About our granite.
The granite we use for our memorials comes from some of the finest quarries in the world. The most common gray granite is quarried in Elberton, Georgia, the supplier for the stone used for many of the famous monuments in Washington, DC. Granite is a tough, durable rock composed primarily of three different minerals. These minerals are easy to see due to their different colors. The white mineral grains found in granite are feldspar. It is the most abundant mineral found in granite. The light gray, glass-like grains are quartz, and the black, flake-like grains are biotite or black mica. The stone industry recognizes granite as one of the hardest stones known to man, ensuring a beautiful monument that will endure for decades to come. Elberton Granite has been a stone of choice for public and private memorials as well as countless commercial uses for almost 100 years. Each piece of stone is inspected for any possible flaws. We then engrave your granite memorial by means of sandblasting, a very precise method of memorializing a loved one.
Photo Accessories
Memorial photos can be included in the monument design at time of purchase or can be added to a monument at a later date. They are a great addition to any monument, urn, or kept as a keepsake of your loved one. West KY Memorials offers two different photo options: porcelain pictures and granite tile inserts. Both options come in many different shapes and sizes and can be inset into a granite monument.
We have the ability to edit original photos. For example: change the background, take glare out of glasses, add people and left out parts of the picture, take people out, combine two photos into one, and mirror the images in the original picture. Porcelain photos are the way to go if you are wanting a picture in color. They can also be done in black and white for the same price. We guarantee our porcelain pictures against any fading. Granite tile inserts are laser etched and the end result is a black and white photo. Both types of pictures compliment all of our granite colors and are manufactured in house.
We have the ability to edit original photos. For example: change the background, take glare out of glasses, add people and left out parts of the picture, take people out, combine two photos into one, and mirror the images in the original picture. Porcelain photos are the way to go if you are wanting a picture in color. They can also be done in black and white for the same price. We guarantee our porcelain pictures against any fading. Granite tile inserts are laser etched and the end result is a black and white photo. Both types of pictures compliment all of our granite colors and are manufactured in house.
Remember your loved ones by having a picture placed on their memorial and make them live in the minds of future generations. Pictures will always bring back beautiful memories. Have your favorite photograph permanently transferred onto porcelain, marble, or granite.
West KY Memorials offers laser etched marble tiles that let you commemorate the special memories in your life in stone. These are precious keepsakes that will be cherished for generations.
 6" x 6" Marble Tile to be Displayed on an Easel  5" x 7" Marble Tile Award |
Whether you're looking for:
 6" x 6" Marble Tile in Jewelry Box |
How to Choose the Best Photo
-Try to always send us a good, clear picture, studio portrait, snapshot, either in black & white or in color.
-Be sure that the face of the subject is not too small, as it would not look well when enlarged.
-Remember that with a good original photo we can make a good memorial portrait in any size through reduction or enlargement.
-Be sure that the face of the subject is not too small, as it would not look well when enlarged.
-Remember that with a good original photo we can make a good memorial portrait in any size through reduction or enlargement.