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Listening to Stone

Hardback

Main Details

Title Listening to Stone
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dan Snow
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 241,Width 165
Category/GenreBuilding skills and trades
Rural crafts
ISBN/Barcode 9781579653712
ClassificationsDewey:693.1
Audience
General
Illustrations 45 colour and duotone photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher Artisan
Imprint Artisan Division of Workman Publishing
Publication Date 13 November 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

In his highly anticipated second book, Dan Snow once again proves that he is not just one of America's premier artisans, but also one of the most articulate voices on the natural world and our relationship to it. Snow's medium is stone: He is the nation's premier dry stone wall builder. Schooled in this ancient craft, he painstakingly creates structures as breathtaking as sculpture with nothing but gravity as their glue. In "Listening To Stone", Peter Mauss' tactile photographs of Snow's artistry are matched by the artisan's quietly compelling prose. Snow demonstrates astonishing range as he touches on such subjects as geology, philosophy, and community. We learn that stone's grace comes from its unique characteristics-its capacity to give, its surprising fluidity, its ability to demand respect, and its role as a steadying force in nature. In these fast-paced times, Snow's life's work offers an antidote: the luxury of patience, the bounty and quietude of nature, the satisfaction of sweat. 'Work with stone,' he ultimately tells us, 'because stone is so much work'.

Author Biography

Peter Mauss is a photographer of architecture, interior design, and landscapes. He lives in Vermont and New York. Since 1976, Dan Snow has been hand-building unique drystone constructions for clients in New England and abroad. He is one of only a handful of Americans certified by Great Britain's Dry Stone Walling Association. He lectures and leads workshops and is the subject of the documentary film Stone Rising. He lives in Dummerston, Vermont.