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Nicholas G. Fairplay
c/o Elizabeth M. Meadows,
Fairplay Stonecarvers, L.L.C.
M.P.O. Box 355
Oberlin, OH 44074-0355

Phone:    440-775-7878
Fax:    440-775-7979
Web:
   www.fairplaystonecarvers.com
E-mail Nicholas Fairplay

Statue of Aphrodite.
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Background:
  • 29 years experience carving stone.
  • Apprentice Stonecutter and Carver, Chichester Cathedral, England.
  • Trainee Stonecarver, Westminster Abbey, England.
  • City and Guilds of London Art School, England.
  • Head Carver and Stonecutter, St. John the Divine, New York.
  • English Heritage (Dept. of Environment), England.
  • Head Carver, Project Manager, Cathedral Stoneworks, NY.
  • Head Carver, Agrell & Thorpe, San Francisco, CA.

Specialties:
High-end, museum quality design and carving, drafting, setting, consulting, sculptural models and restoration. Architectural ornament, statues, landscape ornament, ornate fireplaces, moldings, foliage urns, and fountains are hand carved in the following materials: marble, limestone and sandstone.

Personal Statement:
I specialize in new designs duplicated in any authentic period style. Advanced knowledge of architectural periods gives our clients an artistic element that suits the individualistic stylistic tastes of the client, architect or designer in the design phase of carving. I have a wide range of experience from working with some of the best master carvers, builders, sculptors and artisans in Europe and America. I achieved the title of Master Carver from the Master Carver's Association of Great Britain. My formal stone training augmented with figurative sculpture/drawing and architectural drafting influences the quality of my work ... All work is custom.


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Statue of Aphrodite. Statue of Aphrodite
Height: 7 ft.
Carrara marble
Private residence
Vero Beach, Florida

Fireplace mantel. Early Arts & Crafts fireplace mantel (detail).
Dimensions: 6 ft. x 6 ft.
Private residence
Soquel, California

Roman Corinthian Capital. Roman Corinthian Capital.
Height: 3 ft.
Indiana Limestone
Private residence
Atlanta, Georgia

Statue of Ceres. Statue of Ceres.
Height: 6 ft.
Carrara marble
Hampton Court
London, England

Traditional Persian Mirab. Traditional Persian Mirab.
Height: 8 ft.
Indiana limestone
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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