Studio Process:
A conversation is the best way to start any project. Meeting in person is ideal, but due to distance and or time, or even Global Pandemics, modern technology offers a variety of communication methods which also work quite well.
After meeting and communicating, ideas are explored, budgets are discussed and sketches are produced to clarify and expand the design conversation. When a final design is agreed upon, the proper material is acquired and the initial sketches are turned into full scale drawings which can then, with confidence and finality, be carved into stone.
Lettering for inscriptions is typically custom designed here in the Studio* and drawn with calligraphy pens or brushes. The stone is carved by hand, with a mallet and chisel; a slow process by modern standards, but one that yields beautiful results and offers stunning detail and flexibility.
The majority of the darker colored memorial and tombstones in the gallery section of this website are carved in slate. If you look through the photos you will also see memorials and art projects which use granite, limestone and marble. Each material has its own unique and beautiful characteristics which may or may not be appropriate to the unique requirements of a project.
No project is too large or small to have a conversation about. I hope you will be in touch.
Sincerely,
Adam
*A note on letter styles: any lettering or ornament that can be drawn, can be carved.