Pictii. What did the Picts look like? When we think about the Picts, what image is most commonly conjured up? Aye...It tends to be blue...

I'm back on the BBC, with the new show Scary Adult Things 😊 I had the pleasure to take presenter @duncancowles out camping and coracle...

I had the pleasure of being asked to demonstrate what I do on BBC’s grand tours with Paul Merton last year. it was a braw day on loch...

A decade has now gone by since I began my leatherworking journey. How it has flown by! From small acorns do large trees grow indeed. The...

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to Secret Scotland to see me working away in a pictish cave with Susan Calman. Part of my passion with...

As a Scottish leatherworker, I take my inspiration from Scottish history, in particular the iron age and early medieval periods....

Last month I was fortunate to have a chat with Gayle Ritchie from the Courier who was interested in my journey. Here is a link to the...

I have built leather boats in the past (see previous blog posts), but have always fancied making a traditional coracle (a wicker frame...

The time has come for my business to grow and adapt to the path I am on, and so I have rebranded as Pictavia Leather. Over the last few...

Another fantastic weekend at the Celts are Coming event at the Scottish Crannog Center on Loch Tay. It's a weekend of traditional crafts...

The first ever replica of a Pictish shoe.

In the spring of 2014, I was lucky enough to be part of a project to build and sail a leather & wooden stone-age boat on the west coast...

In the spring of 2014, I was lucky enough to be part of a project to build and sail a leather & wooden stone-age boat on the west coast...