Fall in Vermont

In September 2012 I went to Vermont to work on several projects with master stonemason, Thea Alvin. We used several different materials in the installations we created, from field stone to granite to shopping carts. 

Arch made of shopping carts for the Ottawa Nuit Blanche Sept 2012 and a Cairn made to honour the Coach House in Calais, Vermont.

A path laid for a community centre in Montpelier, Vermont and a stone wolf I carved one evening after dinner.

A wintry wall of round Vermont field stone

From Thea, I learnt the importance of considering where the water will flow through any installation as well as the many ways to instill strength and longevity in a structure.  Most importantly, I learnt how to feel for the best balance between a construction and its surroundings as well as between one stone and the next, not to mention the delicate balances between members of the team..!