The Design The SCVO awards are made from Scottish Ash and have a natural edge to give them a natural look but still have a cutting edge design by incorporating the fused glass. The front edge of the Ash has been carved into an ‘S’ shape to link in with the ‘S’ in Scottish. The […]
The sculpture of the week is a stunning Burr Elm centre display. I always like working with burrs because, in the rough form, they hide so much beautiful grain within each burr. I just loved peeling away the outer surface to expose the stunning wild grain. I always turn the underside of the burr first […]
The sculpture of the week was choosen by Sammy and he decided on a lovely seascape fused glass panel sliced into a slab of natural edged Scottish Ash. I asked him why he chose this particular sculpture and this is what he said: ‘‘ I just love spending time on the beach as a family, […]
This is not just any pencil; this is a very special pencil. I was given this pencil by my grandad who was a master craftsman. When I was a wee boy I loved to visit him and get to work in his workshop. He always had little jobs for me to do and he gave […]
This week’s sculpture of the week is a lovely centre display bowl made from a stunning slab of Rippled Scottish Sycamore. I have had this slab of wood for several years now and was keeping it for the right project. I thought it would be nice to make a seascape fused glass insert for this […]
The sculpture of the week is a stunning fused glass horizon panel mounted onto a wooden plinth. The design of this panel was based on a very frosty evening looking up to the Pentland Hills. The sky was so clear with just a few clouds and a stunning full moon. The colours over the hills […]
The sculpture of the week is a is a collection of ‘Husk’ vases made from kiln dried Scottish hardwoods. The Husk vase was a new design that was added to my collection of work at the start of the year and has been very popular. Making a husk vase To make a Husk vase I […]
The sculpture of the week is a ‘Journey’ sculpture made from Scottish Ash. The fused glass panels in this Journey sculpture is based on an abstract design of the Pentland Hills. The Ash base has been handcarved to follow the shape of the panels. There is a journey line carved into each side of the […]
The sculpture of the week is a selection of orbs made from Scottish hardwoods. The fused glass inserts inject so much colour into each sculpture. Turning the back of the orb The first stage in making an orb is to turn the back of the wooden blank to shape, then I sand it to a […]
The sculpture of the week is a bespoke collection of sculptures based on the Bass Rock at North Berwick. I used to have great family days out there as a wee boy and I love taking my own family there now. I really enjoy making the seascape themed sculptues because I have such a love […]
