The tree stump stands about 10 feet tall. Ivy climbs up its sides and fern leaves fan out at its roots. “Dum Tacet Clamat” is inscribed on a thick limb: “Though Silent, He Speaks.” The Latin words ...

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) - The tree stump stands about 10 feet tall. Ivy climbs up its sides and fern leaves fan out at its roots. “Dum Tacet Clamat” is inscribed on a thick limb: “Though Silent, He Speaks.” ...

In southern Indiana, gravestones shaped like tree stumps are abundant; but in other parts of the country, they’re a rare treasure. Limestone carver Casey Winningham said he’s seen online forums that ...

LONDON — A 1,000-year-old stone carving that spent years marking the grave of a couple’s pet cat was sold at auction Friday for more than $380,000. The limestone carving of St. Peter was sold by Ruth ...

RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — If you like anything “on the rocks,” then Joe Cales of Raleigh County is your man. We’re not talking about bartending here, Cales is a bona fide rock carver who takes ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Rhythmic tap-tap-tapping fills the room as Casey Winningham chisels into a slab of limestone. The sound is more metallic than you might expect. A moment before, Winningham ...

MANKATO — It’s not difficult to find Tom Miller’s stone carvings around Mankato, from headstones at local cemeteries, to stone benches at city parks or statues downtown. But before Miller moved back ...