Thinking of a gift for Christmas? Why not give a gift voucher for a stone carving course with Simon Burns-Cox. He offers a variety of courses such as letter carving, relief carving or sculpture.
It is important to take your time when deciding on the design of a hand carved memorial headstone.
Lyon and Turnbull Edinburgh Auction Wednesday 9th August 2023
If you commission a memorial or headstone with me, there are various procedures that need to be done before work can begin. It is important to think about what you would like to create for the deceased so that it reflects their life in the way that you wish to remember them.
Simon Burns-Cox will be selling some of his work in the Lyon and Turnbull Edinburgh Auction on the 4th April 2023.
There are a few things that you should think about before choosing the type of stone that you would like for a memorial.
There are two main types of headstone installation methods used by Stone Masons and which are recognised by NAMM ( The Assocation of Memorial Masons) under the Health and Saftey regulation BS8415. These are the Monolith Method or the Dowel or Ground Anchor Fixing Method.
Are you looking for a gift for Christmas? Why not give this beautiful marble sculpture of Scottish flowers made by Simon Burns-Cox ? This work is made from White Italian Carrara and Black and Green Scottish Marble from The Isle of Skye, Scotland with dimensions of 35 x 24 x 17cm.
I am a professional Sculptor and Letter Carver working in stone and marble based at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland and work throughout the UK and overseas.
