80th Anniversary of D-Day – Honouring the Naval spirit
80 years on it is hard to imagine the predicament the world was in in 1944. Anyone who has read WWII history or visited Commonwealth War Graves across Europe is under no illu
Latest Alabaster sculpture – Ria
Ria refers to a long narrow inlet of the sea formed by flooding of an unglaciated river valley. Since there are some exquisite patterns resembling rivers and contour lines on t
Canadian Stone Carving Festival 2023
Canadian Stone Carving Festival 2023 was held in Place d’Armes, old Montreal. What an amazing location. 36 carvers set out to raise money for the Montreal charity Le
Sculpture / letter carving in the garden …
What a weird and wonderful summer between the wacky thunderstorms, imminent tornado warnings and smog/smoke alerts due to the large number of wildfires – and we are not even
Who knit ya? That wonderful Newfoundland phrase …
Newfoundland is a stunning province. It’s incredibly beautiful, great for hiking and some of the loveliest people you could possibly meet live there. I was lucky to get to t
Love – a unique wedding gift
I started with a few designs, but the one pictured here is the one that spoke to me the most. Wedding gifts are a tricky thing. Sure you can go into a store and purchas
Togetherness …
Togetherness, that feeling of warmth of being with those you love. Do we need a permanent reminder? Maybe not but there is something lovely about the permanence of this Italian M
Pura Vida – The Simple Life
Ahh, the simple life. I think it’s something we all crave at some time or another isn’t it? This saying is one that is most prevalent in Costa Rica, not jus
Serendipity and Kintsugi
Earlier this year I started to carve the phrase “Where attention goes energy flows” – something I had heard on a ‘Yoga with Adrienne’ video. The
The Touch
THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND is from the first line of a poem written by my dear friend Jay. I wanted to experiment a little with raised lettering but in a tighter formation.
Raised Lettering of a classic album cover font
Some letter forms cry out to be raised. Case in point – this classic font from an Rush album cover. The curves on this font and the way it runs together are excit
Sculpture in the home
When decorating our rooms it’s easier to know how to adorn our walls. We see a painting or print we like and up it goes. Job done. Somehow though, sculpture
Where Attention Goes Energy Flows …
Happy New Year one and all! 2023 is here but where did 2022 go? ! I don’t know about you but when January comes around its time to evaluate and think about the year ahe
Dramatic Hand Carved Letters …
I first completed the phrase Inhale the Future Exhale the Past for the 2020 Canadian Stone Carving Festival in a V-Cut lettering style created using the ruled pen.
