"In spring of 2008, I was introduced to the Vermont Granite Museum curator, Patty Merriam. I had just concluded a 4 month museum installation at the Cape Ann Museum, in Gloucester, MA. (which drew over 2,500 attendance) and I journeyed North with a sampling from my printed works from the abandoned quarries of Cape Ann.
My favorable reception led to a tour of the granite industry in Barre, Hope Cemetery and the remaining master stone sculptors.
The living master stone sculptors of Barre, VT inherit the legacy of the immigrate sculptors from the 19th and 20th century. And they are now a mere handful. I set out to meet them, talk with them, and photograph their hands. There are two living traditions reflected through their approach to stone.
What began as a single focus on hands, has grown to encompass the sculptor's significant sculptured works and the old quarries of Vermont. And regionally to encompass sculptors in the northeast. My work reflects their commitment to technology thousands of years old, and they live, seeing few willing to maintain the tradition." - Les Bartlett
Wine and cheese will be served. RAA Members Free ~ Non-members $5
What began as a single focus on hands, has grown to encompass the sculptor's significant sculptured works and the old quarries of Vermont. And regionally to encompass sculptors in the northeast. My work reflects their commitment to technology thousands of years old, and they live, seeing few willing to maintain the tradition." - Les Bartlett
Wine and cheese will be served. RAA Members Free ~ Non-members $5
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