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I have combined my passion for exploring the hills and mountains of England, Scotland and Wales, map in hand, with a love of working with slate and stone.

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My inspiration for the slate maps came from painting a piece of Yorkshire Dales gritstone for my Dad’s 70th birthday with all his favourite walking routes around Swaledale and Wensleydale. He loved it and it has pride of place on his lounge wall.

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My wife, Gill (the brains behind Dyad Crafts) convinced me to start making some more designs and to sell at our local craft fairs.

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Slate is a perfect surface to draw and paint on. There is an interesting surface texture and being recycled roof slates, the odd well-placed nail hole.