Traditions & Techniques of Building
New England Stone Walls

Kevin Gardner
Writer, Teacher, Builder, Author

Salyards Center for the Arts - Conway, NH

Time: 9:30 am

Have you ever driven or hiked nearby countryside and wondered how and why those stone walls came to be? Kevin has the answers. His informal talk covers a few of the main topics of his book, The Granite Kiss, touching on their history, building techniques, stylistic development and aesthetics. He explains how and why New England came to acquire its thousands of miles of stone walls and their significance to the New England landscape. Along the way Kevin occupies himself building a miniature wall or walls on a table top, using tiny stones from a five gallon bucket.

There is always a generous question and answer period, during which listeners are encouraged to bring up specific problems or projects on their own properties. This program will answer those questions and more. Kevin will share his 30 years of experience in building, restoring, and repairing traditional New England-style dry stone walls.

This program is free to the public and made possible by a grant from:
New Hampshire Humanities