I was recently asked to make a trophy for the Marie Curie Brain Game Dinner in Edinburgh on Thursday 9th June 2022. It is made from black slate with a white marble base measuring 30 x 21 x 12cm.
I offer Private Tuition in Stone Letter Carving and Relief to individuals or small private groups of up to three people at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. Tuition is arranged on mutually convenient dates throughout the year. Tuition takes place outside but under cover and there is a cafe on site for breaks and lunch.
I have recently made this memorial plaque which will be fixed onto the wall of the cemetery to commemorate the deceased. A plaque is usually made when the person has been cremated and not buried. This plaque is made from green slate from The Lake District in the UK measuring 50 x 50 x 3cm with a handcarved relief.
This is a Garden Wall Plaque which I made recently for a 30th Wedding Anniversary gift. It is made from Portland Stone with dimensions of 23 x 23 x 4cms and includes the date of the marriage and a flower relief. Garden Wall Plaques are a good way of celebrating an anniversary or special event.
I make bespoke hand-carved Memorials and Headstones in stone and marble. As the work is done by hand, the client can choose what they require, and I offer both traditional and contemporary designs. The whole process is done by hand from the design and drawings through to the letter carving, reliefs, and finish.
Wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a good New Year. Gift vouchers are still available for stone carving courses with Simon Burns-Cox at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for 2022. Individual tuition or small groups of two or three people at flexible times throughout the year. Courses in sculpture, stone carving, stone letter carving and relief carving are available. Course prices include the stone and the use of tools. For further information please visit the website at http://simonburnscox.co.uk/
Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame Awards 2021 made by Simon Burns-Cox and Stephen Murray at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. The award is made from bronze with a black slate base and handcarved lettering.
Why not give a stone carving course gift voucher for Christmas ? Gift Vouchers are available for courses in Stone Carving, Letter Carving and Relief Carving with Simon Burns-Cox.
If a headstone is already in place, it is often possible to add the names of additional family members. However, this does depend on whether there is enough room to add the name of the recently deceased with the dates of their birth and death.
Finding the right words for a headstone often seems like an impossible task when you have just lost the person you love. How do you capture the character and soul of the person you knew in a few words ?
