Pictish/Celtic/Scythian and Rock Art Design Tea Towels

I really have to thank my wife and one of our sons for planting and nurturing the ‘tea towel’ seed in my mind a number of years ago! I finally had two designs printed (in the first instance) using original art I’d created for my greeting cards.

These have been printed in the UK on 100% cotton (superior quality 270 gsm/8 oz). They are hemmed on all four sides, measure 78 x 50 cm (30 x 19 inches) and are machine washable at 30 Degrees.

The first design is ‘Lepus Celestine’ (strictly © HatchBurnCarve) that features a hare leaping over rock art, or cup-and-ring marks, based on the carvings found at Cairnbaan in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll;

The second design ‘From Altai to Grampia’ (strictly © HatchBurnCarve) features two stags that are based on the Pictish carved stone from Grantown-On-Spey (now in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh). Drawing upon ancient Scythian art, specifically tattoo designs such as those found on the ice mummies from the Altai mountains of south-east Siberia, I imagined how a Scythian might reinterpret the Pictish stags, or vice-versa;

For more information and images on each tea towel, please follow this link to my Etsy shop where they are now available to purchase.

Uru-Anna Orion Plaques

Another four of my ‘Uru-Anna’ plaques (design © HatchBurnCarve) that I sent to Kilmartin Museum Shop (number XI to XIV in an open-ended series).

This cup and ring design is based on the Orion constellation and influenced by the rock art found in Kilmartin Glen. I make these regularly to keep up with demand (these four sold within a matter of weeks) and some are occasionally available to buy from my Etsy shop (or you can order direct- please use the contact form, or email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk).

Pictish Boar Stones

Pictish boar stones. Hand carved from natural Tweed Valley stones. On sale at Kilmartin Museum shop and available to order direct (please use the contact form, or email hatchburncarve@yahoo.co.uk).

Cup and Ring Mark Pendants

Cup and ring mark pendants. Hand carved and crafted from Leithen Water stones, with gold and copper enamel.

On sale at Kilmartin Museum Shop. I’ve made some more of these which are now available to buy in my Etsy shop.

Time Gazers

‘Time Gazer’ carved slate wall plaques (24 x 16 cm, © HatchBurnCarve).

An exclusive design for Kilmartin Museum Shop, and on sale there now.

 

Cup and Ring Marked House Sign

‘Stumbletree’- probably my favourite house name I have carved to date (45 x 15 cm). Entirely freehand carved from a 1 cm slab of slate. The customer had seen my work at Kilmartin Museum Shop and had commissioned me to make the sign with the addition of cup and ring markings based on those found in Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, Scotland.

Hand enamelled using professional white and copper monument enamel.

‘Bronze, Bone and Silence’

‘Bronze, Bone and Silence’

Reclaimed slate hearth stone, Cornish beach stones, wood. 37.2 x 23.1 x 17.0 cm.
Insertion of a short cist burial in a stone setting. The skeleton is a reflection upon burials such as those found at Newhaven in Edinburgh and Cladh Hallan in South Uist. The stones around are carved with cup and ring markings based on prominent constellations seen in the skies above Scotland during the four seasons (Orion in Winter, Leo in Spring, Cygnus in Summer and Perseus in Autumn). The style of cup and ring markings reflects those found at Ballymeanoch Stone Row and Nether Largie Standing Stones in Kilmartin Glen. Dimensions of the wooden base correspond to the Golden Ratio/Phi.
This was included in the ‘Shambhala at Shambellie’ exhibition at Shambellie House, New Abbey nr Dumfries (17th to 29th August 2017).

The Orion Stone

The Leo Stone

The Cygnus Stone

The Perseus Stone

Close up of the skeleton

New ‘Time Gazer’ Wall Plaques

Four new ‘Time Gazer’ wall plaques, recently delivered and on sale now at Kilmartin Museum shop.
Exclusive design for Kilmartin Museum and © Hatch, Burn, Carve/Martin Wilson 2016.

Lepus Celestine

‘Lepus Celestine’ 33 x 26.5 cm. Hand carved from a reclaimed Cornish roof slate (approximately 300 years old).
Exclusively designed for Kilmartin Museum Shop. Design copyright Martin Wilson/HatchBurnCarve, 2016. All rights reserved.