Here is a portfolio of projects involving hand-carved, hand-cut lettering/letter-carving. Whether in stone, slate or wood, all my letter-cutting is done using traditional methods and tools such as mallet and chisel.
October 14, 2013
I was lucky enough to have a pair of my carvings appear on BBC TV’s longstanding gardening series, Beechgrove Garden, recently.
September 24, 2013
This sculpture is now situated at the entrance to Knockando wool mill. It is about ten feet long and was carved from a single elm log. […]
September 24, 2013
What’s your name for it? Since I carved this large sycamore seed pod, people who have seen it have referred to it as a helicopter, a […]
August 24, 2013
A heavy, hand-carved Clashach sandstone memorial with sparrow carvings, Skene, Aberdeenshire.
July 25, 2013
An arch-topped Clashach sandstone memorial with Celtic knot work motif. Bellie cemetery, Fochabers.
May 24, 2013
Hand-carved in slate, this inscription formed part of a commemorative water fountain, Stephen Cottage Hospital, Dufftown.
January 18, 2013
Just before Christmas I installed a stone memorial at the world famous Gordonstoun School.
January 18, 2013
Another recently finished commission was to add an inscription to an existing, solid pine bench.
January 18, 2013
This was a lovely job that I was asked to carve for a client’s father’s 60th birthday present. It shows a red deer stag standing by […]
January 16, 2013
Not everyone will know this but, Speyside, as well as being famous for its sculptor *ahem*, has also a pretty good reputation for its Scotch malt […]