In the Company of Stone: The Art of the Stone Wall, Walls and Words Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

In the Company of Stone: The Art of the Stone Wall, Walls and Words Book

Dan Snow builds stone walls without benefit of mortar or other binding material. This ancient dry-stone method is experiencing a revival, and Snow's In the Company of Stone is full of moody photos of recent landscape projects, some of which look as if they'd been part of the scenery for centuries. Snow's poetic commentary and a helpful appendix of design detail make for an inspiring, informative book. Read More

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  • Book Description

    "Finding stone, choosing it, and letting go of it are the three things a waller does. I'd miss any one of them too much if I asked someone else to do them for me. I may work by myself, but I'm not alone. I'm in the company of stone."

    Daniel Snow is a waller, an artisan who builds walls, terraces, caverns, and the occasional sphere or pool out of dry stone. It's an ancient skilâ??building with only what the earth provides. No mortar, no nails, nothing to hold his creations together except gravity, an invisible glue he can sense in the stones' "conversations" of squeaks and rumbles. A hollow sound means a void needs to be filled; a solid fit is secured with the sound of a bolt being thrown. Snow's evocative prose and Peter Mauss's richly textured photographs of Snow's work reveal the nuance and beauty of wallingâ??and of one man's relationship with nature. The result is by turns poetic and practical.

  • Product Description

    â??Finding stone, choosing it, and letting go of it are the three things a waller does. Iâ??d miss any one of them too much if I asked someone else to do them for me. I may work by myself, but Iâ??m not alone. Iâ??m in the company of stone.â?

    Dan Snow is a waller, an artisan who builds walls, terraces, caverns, and the occasional sphere or pool out of dry stone. Itâ??s an ancient skillâ??building with only what the earth provides. No mortar, no nails, nothing to hold his creations together except gravity, an invisible glue he can sense in the stonesâ?? â??conversationsâ? of squeaks and rumbles. A hollow sound means a void needs to be filled; a solid fit is secured with the sound of a bolt being thrown.

    Snowâ??s evocative prose and Peter Maussâ??s richly textured photographs of Snowâ??s work reveal the nuance and beauty of wallingâ??and of one manâ??s relationship with nature. The result is by turns poetic and practical.

  • 1579653472
  • 9781579653477
  • Dan Snow
  • 25 May 2007
  • Artisan Division of Workman Publishing
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 128
  • New edition
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