by SM | Jan 20, 2023 | Garden, Lettering., Memorial., News., Recent projects., Slate., Wildlife., Work
I wrote this poem on returning to Scotland and carved it on slate. It was purchased by a lady who wanted it for her own headstone. Among the deer, the grouse, the hare The hills, the glens, the lochs, the air Wherever I be, I’ll aye be...
by SM | Sep 30, 2022 | Lettering., Memorial., Nature, Outdoors., Portfolio., Recent projects., Stone., Wildlife., Work
The client gave me a sample of his late father’s handwriting which I turned into a useable typeface for the inscription on this stone. Design also includes a wren and hands in...
by SM | Sep 30, 2022 | Furniture, Garden, Indoors., Portfolio., Recent projects., Wood., Work
A previous client and now friend approached me to copy a big dining table, made from railway sleepers that had been purchased in South Africa. Sadly I was unable to source the same timber as the original but I made a reasonably decent job with locally-sourced...
by SM | Sep 30, 2022 | Garden, Lettering., Outdoors., Portfolio., Stone., Work
This one had to be carved in-situ. A big boulder house name for a stunning property near Evanton. Assynt...
by SM | Jun 30, 2022 | Garden, Lettering., Nature, Outdoors., Portfolio., Recent projects., Slate., Stone., Wildlife., Work
This was a series of 6 carved Caithness standing stones to be built into an hexagonal garden seat surrounding a fire pit on a stunning hillside overlooking the Moray Firth. The client is a singer/songwriter and the panels feature lines from one of his pieces dedicated...
