Archive for the ‘Commissions’ Category
Sunday, September 17th, 2017
This week has been one of finishing some hand carved Welsh slate commissions and finishing/starting some new stone carvings.
As a traditionally trained stonemason with a background in sculpture through school and at University I have a unique set of skills which give me the creativity of my art and the ...
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Friday, May 12th, 2017
I have been very productive in the last few weeks as you can see.
The carving in the foreground is the Sun altar that I have been commissioned to carve. I have just applied the 23&3/4 carat Gold leaf. There are several other pieces of Forest of Dean sandstone in the ...
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Monday, May 1st, 2017
3wks of Easter holiday really knocks the wind out of me, running my stone carving activities is an incredibly rewarding experience but very tiring. The most memorable 'have a go-ee' was a small girl possibly 6yrs old, very quiet and struggled at first with the mallet and chisel but once she had ...
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
I have been busy hand carving many different types of stones into some interesting sculptures, house names and memorials.
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When carrying out commissions it is important for me to be able to communicate my ideas to people but also to make sure that I have understood the requirements of my customers. ...
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
This commission is in memory of a loved one. I made a drawing which was approved by my customers and so the carving was started.
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I chose the stone because it has beautiful fossils these opened up to reveal stunning geodes of calcite crystals.
The only way to create a bowl with this ...
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