Henry has a creative and artistic family background and has been greatly influenced by his mother, illustrator Corinna Sargood and by his grandparents, food writer Patience Gray and Flemish sculptor Norman Mommens.
He trained at Weymouth College where he studied letter cutting, architectural carving and masonry. He has been carving for over 30 years now and was part of the team working on restoring the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral.
Since 2003 he has had his own studio, making lettering and stone carving commissions, and passing his enthusiasm and skills on to others.
He works collaboratively with clients, other stonecarvers, artists and craftsmen and women to make unique pieces of work. His interest in and practice of meditation are reflected in the quality of his work.
Tamsin studied at Bournemouth School of Art, followed by a degree in Three Dimensional Design at Middlesex University. She completed her apprenticeship in Stonemasonry at Bath College in 2023 and continues to develop her stone carving skills in the workshop.
Previously, alongside being a practice manager, she made costumes and props for opera and dance performances. As well as having the imagination to design these pieces, Tamsin also has the practical and problem-solving skills needed to actually create them. This background enables her to make an invaluable contribution to the work at Gray’s Stone Carving Studio.
Gravestones
Child and baby memorials
Monolitlhs
Lawn memorials
Plaques for interred ashes and commemoration
Memorial lettering additions
Military memorials
Memorial restoration
Pet memorials
In 2022, Henry and Tam designed and created a large memorial for the Desert Rats Association, at the National Memorial Arboretum. The carved elements brought in a team of veterans, to allow servicemen and women to make their mark on the monument.
Figurative sculpture
Relief carving
Coats of arms
Religious icons
Abstract art
Conceptual pieces
Portraiture in clay, bronze or stone
‘Angel & Wretch’. 2.4m tall, gilded Portland limestone – speculative sculpture depicting an ambiguous relationship between the profane and the divine.
Garden features:
Whispering seats
Fountains
Rills
Church commissions:
Grotesques
Gargoyles
Capitals
Early English stiff leaf decoration.
Architectural decorations
If you would like to commission an architectural stone carving, please contact us directly to discuss the project.
At Gray’s Stone Carving we work with a number of different people and businesses, whether that be in sourcing our materials and tools, or looking to other local artists and artisans for inspiration.
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