Masonry Magazine July 2006 Page. 58
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The Sixth Annual
Sax Stonecarving Workshops
The Sax Stonecarving Workshops are just that: opportunities to work side by side with highly accomplished stone sculptors in a supportive atmosphere, where sharing of knowledge is given the highest priority. Daily structured demonstrations are followed by one-on-one meetings to address individual technical and artistic problems. Attendance is limited to 25 participants in order to foster the personal interaction necessary between teacher and student.
Open to all levels of experience, the workshops consist of two sessions. The first session, "Historic Carving Techniques Applied to Contemporary Carving Imperatives," will be held in Rinconada, N.M., July 22-26. The instructor for this session is Allen Williams of Chester Granite in Blandford, Mass.
Williams, a granite quarrier, carver, sculptor and stonework historian, has been teaching since 1977. Through discussion and demonstrations, he will cover the topics of tool selection, care and use, reading the grain in stone, quarrying rigging, cutting with fire, lettering, carving, and surface finishing, Williams will explore the history of the trade and how stone was cut and moved in the days before motors and electricity, and workshop participants will have the opportunity to view his extensive antique tool collection of antique tools. This five-day course is a must for those committed to the art and craft of stonework.
The second session, "East Meets West," will be held in Rinconada, N.M., Aug. 14-20. Teaming up for their third straight year are guest artist Kazutaka Uchida of Tokyo and guest instructor Joseph Kincannon of Austin, Texas. Returning for the forth time, Uchida is an inspired sculptor and, in turm, offers an inspiring presence. He brings his exquisite Japanese aesthetic and his 40 years of carving experience to bear as he unlocks the inner beauty of the stone.
Kincannon, a guild-certified master carver, was the lead stone carver at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City for 11 years. His carving vocabulary and ability to communicate and demonstrate the traditional carving techniques of European carvers are exceptional.
For more information, contact Mark Saxe at (505) 579-9179, or e-mail sax@cybermesa.com. Applications and information are also available at www.sax stonecarving.com.
PCA Appoints New
Vice Presidents
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has appointed three new vice presidents to help lead the organization.
The Honorable John Spitaleri Shaw has been named vice president for legislative affairs, effective April 17, 2006. He will manage PCA's federal legislative advocacy efforts on a variety of fronts, including environmental compliance, transportation and infrastructure legislation. Shaw brings a strong record of accomplishments to PCA with a wealth of experience in politics and environmental affairs roles with government agencies, and as an advisor to and within the private sector. Most recently, he served as assistant secretary for environment, safety and health at the US. Department of Energy.
David S. Hubbard was named staff vice president, legislative affairs. Hubbard, formerly PCA's director of legislative affairs, has represented the interests of the cement industry on Capitol Hill for the past 16 years. Hubbard's areas of responsibility include federal legislation on transportation issues, as well as appropriations for highway, bridge and airport construction.
Thomas B. Carter has been promoted to staff vice president of regulatory affairs. Carter has served as PCA's director of environment, health and safety since 1997. As staff vice president, Carter will continue his focus on regulatory issues of concern to the U.S. Portland cement industry, such as air quality, climate change and other matters related to the environment and health and safety.
Based in Skokie, III., the Portland Cement Association represents cement companies in the United States and Canada. It conducts market development, engineering, research, education and public affairs programs. For more information, visit www.cement.org.
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