My first commission work from Pierre Lapelerie. On the property of Le Baqui, he had been enlarging his house of two small adjacent bories, and in the large main room of course he put a fireplace. It was already assembled when he asked me to carve the capitals and the front of the mantel piece. It was rather audacious to agree to do this, usually blocks would be carved first, then put in place. In situ, if a dire mistake or mishap occurred, it would be difficult if not impossible to fix or replace the stone!