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Gift Vouchers for Stone Carving Courses and Tools

Thinking of a gift for Christmas? Why not give a gift voucher for a stone carving course with Simon Burns-Cox. He offers a variety of courses such as letter carving, relief carving or sculpture.

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Gift Vouchers for Stone Carving Courses

Gift Vouchers for Sculpture, Stone Letter Carving and Relief Carving Courses with Simon Burns-Cox are available for Christmas. The courses are independently run by me and held at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop which is an international centre for sculptors based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Two Day Marble Carving Course

The two day marble carving course with Simon Burns-Cox is designed for those who would like to learn the techniques for carving marble. You do not need experience and the course is open to beginners and those with more experience. The course is from 9.30am to 4.30pm and run independently at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dates are flexible and are mutually agreed with the workshop. The course is small with up to two people or for small private groups. Individual tuition is also available.
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Private Tuition in Stone Letter Carving and Relief

I offer Private Tuition in Stone Letter Carving and Relief to individuals or small private groups of up to three people at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. Tuition is arranged on mutually convenient dates throughout the year. Tuition takes place outside but under cover and there is a cafe on site for breaks and lunch.
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Happy Christmas and New Year 2022

Wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a good New Year.  Gift vouchers are still available for stone carving courses with Simon Burns-Cox at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for 2022. Individual tuition or small groups of two or three people at flexible times throughout the year. Courses in sculpture, stone carving, stone letter carving and relief carving are available. Course prices include the stone and the use of tools. For further information please visit the website at http://simonburnscox.co.uk/
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Stone Carving Course Gift Vouchers

Why not give a stone carving course gift voucher for Christmas ? Gift Vouchers are available for courses in Stone Carving, Letter Carving and Relief Carving with Simon Burns-Cox.
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Italian Stone Carving Tools and Materials for Sale

Looking for something to do in this lockdown ? Why not try Stone Carving ? Simon Burns-Cox supplies a wide range of Italian Stone Carving and Letter Carving tools at competitive prices and also has a selection of stone, marble and alabaster from Italy and the UK for sale.
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Gift Vouchers for Stone Carving Courses

Are you finding it difficult this year to think of a Christmas gift ? Why not give a gift voucher for a Stone Carving Course with Simon Burns-Cox at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop?  Simon offers Sculpture, Stone Letter Carving and Stone Relief Carving courses to individuals and small groups. Gift vouchers are available and valid for 12 months at https://www.simonburnscox.co.uk/order-your-gift-voucher/
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Carrara Marble

When people ask me to recommend what type of marble they should use for carving, I usually suggest using the 'old' type of Italian Carrara marble as its much easier to carve. This type of marble has been used for centuries by all the great sculptors of the world who often went to the mines in Carrara to select their stone and they still do today.
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Stone Relief Carving Course at Glasgow City Heritage Trust

This One Day Stone Relief Carving Course with Simon Burns-Cox will be held at Glasgow City Heritage Trust at 54 Bell Street, Glasgow on Saturday 7th March 2020 from 10.00 to 16.00.The course is designed for those who would like to discover the art of stone carving and is suitable for all levels with a maximum of six participants in the class. The course price is £90 per head which includes the use of stone and tools plus lunch.
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