Lindsey Gallacher

I've been drawing up at the quarry for some time now and at some point the idea of making some jewellery came into my head.  So I dusted down the  workbench and started experimenting. I've been up to Spittal quarry to pick their brains and now I have a whole new world of tools to buy... it's a dusty business this stone but it polishes up a treat!

Had a relaxing afternoon drawing still life with mum who wanted some drawing tips. What I decided was that she should do a quick sketch on throw away paper using a continuous line, but NOT looking at the paper - this would concentrate her mind to looking at the subject and prepare her for a second sketch - like a warm up as you would with exercise, and if the picture was terrible it was always meant to be binned anyway. Turns out we both agreed she shouldn't throw that sketch away as it turned out to be lively with lots of marks that she wouldn't have done had she been watching her pencil! This is my piece, first marked out with marks made using my fingertip dipped in charcoal dust,  pencil line, a little dry acrylic for texture then watercolour wash over.

Details of the big picture finally in it's frame

Two sketches over two days done on newsprint. Possible choices for new big projects...

This picture will be on it's way to Alessandro Studios in Broughty Ferry once the piece is in it's giant frame! The boat is 70 cm in height and the black pieces are lacquered rust beach finds. I'm going to add some red to the Sparkling Star, the other two boats are black.

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A new big piece if work that has involved 5 different thicknesses of wire, steel and copper. I have used forging in this work to create a variation in the thickness of wire, giving an interesting linear quality. Using different twisting techniques also achieves this. This piece is A1 in size and I also have a variety of sketches of this size too!

I've done a number of sketches of stone piles at the quarry and now transferring one into a fine wire picture. There isn't much of the roll left so I'm enjoying the last moments of working with this lovely wire...

A new pen and ink sketch of trawlers at Scrabster, the plan is to enlarge it and make a large scale forged wire piece, perhaps including rusted beach finds.

Hand pierced,  rollprinted and hand finished pendants of seabirds all of which are seen from my living room window. The sailing boat was drawn while watching it come into Scrabster harbour in the summer.

Today I am making shinty jewellery and work for the RNLI fayre this weekend. Wish I'd done it earlier now, having to stand out in the workshop during a storm isn't very cosy!

    A selection of my work and the work of others who sold work at The Black Rock Gallery in Newtonmore is now on sale on https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheBlackRockGallery?ref=l2-shopheader-name     If there is something you are looking for that isn't there please send me a message via their website and I'll do my best to answer your question  

I've been drawing at Scrabster quarry for a few days now.  I'd love to know more about this disused quarry that sits on the edge of a 200 foot cliff on the very north of Scotland, it must have been a harsh environment to work in in winter! Today though has been beautifully sunny and warm enough to finish a sketch before the sun dropped below the horizon. I love the solidity of the caithness stone and irregularity of the mounts of discards pieces.

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Today's weather is so bad today, I've been sitting at the kitchen table trying out yet more techniques. I love using ordinary household bleach, watered down to lighten Quink Ink. The line drawing is initially drawn using fine line permanent pen which isn't affected by the bleach. Best to water it down first to give different variations in shades.