Hand Carved Headstones

 

With the wave of European immigrants in the early 1900s, the granite industry had many talented hands that could sculpt full relief and bas relief carvings. Bas relief is defined as relief sculpture in which the figure projects slightly from the background. This process dates back to the early 1600's French sculptors.

Today's monument industry finds this talent in short supply, and many manufacturers simply aren't able to offer this service. At Century we're fortunate to have the talented hands of Mike Jones. Mike has a natural ability to sculpt stone and often works from photos without creating clay or plaster models. This reduces the time and expense to produce the finished work. His work is incredibly lifelike and creates quite an impression in the cemetery. While full relief sculpture can be expensive, bas relief as shown in the photo, is more economical - yet is very impressive.

Century Harmony also furnishes imported statues and relief carvings. The cost of imported work can be much lower, but the delivery time is much longer. You'll find more photos of Mike's work in our sculpture brochure, or you can ask your Century sales representative for quotes or to discuss your next project.