Future courses

Lettercarving in stone & lettering design: 5-day course
14-18 June 2027, Nant Hirwen, Powys, Wales
The tenth five-day design & carving course at this delightful venue in north-east Wales. No theme decided on yet, but it will be for people with some experience of letter design and/or carving, and there will anyway be flexibility for people to choose what to do. Self-catering bunkhouse accommodation available on site if needed, and a delicious lunch is provided each day. Fuller details including cost on request: please contact me to register an interest.

Recent past courses

Lettercarving in stone: 5-day course
21-25 July 2026, Bozhentsi, Bulgaria
A fully-booked course in the hills of Gabrovo province, central Bulgaria, in the historic village of Bozhentsi. Plans are afoot for another one next year, though not yet confirmed. To see the website for this year’s click here. 

Lettercarving in stone & lettering design: 5-day course
15-19 June 2026, Nant Hirwen, Powys, Wales
A good time was had by all, and the weather was very kind to us.

Here are some photos from previous years at Nant Hirwen, showing the yard area where we carve if the weather is fine, and the kitchen/dining/designing room.

Other courses
Here are some other people or organisations who sometimes provide courses in letter carving. Click on their names to go to their websites.

Simon Langsdale & Tom Perkins (Essex).
Abraxas Academy (Charlotte Howarth & Nina Bilbey, Norfolk)
Pip Hall (Cumbria and elsewhere).
Cromarty Arts Trust (Cromarty, Scotland, Robbie Schneider).
Gary Breeze (Norfolk).
Lettering Arts Trust (info only: no longer run courses themselves).
West Dean College (Sussex, long diploma course with Lisi Ashbridge).
Highgrove (Gloucestershire, Lisi Ashbridge). 
ELI/Lieve Cornil (Bruges, Belgium, and online).
City & Guilds of London Art School (London, Tom Young). City & Guilds also provide degree courses in architectural stone or wood carving which include lettercarving. See here.