A Monumental Tribute in Miniature: a 3D icon to honor a life of distinction
Searching for a heartwarming and memorable gift for your honoree or loved one for a memorial service, celebration of life, birthday party, or achievement event? Our studio specializes in crafting exquisite 3D crystal quartz cast resin icons that we call monuments. Each icon is crafted by hand and mounted on a solid wood panel or block, for shelf display or hanging.
The finished monument incorporates your loved one in crystal quartz resin immersed in an elegant chiseled promontory background, mounted on a brushed metallic gold wood panel.
Our monuments convey a timeless elegance about any individual. Using our proprietary techniques and materials, we transform your high-quality photo into a beautiful tribute, in miniature.
This unique process preserves their likeness in timeless, artistic form.Your project begins after electronic submittal of your loved one’s photo, and the process begins, typically taking around 4-6 weeks depending upon the number of mementos that you require.
If your memorial service or celebration of life is time sensitive, we can rush your order for an additional charge.
Your 3D portrait monument is mounted on a handcrafted wooden panel, carefully selected for its natural beauty and durability. The painted background is finished in brushed metallic gold, adding a warm, radiant touch to the tribute.
Whether handed out personally at a celebration of life service 0r honorary event, or simply displayed in your home, office, or memorial space, our custom 3D crystal quartz and gold monuments provide a meaningful and artistic way to convey a legacy and cherish memories.
The process of creating your icon begins with providing a high quality, head and shoulders photo that can be scanned and converted into a three dimensional object by our design and engineering team.
PRESENTED ON A CHISELED, PROMONTORY BACKGROUND, MOUNTED ON A BRILLIANT GOLD PANEL, CONVEYING A LASTING LEGACY.
Each memento is elegantly presented on a minimalist brushed 24 K gold background, and sealed with a protective UV coating to preserve the quartz resin finish.
Your project's image is transformed into three-dimensional form while maintaining just the right amount of depth, allowing it to be properly displayed on wall or shelf. the image is intentionally kept as flat as possible to maintain the “portraiture style” and effect that we strive for.
Finished size is 6” tall and 5” wide, with the actual image size being approximately 4” tall and 3.5” wide. Occasionally the image size will vary slightly, depending upon the subject.
Questions? Call our studio directly at (985) 966-7000 for more information, and check out our typical package costs below.
MONUMENT DESIGN PROCESS, COSTS AND TIMELINE
Casting the original, which is hand sculpted and framed with chiseled background, prior to creating the silicone mold used to create multiple crystal quartz reproductions for each monument depiction. Our studio maintains all originals used for future castings and events, at no additional charge.
Fine detailing of master image and creating background for original.
From start to finish, your project will typically take 4-6 weeks from receiving your image, to delivery of your project. Minimum order is 25 monuments, at a cost of $150 each. If you require a rush order, give us a call for details at (985) 966-7000.
Quartz crystal casting of monument, prior to mounting on brushed gold background panel, after refinements and hand embellishments.
Using a secretive process, our crystal quartz resin process incorporates exquisite crushed marble powder harvested from the legendary quarries of The French Pyrenees.
Each monument icon is handcrafted and mounted on either a gold panel background or a solid block of specimen hardwood.
Our studio and lab is located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
ORDER YOUR MONUMENT PROJECT TODAY
Once you’ve placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email. At this time, send your image to johnmarc56@gmail.com and in subject line, include your order number and the name of the subject of the monument depiction.
Note that shipping charges are additional and are computed in the shopping cart. We ship UPS and carefully wrap each monument using our velvet enclosure bag and bubble wrap.
Feel free to call our studio line at (985) 966-7000 if you have any questions. Note that minimum order is 25 pieces. If you require more than 100 pieces, we ask that you call the studio prior to placing order to discuss logistics and studio time, as well as special pricing for larger orders.
Each monument is shipped in a distinctive black velvet pouch, adding a refined element for presentation and safekeeping.