Michael Maclean is a fine art sculptor who started his career in commemorative art in Carrara, Italy, carving white marble reliefs for Italian cemeteries. With an extensive knowledge of art history and its techniques, including carving limestone arches for The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., his approach is at once traditionally informed and uniquely skilled.
Cemeteries can provide our communities with an important historical archive and a focus for healing contemplation. Unlike the common practice of using standardized imagery, each monument is uniquely designed, in collaboration with you, to represent your loved one in a full way, and to express the joy to have known them, along with the continued treasure of remembrance.
MISSION
To provide a comfortable process that respects your needs.
To portray the unique life of your loved one in timeless materials for the same price other companies offer.
To contribute to the beauty and history of our distinctively lovely Galiano cemetery, for generations to come.
TESTIMONIALS
“Thank you again Michael for using your talents to create a beautiful monument to honor our daughter Bethany. The care you took and your skilled craftsmenship are wholly evident and we are so grateful you shared your time and gift with us. It was such a joy to unpack the headstone and we look forward to when it will be moved to Bethy’s gravesite. You have brought so much joy and comfort to our family!”
Gratefully yours”
– Royall and Matt Harker
“I’ve had the privilege of watching Michael’s evolution as an artist. What’s most impressive about Michael is an ever-evolving skill buttressed by the wonderful magic of an original, daring imagination. That’s why I trusted him to create the monument marking my lover’s final resting place.”
– Kendall Kyle
“Michael surpassed our expectations in executing the design for my grandparents’ memorial. He did a beautiful job in integrating the sculptural cast of bronze with the raw basalt stone. It was a pleasure working with him.”
– Mariana Roy
“I see much love and thought was put into the piece! I am sure Morris would love his stone. It has his playfulness!”
– Dagmar Kuril
“It’s perfect and really completes her life and journey. Your words are very beautiful and I keep them in my mind. Thank-you so much again. I cannot tell you how much it means to me and would do for Irene.”
– Alison Sedgewick