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Spectrum Skills: Stone Masonry
Mar
26
10:30 AM10:30
Spectrum Skills, Workshop, Stone Masonry, Kensley Sheds

Spectrum Skills: Stone Masonry

The Rewild Project is delighted to offer craft sessions for young people on the autistic spectrum.

Spectrum Skills sessions are specially designed to allow young people on the spectrum to spend a day learning a craft skills and be accompanied by their families or not, in a way that works for each individual & family.

Stone Masonry

Is an ancient traditional craft, it is one of the oldest professions in the world and many young people enjoy the satisfaction of hammering and carving out a piece or sometime just hammering out! Max uses soft lime or soapstone for these beginner & young people sessions to allow them to quickly see their work take shape.

SPECTRUM SKILLS SESSIONS

We are parents of young people with autistic traits and diagnosed autism. We know the difficulties families face and we are now delighted to have funding to help others where we had none. If you have any feedback about how we can improve sessions to make these more suitable & accessible for families.

  • Each session is limited to 5-6 attendees depending on the craft to keep the environment relatively quiet and calming, to prevent overwhelm.

  • We will never put any pressure on anyone to take part.

  • There will be 1 craftsperson (trained in supporting young people with autism) and 1 regular Rewild Project support person for continuity at the session and the day will run in a gentle and relaxed rhythm.

On the day

The workshop will be very informal and we welcome you to arrive anytime between 10:30 and 11. This will give you and your young person the chance to settle in, have a drink and snack and get to know the Spectrum Skills Team. At 11:15 we will give you a small introduction about the site and the craftsperson will introduce their craft for the day. Families are free to stay and join the workshop or go for a walk around the site.

The structure of the day is kept casual to suit the needs of the young people attending the workshop. This means if they would like to take a comfort break or have some alone time we will be able to support them in doing this.

We will break for a wholesome lunch, with ingredients grown from our permaculture allotment at 12:45pm where we invite the young people and families to sit around and have a natter. This is a great time for everyone to talk about shared experiences and what other exciting Spectrum Skills can provide!

After lunch the young people will continue to carry on with making until 3:30 where we will end our workshops. Young people are free to leave the workshop earlier or stay a little later to finish what they have made.

About Max

Stone Masons historically lived a nomadic lifestyle, travelling across the country creating stunning architectural displays that stand the test of time. This legacy is still very much alive and is making a reassurance through young stone masons, like Max Cotterill.

After doing his apprenticeship at Hereford Cathedral, Max Cotterill founded Nomadic Stone with the vision to create a travelling stone masonry workshop to help inspire and educate people in the artistry of this traditional craft.

Max has travelled across the UK and beyond showcasing his skills and collecting multiple craftsmanship awards along the way!

He is passionate about teaching people this craft and showcasing how these heritage crafts are still a viable and thriving skill for all generations to get involved with.

Spectrum Skills has been funded by NHS England to enable autistic young people to be supported to learn new skills and have specialist activities suited to their needs.

We are charging £10 nominal booking fee per place - which includes food for family members if they need to stay onsite or close by.

The Venue

This course is set at our off-grid woodland craft centre, Kensley Sheds, right in the heart of the beautiful Forest of Dean, situated on the famous Sculpture Trail, close to the Stained Glass Window and Wildlife Trust reserve ‘Woorgreen Lake’

Kensley Sheds is the home of our Social Forestry Project ‘New Leaf’. Here, local adults who are struggling with social issues come learn & practice new skills. We follow regenerative woodland management practices, to extract and process wood from disused Forestry England coppiced woodland. Here the wood is turned it into functional items, firewood and charcoal, giving people access to new careers and a sense of real community.

Kensley sheds has running water, a flushing disabled access toilet, onsite parking and is heated by wood-burner. You will be able to peruse our extensive library of eco / craft / alternative living books throughout the day

Any questions get in touch..

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Stone Sculpture with Nomadic Stone : Two Day Course
Mar
11
to Mar 12
Stone Masonry, Workshop, Kensley Sheds

Stone Sculpture with Nomadic Stone : Two Day Course

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Come and visit the stunning Forest of Dean and learn the technique of hand carving - taking away your very own stone sculpture at the end of the day!

Suitable for complete beginners and improvers, using a fairly soft yet durable locally sourced limestone, to allow everyone to enjoy creating a sculpture and improving in technique as the day unfolds.

Stone Carving

Max will begin by talking a little about types of stone and how to plan your design. You will then be assisted to find the right piece of stone, and taught some basic carving techniques such as looking for the grain, then roughing out and later on defining the form, before finally polishing

There will be a number of different tools available - no experience of tool use necessary, this is accessible and very easy to pick up and by the end of the weekend you will have a fine piece of art to go home with.

About Nomadic Stone

After doing his apprenticeship at Hereford Cathedral, Max Cotterill founded Nomadic Stone with the vision to create a traveling stone masonry workshop to help inspire and educate people in the artistry of this traditional craft.

Max has travelled across the UK and beyond show casing his skills and collecting multiple craftsmanship awards along the way!

The Day

On the day of the workshop we invite to you arrive half an hour early so you can grab a cup of something warm and get to know Kensley Sheds and The Rewild crew.

The workshop will start at 10:30am where you will design your very own bespoke, stone sculpture with the guidance of Nomadic Stone’s founder, Max, with an array of his favourite books for inspiration.

We will break for lunch around 12:45pm.

After lunch you will continue to carve your stone sculpture with Max’s support.

At 4:30pm we will end our workshop.

On the second day you will continue to complete your sculptures following the same schedule as above.

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Child's Workshop Ticket
from £15.00

Spending time with your little people, learning new skills can be a wonderful experience. We love having a range of ages around and young people bring with them different ways of seeing the world, a different kind of creativity.

This crafts person is happy to welcome young people onto this workshop.

  • Under 8’s are free

  • 8-13 require 1 child’s ticket per day.

  • Over 13’s require an adult ticket.

Your child remains your responsibility at all times, if the workshop leader deems your child to be a safety risk to the session, you may be asked to leave & this would be non refundable.

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The Venue

This course is set at our Permaculture Allotment Site, Noxon Farm, for more information about our venue click here.

Profits

The Rewild Project is a Not for Profit, Community Interest Company, and Social Enterprise. It is our mission to support local craftspeople and promote heritage craft skills. We Rewild People by teaching these skills of self reliance and resilience for an uncertain future.

After the craftspeople are paid, and costs are covered we put any profits back in to the community with our ‘weekday sessions for disadvantaged groups’ a lifeline for many local people who we pick up each day and bring to Kensley Sheds and others sites to build community, skills, and share nutritious hot, locally produced food.

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