About

I’m a second generation craftsman who was thrown right in as soon as I could hold a hammer. I was introduced to green wood work initially followed quickly by joinery and cabinetmaking as well as some fundamentals in silversmithing and lapidary along the way. I pursued a better understanding of blacksmithing at the National School of Blacksmithing in Hereford in 2000 alongside night classes in silversmithing.

Since then I’ve worked in various engineering disciplines in the Oil, Gas and Renewables sector to structural steelwork within civil engineering. Its been an interesting career from projects as infamous as the MV Glen Sannox to others, little unheard of locally and internationally.

The last four years I’ve returned to my origins and savour a slightly quieter path, outdoors as much as possible exploring lesser visited corners of Badenoch and the wider Cairngorm National Park. Exploring in any creative manner I can what nature means means to me. Be that the physical world through which we move or, our interior, often a more rugged and less defined environment and perhaps, the truest wilderness we all have access to.

If you would like to get in touch or have a query I could assist with then please feel free to drop me an email: robert@creativewilderness.uk