For 2026 I wanted to explore low relief a little more in my work, particularly in slate. Slate is such a lovely material to work with and is stunning against the greens and flowers of our gardens. Inspired by some […]
Calligraphy / Letter Carving / Slate / V-Cut Lettering
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Canadian Stone Carving Festival 2026
The highlight of my stone carving year is the Canadian stone carving festival which took place in the beautiful city of Montreal this year, outside the Pointe-à-callière archaeology and history complex in old Montreal. The festival theme was chosen by Les […]
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Canadian Stone Carving Festival, Montreal, July 2025
French Side – Il y a une fissure en toute chose by Leonard Cohen. Carved for charity auction event – Canadian Stone Carving Festival held in Montreal, July 2025 English side – There is a crack in everything that’s how […]
Letter Carving / Slate / V-Cut Lettering
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True North Strong & Free
I felt inspired to show that Canadians are such resilient people. These are not just words from the Canadian Anthem. They are part of who we are. We persevere. We stand up for what is right. We are polite but […]
Calligraphy / Letter Carving / Low Relief / Marble / V-Cut Lettering
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Marble letter carving and low relief – The Dreamer
Letter Carving & Low Relief
Calligraphy / Letter Carving / Limestone / Positive Phrases / V-Cut Lettering
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Honouring a lovely man …
Throughout our lives we meet lots of people. Perhaps you don’t see them that often in your life but they always appear with a genuine sweet smile. That’s a description of a relative who passed away last year. He lived […]
Calligraphy / Marble / Poetry in Stone / V-Cut Lettering
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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 illusion as to the incredible loss of life; […]
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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 Cap over a 20 hour carving period. We raised $10,700 in all […]
Letter Carving / V-Cut Lettering
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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 half way through July yet … As I sit here […]
Letter Carving / Marble / Raised Lettering
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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 travel across the province in the summer of 2022. Hiking […]
Gift / Letter Carving / V-Cut Lettering
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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 purchase something off the shelf, but […]
Calligraphy / Letter Carving / Marble / Positive Phrases / V-Cut Lettering
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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 Marble and the elegance of the lettering style I have […]
Letter Carving / Positive Phrases / V-Cut Lettering
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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 piece was coming along beautifully when catastrophe struck! I moved the easel and despite […]
Letter Carving / Poetry in Stone / Raised Lettering
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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. I used an alphabet from Tom Perkins’ […]
Letter Carving / Raised Lettering
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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 exciting and iconic! I just had to carve […]