Saturday 2nd & 9th November 2019 | 10am-4pm | 54 Bell Street, Glasgow
This 2-day stone carving course, offered over two consecutive Saturdays, will take participants in-depth into the techniques of cutting and carving relief into limestone. Working from basic techniques through to the completion of your own piece, you will use the tools of the trade to cut lines, letters, curves, and forms.
Why not learn a new skill and an ancient craft? The next Sculpture, Stone Carving, Letter Carving and Relief Courses for groups and individuals start again in September 2019 with Simon Burns-Cox and continue throughout the year at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
Today, many people like to commemorate the passing of a beloved pet by honouring them with a memorial. Pet Memorials first became fashionable in the Victoria era with pet funerals. However, they were regarded as irreligious so pet cemetries were then established such as the one in Hyde Park in 1881. Many of the large Victorian estates had pet cemetries and today, The Queen has graveyards at Balmoral and Sandringham for her beloved corgis.
Are you thinking about a unique gift for a celebration ? Why not give a bespoke handcrafted Stone Carving made by Simon Burns-Cox to commemorate the special day ? This may be to mark a marriage or civil partnership, anniversary, the birth of a new baby, a special birthday or event.
Recently, I have found myself making my own father’s memorial which has been a poignant and an emotional experience. My father, Dr Christopher Burns-Cox, died on the 29th June 2018 after a short illness. He is now buried under a simple oak tree near Bristol.
Why not learn a new skill and an ancient craft? The next group Stone Carving, Letter Carving and Relief Courses with Simon Burns-Cox start again in September 2019 and continue throughout the year at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 opens this week in London from Tuesday 21st to Saturday 25th May. Why not think about re-designing your own garden with a unique Exterior Garden Sculpture made by Simon Burns-Cox.
When it comes to choosing a Gravestone for a loved one, there is an enormous range to choose from but most are manufactured for the mass market. So why not choose a bespoke handcarved Gravestone with a unique design to commemorate the departed? Simon Burns-Cox is a Sculptor and Letter Carver based in Edinburgh, Scotland and makes a wide range of Headstones, Gravestones and Memorials in Stone and Marble.
Summer Stone Carving Courses with Simon Burns-Cox at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop are held throughout the summer and include the following courses:
What tools does a Stone Carver need ? There are a variety of essential tools and items that any Stone Carver will need in order to take them through the process of carving stone.
