of Tout Quarry Sculpture Park & Nature
Reserve and in the well equipped spacious Drill Hall Stone / Work / Space. Our
Tutors are highly experienced in selecting freshly quarried stone for individual
ideas, 3D sculpture, architectural forms, relief carving, letter cutting, stone
masonry; and give one-to-one tuition in the development and completion of
individual work. Working with freestone that can be carved in any direction
informed by the pure quality of light throughout the day, reveals forms and
surfaces that haven’t been exposed for 150 million years, creating a more
powerful and visually informed work. Portland stone, the finest of carving
stones, was once an ancient sea, formed from pure sunlight interacting with
calcium carbonates in sea water. Covid 19 and social distancing Courses take
place in socially distanced workshops, with reduced numbers and allocated tool
sets. We have hand sanitiser, face coverings and cotton gloves, but encourage
people to bring their own. Protective glasses are available for purchase. Note:
Portland Sculpture & Quarry Trust (PSQT) reserves the right to change details of
course dates, and course content. Course overview Our courses designed for
beginners and all levels of skill run annually, and are now in their
thirty-seventh year. Courses are held in the open-air, stone carving & sculpture
workshop in the heart of Tout Quarry Sculpture Park & Nature Reserve and in the
well equipped spacious Drill Hall Stone / Work / Space. Our Tutors are highly
experienced in selecting freshly quarried stone for individual ideas, 3D
sculpture, architectural forms, relief carving, letter cutting, stone masonry;
and give one-to-one tuition in the development and completion of individual
work. Working with freestone that can be carved in any direction informed by the
pure quality of light throughout the day, reveals forms and surfaces that
haven’t been exposed for 150 million years, creating a more powerful and
visually informed work. Portland stone, the finest of carving stones, was once
an ancient sea, formed from pure sunlight interacting with calcium carbonates in
sea water. Covid 19 and social distancing Courses take place in socially
distanced workshops, with reduced numbers and allocated tool sets. We have hand
sanitiser, face coverings and cotton gloves, but encourage people to bring their
own. Protective glasses are available for purchase. Note: Portland Sculpture &
Quarry Trust (PSQT) reserves the right to change details of course dates, and
course content.
