The Making of McFall
No matter what the size, every memorial starts with a thought, an idea. Families that come into our showroom either know precisely what they want in their memorial, they "kind of" know what they would like, or they just don't have any idea. It is our goal to assist the family in designing a memorial that they will be 100% satisfied with, now and for years to come.
When Wayne and Arlene McFall visited our Xenia showroom, they had definite ideas on the design of the stone, but was looking for a particular shape. It evolved from there. The result was absolutely spectacular.
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This is the shape of stone that appealed to them. But they want more height, and they wanted it in black for an etched design.
In
order to help them visualize a
taller monument, we did a virtual design for them. They thought, and we agreed,
that etched angels would look beautiful on this stone.
Upon
a second visit to our showroom, Mr. McFall was admiring the stained glass
windows and came up with the idea of etching this particular scene. Our
artist, Dan Hafer, was eager to get started on this challenging project.
This and the next three thumbnails to the left show the original drawing that Dan drew for the etching process.
Once the drawing is complete, the image is transferred to the rock using a diamond tip rotary tool, piercing the paper and outlining the image.
Then the paper is removed, and Dan "re-draws" the design freehand using the same diamond tip tool.
This is what Mr. and Mrs. McFall were shown at their "In Shop" approval before the stone was etched.
This is a close up of the finished memorial. You can see the gold and white gold leaf.
This is just prior to delivery of the stone. The gold leaf in the names on the stone truly stand out. The photo is beautiful but not as beautiful as seeing the memorial in person.
The McFall Memorial was placed in David Cemetery, Kettering, OH.