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The Library
While staying at Auchinleck House my evenings were spent mostly in the Library, enjoying the warmth of a log fire while browsing the rows of handsomely bound spines. Libraries have always held a potent...
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Shutter Panels
A new addition to the 3-Dimensional Gallery. This trio took shape quite organically and really began as an experiment in the presentation of reference material. During my time at school and college all...
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Photo of the Week #20
Circumstances over the past week have prevented me from compiling my usual monthly ruin write-up, and rather than present a rushed effort I’ll instead be posting my intended report for March at the...
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Plaster Panels Update
Progress on these has been slower than expected, but since achieving a bit of a breakthrough with them today I thought I’d share a snippet of my progress. While it can be extremely satisfying to...
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From the Collection
I seem to have been a collector of some object or another for all of my life. From the days when my clothes were ousted from their drawers and replaced with a multitude of labelled rocks, to the time...
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Inopportune Moments
Sometimes creativity strikes at the most inconvenient of times. On my walk to work this evening I was visited by a torrent of ideas for my latest writing project after a period of drought. It’s so...
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Ruin of the Month: Balnowlart House
It was early spring as I travelled through Ayrshire, hugging the picturesque coastline on my journey south. As morning elapsed and afternoon commenced, my trail was intermittently bathed in bright...
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HERITAGE! And the things I ponder
Last week I just managed to catch up with the final episode of BBC Four’s Heritage! The Battle for Britain’s Past. It has been an excellent series, charting the rise of the British heritage movement...
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What is it about Ruins? Part I
One of the ideas raised in BBC Four’s Heritage! series was the idea of romanticism versus academia in the appreciation of historic buildings. Since beginning my work with ruins, I have often asked...
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New in the Shop: Photographic Prints
Prints of my photographs are now available in the image of your choice. These are printed with a nice quality gloss finish and come ready mounted in pale cream board. Head over to the shop for more info!
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From the Collection
Antique print of Dupplin Castle This Jacobean delight was the third castle to occupy its Perthshire site, being built by William Burn from 1828-32 to replace its predecessor which had been destroyed by...
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What is it about Ruins? Part II
Another question I sometimes face with regard to my passion for ruins is the question of why I respond creatively to the places I visit, and what my work is actually about. The assumption of some is...
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Revisiting the Past
Today I made something of a pilgrimage. Today I returned to Crawford Priory. Five years to the day since I first visited, I was once again mesmerized by this gothic fantasy. I have wanted to make a...
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