I took a photo of this bridge (the packhorse bridge in Ivegill) to use in a painting, but while I pondered the painting I thought it would work as a pen and ink drawing. Given my hand issues (inner expletive), this has taken far too many weeks to complete.
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Box #4 – Hugo
I didn’t think a month after making a box for Kai’s ashes I would be making one for our Hugo’s ashes, I’m calling this his temporary ashes box as I struggled making this one – dodgy arm meant I had to do a lot of it left handed and it was awkward π Anyway, the top insert is made from Maple with a footprint inset into out of resin, the sides are made from Oak. The inside of the lid has a laser engraved detail π
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A little step to help folk onto a massage table, the top is Elm and the legs Oak, logo was engraved with the laser do da.
Read MoreFrom Little to Long Meg
We’ve searched for Little Meg Stone Circle a couple of times and walked past it without seeing it π so the other day we decided it was the time to find it at last. Luckily it was nice weather for a wander and we found it easily (it helps to look up the location before you head out). It’s quite a small group of stones, and the prehistoric rock art was difficult to see, but it was still worth visiting. We then left Little Meg behind and walked round…
Read MoreBox #3 (Kai)
When a friend lost their beloved pooch I decided to make a little box to keep some of his ashes in, I ended up making a personalised lid with a dog tag on, and made a sliding lid for a change. Lid is made from Wenge and the sides from Ash.
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