Artists outdoors

The stone carvers are back and this time with friends! Carvers from all over New Zealand and some from overseas are here for the Stone Symposium - 3 weeks of carving on the foreshore then an exhibition and auction.

The stones get trucked in from a local quarry and lifted into place by forklift then the carvers get stuck in. There is an enormous amount of noise and dust but the results are stunning and the best bit is you can go every couple of day and watch the progress.

I'm not so sure about working outside on some of the days we've had but on a good day there can't be many better place to be.