And let's not forget the older generations. There is more beauty, character and wisdom ingrained in an aged hand than can be described with words alone. These are the hands that held us when we grew, nursed us when we were sick, comforted us when we were sad. Each one is unique, and yet so recognisable and dear to you. These moments in time will soon pass and be forgotten. Which one will you choose to immortalise in lasting sculpture?

Baby hand and foot casting is by far the most well known and popular form of lifecasting in the UK today, if not the world. First made popular in Britain by Queen Victoria, who commissioned casts of all her grandchildren (which can still be seen today in the V&A Museum) so that they could be resculpted in marble with great accuracy, baby and child handcasts represent all that is 'miraculous' about the process of lifecasting. The ability to freeze a moment in time and capture it in stone or other materials such as resin, cold cast bronze, real bronze, solid silver, or even glass - is beyond compare. As wonderful as baby photos and videos always are, you cannot pick them up and turn them round in your hand to re-experience the finest detail right down to the texture of your baby's skin at that early age. Of course, hand casts and foot casts aren't the exclusive right of babies, but can be done at any age. Older children, even troublesome toddlers, right up to adults - whether it be parents, aunties and uncles, or grandparents can be cast in plaster or other materials to create a wonderful single or mixed generation lifecast sculpture. Older siblings holding hands with their new baby brother or sister make the most wonderful pairing. As does the combination of old and young in a mixed generation cast - capturing not only the form of the hands, but the relationship between the models also. At Rockabelly Lifecasts, we offer hand casting and foot casting for any age group, but we do not sell hand/foot casting kits (we do sell impression kits which we believe you will find much easier to use). The reason for this is that we believe from our many years experience that baby hand or foot casting is actually one of the most challenging kinds of casting for a beginner to do. For the sake of an extra ten pounds or so above the cost of a good quality kit, you can have a private hand or foot casting session where you are guaranteed great results every time. And for something as precious as a life cast sculpture of your new born baby, that you will want to treasure for a life time, we sincerely believe it's worth that little extra to get it done properly. Whether it's in gypsum plaster with a simple or decorative mount or frame, cold cast metals, true bronze or even hallmarked silver; your casts will be something that you get pleasure from every single day.