Headstone: Black
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Headstone: Black
Headstone carved from Clashach sandstone. This very hard and fine sandstone comes from near Elgin in the Highlands of Scotland. The smooth surface of the stone can yield fine letters. This design reflects many of the characteristics of a traditional headstone, with a large aspect and bold bead moulding to the edge. The inscription has…
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Yehudi Menuhin Standing Stone, Stoke d’Abernon
Caithness flagstone, 3.8m tall. This standing stone memorial was commissioned to stand in the grounds of the school which he founded. There is a beautiful contrast between the stone, which blends seamlessly with the landscape, and the elegance of the lettering. Note the use of flourishes, something more usually associated with slate, but which here…
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Dunblane Massacre Standing Stone, Dunblane Cathedral
Clashach sandstone. This memorial was commissioned to stand in the cathedral. It is carved on all four sides with texts especially chosen for their relevance to the tragedy and to children, who were the main victims of this brutal act.
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Millennium Stones
Rupert Otten of Wolseley Fine Arts invited me to produce a work to mark the millennium; I chose to carve 10 standing stones to mark the double Millennium from the birth of Christ to 2000AD. Each stone represents a 200 year segment and is inscribed with a quotation from a writer prominent in that period.…
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Westoe Newcastle
Two Caithness standing stones, one with a text from Philip Larkin and the other with a quotation from Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The Larkin text in particular has an extraordinary emotional resonance, the simplicity and beauty of the language activates our awareness of that universal truth, Death, and fills it again with the power to horrify.
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Tyger Tyger
Welsh Slate standing stone 2150 high x 240 x 50. Natural riven surface with text from William Blake’s poem. The words are deeply carved and set out in short lines to allude to a tiger padding rhythmically through the forest. The tiger’s eyes are gilded.
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Still Point
Caithness standing stone 4.7m high in Austin Friars, City of London. The text is taken from T.S. Eliot “Burnt Norton”. Part of a series of carved text pieces placed in the square.
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Be Still and MANΘANE
A pair of 2 metre high riven Welsh Slate standing stones. Carved with the words BE STILL and the Greek word MANΘANE meaning “know”. Private collection, Cambridge.
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Let the man return, St Peter of Alcantara
This giant Caithness standing stone is 5 metres high. The stone was found abandoned in a quarry near Thurso in the North of Scotland. The inscription is taken from the writings of St Peter of Alcantara, a 13th century Spanish saint. Private collection in Wiltshire.
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BP Standing Stones
Caithness stone circle commissioned by BP for their headquarters, featuring texts with an environmental message.