Simon Burns-Cox has recently made a memorial for Mr David Hutcheson which is to be installed at The GreenFerry Trust Garden in South Queensferry near Edinburgh in August 2020.
The purpose of The GreenFerry Trust is to conserve and improve the environment for the benefit of the public. The GreenFerry umbrella includes Hawthorn Bank Walled Garden, Cleanferry and Queensferry planting. Between November 2014 and September 2018, the present GreenFerry Trust was set up to develop Hawthorn Bank Walled Garden which was a derelict site owned by Edinburgh Council. The community elected to have a community garden, and money was raised and a construction company brought in.
OPENING OF THE GREENFERRY GARDEN
In August 2018, there was a ‘soft opening’ once the diggers and dumpers had left. Then there was a ‘Tea in the Garden’ event in September when the community was asked to bring plants from their garden that they no longer wanted. For the rest of that year and throughout 2019, more plants were donated and now the garden looks as if it’s been established for years.
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH SHORELINE EXHIBITION
In June 2019, the garden was selected as one of the projects for The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s Shoreline Exhibition. As part of this, Simon Burns-Cox was asked to carve various words of The GreenFerry Trust’s choosing into the sandstone walls of the garden: Still: Joy: Life: Anicca: and the Eye of Horus.
In the Summer of 2019, a beautiful Mosaic/Mural was erected in front of the back wall of the garden and in January 2020 fruit trees were planted ( apples, pears, black currents, red currents, gooseberries and morello cherries). Recently raised beds have been planted into the Alcove which have been adopted by individuals, the Tom Thumb nursery and the Women’s Institute.
MR DAVID HUTCHESON
In March 2020, The GreenFerry Trust’s dear colleague and friend David Hutcheson died. He was a very active and supportive member of the Queensferry community. He established Cleanferry, organising litter pucks regularly throughout the town. He was involved with Christmas in Queensferry, St Margaret’s primary school, Queensferry planting as well as being on the GreenFerry committee practically from the start.
All the organisations that David was involved with wished to acknowledge his valuable contribution to the community with a plaque. Simon Burns-Cox was approached and agreed to carve David’s catch phrase “Love the land, lose the litter” onto a plaque which was set into the wall in the garden. This will be unveiled by his family at the end of August 2020.
SIMON BURNS-COX SCULPTOR AND LETTER CARVER
Simon Burns-Cox is a Sculptor and Letter Carver based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland. He makes bespoke handcarved Gravestones, Memorials, Headstone and Plaques in all sizes and dimensions. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please contact Simon through his website link below. All work can be done online with detailed drawings available. Simon Burns-Cox can be contact at www.simonburnscox.co.uk or [email protected]
SHOWDOWN AT SUNDOWN AT THE EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Saturday 30 November 2019
3.00 – 5.30pm
Free, no need to book
Visit Simon Burns-Cox in his studio at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop which will be open on Saturday 30th November 2019 from 3.00 to 5.30pm. Simon Burns-Cox is a professional Sculptor and Letter Carver and his work can be viewed at his website at http://simonburnscox.co.uk/
Join us on the 30 November 3.00 – 5.30pm to celebrate the year’s end. Following on from the success of last year, on the 30th of November we will be running Showdown at Sundown, the 2nd ESW annual winter event.
There will be a chance to see the work of our artists as they open the doors of their studios, performances, a screening of Juliana Capes’ film Sunset Reports, artist-made games, a workshop and a smoke firing in the courtyard and the opening of the new exhibition, Display Copy, in the Hawthornvale Space. There will be winter themed refreshments provided by MILK and the event will be finished off with drinks and music from Karate Priest.
In Showdown at Sundown, we are extending a warm welcome to everyone to learn more about what happens at ESW and get to know each other. If you are a regular participant, have never visited, are a curious neighbour, Studio Holder, Member, Artist-in-Residence or a long term friend of ESW – let’s get together.
SCHEDULE
3.00pm-5.30pm
THROUGHOUT THE EVENT
See artists’ projects and work on show, join a drop in workshop and enjoy festive food served by Milk.
Exhibitions and Displays
Sunset Reports, video by Julianna Capes in the South Lab corner space.
Display Copy, new course leaders exhibition in the Hawthornvale Space, viewable from the street.
Listen Carefully Now and Quick Fox, etchings by Eleanor McCullough in the Research Space.
3.00pm – 3.30pm
TOUR of ESW Workshops and Studios
This is a chance to see around our Wood, Metal and Mixed Media Workshops.
Meet in the Courtyard, at the Welcome Desk
Please book online
3.00pm – 4.00pm OPEN STUDIOS visit the studios and meet Studio and Project Space Holders
Level 1 and the Project Space on Level 0
4.00pm – 4.15pm
SMOKE FIRING watch Mella Shaw and the participants on her course load the barrel and pack in the wood chippings before setting it alight.
