The Stone Art Chronicles
featuring the ongoing adventures of Devin DevineSustainability in hardscape construction
Devine Escapes, hardscaping teacher and contractor Phone: 610.301.4269 email: devin@devineescapes.com Sustainability in hardscape construction The construction industry is a major source for ecological concern. At every step of the game, there is impact....
stone memorial bench
Devin Devine, bench maker and land artist Phone: 610.301.4269 email: devin@devineescapes.com Stone Memorial Bench I recently had the opportunity to create a Stone Memorial Bench at a public park in Chester County. Burgess Park, in Glenmoore, alongside the...
field stone walls and dry stone steps in Honesdale Pennsylvania
Devine Escapes, hardscaping contractor, Effort PA Phone: 610.301.4269 email: devin@devineescapes.com field stone Honesdale PA We discussed options--completely tare-out and re-build new, or just spend a couple days fixing it up. We went with a middle path:...
New Garden Sculpture, Stacked Stone Sphere at Brookside Gardens
Devin Devine, stone sculptor based out of Pennsylvania, projects across the USA to commission art contact devin@devineescapes.com New Garden Sphere--and Frequently Asked Questions! Silver Spring Maryland Sculpture completed September 26th of 2017 Newly finished Garden...
how to make natural flagstone look…natural
Devin Devine, traveling stone mason Natural flagstones should be well fit. This takes a bit of work. Often you have to cut the stones, with hammer and chisel. Or with a diamond blade. Or some combination method. In this article, I will try and explain a few rules, or...
Replacing the cement between flagstones
Devin Devine, stone masonry contractor and consultant. Projects completed across the USA devin@devineescapes.com I took some photos during a recent flagstone repair job, and thought I'd put together a tutorial on how to repair flagstone, part of my continuing DIY...
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