"And pluck till time and times are done, the silver apples of the moon, the golden apples of the sun"
W.B. Yeats-
This is an editioned sculpture by one of the world's most creative Letterwork Sculptors and will look magnificent in a lawn or bed. The lettering has been designed by Annet Stirling and cut out of the Corten Steel by laser. The sculpture is very sturdy (5 cm thick) and has a pointed bottom edge for easy insertion into the ground. The steel has been weathered for you to create an even layer of rust, giving it a most beautiful textured surface that will continue to weather and last for many years. Please note that this sculpture is wider than the others in the series. -
Using text by one of Canada's most revered poets, typographer, translator, cultural historian, and linguist Robert Bringhurst this beautiful inscription has been designed, hand-carved and gilded with gold by Annet Stirling into a block of Burlington Grey Slate. This is an original and unique work of art by one of the world's most creative Letterwork Sculptors and will look magnificent both inside and out. Around the connected alphabet letters, the text reads: Letters are microscopic works of art, as well as useful symbols, they mean what they are, as well as what they say. Burlington Blue slate is an even blue grey colour throughout and architects have often used it in landmark buildings for its natural beauty, durability and adaptability. It has been sourced from the Kirkby quarry, just above the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, UK. Kirkby Stone is sedimentary in nature and was formed in the Silurian period, some 300-350 million years ago. To view a video of this work, click here -
Using text by William Massey this beautiful inscription has been designed, hand-carved, painted and gilded (with aluminium leaf and gold) by Annet Stirling into a block of Burlington Grey Slate. This is an original and unique work of art by one of the world's most creative Letterwork Sculptors and will look magnificent both inside and out. Under the alphabet letters, the text reads:Whence did the wond'rous mystic art arise, Of painting speech, and speaking to the eyes? That we by tracing magic lines are taught How to embody, and to colour thought?
Burlington Blue slate is an even blue grey colour throughout and architects have often used it in landmark buildings for its natural beauty, durability and adaptability. It has been sourced from the Kirkby quarry, just above the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, UK. Kirkby Stone is sedimentary in nature and was formed in the Silurian period, some 300-350 million years ago. To watch a short video of this piece, click here -
This is an original and unique work of art by one of the world's most creative Letterwork Sculptors and will look magnificent both inside and out. Carving an extract from the sheet music for John Cage's "4 minutes 33 seconds", where the audience listens attentively to the world around them, and above all to silence. His works draw upon the outside world, atmosphere, foreign sounds, and unpredictability. The text around the edge reads: "A strange art – music – the most poetic and precise of all the arts, vague as a dream and precise as algebra" (a quote from Guy de Maupassant) The distinctive green colour of this slate was created from the metamorphosed volcanic ash of the Borrowdale Volcanic group of mountains found in the heart of the English Lake District. The chloride in the deposits gives this slate its beautiful colour. To see a video of this piece, click here -
This is an original and unique work of art by one of the world's most creative Letterwork Sculptors and will look magnificent both inside and out. Using the natural markings in the stone to suggest a sun, Annet has inscribed the slate with text from the epic First World War poem, In Parenthesis, by David Jones. "The returning sun climbed over the hill to lessen the shadow of small and great things" Burlington Blue slate is an even blue grey colour throughout and architects have often used it in landmark buildings for its natural beauty, durability and adaptability. It has been sourced from the Kirkby quarry, just above the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, UK. Kirkby Stone is sedimentary in nature and was formed in the Silurian period, some 300-350 million years ago. To watch a short video of this piece, click here -
Using texts by Guy de Maupassant and Anthony Powell this beautiful and musical inscription has been designed, hand-carved, painted and gilded (with aluminium leaf and gold) by Annet Stirling into a block of Kirkby Grey Slate. This is an original and unique work of art by one of the world's most creative Letterwork Sculptors and will look magnificent both inside and out. Kirkby Stone is an even blue grey colour throughout and architects have often used it in landmark buildings for its natural beauty, durability and adaptability. The Kirkby quarry is located on Kirkby Moor, just above the village of Kirkby-in-Furness in Cumbria, UK. Kirkby Stone is sedimentary in nature and was formed in the Silurian period, some 300-350 million years ago. Anthony Powell was an English novelist best known for his 12-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time, published between 1951 and 1975. It is on the list of longest novels in the English Language. The quote around the edges, "A strange art - music - the most poetic and precise of all the arts, vague as a dream and precise as algebra" is from the 19th-century French author Guy de Maupassant. To view a video of this work, click here -
This is an original and unique work of art by one of the world's most creative Letterwork Sculptors and will look magnificent both inside and out. Using a quotation from the poems of Jeanette Winterson. "Whisper to my soul it's so temporary life and the ideas that form it are spirit not flesh" This fine-grained creamy white Jurassic limestone originates from Purbeck in Dorset and is a lovely stone to carve. Notable buildings that use Purbeck Pond Freestone are Highcliffe Castle; Westminster Abbey; Shepton Mallet Town Centre; Tower of London and Christchurch Priory. To watch a short video of this piece, click here