Commissioning
Apprentice Pieces

These pieces were made over the course of my two year Lettering Arts Trust Apprenticeship training with master carver Charlotte Howarth. Design was a large part of my learning and as such all pieces are designed and carved by hand using a chisel and dummy. For more details on the making of each piece, have a look on my LCAT blog.

‘Ice’, Welsh Slate, 2023. Riddle 69 from 'The Exeter Book Riddles', trans. Kevin Crossley-Holland, Enitharmon, London, 2016. ‘torc’, sandstone, 2023 ‘The Dream of the Rood’, York stone, 2023. From 'The First Poems in English', trans. Michael Alexander, Penguin Classics, London, 2008. ‘S’, Portland stone, 2023 ‘Nerines’, 50x200x15mm, Welsh slate, 2023 ‘Eione’, carved for the ‘Nereids’ travelling exhibition, Moleanos limestone, 2023. Fragment 92 from 'Sappho', trans. Mary Barnard, University of California Press, 2012. ‘Red Roses’, displayed in the ‘Grown from Stone’ exhibition at Winterbourne House, pink marble, 2024. ‘Red Roses’ from Tender Buttons, Gertrude Stein, Uniformbooks, Axminster, 2012. ‘At Dawn’, for the Bloomsbury Festival ‘26 Connections’ exhibition, Greenslate, 2024 ‘Vita Brevis Ars Longa’, carved English Oak, 2024 







































Image: sketch for ‘Letter Carving Studio’ house sign, in Cumbrian Slate.
Lettercarving©2025MaiaGaffney-Hyde.