work

Architectural lettering, inscriptions, standing stones and other sculptural work. Some key pieces include work on Tower Bridge and the M25 Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, V&A Museum, Keele University and many others in the UK and abroad.

• Central Research LaboratoriesDecember 17, 2009
  Carved Welsh Slate with decorative flourishes.
• UK Supreme CourtNovember 11, 2009
  The studio designed and produced lettering in wood, glass and stone for the new Supreme Court in Parliament… Read more: UK Supreme Court
• Treat The Earth Well, Longtown RedOctober 29, 2009
  Kenyan proverb, carved in Longtown Red sandstone.
• Treat The Earth Well, Large SpiralOctober 29, 2009
  Spiral carving on Longtown Red sandstone, 460 x 440 x 52mm
• Treat The Earth Well, PaperOctober 29, 2009
  Kenyan proverb, printed onto handmade paper from original hand-drawn artwork and then painted. 470 x 460mm
• Marcus Aurelius Runic InscriptionOctober 29, 2009
  Inscription from Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations”. Caithness flagstone, 1730 x 245 x 44mm
• Between the Conception: TS EliotOctober 29, 2009
  Text from “The Hollow Men” by TS Eliot. Carved and painted Portland stone, 600 x 1230 x 75mm
• Fine Art: RuskinOctober 29, 2009
  Quotation from John Ruskin. Carved and lettered Portland stone, 710 x 920 x 55mm
• It Is Only With One’s HeartOctober 29, 2009
  Quotation from “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, carved in Jerusalem Gold limestone, 785 x 350 x… Read more: It Is Only With One’s Heart
• He who experiences the unity of lifeOctober 29, 2009
  Buddhism quotation, Caithness flagstone carved in a rectangular spiral, 733 x 1136 x 35mm
• Armed Forces MemorialOctober 29, 2009
  A font custom designed for machine routed names into Portland stone. The number of names to be recorded… Read more: Armed Forces Memorial
• UK Supreme CourtOctober 29, 2009
  This font was designed for the sole purpose of setting out a specially commissioned text by the then… Read more: UK Supreme Court
• Neal’s Yard RemediesOctober 29, 2009
  This lettering was designed as fascia lettering for the Neal’s Yard range of shops. The studio provided a… Read more: Neal’s Yard Remedies
• Kew GalleryOctober 29, 2009
  These letters were inspired by a proposed inscription for a new gallery in Kew Gardens, London. This elegant… Read more: Kew Gallery
• Kew Gallery Working DrawingOctober 29, 2009
  The basis for all font design in the studio is in drawing. It is with a pencil and… Read more: Kew Gallery Working Drawing
• R for ResurgenceOctober 29, 2009
  This rather flamboyant and graceful letter was designed to feature in Resurgence magazine. It does, however, have sufficient… Read more: R for Resurgence
• Dyslexia Consultancy LogoOctober 29, 2009
  Logo designed for use on all stationery and website.
• British Association of Head and Neck SurgeonsOctober 29, 2009
  Logo designed for the Head and Neck Surgeons. Used on letterheads and general documentation.
• Logos and Design for PrintOctober 29, 2009
  Design graphics and logo.
• St Paul’s Education CentreOctober 29, 2009
  Brush lettering on hand made paper.
• Christmas CardsOctober 29, 2009
  Every year the studio designs a new Christmas card. The creation of a Christmas card allows the studio… Read more: Christmas Cards
• RJK BookplateOctober 29, 2009
  Book plate for Richard Kindersley Library.
• FLAVA LogoOctober 29, 2009
  Logo artwork for a brand of skateboarding equipment.
• Museum of Scotland ChainOctober 29, 2009
  Artwork designed for use on stationery, such as on envelopes and at the top of letters. This artwork… Read more: Museum of Scotland Chain
• Stratford Analemmatic DialOctober 28, 2009
  This large sundial (over 8m across) was conceived as a memorial to four members of the Warwickshire Fire… Read more: Stratford Analemmatic Dial
• Basingstoke Analemmatic DialOctober 28, 2009
  The Analemmatic Sundial 5 x 2.5m. York & Lazonby sandstone. Competition winning design for the Hampshire Sculpture Trust… Read more: Basingstoke Analemmatic Dial
• Tonbridge School Clock: Brick CarvingOctober 28, 2009
  This clock was carved in situ directly into the wall of the school tower and then stained with… Read more: Tonbridge School Clock: Brick Carving
• Time Deum: Vertical Slate SundialOctober 28, 2009
  Welsh slate. 600 x 600mm. Carved vertical sundial with gilded sun design.
• Barclays Clock in TravertineOctober 28, 2009
  Carved directly into Travertine ashlar and filled white. This large clock face is both functional and highly decorative.… Read more: Barclays Clock in Travertine
• Grafton Centre ClockOctober 28, 2009
  Carved and painted travertine for a Cambridge Shopping Centre. The lively colour scheme of this clock picks up… Read more: Grafton Centre Clock
• Alphabet ClockOctober 28, 2009
  Alphabet Clock , 600 x 600mm – Welsh Slate clock face with a decorative border composed of Roman… Read more: Alphabet Clock
• Leaf ClockOctober 28, 2009
  Leaf Clock, 600 x 600mm – ornately carved and gilded Welsh Slate clock face.
