Rock Camp 2007

October 18th - 20th

Elberton, GA

   

   

   

Rock Camp Faculty

Charlie Hunt, AICA

Hunt Memorials

Nashville, Tennessee

Featured Guest Instructor

Allen Williams

Blandford, Mass.

Bobby Mattos

Bras & Mattos Monument Company

Hayward, CA

John Cortez

Marin Monument Company, Inc.

San Rafael, CA

Jed Hendrickson, AICA, CM

Santa Barbara Monumental

Santa Barbara, CA

Tripp Johnson, CM

Johnson Granite Supply

North Kansas City, Missouri

2006 Rock Camp Schedule 

 THURSDAY MORNING

 Introduction of Students and Staff

 Hand out badges and T-shirts. Begin discussion about Designs for Camp Tattoo

 Tool demo and safety meeting: Tripp Johnson our fearless leader and worry wort

 Introduction of featured guest instructor Allen Williams: Slide show of Allen's work

 Mid Morning Union Break

 Time to go outside

 Pick out stone and bankers

 Demo Session: "The 30 Minute Bench" featuring John "The Viking" Cortez

 Individual Projects Begin

 Rock Rounds

 LUNCH AND LEARN

THURSDAY EVENING

 Life through the eyes of a Journeyman Stonecutter featuring Nick "The Stick"

 Projects Continue

 Demo Session: "The Roling Stones" featuring Bobby "The Kid" Mattos

 Projects Continue

 Rock Rounds

 DINNER featuring the GRILL MASTER Charlie "Wishbone" Hunt

 Lighting of Rock Camp Bonfire

 Campers Show and Tell

FRIDAY MORNING

 "Trash into cash" Charlie's C.P. on Training your mistakes into works of art or at least something you can sell

 Group Session: "If all you have is a hammer every problem looks like a nail"

 Rock Rounds

 Demo Session: Pitching a Border and other major league tricks

 LUNCH AND LEARN

 

FRIDAY EVENING

 Elberton Granite Association Musuem Tour

 Demo Session: "The way it used to Be" Allen Williams shows us how some of the old

 tools and how they worked

 Projects Continue

 Rock Rounds

 DINNER Fajita Night featuring Margaritaville

 Camp Show and Tell

SATURDAY MORNING

 Group Session: "Let the Stone be the Stone"

 Rock Rounds

 LUNCH AND LEARN

 Projects Continued

 Rock Rounds

 Demo Session: Rock Pitching  A) Distance  B) Accuracy

 Projects Complete

 DINNER "The Big Wahoo Party"        Call in the dogs P.O.T.F.         

                  

           A Special Tool Pack at a Special Price                    

All 5 Pieces for $346.80 or you can ship your tools ahead and we

will be glad to ship to ship them back for you!!

What to Bring

Your favorite tools

Safety glasses, gloves

Comfortable Shoes (You'll be on your feet quite a bit)

Dress is "Stone Carving Casual!" Elberton's daytime temperatures in October

average around 70 degrees.

How to get here:

Rock Camp is $450 per person. For more information on Rock Camp please contact

Tripp Johnson 800-821-3488 or your local sales rep or contact us at the email listed below.


 


Join us for Rock Camp 2007!!!!


Contact Us: info@johnsongranite.com