LUCAS — As part of an on-going effort to celebrate and renew interest in post rock limestone, the Grassroots Art Center in Lucas will host a two-day “hand’s-on” workshop Oct. 13-14. Participants will cut block, lay a stone wall – including a decorative motif piece – and learn historic mortar techniques, all while working alongside professional stone craftsman Jon Pancost and his crew from Bluestem Quarry and Stone Works in Lucas.
There will be presentations on the geology of the post rock layer, and an overview of the historic and architectural uses adopted by settlers and ranchers of the region.
Registration for the workshop will include two days of hands-on activities, lunches, a stone quarry tour and architecture and history discussion sessions. Friday evening will be spent with a guest geologist and local artists who photograph and carve the stone.
The cost of workshop is $200, which includes lunch and tools. Registration is limited so sign up early. Tools will be furnished but participants should bring gloves and safety glasses and wear covered-toe shoes.
For more information and a registration packet, contact the Grassroots Art Center, 785-525-6118 or grassroots@wtciweb.com. You can also register at: www.grassrootsart.net using the “donate” tab.
This workshop is sponsored by the Grassroots Art Center in Lucas, and by grants from the Russell County Area Community Foundation and the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.