Monument Carving by Designs & Signs. Detailed photos of the memorial wall at Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Howard County. We designed and carved fifteen stones for this beautiful project. We use a pliable high tac rubber mask which holds well, even on rough surfaces like these. Monument Carving and GILDING! Monument Gilding – Architectural Gilding […]

Monument carving, sandblasting by Designs & Signs. This exterior concrete wall is 30 feet high. First a rubber mask is applied to the surface of the wall. A pounce pattern is used to mark the letters onto the stencil. The letters are then cut by hand and removed. Kevin Nick blasts the letters into the […]

Architectural Gilding at The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. Designs & Signs applied traditional gold leaf to carved monument letters. These photos show both phases of a typical surface gilding project. First size is applied to the surface that is to be gilded. When the size begins to set the gold leaf is […]