St Andrews

2011 - Croydon, London, UK. 

Katherine was provided with an architect's sketch for a new stone altar. The original architects suggestion was for it to be made in one solid stone block. Katherine gave advice on using smaller stones but cladded onto a concrete substructure. She designed this out of a hollow concrete blocks, pinned together and filled with cement.

She also had the idea for making the stones appear to be floating, achieved by hiding the stone installation pins and refraining from mortaring the stone joints.

She provided all carving, stones, delivery and installing. She also installed and provided the concrete substructure.

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Katherine's architectural stone carving and stone masonry skills are applied in the making of church furnishings; carving the stone, transportation, installation, design and practicality discussions. She has made large marble altars weighing over a tonne. Her letter carving is also used to embellish the furnishings with scriptures and can be painted or gilded.

See below (award) won for the quality of her work.

See her architectural stone carving and stone masonry for similar work.

Award

2009 - Church marble suite, Giffard House, Wolverhampton, WV1, UK

(Winner of the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Presidents Award 2009), for new work in churches and runner up of The Georgian Award.

Taking into account the setting and surroundings as well as the aspirations of the church community. She is also happy to work with architects and from a given design.

For commissions and sales Katherine quotes competitively. Contact Katherine to discuss an architectural commission or enquiry.