| BENEFITS Learn new skills in a supportive, friendly and fun environment Understand the art of building with natural stone Learn about the beauty of hard lines in stone building Develop your own unique style Leave a lasting gift of stonework at the workshop location |
| Workshop participants are responsible for bringing personal safety gear; heavy work gloves, safety goggles, knee pads, heavy work boots (steel toed preferred). Students are asked to bring a lunch for each day and water to drink. Bill provides tools and building materials needed to build the wall/steps. |
| Blasted Stone Simple Garden Walls ONE DAY WORKSHOP Saturday Aug. 29 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Students learn about footings, mixing and pouring cement, dressing stones with hammer and chisel, hard line design and building a wall with dressed stone. Location: PROVIDENCE FARM 1843 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan, BC "Where care for the individual and care for the land come together." www.providence.bc.ca Cost $130 (price includes DVD) |
| TWO DAY ADVANCED WORKSHOPS Dry Stacked Walls AUG. 15 & 16 Stone Steps SEPT. 5 & 6 Location: ECO VILLAGE Shawnigan Lake, BC "We are dedicated to researching and modeling ways that are rooted in social, cultural, spiritual, economic and ecological well-being." www.ourecovillage.org Cost $250 each workshop (price includes DVD) |


| Cancellation Policy Should it be necessary to cancel your attendance at the workshop, a service fee of $25 will be deducted from your payment and a refund will be mailed to you. We ask that wherever possible at least 24 hours notice will be given. Please call: 250-737-1960 should cancellation be required. |

