ECHINUS STONE ACADEMY
Member of
The Stonemasons' Guild of St. Stephen
Echinus Stone Carving Workshops and Courses
Come and join us at one of our workshop, Whether you’re looking for an experience to remember with a piece you carved to take home, to add some new techniques to your sculptors or stonemasons repertoire or learn more about the crafts history and while getting the feel for the tools little change over time you’ll find the academies extensive courses offer just the thing.. Suitable for all levels of skill and interest, alternatively book our Master to come to you.
All talks and lectures, demonstrations and workshops are given by Stephen L'Normand our Master Stonemason and Carver, past master at Windsor Castle; Doges Palace, Venice and The Vatican.
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Echinus Academy Master
Dr. Stephen L’Normand occupies a place in a Duodecian, as one of twelve Guild Masters in the world. His doctoral research was in the field of sacramental geometry and metaphysics in architectural design. As Master Stonemason, he has worked on some of the most prestigious, protected and unique buildings worldwide, including: Doge’s Palace, Venice, Somerset House, Queen’s House, Greenwich and Windsor Castle. He was awarded a Blue Ribbon from The Academy of Free Stonemasons for his time as Master of Works at Stoneleigh Abbey. He is widely regarded to be the finest living English Baroque stone carver and has produced fine stone pieces for an extensive portfolio of notable clients.
He has devoted recent years to the protection and development of training in stonemasonry and stone carving in several countries and is based in the UK, where he oversees the training of a select group of Guild stonemasonry apprentices.
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