• Word ClockOctober 28, 2009
  Word Clock, 600 x 600mm – carved Welsh Slate clock face, painted and with touches of gilding.
• Armed Forces MemorialOctober 28, 2009
  Armed Forces Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum. This is one of the largest memorials in the country. This studio… Read more: Armed Forces Memorial
• Royal Engineers Memorial, National Memorial ArboretumOctober 28, 2009
  The Royal Engineers approached the studio to design this memorial for them. The vast, 10 tonne, granite blocks… Read more: Royal Engineers Memorial, National Memorial Arboretum
• 9/11 Memorial, Grosvenor Square.October 28, 2009
  The studio was asked to design the lettering scheme for the memorial erected to all the British dead… Read more: 9/11 Memorial, Grosvenor Square.
• People of London, St Paul’s CathedralOctober 28, 2009
  Memorial to the people of London who died in the blitz 1939 — 1945. The memorial, carved from… Read more: People of London, St Paul’s Cathedral
• Commonwealth Memorial, Constitution HillOctober 28, 2009
  A recent War Memorial in central London to all the soldiers from the Commonwealth who fought with Britain… Read more: Commonwealth Memorial, Constitution Hill
• Headstone: MartynOctober 28, 2009
  Welsh slate headstone with traditional rounded top. This illustration shows the quality of letter cutting possible on the… Read more: Headstone: Martyn
• Headstone: BlackOctober 28, 2009
  Headstone carved from Clashach sandstone. This very hard and fine sandstone comes from near Elgin in the Highlands… Read more: Headstone: Black
• Yehudi Menuhin Standing Stone, Stoke d’AbernonOctober 28, 2009
  Caithness flagstone, 3.8m tall. This standing stone memorial was commissioned to stand in the grounds of the school… Read more: Yehudi Menuhin Standing Stone, Stoke d’Abernon
• Dunblane Massacre Standing Stone, Dunblane CathedralOctober 28, 2009
  Clashach sandstone. This memorial was commissioned to stand in the cathedral. It is carved on all four sides… Read more: Dunblane Massacre Standing Stone, Dunblane Cathedral
• Millennium StonesOctober 28, 2009
  Rupert Otten of  Wolseley Fine Arts invited me to produce a work to mark the millennium; I chose… Read more: Millennium Stones
• Westoe NewcastleOctober 28, 2009
  Two Caithness standing stones, one with a text from Philip Larkin and the other with a quotation from… Read more: Westoe Newcastle
• Tyger TygerOctober 28, 2009
  Welsh Slate standing stone 2150 high x 240 x 50. Natural riven surface with text from William Blake’s… Read more: Tyger Tyger
• Still PointOctober 28, 2009
  Caithness standing stone 4.7m high in Austin Friars, City of London. The text is taken from T.S. Eliot… Read more: Still Point
• Be Still and MANΘANEOctober 28, 2009
  A pair of 2 metre high riven Welsh Slate standing stones. Carved with the words BE STILL and… Read more: Be Still and MANΘANE
• Let the man return, St Peter of AlcantaraOctober 28, 2009
  This giant Caithness standing stone is 5 metres high. The stone was found abandoned in a quarry near… Read more: Let the man return, St Peter of Alcantara
• BP Standing StonesOctober 28, 2009
  Caithness stone circle commissioned by BP for their headquarters, featuring texts with an environmental message.
• Five Senses, Keele UniversityOctober 28, 2009
  Three Forest of Dean standing stones with chiselled surfaces and carvings illustrative of the 5 traditional senses.
• Bishop Fox Bridge, Taunton SchoolOctober 28, 2009
  Public Arts Commission for Bishop Fox’s Community School. The text is from a poem by James Crowden who… Read more: Bishop Fox Bridge, Taunton School
• Davis House, VictoriaOctober 28, 2009
  5m tall inscription in Portland stone in the main entrance of a new office development. This large inscription… Read more: Davis House, Victoria
• St Paul’s Cathedral Alignment PavementOctober 28, 2009
  7m long in various Purbeck marbles and Welsh Slate. This large public art installation just outside the South… Read more: St Paul’s Cathedral Alignment Pavement
• The Rugged RockOctober 28, 2009
  A pavement piece cushion carved into riven Caithness flagstone.
