Before there were photo editing applications with airbrush features, artists like Joe and Mike Fernandez created drawings with sketchpads, tracing paper, pencils, pens, T-squares, triangles, curves, paintbrushes, rubber cement, thinner, airbrushes, ink, water, ink wash, finely tuned airbrushes, an air compressor, air pressure gauges, scratchboard, scraping tools, X-Acto knives, and lots of time. Each drawing, from conceptual sketches to the finished drawing, usually took several weeks to complete. This photo essay shows how hundreds of these drawings were created.
Keystone Memorials of Elberton, Georgia, has constructed many granite projects on the University of Georgia campus including walls, an Olympic Memorial, an Alumni Memorial, bases for statues, several signs, and the popular statue of UGA's famous bulldog mascot located in Sanford Stadium. UGA alumnus Tom Oglesby and sons George and Ross, also UGA alumni, have collaborated on several projects with Design Mart in the past. Joe and Mike Fernandez, both UGA alumni, were glad to help with a design for a memorial to legendary UGA Coach Vince Dooley.
MB News Monument Builders of North America
April 2023
Conversations About Cremation Issue
Thanks to everyone who dropped by to see us in Memphis earlier this month at the Monument Builders of North America show in Memphis. It was great to see familiar faces and make some new friends. There was a lot of interest in our Online Monument Designer, and we ran demos constantly during the show.