figure of the Taiapiera<\/a> was held in the highest regard, the art of stone working has been passed down from generation to generation. <\/p>\nStones are not all the same; one must know their characteristics, be able to interpret their features, “tame” them to create the commissioned object. Knowledge of the material is not learned from books, or at least not solely from texts. Years of “direct contact” with these blocks, rich in history and the result of complex geological dynamics, make the difference when choosing the starting point for a project. <\/p>\n
The tools of the trade are then the means by which the idea is transferred onto the material and becomes concrete, growing before the artisan’s eyes, who knows how to recognize its uncertainties, correct its deviations, and enhance its details. It is difficult to explain how this becomes so simple, or apparently simple; how a chisel can become a brush, how light and precise its strikes become. It is the magic of the artisan\u2014it cannot be explained, only admired. <\/p>\n
But being stone artisans in the third millennium also means\u2014as we mentioned\u2014knowing how to interweave manual technique and technological contribution. In this sector, technology relieves the artisan from the fatigue of the heaviest work, returning energy and creativity, useful for making the objects created even more precise, beautiful, and expressive. <\/p>\n