ArtFire

NOTE: I have temporarily dropped the price of this item from $200 to $150 because I am currently getting down to the beach more often.

This is for a unique and very special wedding or anniversary gift of a couple's name carved on a Cape of Good Hope beach. At this stage, there is no-one else in the world who can do this. The couples names are carved in the sand using instruments and techniques I have developed, and then photographed.

Please read the following carefully before ordering:

1.) You will receive 2 to 3 images to choose from. While I can usually accept some general stipulations, the end result will always be a product of the conditions and my own artistic whims at the time. :-) Please feel welcome to discuss the job and its timing with me before ordering. Email me on beachscriber@gmail.com or Skype me on writtenword1.

2.) To allow for weather and scheduling, I need a week to do the work. It can be done sooner - 24 hours - but not guaranteed sooner. You will also need to allow for printing and framing.

3.) The final image will be the high resolution print file, in JPEG format, from a Nikon D700 - a professional 12 Megapixel FX format camera. The lens, an ultra-wide angle 14-24mm G type lens is one of Nikons best ever. The image will be printable at sizes as large as 33 x 22 / A1. Some have printed even larger and been happy with the result. The size is up to you.

4.) Printing and framing are not included in the price, but I do offer guidance in this regard. It is quicker and cheaper to email the file and have it printed and framed by a supplier near you. There are also some internet-based services which I can recommend. They will print, frame and dispatch within days.

The image may also be used on a wedding invitation.

Please email me if youd like to see other samples.

When I began doing this - experimenting with shaped sticks and other crude instruments - the first things Id write would be names. Being a calligrapher, I would, of course, work a lot with the alphabet, experimenting with different style, but I always loved writing a name. To write or carve a simple name or two in such a way that gave it distinctive character and personality was always satisfying to me. I could never adequately explain it to myself, but there it is!

beach, sand, ocean, tide, wind, and various instruments and techniques developed by myself