by SM | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog, Furniture, Gaelic, Lettering., Outdoors., Pictish, Public Space, Recent projects., Stone., Wildlife., Wood., Work
Village art installation finished After nearly two years of design and planning and the best part of a year in carving and construction, I was finally able to finish the art installation for Newtonmore village the day before deadline! The story I was contacted...
by SM | Jun 15, 2020 | Work
Despite some things being a bit slower than usual due to COVID 19, progress is being made on various aspects of the art installation for Newtonmore village. Several large boulders have been man-handled from the middle of fields for the Pictish standing stones. Lots of...
by SM | Jun 15, 2020 | Lifestyle, Work
One of my garden residents encounters one of my carvings. This was a Woodlands award of a red squirrel with an oak leaf tail, commissioned by the Crown...
by SM | Jun 13, 2020 | Work
You’ve probably already noticed that this is my new website. My old one was getting a bit clunky and was suffering from not being well attended. I hope you like the new one and find it useful when considering a new commission.
by SM | May 8, 2020 | Work
I’m pleased to announce that the carving of the standing stone memorial for the Gordon Highlanders Regiment has been completed. Due to COVID travel restrictions, the delivery and installation are being delayed. Hopefully that can be arranged soon. My father,...
by SM | Apr 15, 2020 | Work
I needed a new bench for the front of the house so I thought I’d make my first attempt at charring. I also developed a way of joining the oak beams by cutting steel C channel into square timber dogs. 200x200mm charred oak beam bench with hand-cut lettering. 1.5m...
