I am a letter carver in stone and wood, I work in my small, but well equipped home studio, in Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich. I also design and carve sundials.
The process of going from an initial discussion to a finished piece will start with loose thumbnail sketches to scope out the design of the piece. I will provide an estimate of costs, as accurate as I can make it this point in the commission. When a design is settled upon I will draft up a commission agreement, once signed the stone can be ordered. Depended on the chosen stone it could take anything from 6 weeks to 6 months for it to arrive, this length of time is often taken into consideration when choosing the stone and varies with each order. Once I have the stone I can begin carving. The timing between completing carving to fixing often varies and can be arranged to suit your needs. In general a realistic time scale for the completion of a hand carved piece of lettering is anything from 6 months to a year, sometimes more.
Please get in contact if you are interested in commissioning.
The process of going from an initial discussion to a finished piece will start with loose thumbnail sketches to scope out the design of the piece. I will provide an estimate of costs, as accurate as I can make it this point in the commission. When a design is settled upon I will draft up a commission agreement, once signed the stone can be ordered. Depended on the chosen stone it could take anything from 6 weeks to 6 months for it to arrive, this length of time is often taken into consideration when choosing the stone and varies with each order. Once I have the stone I can begin carving. The timing between completing carving to fixing often varies and can be arranged to suit your needs. In general a realistic time scale for the completion of a hand carved piece of lettering is anything from 6 months to a year, sometimes more.
Please get in contact if you are interested in commissioning.