Stone Carving - Roman Letters - Experience at the Blended Monkey Studios - June 2026
It's been wonderful to witness another fabulous stone carving experience here in the Blended Monkey outdoor covered studio today. Our guest tutor and talented stonemason, Mark, guided our group in carving a Roman letter of their choosing into a slab of Portland stone.
Mark showed everyone how to draw their letter on to the stone; explaining the nuances of letter structure along the way. After laying out their letters, they went on to carefully carve them. They all look absolutely amazing!
We kept the group fuelled with teas, coffees and some home-baked brownies & shortbread courtesy of Fanoggins Bakery - and everyone also enjoyed a lovely lunch in the Blended Monkey kitchen.
Check out the photos & videos below - some truly wonderful pieces were created - and all in just one day!
If you missed out on this fabulous experience, we have more stone carving workshops scheduled throughout the year.
Stone Carving - Classical Labyrinth - 21 June 2026
Stone Carving - Geometric Shapes - 26 July 2026
Stone Carving - Relief Florals & Foliage - 30 August 2026
Stone Carving - Heart, Flower or Star - 13 September 2026
Laying out a capital "D" on a piece of Portland stone Stone carving tools ready for the Blended Monkey workshop Our guest tutor showing students how to carve into the stone Student starting to carve the letter "S" Blended Monkey gardens The beginnings of carving out the letter "C" Lots of letter templates to use on the stone Students enjoying their stone carving workshop with Blended Monkey Carving out the letter "C" in a piece of Portland stone Simba's just woken up in time for the group shot! The letter W carved into stone Still a few bulbs showing in our Blended Monkey gardens Corkscrew hazel growing in our Blended Monkey gardens Carving out the letter "A" Lots of fabulous letters being carved into stone Carving out the letter "P" Large wisteria growing in our Blended Monkey gardens Carving out the letter "W" One of our students enjoying the carving process Group of stone carving students Laying out the letters on the stone Laying out the letter W Group of stone carving students Wow - well done guys
REVIEWS
"Excellent one-day course in stone carving in a beautiful, relaxed environment. I really learnt a lot about working with stone and am encouraged to learn more. Regular tea and coffee breaks with homemade treats and really lovely lunch ensured that energy didn't flag during what was a full day of hands-on stone carving."
- Kit -
"The stone carving day was excellent. Great tuition, good food, and friendly hosts. Highly recommended." - Colin -
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