Norland June 4 and 5
Date:
June 3, 2005 to June 4, 2005
Type:
Beginner Seminar
Location:
Norland Ontario
Status:
Completed
The Norland two day dry stone walling event was a complete success.
Upcoming Events 2026
Mt Pleasant Arch
Date:
July 16, 2005
Type:
Demonstration
Location:
Mt Pleasant Ontario
Status:
Completed
The Arch Installation was held on July 17th in Mount Pleasant, 25 minutes north of Port Hope Ontario. A team of seven wallers erected, over the course of the day, a dry stone arch situated on a pile of stones picked from a farmer's field well over a hundred years ago. Perched almost on the crest of a large hill, it is visible from the surrounding countryside; standing as a silent testament to our days labor. A special thank you to those who came supporting the DSWAC cause, braving the heat and the steep climb.
Northumberland Dry Stone Wall Festival Oct 8 ,9 and 10
Date:
October 7, 2005 to October 9, 2005
Type:
Festival
Location:
Port Hope Ontario
Status:
Completed
Indoor Workshop at Bethany Ontario Jan 14-25
Date:
January 13, 2006 to January 14, 2006
Type:
Beginner Seminar
Location:
Bethany Ontario
Status:
Completed
Wow! The January 14-15, 2006 Beginner's Dry Stone Walling Across Canada Workshop proved to be another very productive weekend. There was a wonderful camaraderie and a super effort put out on everyone's part, to produce two 30 foot stone walls. One wall had a charming gothic arch opening built into it picturesquely framing the flats of green plants and rays of sunshine, streaming through the greenhouse.
Indoor Workshop at Bethany Ontario Jan 28-29
Date:
January 27, 2006 to January 28, 2006
Type:
Beginner Seminar
Location:
Bethany Ontario
Status:
Completed
Once again we were doing inside walling, staying very warm and 'dry' while it drizzled high overhead, and pelted the outer walls of our bright environment with freezing rain. We are not talking 'dry walling', this is 'dry stone walling'.
Indoor Workshop at Bethany Ontario Feb 4 -5
Date:
February 3, 2006 to February 4, 2006
Type:
Beginner Seminar
Location:
Bethany Ontario
Status:
Completed
I have always thought of dry stone walling as more like a jazz improvisation. As long as they know what they are doing,when a group of people get together to create a beautiful free standing wall or stone garden feature, a rare cooperation of individual personalities takes place. Few creative endeavors allow for such multiplicity of input. Most forms of artistic creativity involve a single personality who provides all the inspiration and is solely responsible for the work.
Indoor Workshop at Bethany Ontario Feb 18 and 19
Date:
February 17, 2006 to February 18, 2006
Type:
Advanced Seminar
Location:
Bethany Ontario
Status:
Completed
A Vermonter’s trip north
Canada Blooms 2006
Date:
March 15, 2006
Type:
Demonstration
Location:
Toronto Convention Centre
Status:
Completed
The DSWAC came to build a replica of the Toronto City Hall for this year's Canada Blooms theme of "Our Town". About 14 members of the Association constructed the 38 tonne stone garden feature over the 5 days that the show was on to give people an understanding of the process that goes into transforming random shaped natural material into beautiful structures of free standing stone.
Port Perry Workshop
Date:
April 21, 2006
Type:
Beginner Seminar
Location:
Port Perry
Status:
Completed
Norland Golf Course Dry Stone Wall Workshop
Date:
June 2, 2006 to June 3, 2006
Type:
Beginner Seminar
Location:
Norland Onlario
Status:
Completed