Learn the art of traditional stone carving using hand tools! Students will receive instruction through a series of carving exercises to acquaint them with the three main chisels. They will use these tools to carve a simple relief carving in a block of limestone. Students will then dive further into use of the flat chisel to make letters, and after learning about letter design, will also carve one or more letters in their block of soapstone. All students will go home with their own block carved with a relief carving and one or more letters. *Students should wear closed toed shoes and bring safety goggles if you have them. *Class price includes materials fee and lunch. Born and raised in Minnesota, Bethany is a sculptor, working primarily in stone, for whom drawing and painting form an integral part of her creative process. She holds a BA in sculpture (’03) from the University of Dallas, and she is a 2019 graduate from the drawing and painting program at the Florence Academy of Art (Jersey City location). Bethany currently works both in the Charlottesville and DC areas where she works on commissions in stone and as well as teaches stone carving classes. When not in the studio, Bethany can often be found entertaining her nieces and nephew, reading at a local coffee shop, or wandering around in the woods somewhere in the Blueridge Mountains.