Maia Gaffney-Hyde

My Lettering Arts Trust Apprenticeship started on the 10th January 2023, with master carver Charlotte Howarth in West Acre, Norfolk. My apprenticeship will last 2 years, the first 9 months on a part-time basis. I am the 10th LCAT apprentice. 

Lettering Arts Trust Apprentice 2023-24




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To find out more about the Lettering Arts Trust and what they do, you can listen to The Stone Carving and Lettering Takeaway. Charlotte Howarth talks to Catherine Samy, the chair of the Lettering Arts Trust, and Sue Aperghis who is undertaking journeyman training thanks to Lettering Arts Trust funding. 



Or take a look on the Lettering Arts Trust website ︎︎︎

The lettering Arts Trust was founded in 1988 by Harriet Frazer MBE as ‘Memorials by Artists’. They believe in the importance of creating beautiful hand-carved letters, and passing on the skills to create them. The highly honed skill of letter carving that had been passed down from the Romans, nearly faded in the mechanised society of the early 20th century. Today, LCAT are the UK’s leading voice for promoting the lettering arts. They are a nonprofit organisation that fund apprenticeships, hold workshops, host talks, sell fine works, and curate exhibitions. Our aim is to inspire people about lettering, while equipping letter-carving artists with the skills they need for now and the future.

The Lettering Arts Trust which not only helps people commission memorials, but also holds exhibitions and runs apprenticeship schemes for lettering artists. Its constant has been to keep the art of letter carving alive, to make it accessible to people, and to give advice and information through the process of commissioning a piece, be it a memorial or a garden sundial.

The Lettering Arts Trust is an independent non-profit charity, and the only organisation to champion the traditional art of letter carving in the UK. They receive no funding from the government or any local authority. It’s why they rely on donations and goodwill from Friends, Patrons and supporters to continue their goal of keeping the UK’s tradition of letter carving alive for years to come.

Your donations allow us to showcase the very best examples of our lettering heritage and the work of contemporary masters. They help give a much-needed platform to the most talented young artists, and provide a centre for learning for people curious about the lettering arts.
My Lettering Arts Trust Apprenticeship started on the 10th January 2023, with master carver Charlotte Howarth in West Norfolk. My apprenticeship will last two years, the first year on a part-time basis. I am the 10th LCAT apprentice.






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