My introduction to building a stone wall, like beginnings in so many homesteading skills, came unexpectedly, urgently, and at the wrong time. It was a rare clear morning during a rainy spring in the ...

When Marco Federico talks about his work poking around historical burial grounds and buildings — of which Philadelphia has an abundance — this architectural conservator covers about as wide a range of ...

SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell ...

When the work of a stonemason goes unnoticed, it’s a noteworthy accomplishment. Such is the paradoxical calling of stonemasonry, a fading craft that was not only essential in the rise of global ...

Stonemasonry is a craft nearly as old as civilization itself. But is it art? And there are those who argue that the distinction is artificial, a product of a cultural bias — as Margo Jefferson writes ...

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