James Collier Pargetting Course

$695 - Two Day Course

Limited to 10 individuals per class.

Location: Jersey City, NJ. Near Journal Square.

Beginner Course - October 25th-26th, 2025

For those with little to no experience

Advanced Course - November 1st-2nd, 2025

For those with Plastering experience


What is Pargetting?

Pargetting is the forgotten art of sculpting walls with lime plaster. Once popular in Europe, this decorative craft transformed plain surfaces into angels, patterns, and stories carved directly into the walls themselves.

In this episode of Wood, Stone & Steel, we meet James Collier — a modern pargetter keeping this tradition alive. From bold reliefs to delicate detail, his plasterwork shows how timeless artistry can still shape our built environment today.

Copper & Steel Rose

$375 + Shipping & Handling

Only 8 Roses left.

Delivery by November 1st.

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Step inside the forge of master blacksmith Bob Garlick in Buxton, Derbyshire.

In this segment from our Jack Badger series, Bob shows how he continues the age-old tradition of shaping iron by hand — from simple nails to ornate gates, and even a copper-and-steel rose.

Wood, Stone & Steel

Our Mission is promoting buildings, places and structures built primarily with natural materials. We believe the built environment should be warm, welcoming and remind us of our home in nature.

Therefore, we concentrate not just on the structures themselves but on the craftspeople and design professionals that bring them to life.

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