Stone Letter Carving

An intensive, six-day workshop in cutting fine lettering in stone with Master Craftsman, Robbie Schneider.  The focus will be equally on tools and cutting technique and essential drawing skills for letter design, spacing and layout. 

The object of the course is to give a firm foundation through an understanding of both carving technique and purpose-drawn lettering.  Stone and all tools will be provided. 

This course is suitable for basic level entry as well as apprentices or those with previous experience in lettering and working with stone carving tools.

£600, includes all materials, tea, coffee and lunch every day. Download the booking form, or call 01381 600354 or [email protected]

Comfortable accommodation available at the Old Brewery. Six nights bed and fully cooked breakfast for £200.

Robbie Schneider specialised in letter design, lettering sculpture and inscriptional letter carving after studying sculpture at Camberwell and Byam Shaw Art Schools in London. Working in Stone, wood, metals and other media, Robbie’s interest in the integration of text, material and form has gained him a reputation for both technically accomplished and innovative work, winning him many public and private commissions. Robbie exhibits regularly and is chairman of the Scottish Lettercutters Association, former chairman of Letter Exchange and an elected member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. Robbie teaches regularly and has run courses in Britain, Europe and Australia. His work can be found throughout Britain from Kent in the south to Shetland in the far north.