Andrew Tanser specialises in carving, lettering, memorials & masonry
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    • Andrew Tanser - Carver, Designer & Sculptor

    Carving, Lettering, Memorials & Masonry

    Work areas include:

    • Carving
    • Design and development of contemporary ornamental styles
    • Lettering - opening plaques and memorials
    • See garden ornaments sections for water features, bird baths etc.

    Projects:

    Westminster Abbey - Kings Beasts
    Maximillian Kolbe at Westminster Abbey
    Guardian Royal Exchange London - Corinthian Capital
    Ornamental Urn, King's Parade Cambridge
    White Carrara Marble Head
    Kings College Cambridge - Gargoyle
    Ionic Capitals
    Rothermere Coat of Arms
    City of London - Coat of Arms
    Angel in bathstone
    Pugin Ceiling at House of Lords
    Trophy Panels at Hatfield House
    Dragon and Bronze Lance Lincoln
    Trinity College Cambridge - Griffin
    Stucco Repairs Norwich
    Lady Fairhaven Memorial design
    Swag panels Baker Street London
    Torso in the Strand, London
    Mark Ruston Plaque
    Cuckoo Bridge Plaque
    Carving limestone head
    Lapine Lion carving
    Carved Woodcap
    Emma Marble Head
    Gifford Tanser
    Gate Post Pier - Magdalene College


    “Balance movement and rhythm in the underlying shapes is paramount, and the use of texture, line and tool marks
    is very important in my work”

     

    "Put your projects in the hands of a master"

    Bury Cathedral

    “My most successful work is a culmination of a number of ideas and feelings expressed as simply and directly as I can”

    “I tend to use a 1/4” chisel to work with. Using it to draw lines into the stone with, helping to reveal and accentuate the form”

    Griffin at Trinity College Cambridge

    I started carving at 13 years old with Rattee and Kett in Cambridge, during my school holidays. I showed promise and at 16 years old I was taken on as the first apprentice for 12 years. During my apprenticeship starting in 1981, I've worked on many of the UK's most prestigious buildings, giving me a thorough and invaluable grounding in carving skills and techniques.

    This combination of top quality traditional and contemporary training (as a designer) makes me, I believe, unique in being able to field all the skills necessary to enable a carving project from research to completion at the highest standards.

    "To become a master carver not only requires a raw natural talent and many years of practise, but above all the ability to develop these artistic skills using a variety of materials to recreate the various architectural styles used throughout the ages. Through his unique training and involvement with some of the most prestigious restoration projects and demanding new commissions, Andrew Tanser has reached the pinnacle of his craft and now ranks as one of the leading carvers and sculptors in the country." - Vic Franklin, Former Restoration Director of Rattee & Kett, 1999

    Sharpening Wood Tools
    Critical to a quality finish, effective, efficient and safe cutting.

    The Basic Hand Tools for Stone
    Tips and helpful advise including UK stockist's.

    Links and Recommended Reading
    On all aspects of carving.
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