Ian Marr draws and carves inscriptions in slate and sandstone, before decorating and gilding them. This art form is a continuum of Ian’s interest in drawing and painting as a response to poetic qualities in the environment and in the canon of literature.

As a medium, the inscription is an enterprise that relatively few artists employ and is an art of ideas and suggestion rather than imitating and copying the realistic appearances of people and things.

Visitors will be able to watch Marr using a variety of hand tools to carve letters in slate and sandstone, as well as drawing on copper sheets and gilding them with 23 carat gold.