I was paired with Llangedwyn primary school in Mid Wales, and for a week I taught  letter design and stone carving techniques to the forty two pupils.

The stone suppliers Shropshire Stone and Granite kindly donated some off-cuts of sandstone which were soft enough for the children to carve with ease. We used the pieces of stone to form the basis of a poetry path leading up to the pupils’ outdoor storytelling chair.

Each one of the older pupils carved a letter of the words ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FARAWAY LAND and the younger pupils each carved an imaginary creature to be set alongside the words.

I thoroughly enjoyed the week and I think the pupils and staff of Llangedwyn Primary School found it a very positive and rewarding experience. One pupil was so enthusiastic about the letter carving that the school bought him his own tools, for which he made a satchel to attach to his bike! Perhaps a future letter carver in the making.