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Pets, families, couples and people who are missed.
Every piece below began as a photograph. The images show the engraving lit from below, which is how the crystal is meant to be seen.
Beau
A finished piece, photographed on the bench. The name is cut into the base of the block, so the stand beneath it lights the letters as well as the dog. The photograph behind it was an ordinary one taken indoors.
Photograph of a finished piece
Jaxx
A finished piece with the light on. A curly coat engraves well because every curl catches the light and gives the fur its depth — but it does need a sharp photograph to begin with. The engraving cannot add detail that was never in the original.
Photograph of a finished piece
Ivic's
Three children in one block, with the family name cut into the base. Children are the hardest subjects to engrave, and for a practical reason: the finer the features, the more the result depends on the photograph being sharp and evenly lit before we start.
Photograph of a finished piece
Est. 1996
A finished piece with the year cut below the couple. The line of one face against another is what the engraving responds to best, which is why a close, unposed photograph like this one translates so well.
Photograph of a finished piece
Love 2026
A finished piece, photographed on the bench, with the date cut below the couple. Two subjects give the deepest, clearest result, which makes this the easiest kind of photograph to engrave well.
Photograph of a finished piece
Light on, light off
The same piece twice. On the left, the stand is lit; on the right, it is not. This is what the light actually does. Unlit, the block is clear glass with a faint mist suspended inside it. The image only appears once it is lit from below.
Photograph of a finished piece
The name, lit from below
The name is cut into the base of the block, below the image rather than beside it, so the stand lights the letters at the same time as the engraving. Cut there, a name reads as part of the piece rather than as a caption added to it.
Photograph of a finished piece
Why it turns
An engraving is a real three-dimensional object suspended inside the block, so it changes as you move around it. These are three angles of the same finished piece, taken in one sitting.
Photograph of a finished piece
Every piece here was made to order and photographed on the bench under its own stand. Nothing shown is a rendering or a mock-up. Your own order is made individually from the photograph you send.
Yours will be made from one photograph.
Send it when you order. We will tell you honestly whether it will engrave well before anything is cut.
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