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PAINTING IN STONE

‘These stones will be transformed into pieces of furniture or artworks that will be treasured for generations to come.’

Early morning in the gentle hills of Tuscany: Thomas, pickaxe in hand, methodically digs into the earth to uncover a wealth of marble and semiprecious stones. These will be transformed into pieces of furniture or artworks that will be treasured for generations to come. This is where every shard of Thomas’s pietra dura begins.

Thomas brings home his geological finds to rural Northamptonshire, where he creates

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