#grandtully

Revisiting the Pictish hillfort Castle Dubh, Grandtully Trail

Inspiration! After 10 days of limited to non internet or phone access I present to u all my record of the wonderful experience and opportunity I had, learning from the great engravers @malcolm_appleby_engraving @angus_mcfadyen in Grandtully and the British hand engravers association, teaching this fine art! Of course I started with a very complicated design, before I tested the water 😉 #grandtully #engraverssymposium #engraving #jewellery #thehandengraversassociation #malcolmappleby #angusmcfayden #moss (at Grandtully)

So my first project was a bit of a mess 😂 so I've been set the task of practicing fine lines and found inspiration in this #dandelion #makeawish 😯💨🌻💫 Learning from the great engravers @malcolm_appleby_engraving @angus_mcfadyen in Grandtully and the British hand engravers association, teaching this fine art! Sentimental value 😉 #grandtully #scotland #engraverssymposium #engraving #jewellery #thehandengraversassociation #malcolmappleby #angusmcfayden #tools #gravers #handmadebyme (at Grandtully)

Handmade, sharpened and ergonomically modified tools with my initials 😊 Learning from the great engravers @malcolm_appleby_engraving @angus_mcfadyen in Grandtully and the British hand engravers association, teaching this fine art! Sentimental value 😉 #grandtully #scotland #engraverssymposium #engraving #jewellery #thehandengraversassociation #malcolmappleby #angusmcfayden #tools #gravers #handmadebyme (at Grandtully)

The modification of the church included its magnificent 1600s painted ceiling. It shows saints, proverbs, angels and, at the very centre, death itself.

Caisteal Dubh (Castle Dow), Iron Age hill fort with cairns near Grandtully.