Stone Carver

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Third generation stone carver looking for an intern to carve high end memorials and art in granite.

Memorial Design, is the only company in the United States that offers private one-on-one sandblast training, featuring monumental shape carving. Ron is the third generation of Clamps to work in the monument industry. Ron has over 28 years of experience sandblasting monuments, architectural signage, building and designing war memorials of all sizes. Memorial Design offers on-site engraving anywhere in the continental United States. Ron learned to sandblast/shape carve from masters of the trade. People like his father, Charlie Clamp, shape carving extradonaire Jimmy Parham, Frank Bone, Boyd R Parham, double process master carver Lepior Knome, Charlie Mann and Joe Fernandez to name a view have helped develop the distinctive style and philosophy of sandblast/shape carving that Ron shares with every student. To date Ron has individually trained more students the art of shape carving than any other instructor.

StoneCrafters Farm in Pelion, SC is home for the Memorial Design Studio where custom art pieces are carved from many different stone medians. Memorial Design currently only accepts 6 commissioned works each year.

Responsibilities

Candidates will need to be willing and have the ability to learn every aspect of stone carving. The Memorial Design Studios are located in Pelion, SC but limited travel across the US, and possibly beyond, should be expected.

Requirements

Ideal candidates will have experience operating a cad system, have the ability to draw, have a basic understanding of light and shadow and have the ability and willingness to work with their hands. Typical projects include drafting, stenciling, sandblasting and hand carving granite. A journeyman stone cutter or sandblaster is preferred but any that show enthusiasm for the craft will be given extra consideration. CDL is a plus. Candidates must have a clean driving record and subject to random drug testing. Must have or be willing to obtain a passport for possible travel outside the continental U.S.

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