Lettercarver Christopher Stinehour demonstrates his learned method of carving a letter into a piece of stone, showing the process that has been part of a long tradition since the Romans carved the great Imperial caps of the Trajan inscription: staring with a drawn letter on a piece of paper, transferring the layout to a piece of stone, then carving, with hammer and chisel, said letter into that hard slab.
Christopher Stinehour, a longtime member of Friends of Calligraphy, works as a letter cutter in Berkeley. He started carving letters in wood during his high school days. He participated in a Friends of Calligraphy sponsored letter carving workshop lead by English carver (and Gill apprentice) David Kindersley in 1976 and then studied with John Benson in Newport RI in the 1980s. His work has included many architectural commissions, gravestones and plaques: working in his shop and also in situ at various job sites.
Connect: Christopher Stinehour - Instagram
This program is part of KALLIGRAPHIA 2025, the triennial exhibition by Friends of Calligraphy, in association with Book Arts & Special Collections. This year's exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of Friends of Calligraphy.
Image: Christopher Stinehour
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