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Grey Mountain Studio Hi. I sell handcrafted bronze jewellery. I have long been an admirer of Pictish and Viking artwork, especially stone carvings and jewellery.

I have long been an admirer of Pictish and Viking artwork, especially stone carvings and jewellery, and my work is inspired by those medieval artisans. I hope you like what you see and thank you for visiting.

This fabulous stone cross sits in a churchyard in the village of Aberlemno, about 20 miles north of Dundee, Scotland. Ca...
04/09/2017

This fabulous stone cross sits in a churchyard in the village of Aberlemno, about 20 miles north of Dundee, Scotland. Carved about 1100 years ago, towards the end of the Pictish period, it features an intricate Christian cross with several Celtic images around it, including the seahorses I have used as a design for a few years now. The other side of the stone features more symbols and a battle scene. This is easily one of the most beautiful Pictish stones and seeing it for the first time was definitely a highlight of my recent trip to Scotland.

My most popular pendant is of the Norse god Odin riding his mighty eight-legged horse Sleipnir. Always colourful, the No...
11/08/2017

My most popular pendant is of the Norse god Odin riding his mighty eight-legged horse Sleipnir. Always colourful, the Norse myths suggest Sleipnir was sired by a powerful stallion owned by a frost giant, with Loki taking the form of a mare to lure the stallion away, getting himself pregnant and later giving birth to Sleipnir. Odin, leader of the Gods, then took possession of Sleipnir, the best of horses.

This is a montage of Odin and Sleipnir pendants I've made in the past in open form and as a disc. They vary quite a lot as I've experimented with different metal clays.

My little collection of 11 Pictish design pendants includes two Pictish Beasts. The one on the right, with the knotwork...
17/07/2017

My little collection of 11 Pictish design pendants includes two Pictish Beasts. The one on the right, with the knotwork, is based on the beast on Rodney's Stone in Moray, a 2 metre stone slab with a cross on one side and symbols on the other. The one on the left is based on the beast on the Maiden Stone in Aberdeenshire.

The other pendants are drawn from Pictish carvings that are clearly representations of real animals – boar, bear, wolf, and so on. But the beasts are very different. There are around 50 known carvings of Pictish beasts, but the question is, what are they images of? They could be based on real animals, possibly horses or dolphins, but they have swirls instead of forelimbs and huge crests. Nobody really knows, which creates a lovely mystery. My favourite interpretation is that they are early representations of the mystical kelpie, water spirits with a penchant for luring unwary travellers to their deaths. But don't let that put you off buying one!

So here's my latest Pictish pendant. The design is taken from a carved stone found at Easterton-of-Roseisle in Moray on ...
18/02/2017

So here's my latest Pictish pendant. The design is taken from a carved stone found at Easterton-of-Roseisle in Moray on the east coast of Scotland and now on display in the National Museum of Scotland. I love this pendant, and Sophie's enjoying her first modelling assignment!

This is my collection of Viking inspired jewellery.
10/02/2017

This is my collection of Viking inspired jewellery.

This is my collection of Pictish carving inspired bronzework.
10/02/2017

This is my collection of Pictish carving inspired bronzework.

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