Bill Child is a self taught stonemason/artisan with over
20 years experience building quality stone projects.
He began his stonemasonry career on Thetis Island after relocating
to BC from Ontario where he was born and grew up.
He has taught over 100 workshops for beginner stonemasons on
the West Coast and in the West Kootenay. Bill's workshops give
people the confidence to create beautiful stonework at their own
homes.
After a three year tour of BC (2005 - 2008), including stops in Trail
(well known for its rich European-influenced stonebuilding history)
and Quesnel in the Cariboo, Bill returned with his family to the West
Coast in 2009.
He currently resides in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island
with his wife Kate and dogs Molly and Kootenay.
Bill has created Cloudmountain Communications, a home-based
multimedia company and has produced Stonemasonry for the
Beginner, a hands-on training DVD that is available in many public
libraries across Canada and the US.
Bill and Kate (freelance writer and videographer) are currently
creating a set of how-to stonebuilding products for a general
audience.
Bill's vision is to create an annual Stonemasonry Symposium on
Vancouver Island.
20 years experience building quality stone projects.
He began his stonemasonry career on Thetis Island after relocating
to BC from Ontario where he was born and grew up.
He has taught over 100 workshops for beginner stonemasons on
the West Coast and in the West Kootenay. Bill's workshops give
people the confidence to create beautiful stonework at their own
homes.
After a three year tour of BC (2005 - 2008), including stops in Trail
(well known for its rich European-influenced stonebuilding history)
and Quesnel in the Cariboo, Bill returned with his family to the West
Coast in 2009.
He currently resides in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island
with his wife Kate and dogs Molly and Kootenay.
Bill has created Cloudmountain Communications, a home-based
multimedia company and has produced Stonemasonry for the
Beginner, a hands-on training DVD that is available in many public
libraries across Canada and the US.
Bill and Kate (freelance writer and videographer) are currently
creating a set of how-to stonebuilding products for a general
audience.
Bill's vision is to create an annual Stonemasonry Symposium on
Vancouver Island.
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While visiting the West Kootenay in 2006, Bill
was hired by the City of Trail to repair some of
the old walls built by European stonemasons.
In this photo Bill is explaining to Eileen Truant
Pedersen, how he was able to match his new
stonework to the style of the European
stonemasons.
Pedersen has since published
Set in Stone: A history of Trail's Rock Walls
This exquisite coffee table book documents
Trail's "walls and their rugged beauty (which)
are a unique cultural legacy to the City of Trail."
was hired by the City of Trail to repair some of
the old walls built by European stonemasons.
In this photo Bill is explaining to Eileen Truant
Pedersen, how he was able to match his new
stonework to the style of the European
stonemasons.
Pedersen has since published
Set in Stone: A history of Trail's Rock Walls
This exquisite coffee table book documents
Trail's "walls and their rugged beauty (which)
are a unique cultural legacy to the City of Trail."
