Introduction
I have been a designer-craftsman working in the field of lettering for the past twenty five years. Most of this time I have specialised in letter carving in stone and slate but also doing some graphic design such as logos and book jackets. My work has been reproduced in many publications over the last twenty years and has been exhibited and sold at shows at Sotheby’s, Bonhams and The Gallery in Cork Street.
Commissions include work for: The Queen’s Gallery, London; Westminster Abbey; The British Museum; Boots plc; The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; Memorials by Artists and Norwich Castle Museum.
In 1988 a book ‘Tom Perkins, Letter carver’ with an introduction by Bro. Gerald Fleuss was published by the Edward Johnston Foundation, Ditchling, Sussex. I am a Fellow of The Society of Designer-Craftsmen and The Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society.
Contact details
Website: http://www.tomperkinslettercarving. co.uk
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Image Gallery
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Title: In the Beginning..
Dimensions: 102 x 25cm
Media: Welsh Slate
Description: Incised letters in slate carved by hand with a mallet and chisel.
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Title: Carved sign for The RSAMD, Glasgow
Dimensions: 102 x 25cm
Media: Red Sandstone
Description: Title sign for new opera school, designed and carved by Tom Perkins. Commissioned by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
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Title: Opening Plaque
Dimensions: 102 x 25cm
Media: Welsh Slate
Description: Incised and painted letters in slate. Inscription hand carved with a mallet and chisel. Commissioned by the Trustees of the Richmond Charities.
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Title: Opening Inscription
Dimensions: 150 x 56cm
Media: Chinese Silk
Description: Hand painted brush letters on Chinese silk. Commissioned by The Crafts Council.
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Title: Bookjacket Design
Dimensions: 21 x 14cm
Description: Reproduced from hand drawn artwork. Commissioned by The Golgonooza Press, Ipswich.