by SM | Sep 23, 2025 | Blog, Lettering., Memorial., News., Portfolio., Press., Recent projects., Stone., Work
The memorial stone that I was commissioned to produce for the fallen of the regiment of the Gordon Highlanders, was paid a royal visit recently. The memorial, carved from a tall piece of local field stone, is now on display at the National Memorial Arboretum in...
by SM | Jul 1, 2025 | Blog, News., Work
I was thrilled to be approached by my friends and neighbours at Glenfarclas Distillery recently. They asked me if I would produce a unique presentation case for a very special bottle of whisky. Glenfarclas have very generously been donating to the Distiller’s...
by SM | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Work
I was pleased to be accepted by the wonderful organisers at Kelburn Garden party to contribute a piece of work for their sister event The Neverending Glen. I created a new sycamore seed “helicopter” called “On ya’ way” that sits in the...
by SM | Sep 30, 2023 | Blog, News., Work
This was another great honour for me. I was approached by the trustees of Fort George to carve some panels for their chapel. Fort George is an 18th Century fort standing on a promontory that juts into the Moray Firth near Inverness. Although built following the...
by SM | Sep 30, 2023 | Blog, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, News., Work
Many years ago, in a long lost book, I came across a celtic brooch design of what looked (to me) like a seahorse. Although a scots piece it was possibly influenced by earlier Roman jewellery. I haven’t been able to find a reference to it since but it was...
by SM | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, News., Press., Work
The Speyside Way is a long distance trail that runs from the Moray Firth at Buckie up to (nearly) the source of the River Spey. It mostly follows the river along the old railway line (sadly terminated the year I was born by Beeching). Since moving to Speyside in 2009...