Courtyard
4.30pm – 5.00pm
PERFORMANCE by Matt Zurowski Graduate Bursary Resident
Courtyard / North Lab
5.00pm – 5.30pm
PERFORMANCE
Karate Priest
Music performance by Karate Priest
Courtyard / North Lab
5.30pm
End of Event
Please note this timetable may change and much of the Winter Event will be out of doors in Edinburgh Sculpture Workshops’ dramatic courtyard, please dress for the weather.
Workshops Week and Launch of Scotland’s Workshops Website
Visit Simon Burns-Cox in his studio at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop during Workshop Week from the 16th to 23rd November 2019. Simon Burns-Cox is a professional Sculptor and Letter Carver and his work can be viewed at his website at http://simonburnscox.co.uk/
Visit Scotland’s Workshops during the first ever Workshops Week between 16 and 23 November 2019 and share your photos using #WorkshopsWeek
As a group of eleven organisations, Scotland’s Workshops provide the foundation for visual art production in Scotland.
With Workshops Week, the network – which includes an international acclaimed glass centre in rural Caithness, a cutting edge printmaking studio in Dundee and a city centre photography resource in Edinburgh – have launched a new website and celebrate the wealth of activity which takes place within our facilities; encouraging people to engage with what is on offer and celebrate the art created in each of our places.
The work made by artists in our glass kilns, dark rooms and casting workshops travels across the globe, earning Scotland it’s high profile within international forums for contemporary visual art.
The learning experienced by children, young people and adults through evening classes, youth programmes and schools engagement, has an impact individually and within local communities.
Workshops Week seeks to draw attention to the rich and diverse activity happening all year round which underpins contemporary art production in Scotland.
This network has come out of a very particular history of committed artist-led activity, ambitious organisational development and strategic governmental support, creating an extraordinary resource, which is recognised as unique to this country.
We are all independent organisations with different approaches, but share key values of openness, collaboration and exceptional support. All of Scotland’s Workshops are part of Creative Scotland’s portfolio of Regularly Funded Organisations.
Scotland is home to a remarkable network of production facilities that supports the development of world-class work in sculpture, print and photography. With expert staff on hand and access to specialist tools and equipment they welcome and support everybody on their creative journey, from experienced artists through to absolute beginners. Individually and collectively, Scotland’s Workshops make a significant contribution to the country’s reputation as an international centre for artistic and creative excellence. Workshops Week will throw a spotlight on these unique resources, encouraging more people to discover, and to experience first-hand, these extraordinary spaces for making, sharing and learning about art today.
Today, more people are chosing to be cremated rather than buried. Six in ten people (58% of the population) opt for cremation which means that you will be limited in the choice of memorials you can choose for your loved one. Cemetery rules differ from one to another but most stipulate that memorials for cremations should be smaller and usually in the form of plaques or cremation stones. Lawn cremation memorials are typically smaller than the standard burial memorials. However, Garden cremation memorials can be used as an alternative to a cemetary gravestone or marker. The garden of remembrance may stipulate a particular size and design.
You may, however, decide not to commemorate your loved one with a memorial in a cemetery but rather in a garden or special place that pays tribute to the departed.
Simon Burns-Cox makes original handcarved memorials for both cremations or remembrance. Simon will create you a unique and special memorial to celebrate the life of the deceased. This can be either for the cemetery or for a garden or special place.
COMMISSIONING A HAND CARVED ORIGINAL MEMORIAL
Commissioning a hand carved original memorial is a collaborative process which starts with an initial consultation with the client. Often at the time of bereavement, the client does not know what they require. Simon will take time to talk with the client about the deceased and what would be a suitable memorial for them. This will include the following:
The ideas for the design
Suitable inscriptions and different types of fonts for the design
Relief designs if required
The choice of materials to be used, and the maintenance of the material chosen
The size of the work and its overall finish
Churchyard and Cemetery Regulations regarding cremations.
Installation if required
The timescale and the costs involved including installation if required
Delivery costs
The client will be kept fully informed throughout the whole process.
Costs vary according to the type of stone used, the number of letters carved, the overall design and installation and delivery requirements. For a simple mememial with a brief description, the cost will start from about £1250 upwards depending on the requirements.
There is a fixed cost with payment in advance before the work commences with a written commission agreement. If installation is required, this is an additional cost and may be done by a third party depending on location.
If you would like to discuss your requirements, please contact Simon Burns-Cox at [email protected] or visit his website at www.simonburnscox.co.uk.
Simon Burns-Cox is based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland but works throughout the UK and overseas. All work can be delivered by courier at additional cost.
Simon Burns-Cox is an Associate Member of The Letter Exchange and a Licentiate Member of The Society of Designer Craftsmen, London.
What is your Epitaph?
Have you ever had to think about what your epitaph might be and how you would like to be
remembered ?
