Some recent work
Here are a few pictures of recent work, in different materials. First a bowl and memorial, both made using Caithness stone: Next, some York stone memorials: The last one is in Holkham Hall churchyard....
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Norwich Cathedral additional inscriptions
The Bishops tablet in progress Setting out the High Stewards inscription Last week I was working in Norwich Cathedral adding names to two stone plaques. The material seemed to be Nabresina Gold, which...
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Bishops’ tablet final stage
I was able to finish the gilding yesterday as the cathedral was empty, which was ideal for uninterrupted loose leaf work. Here are the final pictures Gold enamel undercoat Application of tinted gold...
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Trees, monoliths and memorials
Well, it’s been a weird few months hasn’t it, with the COVID situation. I have pretty much been able to continue as my design room is at home, and we have been careful to alternate time in the...
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Historical type setting examples and the Type Archive
I have recently been working on designs for a memorial to a compositor. For those of you that don’t know, a compositor was a person who arranged movable type for printing lettering. The family emailed...
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Making a bowl from Caithness stone
A previous stone bowl I have been making a bowl recently and thought I’d show you the different stages in the process. Every stone is different, and my working techniques and choice of blades will...
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St James’s RC Church, Spanish Place
I had a site visit today to check some measurements for a plaque I’m designing, and enjoyed looking at the exquisite carving and detailing there. There was a lot of Hopton Wood limestone larger...
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Carving Techniques
etched, incised, set in a panel or bas-relief When creating a piece of work that is essentially in relief as opposed to a fully three dimensional sculpture there are different ways of incorporating...
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Influences and inspiration
My work is informed by many things. There is naturally the direct influence from my 5 years at the Richard Kindersley Studio. In my time there I was primarily carving letters, thousands of letters,...
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Different types of stone
this is a selection of some of the British sandstones, limestones and slates I have worked with As a stone carver working in the UK I am lucky to have quite a range of local stones to choose from....
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