Come learn about gravestone art and symbolism with Phil and Lorna Wooldridge of Wise Owl Workshops. This presentation covers the progression and interpretation of early symbolism, from family burial plots to the elaborate rural cemeteries of the Victorian era, through to the Memorial Parks of the 20th Century. We discuss modern examples of memorialization and the techniques and skills of the early slate and sandstone carvers, and contrast with today's techniques such as laser etching. Punctuated by stories and stunning, moving and humorous examples from cemeteries near and far