Andrew Swinley Praises Carving Qualities of Indiana Limestone

2016 Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year Award

Andrew Swinley, recipient of the MIA+BSI 2016 Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year Award, received the award last month for a lifelong career dedicated to all manner of architectural carving in stone. Among the many varieties of natural stone he has employed, Swinley said that Indiana Limestone is one he particularly likes.

“I’ve known it since 2002,” Swinley said. “I think it’s a great stone. It’s relatively soft and takes a good edge. Yet it’s quite durable out in the open – this is a good reliable stone that won’t fall to pieces. It weathers quite nicely.”