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About PIPPA WESTOBY

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Pippa Westoby is such a find for us, we love her collection and particularly like that every piece is so unique and perfectly created. A truly personal gift for anyone and any occasion!” Emma & Cath, Swanky Maison.

Pippa Westoby first discovered her passion for lettering whilst studying for her HND in Graphic Design. She loved lettering so much that, on graduating, she decided not to become a Graphic Designer but to explore the possibilities of becoming a letter carver. Pippa read an article about the renowned letter carver, David Kindersley. Keen to find out more, Pippa went to visit The David Kindersley Workshop in Cambridge and was delighted when she was taken on as a trainee. She loved it and took to it like a duck to water! She then went on to work with the nationally renowned letter carver, Tom Perkins and then work for a local monumental masons, as their principal Letter Carver.

After nine years, Pippa struck out on her own and, with the help of a local gallery called Byard Art and an Agency for carvers called Memorials by Artists, her business has gone from strength to strength. Originally Pippa focused on Memorials but more recently her talents have been applied to creating smaller, affordable pieces for all occasions.

Pippa’s work is completely unique. She doesn’t use typefaces but instead designs her lettering depending on the shape of the stones she carves, drawing the letters on to the stone freehand before starting to carve them with a hammer and chisel. The letters are then painted using enamel paint (or gilded with gold or palladium leaf).

Every pebble, stone or boulder is individual, as are the letters carved into them. They make truly unique gifts for all occasions.

PIPPA WESTOBY COLLECTION