Private Garden | Somerville, MA

This small garden memorial honors the life of Jim Houghton, who passed away in his home country of Ireland.

The richly patterned green slate and uncial letterforms reflect his Celtic heritage. Surrounding each initial are gilded dots, a decorative motif famously found in Ireland’s Book of Kells.

A gilded hedera leaf provides a subtle, luminous accent between his birth and death years.