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Local Stone Carver Designs Finger Labyrinth Sculpture for Indianapolis Hospital
Among the words that Bloomington stone carver Amy Brier uses to describe her sculpture “KOI POND” outside the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital in…
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The Indiana Limestone Symposium: Where Carvers of All Kinds Gather (Photo Gallery)
The Indiana Limestone Symposium is “summer camp for grownups,” says Bloomington resident Bill Holladay. He should know—he’s been coming every year since he first…
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Limestone Symposium Looking To Take Mission to Next Level [Photo Gallery] [Video]
As flames engulfed Notre Dame de Paris on April 15, concern grew over how the venerable cathedral could possibly be restored in this day…
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Reimagining Possibilities in Ellettsville Leads to Historic District and Heritage Trail (Photo Gallery)
BY SARA SHEIKH While it’s just seven miles northwest of Bloomington, Ellettsville may not be on everyone’s radar. But within its small city limits…
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It’s The 20th Annual Indiana Limestone Symposium (Photo Gallery)
BY BARB BERGGOETZ In the heat of June, experienced stone carvers, hobbyists, and carving novices painstakingly shape blocks of limestone weighing up to 1,200…
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Indiana Limestone Symposium: For Newbies and Pros Alike (Photo Gallery)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Ladies and gentlemen, start your chisels. The Indiana Limestone Symposium will take place June 3-23 on the grounds of the…
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Indiana Limestone (Video)
For nearly two centuries, laborers in south-central Indiana have been blasting, cutting, and carving away at the great mass of Salem limestone that has…