Years ago I engraved a piece of band music for this client and once again I was asked to engrave yet another march, this piece of music was a little longer, it was pushing the boundaries of size and detail but it worked fine thank goodness. There is a dedication on the base.
Another large Rock Tablet commission and this time for a memorial of a memorial! The image of the actual memorial is on the bottom and the lettering on the 3 small blocks is just representative lines but the overall story is clear.
Cambridge Glass Fair is 2 weeks away and the creative juices are flowing. (see end of page for link) Several partially engraved pieces are standing in my display cabinet at this stage. I always like to get going on something new before I forget what it was....:-).....and then complete them all as time goes on. This piece is an interesting shaped piece of lead crystal and I am engraving a self portrait...just because it is something that artists seem to do at some stage. This one is myself in deep thought. If only you could see the full extent of my thoughts, but you may be able to get a hint from my simplified facial expression. The embellishments are of oak, representing strength. We all need to be strong from time to time.
...and below is another piece in progress....a fabulous old crystal bowl, VERY thick and heavy with amazing colour and refractions that are hard to explain. I bought it at a local antiques fair, scratched in a number of places and looking sad, most scratches now gone and a whole new life is emerging from it, I think I prefer livening up sad old glass to working on new glass.
However I say that but I have just ordered 4 brand new 11" lead crystal spun discswith a splash of red colour for a private commission. I will let you know all about it after the presentation in South America...so that'll be in January then :-)
I also recently engraved a very large bespoke made Rock Tablet for a client for a presentation to African Royalty, I have not got permission to publish so I will only show a picture of the early preparation. It was about 36 x 36cm.
Over the years I have had to engrave several piece of glass for subjects to do with death, this one is for a lady's cat who only died the other week, just a simple little sandblasted plaque but very significant. It now sits on his grave. I have engraved memorials for cats and dogs and other animals but believe it or not, for several humans including glass containers for ashes, a pottery urn too (I still use a coffee cup with the text underneath which I used to test the technique) and a thick glass panel for a grave head stone.
Below is a memorial for a cat called Stig which I engraved years ago.
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