Archive for March, 2016
Thursday, March 31st, 2016
What better way to spend my day off than a visit to a magnificent historic building. The Sun was shining and it was so lovely and warm that Sudeley Castle and landscaped gardens seemed the perfect choice. I hadn't been here before but the photos on their website intrigued me. The castle ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
I have been busy carving this Portland limestone memorial sculpture for Highgate Cemetery. Here are some more photos of the development.
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As I have been carving this I have had a live model to take some dimensions from, she has what I imagine an Art Nouveau frame to be which helps ...
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Sunday, March 20th, 2016
It is always an honour to be given the responsibility of carving a memorial to help remember a loved one.
This commission is giving me the opportunity to use all of my training as a stonemason, artist, sculptor and letter cutter.
I was asked to design a sculpture memorial incorporating an Art Nouveau style woman. Due ...
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Friday, March 4th, 2016
Well here are the final photos. As you can see despite the altitude and climate we were able to complete our dragons.
We had to have a shade put up as the glorious sun was melting our carving and detail was being lost. On Wednesday Ed carved the ice we had made from ...
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