The use of Stepping Stones is a good way to create a garden path with handcarved lettering and designs. This is a unique way of creating an orginal garden and a special way to commemorate a person or an occasion. You need to think carefully about what words should be used and how long they are as space is limited.
If you have just lost your best friend and faithful companion, and would like to commemorate the passing of your pet with a memorial, please contact me. I am a professional Sculptor and Letter Carver based in Edinburgh, Scotland and make a wide range of pet memorials, plaques and sculptures which include the following:
Some of my work will be auctioned through Lyon and Turnbull Edinburgh on Wednesday 11th August 2021 including the marble sculpture ‘France 1914’ which was exhibited at The Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow.
I have just completed some stone letter carving work for Audrey Grant, the artist, who has been working on her project ‘Inscriptions in Arcadia’ at Bothkennar Pools, near Skinflats for the Forth Valley Art Beat Project. This opens from the 3rd July to 31st August 2021. I was asked to carve the words ‘Et in Arcadia ego’ onto a stone wall at Barony Pit steam engine platform.
I have recently been making a water basin for a Japanese garden and came across the Japanese technique of Kintsugi which is used in ceramics. Today, artists often experiment with this ancient technique as a way of illustrating loss and destruction followed by repair or rebirth.
I have recently been asked to make a water basin and some stone sculptures for a Japanese garden in the UK.
When choosing a headstone, you will need to think about what type of stone should be used so the following things should be considered:
All the headstones, gravestones, and memorials that I make are unique bespoke and handcarved individual pieces of work. When a client asks me how much it will cost, this will depend on the following factors: On average a small single plaque or headstone will start from about £1250 upwards depending on requirements. Installation and cemetery costs are at an additional cost. Consultations and designs can be done online.
The hammer, chisel, mallet and axe are used for hitting stone, and known as percussion tools. They were the earliest stone carving implements used in many countries around the world and they are still used today.
Looking for something to do in this lockdown ? Why not try Stone Carving ? Simon Burns-Cox supplies a wide range of Italian Stone Carving and Letter Carving tools at competitive prices and also has a selection of stone, marble and alabaster from Italy and the UK for sale.
