Artist’s Talk: Dr Steve Garrett

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Steve Garrett to Burngate to give a talk.

Steve has recently co-written a book ‘A Suitable Stone’ with Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley, about how geology has shaped the British stones used for letter cutting and fine carving.

An inspiring book – scientifically rigorous, aesthetically irresistible and joyous. Steve the geologist and Lida the stone carver and letter cutter look at a material in common: ancient rock.

They explore connections between a geologist’s scientific perspective and a stone carver’s artistic vision. Engagingly written, beautifully illustrated and skilfully designed, the book reflects the intimate, almost spiritual, relationship that these two disciplines share with rocks and stones.