Flower is the most common element for decoration in daily life, so does it in tombstone design. Imaging that once adding some dainty flowers, even the plainest stone will be grateful!

The carved stone flowers are not only beautiful but also have special meaning. Varieties such as rose, sunflower may be the faves of the departed. Another group select flower carving to convey their feelings of sadness for the missing loved ones.

Also, the cost of flower carving would be much less expensive than other carvings. These are the most prevalent reasons that it is much-loved by consumers.

Although the types of flower carving are comprehensive, they could be divided according to processing craft.

Line Carving Flowers

Line carving, the simplest form of carving, is the combination of painting and etching. The convenient way of etching on the slab surface by stylus leads to large images and complete pictures.

If you mind the primness of the lithograph, don't worry. To create a sense of volume, designers get the utmost of the shadow and depth of lines. Also, To further increase the vitality, colours are adopted on the line carving tombstone images. Flowers made in this way are striking.

Flower Sculpture

The flower sculpture seems like single cemetery accessories for decorating tombstones, But it is a part of the full headstone that can't be separated.

After defining the proportion, the carver will carve the slab into a flower shape based on layout. Once the carving is finished, it will be painted with white or light grey colours for the apparent contrast with polished stone.

Try to think when a lonely gravestone is surrounded by beautiful, large and warm flowers, isn't it amazing. This is a unique strength that flower sculptures own.

Sandblasting Flowers

Traditional headstone sandblasting technology is applied for lettering by spraying ground materials on a character pattern's surface.

But now technology is promoted. Recently, Xiamen Mason has successfully applied unique sandblasting materials to tombstone painting. Through blasting various shades of colours on stone, the image seems like a living thing. The effect yielded by the technique is most realistic at present.

Xiamen Mason has run the stone business for decades. We have more than sixty experienced workers in stone production. They are skilled in all kinds of intricate stone carvings.

If you are interested in the flower carving mentioned above, please contact us at leo@xmmason.com. We want to provide you with working fine finished products!