Diana Hoare began her career as a calligrapher, and is she the author of ‘Advanced Calligraphy Techniques’. Ten years ago she turned her attention to carving letters in stone and slate. Work undertaken and media used Diana’s work comprises a wide variety of commissions, from very large business signs and architectural lettering to commemorative plaques and carved foundation stones. Her major preoccupation is how to introduce the written word into our living and working …showed first 75 words of 455 total…

…showed last 75 words of 455 total…sign in slate set in a limestone boulder for Southco Ltd, Worcester. · A memorial commemorating the death of Elinor Brent Dyer, author of the ‘Chalet School’ novels. · ‘The Green Man’, a six foot sculpture in Cotswold limestone. Exhibited at Leominster Library, Herefordshire. · Public Art commission for Centro at Bescott Station,Walsall. Carved slate paving slabs. · The Seven Deadly Sins. An exploration of a transforming passion. A series of seven life size stone carvings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**