Education

Oct ’03-Dec ‘05

Llansilin, Mid Wales

stone lettercarving apprenticeship with letter designer and carver John Neilson funded by the Jerwood Foundation through The Memorial Arts Charity

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Sept ’92-Jun ‘93

Moray House College, Edinburgh

Postgraduate certificate in education

secondary art and design (supplementary qualification as primary art specialist)

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Sept ’85-Jun ‘89

Edinburgh College of Art

BA honours degree in painting (2:1)

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Sept ’82-Jun ‘83

Rupert Stanley College, Belfast

fine art foundation course

Employment 

Apr ’05 - Dec ’05 (part-time)

Dec ’05 - present (full-time)

Self-employed stone letter designer and carver

Recent commissions include:

five slate carvings with individual lettering designs to incorporate the names of three new gallery spaces, (a private gallery called Aosdana, the local craft cooperative and a knitwear designer) on the Isle of Iona, Scotland. These works are a permanent and integral part of the overall building design.

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a poem carved into a large piece of York sandstone set into the living room wall of a new-build house in Co. Down, N. Ireland, (hand drawn and carved italic)

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a cremation tablet for a beautiful old graveyard in Co. Durham, England. The client requested that the lettering design be in keeping with the mainly nineteenth century surrounding headstones.

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a poem carved into York sandstone in hand drawn and carved Roman capitals set in amongst the rocks outside Iona Hostel, Isle of Iona, Scotland.

Jul ’00-Aug ‘02

Partner of new business venture:

setting up of hostel and managing croftland of high conservation value on Isle of Iona, Scotland

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Aug ’96-Aug’98

Secondary teacher of art and design

Inveralmond Community High School, West Lothian, Scotland

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Aug ’94-Jun’96

Primary art specialist (peripatetic)

Primary schools, West Lothian, Scotland

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Feb ’90-Feb ‘91

Self employed professional artist

Enterprise Allowance Scheme