These are difficult questions and people often reflect upon these questions when they near the end of their lives: What have I achieved during my life ? Have I lead a meaningful life? And have I been a good person ?
When you die, your family and friends will reflect upon your life and may have to write your epitaph. So what do you want them to say about you ?An Epitaph is a short text commemorating the deceased person’s life describing their attributes or qualities. The Epitaph is often inscribed on a plaque or tombstone written in stone or it can be memorial statement about the deceased. The Epitaph often becomes synonymous with the person.
SOME FAMOUS EPITAPHS
“I’m ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” (Sir Winston Churchill)
“Free at Last. Free at Last. Thank God Almighty, I’m Free at Last” (Martin Luther King)
“I told you I was ill ” (Spike Milligan)
“The Best is yet to Come” (Frank Sinatra)
SIMON BURNS-COX SCULPTOR AND LETTER CARVER
Simon Burns-Cox is a Sculptor and Letter Carver working mainly in Stone and Marble based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Simon Burns-Cox makes all types of Gravestones, Memorials and Headstones. If you would like to discuss your requirements, please visit Simon’s website at www.simonburnscox.co.uk or contact him at [email protected].
Simon Burns-Cox creates beautiful HandCarved Bespoke Gravestones, Memorials & Headstones and offers all types of Stone Letter Carving for Home and Business. Simon is based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland.
When commissioning a Gravestone, Memorial or Headstone, Simon will take time to talk with the client about the deceased and what would be a suitable memorial for them.
The ideas for the design
Suitable hand carved inscription and fonts for the design
The choice of materials to be used, and the maintenance of the material chosen
The size of the work and its overall finish
Churchyard and Cemetery Regulations
Installation if required
The timescale and the costs including installation
Delivery costs
Costs vary according to the type of stone used, the number of letters carved, the overall design and installation and delivery requirements. For a simple Headstone, with a brief description, the cost will start from about £2500 upwards depending on the requirements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
If you would like to discuss your requirements, please contact Simon Burns-Cox at [email protected] or visit his website at www.simonburnscox.co.uk. Simon Burns-Cox is based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland but works throughout the UK and overseas. All work can be delivered by courier at additional cost.
Gravestones have been around for thousands of years and began when the deceased was buried near the home. The grave was marked with a stele or marker made from stone or wood. This was usually placed over the grave as a mark of respect and to stop the deceased from rising. The gravestone is also referred to as a grave marker, headstone or tombstone. In the case of two graves, it is known as a memorial marker, companion headstone, double deep marker or headstone for two.
Churchyards began in the Norman times when it was recognised that there was money to be made. Bodies were then placed in public cemeteries. The graves were usually marked with simple, slender headstones made from sandstone or slate and were a sign of wealth.
Over time, gravestones became more elaborate. The name, date of birth and death and a message or prayer were often carved into the gravestone. The headstone was made from a range of stones such as fieldstones, granite, marble and limestone, sandstone, slate, or other material such as iron, bronze or wood. Funerary art such as a bas relief carving was used and later on photographs of the deceased where attached to the gravestone which can still be found in Europe. Names of the relatives were often added over the years making a chronological timetable of the passing of the family over the decades.
Headstone by Simon Burns-Cox
TYPES OF GRAVESTONES
Flush or Flat or Lawn-Level Marker which are at ground level
Upright Headstone
Bevel Marker where one side is slightly raised
Slant Marker which is similar to the Bevel Marker but is taller and larger
Ledger Marker which is a thick slab covering the grave
Standard Stone which is a simple tablet set into the ground
Domed Tablet which is a dome-shaped stone
Shoulder Tablet which has an angled top
Gothic Tablet stones or Obelisks which are tall columns.
The tombstone has a stone lid on the stone coffin or, as in the past, on the coffin itself, and the gravestone is a stone slab lying flat while the headstone is upright.
The headstone was placed at the head of the grave but sometimes also at the foot which indicated the length of the grave and respect for the deceased. In pagan times, the gravestone was west facing pointing towards the rising sun but in Christian and Jewish burials they were east facing according to biblical beliefs.
By the late 19th century, The Victorians had more elaborate gravestones made from white marble with detailed symbolic sculptures depicting faith, glory and hope with poignant inscriptions and epitaphs. For example, The Angel of Death, The Dove, Flowers, Horseshoes, and The Weeping Willow. Marble, however, was not a good material for a gravestone as it does not weather well and many of the stones were destroyed by moss or lichen. For this reason, there was a move away from marble to grey granite. Today, there has been a return to the more simple gravestone often lying flat.
Simon Burns-Cox creates beautiful hand carved Gravestones, Memorials and Headstones and offers all types of Stone Letter Carving. He is based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland.
If you would like to discuss your requirements for a Gravestone, Memorial or Headstone, please contact Simon Burns-Cox at [email protected] or visit his website at www.simonburnscox.co.uk
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