Cat's Eye Carving

Letter cutting.

At the core of my small business is my ability to cut letters in both stone and wood.

My house signs are very popular as I can bring my creativity and style to each one.

This is a Welsh slate house sign, first of all my customer decides their typeface, either something that I design or out of a book, in this instance, it is the Carolingian style.

Once I have drawn it out and they are happy with the layout, I hand carve the letters using fine Tungsten Carbide tipped chisels. I have to wear a dust mask to protect my lungs from silica.

I also carve wood, this is the starting point of the next one and one that I have completed. The wood has to be treated and varnished to protect it from the elements. It is seasoned Oak.

Sometimes my customer brings me material to carve, this is a piece of Welsh slate from a very proud Welshman, the word has the sentiment of longing. Quite a tricky material to carve, but you know me, I love a challenge.

This is a cute commission for a new born, to hang on her bedroom door, painted in graduating greens.

During October, I start to consider new seasonal designs, these were my new ones for Christmas just gone. I consider that shapes of the stone and the letters, asking myself how I can incorporate the meaning into the word and using colour to enhance this. These are all hand carved out of sandstone from Gloucestershire. I used enamel and mineral paint and on the bells I used gold leaf.

This last set are some of the decorative words available to buy from my shop.

If you would like to discuss a commission, please get in touch, at the moment, I have a 7 month waiting list.