My role during that period was to provide the “living” bridge to the medieval masterpieces on display. By demonstrating the specific protocols and tool-logic of the 11th and 12th centuries, we were able to offer curators from the V&A, British Museum, and The Courtauld a rare, hands-on insight into the minds of the original masons.…
In the 1080 Lineage, we do not view stone as a passive medium. It is an active participant in a high-stakes psychological audit. To carve is to enter a state of total transparency; the stone does not allow for a “deferred” self. The Transformation of the Maker: The Internal GPS When a Master enters the…
An Institutional Presence Across Three Continents for over 30 years A Conversation Across Centuries: Reviving Giovanni Battista Foggini’s Florentine Frieze From The Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Chisel: The Source Material Imagine the profound satisfaction of bringing an artist’s dormant vision to life. This is the captivating essence of hand-carving stone panels. This student…