Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On three August summer days, stone carver Daniel Miller taught a group of students how to work with sandstone at the historic ...

Whately resident Frank Popkiewicz is a self-taught stone carver. Along with this bald eagle, he has carved into stone a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty, a butterfly, two elephants, ...

Once carved, polishing is the key to giving soapstone bowls their signature smooth finish. Artisans use sandpaper or cloths to buff the surface until it is shiny. This step not only enhances the ...

Inside a cavernous 1930s-era warehouse on the northern edge of Brooklyn, the ancient and all-but-extinct art of stone carving is having a 21st century rebirth. This is the new headquarters of ...

BLOOMINGTON – At 12:30 p.m. every weekday, a group of sixth-grade students sweep into Binford Elementary’s stone carving studio like a whirlwind. They sign in at a table and hurry to pick up their ...

On three August summer days, stone carver Daniel Miller taught a group of students how to work with sandstone at the historic Hercules #1 Quarry in Tenino. “What I was trying to accomplish was to give ...