Overflow & coverage
Keep drawings moving during busy seasons, staff absences, and growing backlogs. Flexible support for occasional projects or ongoing design needs.
10+ YEARS IN DESIGN · 20+ YEARS IN GRANITE
A life remembered.
A design with meaning.
Personal memorial design. Experienced professional support.
I help families turn memories into meaningful memorial designs and help monument professionals keep their projects moving. From the first idea to a carefully considered layout, every detail has a purpose.
For something that means everything.
Overflow design✦Digitizing & redraws✦Custom memorials✦Ongoing design support
01 / HOW I CAN HELP
Your story. Your project.
Experienced design help.
For families, individuals, monument dealers, and funeral homes: personal design guidance for a lasting tribute, or dependable support for your next project.
Digitizing & redraws
Turn hand sketches, older drawings, and existing concepts into clean digital layouts. Complex legacy artwork can be recreated with care.
Monument & memorial design
Single, companion, and custom layouts with careful lettering, spacing, ornament placement, and meaningful personal details.
Artwork & proof layouts
Portrait and scene placement, symbolic artwork, and customer proof sheets. Laser etching layouts and photo or AI image cleanup are available; production-ready artwork requirements are confirmed for each project.
02 / THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE DRAWING
I know there’s more
to this than a drawing.
There’s a family behind every memorial.
Their story deserves care.
I’m Dawn, the designer behind Anchored by Time Monument & Memorial Design. With more than 20 years in the granite industry—including 10+ years in design—and a background in sales, I understand both the details of the design and the people depending on it.
Based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, I work remotely with families and industry professionals. I bring attention to clear layouts, balanced lettering, and the details that make each memorial personal.
20+ yearsGranite industry experience
10+ yearsIn design
TOOLS I WORK WITH
MonumentDesigner · CorelDRAW · Photoshop
03 / THE PORTFOLIO
Meaning in every detail.
Finished monuments, custom layouts,
and personal tributes.
Select an image to see the detail.
Finished monuments
Design details shown on granite.
Coastal remembrance
Palm trees, a sunset, and a personal inscription.
Classic rose border
Floral ornament and carefully balanced lettering.
A life with horses
Western artwork, a horseshoe, and a personalized layout.
Buck & doe by a stream
A peaceful wildlife scene designed for a lasting tribute.
Fisherman on a dock
A quiet lakeside scene built around a favorite pastime.
Child angels
A gentle angel design for a child’s memorial.
Granite address block
Custom granite address stone, personalized for your home.
Custom design layouts
Personal interests and meaningful symbols, worked into the layout.
Holy Family memorial
A companion monument layout featuring the Holy Family.
A passion for the game
A soccer scene with movement and personality.
Mountain lake memorial
A custom die shape with a peaceful mountain and canoe scene.
Lighthouse memorial
A coastal monument design with a lighthouse and boardwalk scene.
Sleeping in the stars
A gentle child memorial design with a moon, angel, and stars.
Fur friends forever
A loving tribute to faithful companions.
Pet memorial designs
Thoughtful tributes to much-loved companions.
Over the rainbow
Rainbow lines, paw prints, and a personal portrait.
Always by our side
Angel wings and portraits for two beloved pets.
04 / FROM YOUR IDEA TO A CLEAR DESIGN
Let’s create something meaningful.
Share your vision
Send your ideas, names and dates, photos or sketches, stone dimensions if known, and the deadline. Families are welcome to start with a story and a few ideas.
Confirm the details
We’ll discuss the layout, artwork, file needs, timing, and a personalized quote before work begins. For ongoing professional support, tell me about your workload.
Review your design
Review the proof for spelling, dates, layout, and personal details. Two revisions are included with a basic design; designer errors are always corrected at no charge.
Timing & delivery
Standard design turnaround is 48–72 hours. Complex projects and rush requests are discussed individually. Confirm the file format your monument provider needs before work begins.
Before production
I provide design services. Coordinate stone purchase, fabrication, installation, and cemetery requirements with your monument provider. Drawings and proofs are not automatically laser-etch-ready; production artwork requirements must be confirmed separately.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR DESIGN
A meaningful memorial
starts with a conversation.
Contact Dawn to discuss a personal memorial, a custom layout, or design support for your business. Share what you have in mind and I’ll help you identify the next step.
Personal memorials. Professional partnerships. Ongoing support.Let’s find your fit.