Portfolio - Etchings
Etchings
Speyside Cooperage
Charring the butts
800 x 600 mm, etching, 2017
Speyside Cooperage
800 x 600 mm, etching, 2017
Gathering the hoops
600 x 800 mm, etching, 2017
Barrel yard at Speyside Cooperage
800 x 330 mm, etching, 2017
Topping the cask
900 x 450 mm, etching, 2017
The coppersmith
130 x 130 mm, etching, 2017
Plucking
240 x 180 mm, etching, 2017
The apprentices
130 x 130 mm, etching, 2017
The viewing platform
350 x 300 mm, etching, 2017
Artist’s Commentary
Following my interest in local Scottish industry, I decided to capture the life of coppersmiths and coopers in Scotland using limited edition copper plate etchings. This initial interest led to working in collaboration with Speyside Cooperage and it captures life at the whisky barns still using traditional methods, tools, skill and craftsmanship, yet providing a modern and vital trade of the industrial landscape of Scotland, seen in the global demand for whisky. The short video below demonstrates the etching process used during this project.