Memorials

If you would like to commission a memorial or have questions about the process please have a read through the Commissions Guide. Do get in touch if you have further questions or would just like to have a chat. Below are some examples of recent memorial commissions.

Memorial Gallery

Case study - Cumbrian green slate memorial

The images below show the various stages of creating a Cumbrian green slate monolith-style memorial. The whole process is illustrated from initial sketches, through drawing and carving. The lettering and some carving is painted and the birds are part finished with palladium leaf. This, along with some other design elements, are a reference to the wonderful illustrations of the Scottish artist Jessie M. King (Some examples are included). All images are reproduced with the kind permission of my client.

Case Study - Caithness Memorial Plaque

The images below show the various stages of creating a memorial plaque from Caithness stone. The whole process is illustrated, from initial sketches through drawing and carving. The lettering was left unpainted and the scallop shells finished with 23.5c gold leaf. All images are reproduced with the kind permission of my client.

 

Recent Feedback

“Jackie has just completed a beautiful grave slab for me on a large oval of Caithness flagstone. Not only is she an excellent artist and letter carver, she has empathy and is endlessly painstaking and generous with her expertise. She wants to help you get it just right. Hopefully designing a partner’s grave stone is not something we do often in life. It is so important to feel enhanced and not diminished by the process. Jackie will guide you, engage fully with understanding your aims and produce a unique, stunning work of art. Jackie’s finished stone made me feel I had done the best I possibly could for the person I have lost.”

Lillias Noble

“I am really delighted with the beautiful stone and sign that Jackie created for me last year for my garden.  She was excellent at transcribing my rough designs on paper into reality and explained clearly what was possible to achieve in stone and wood.   She was very thorough in her work and prompt and reasonable in her pricing.  Transport of these heavy objects was arranged very well as their destination was a remote place in Scotland. “

Mary Gladstone

“We were completely blown away by our wedding arch. The colours, the structural quality, not to mention the personalised intricacies (the thistle and rose for our national flowers; and lyrics from our first dance) made the arch perfect to marry under. Jackie even worked with our florist to give the arch that extra flare. Even without the flowers it’s beautiful. Now a permanent feature in our garden. Jackie, thank you.”

Cara and Iain Miller

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