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 ?
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 opens this week in London, and for the first time it is being held in September rather than in May. This is a good opportunity to think about re-designing your garden and maybe include a garden sculpture.
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 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.
