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Carving Northumberland: Creating a Topographical Jigsaw Using Vectric Aspire
Northumberland’s landscape is full of dramatic contrasts — uplands, coastlines, valleys, and rolling farmland. I wanted to capture that character in a tactile, educational way, so I set out to carve a topographical map of Northumberland, broken down into its official National Character Areas (NCAs). Each NCA would become its own puzzle piece, carved in…
Recreating the Historic Tácnbora – A Northumbrian Standard Bearer Brought Back to Life
When the whisky distillery in Wooler, Northumberland approached me with a request to recreate the historic Tácnbora (Standard Bearer), I knew immediately that this project would be something special. The original carving is an iconic symbol of early Northumbrian identity, and being trusted to bring it back to life—faithfully, by hand, and using local materials—was both…
