Wooden burial marker for eco burials in woodlands and natrual cemeteries.

The expressive power of hand-carved lettering cannot be overstated. Letters that have been drawn and then carved by hand give the chosen words weight and meaning.

Childhood memories inform the design of a headstone for a beloved father

When we lost those dearest to us, commissioning a memorial to celebrate their life can be the hardest task facing us, but it can also be the most rewarding.

A show case of pieces from the exhibition: Transfigured ("transform into something more beautiful or elevated") held at Rachel Bebb Contemporary.  The exhibition celebrates letter carving and exhibitors were encouraged to use offcuts, in the spirit of recycle, reuse and reduce.

Matt shares some of the lessons he has learned during the first year of his apprenticeship with master carver Eric Marland.

A tour of master carver Eric Marland’s workshop where our ninth apprentice, Matt Loughlin, is being trained.

Watch Mark Brooks create a headstone to remember Edgar Holden in this stop-motion film, which shows four days of work compressed into one minute.