Hidden architecture. In the middle of a city small oasis’s of calm can exist. A perfect place to walk, look, watch the light and of course walk the dog. #architecture #hiddenarchitecture #greenspace #summerlight
Now our studio building complex is open with new cleaning protocols in place my studio is able to have someone sitting more than 2m away from me, my camera and still see the monitor. Hand sanitizer on entry at the main door, gloves, masks and saniti
#blackouttuesday
Memories back to days on Iona working with @aosdanaiona I shot all the products, landscapes and models around the island. It was a case of having the jewelery with us and looking and walking for locations. Working with Mhairi Killin was lovely, we ha
Sitting in the sun not feeling creative today but enjoying a coffee and a book. I thought back to a trip to Amsterdam in February with my daughter and a few days of looking, exploring and soaking up galleries and shop windows with new sights and idea
Good to feel the sea breeze and salt in the air from a strong westerly wind. Great to see a big sky and dream of sailing again soon. #newhaven #bigsky #scottishsea #bluesea
I’ve used this lockdown time to not only cook,read and garden but at last rebuild my website. I’m sure pictures will change but iI have procrastinated enough and of course we can’t appeal to everyone. I proud of these images and the
Exactly 2 years ago today I was here in Terrigal NSW, enjoying yellow sandy beaches and endless blue skies, time with my dad and then on to Perth to be a best man. Good times, dreaming of past days in the sun. Wishing everyone sunny days and carefree
A few photos from some of the last sessions at the studios before things changed for us all. A flurry of activity and lovely work almost warm from the kilns! Lovely to see everyone and catch up. I hope everyone is safe and secure with families and lo
There are days when it would have paid to stay in bed! Bring back layout pads, 5x4 transparencies, fax machines and long lunches, maybe i’m just a dinosaur but sometimes computers just don’t want play! a day of rebuilding and keeping calm
Great day with @patriciashoneceramics shooting work for @scottishgallery exhibition ‘Textures of the Land’ Jan 4th -Feb 1st lovely work well worth seeing, great way to start the New Year. So full of texture, movement and deep earthy colou
A couple of shots from a recent shoot with @joannakessel on location having fun with daylight and a great location courtesy of @eswsculpture . We got lots done, free flowing shoot as the light moved around. Really enjoyed the collaboration. #mosaic
Another box opened, plenty to catalog without even getting into the plan chests of paper. More treats to unwrap but that will have to wait. #booklover #designerbookbinders #bookdecoration #bookbinding #bookstagram
A long week sorting my mother’s book binding studio, lots of tools and rare papers to sort and sell while keeping just a few little favourite tools as memories. Too much to keep, a bit of a paper horder ! but looking for a home to sell the Coni
The brilliant @andreawalshartist still at @scottishgallery , small but perfectly formed! lovely work as ever. #scottishdesign #ceramics #scottishceramics #contemporaryceramics
Don’t miss new work by Lara Scobie opening @scottishgallery on 30th Nov. Great new colours, textural patterns, shape and scale. @larascobie #scottishdesign #ceramics #contemporaryceramics #scottishceramics #colour
Beautiful new work by the lovely Anna Gordon @gordon8785 can be seen at @scottishgallery from 30th Nov. Architectural, textural and refined. Good shoot ending up with a great new set of images. #contemporaryjewellery #scottishdesign #silver #jeweller
Faith Shannon MBE. 24.2.38 - 24.8.18. teacher, illustrator, designer bookbinder, mentor , mother. A life led full of creativity, grace and kindness. She created beautiful bindings of great finesse and craftsmanship that have been collected around th
morning coffee and i see my photo of @jeffzimmerglass with work by @patricianiemann in today’s Scotsman with an article by Kirsty Gunn, nice surprise.It was a great shoot with lovely shots from a busy day. #jewelry #scottishdesign
goodbye amazing Perth, time to see old friends again,eat and drink in favourite places will miss you all, you kept the sun shining and the ocean blue but looking forward to seeing Edinburgh again. #perth #australianstyle #logodesign #design #iconicbr