• Alleyn’s School 2009October 28, 2009
  Foundation stone in Longtown Red with naturally deckled edge. The inscription was designed to fit to the natural… Read more: Alleyn’s School 2009
• Alleyn’s School 2007October 28, 2009
  Nebrasina limestone from Italy. While most of the work in the studio is carved onto native stones, the… Read more: Alleyn’s School 2007
• Latymer Arts Centre 1999October 28, 2009
  Portland stone painted and gilded. This foundation stone readily demonstrates the expressive potential of fine hand carved lettering.… Read more: Latymer Arts Centre 1999
• Swanage ATC Time CapsuleOctober 28, 2009
  Purbeck boulder, cut in half with tooled border. This time capsule is for Air Traffic Control in Swanage.… Read more: Swanage ATC Time Capsule
• Mr Justice Alliott Circular StateOctober 28, 2009
  Welsh Slate painted and gilded. A good demonstration that a foundation stone does not need to be the… Read more: Mr Justice Alliott Circular State
• The Flora Humm RoomsOctober 28, 2009
  Portland stone with naturally broken edges. An unusual foundation stone which demonstrates that they do not need to… Read more: The Flora Humm Rooms
• Cranleigh Arts CentreOctober 28, 2009
  Carved Yorkstone panel set into the stonework of an old School House converted into an Arts Centre. The… Read more: Cranleigh Arts Centre
• The Pump: Brick CarvingOctober 28, 2009
  Foliage brick carving for a youth centre in Birmingham. This highly decorative panel above the main entranceway alludes… Read more: The Pump: Brick Carving
• Two Rivers Staines: Brick CarvingOctober 28, 2009
  Brick carving with decorative border in a contrasting colour. This brick carving is descriptive of the confluence of… Read more: Two Rivers Staines: Brick Carving
• Sandstone GargoylesOctober 28, 2009
  Each carved from a ¾ ton block of St Bees Sandstone. The design is based on ancient Egyptian… Read more: Sandstone Gargoyles
• Egyptian Carvings, KensingtonOctober 28, 2009
  Carving on the side of a retail development in West London. The relief carving shows a pantheon of… Read more: Egyptian Carvings, Kensington
• Night and Day, Grosvenor Street LondonOctober 28, 2009
  3m tall Portland stone carvings, Broadbent House, Grosvenor Street. These two carvings were inspired by the “May Fair”… Read more: Night and Day, Grosvenor Street London
• Royal Arms, Home Office GatwickOctober 28, 2009
  Large carving in Bathstone for a Home Office building near Gatwick Airport. Vigorous relief carving placed high on a… Read more: Royal Arms, Home Office Gatwick
• British Embassy AlgiersOctober 28, 2009
  The studio was asked to design and carve the title lettering for the new British Embassy building in… Read more: British Embassy Algiers
• Lindisfarne MuseumOctober 28, 2009
  Priory Museum. Title carved directly in the red Doddington Sandstone. The letterform is based loosely on 7th century… Read more: Lindisfarne Museum
• Above Bar Church, SouthamptonOctober 28, 2009
  Above Bar Church, Southampton. Carved and gilded Welsh Slate. The design of the title is legible, as all… Read more: Above Bar Church, Southampton
• Southwell Minster SignageOctober 28, 2009
  It is possible, while designing general signage, to use commercially availably fonts. With careful work it is still possible… Read more: Southwell Minster Signage
• Bishop Fox School, TauntonOctober 28, 2009
  Cushion carved and stained brick. This elegant title lettering makes a virtue of the limited space to prevent the… Read more: Bishop Fox School, Taunton
• National Gallery of Ireland, DublinOctober 28, 2009
  Lettering deeply carved into Portland ashlar. The coolly rational style of the lettering integrates very successfully with the… Read more: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
• Leeds Crown Court Bronze CubeOctober 28, 2009
  Cast bronze Coat of Arms designed to be ‘stretched’ around three sides of a cast bronze cube. This… Read more: Leeds Crown Court Bronze Cube
• Barclays Lift NumbersOctober 15, 2009
  Winning competition design for lift lobby numbers. The panels are a single repetitive bronze casting with the appropriate… Read more: Barclays Lift Numbers
• Keele University Brick CarvingOctober 15, 2009
  Carved and stained brick. Good title lettering should not simply provide information, but also be an attractive addition… Read more: Keele University Brick Carving
• Queen Elizabeth II BridgeOctober 15, 2009
  Cast concrete monument announcing the motorway bridge over the River Thames east of London. The surface is cast… Read more: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
• Cromarty Emigration Standing StoneOctober 13, 2009
  The inscription is from Hugh Miller’s report in the Inverness Courier of the sailing of the Cleopatra in… Read more: Cromarty Emigration Standing Stone
• Canning Town UndergroundOctober 13, 2009
  Public Arts Commission for Canning Town Underground Station on the new Jubilee Line celebrating local history. The lettering… Read more: Canning Town Underground
• RHLT Coloured ArtworkOctober 13, 2009
  Artwork design for book plate in a private library.
• The Kindersley CentreOctober 13, 2009
  Yorkstone with decorative carved framework. This foundation stone is for the conference centre at Sheepdrove Organic Farm in… Read more: The Kindersley Centre
• Seven Ages of Man, Queen Victoria StreetOctober 13, 2009
  Cast aluminium column 7 metres high showing the seven ages of man from Shakespeare’s As You Like It.… Read more: Seven Ages of Man, Queen Victoria Street
• Liverpool Crown CourtOctober 13, 2009
  Four metres wide and cast in concrete with an exposed Correnie granite aggregate. The design responds to the… Read more: Liverpool Crown Court