Everything I carve is done is the ancient tradition of hand carving using only a brass mallet and steel chisels.
There are only a dozen or so artisans in this country who still practice the ancient art of cutting letters by hand. This gives the lettering a life, personality, and perfection missing from most text we see today.
Can come from anywhere. This stone is now placed on aisle within the cemetery called "Locust Lane". The Locust tree traditionally symbolizes affection beyond the grave, and also tenacity under adversity. The man memorialized was one of ten siblings so there are ten locust fronds adorning the stone.
The look of the carving changes throughout the day and the year based on the position of the sun.
can be more perfect and more beautiful than machine produced ones.
There is a long tradition of stylized portraits on headstones in early new england. I have always been inspired by the concept of the gravestone itself as a stylized portrait and biography.
A beloved golden retriever was also memorialized.
It is such a priviledge to install a stone in a historic cemetery like the Grove Street Cemetery.
a few years after carving her husband's stone I had the privilege of carving Arlene's.
A few years later one Jones stone became two.
The two Jones stones we designed separately but made to be companions but not twins.
A few years after completing this project we visited this stone again.