Joseph Conrad Stone Cutter

Joseph Conrad has worked & played in the stone industry for fifty years. From architectural drafting to quarrying to stone installations to founding a stone fabrication business to stone exploring and eventually to sculpture. His blog shares his lifetime of experience. It is meant to make the urban landscape understandable to everyone. He hopes to help provide a sense of place in the urban environment by providing his insights on stone history & fabrication.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

There's Marble in Them There Islands, Part 3

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There is a wealth of misinformation surrounding the marble industry. One example is illustrated here. Many people assume marble has value...
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How Are You Inspired?

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I once asked a friend, what do you think was on the mind of the woodcarver when he was carving a wall sculpture he had purchased. I think...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Twenty frequent comments from visitors at my stone sculpture studio

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The stone yard 1 Do you know Mary Jo? (Mary Jo Anderson is a well-known Oregon sculptor) 2 I know a person who makes ...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

Why Blog About Stone??

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Socrates was a stonecutter. I suspect his wife wanted more stonecutting and less dialogue. But I am sure he would probably blog if he was st...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

STONECUTTERS URBAN ECOLOGY 101: URBAN THERAPY

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Living and walking about a city is always an exciting experience for me as a stone history buff. Something new around every corner. It'...
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Friday, April 20, 2012

Form As A Result of Historic Process

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They say form follows function This paper says sometimes form is a result of historic process I published an article in stone world m...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Lost Trade of Stone Cutting

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An essay by Joseph Conrad describing stone construction before gang saws or compressed air, 1800 to 1900 Have you ever thought about ho...
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Joseph Conrad has fifty years experience working in the stone fabrication industry. He is the founder of Conrad Stonecutter in Portland, Oregon (http://www.conradstonecutter.com).
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