stitchdup Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I found a couple of old etchings I did more than 20 years ago today. Not sure why my sisters iphone decided to warp them a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Those are cool. What material is it? I used to scratch drawings into quarry slate and hang them on the wall. Reminds me of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, doorsovdoon said: Those are cool. What material is it? I used to scratch drawings into quarry slate and hang them on the wall. Reminds me of that. Its on glass, I tried some old purple roof slate around the same time but found glass easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, stitchdup said: Its on glass, I tried some old purple roof slate around the same time but found glass easier. Ah, Penrhyn slate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, doorsovdoon said: Ah, Penrhyn slate! could be, the beach around me is covered in it after a shipwreck a couple hundred years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, stitchdup said: could be, the beach around me is covered in it after a shipwreck a couple hundred years ago Sounds like the "John Preston" It was carrying slate from Wales and went down in a storm off the Sound of Mull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, doorsovdoon said: Sounds like the "John Preston" It was carrying slate from Wales and went down in a storm off the Sound of Mull. no idea mate but i'm in the orkney isles so it wasn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, stitchdup said: no idea mate but i'm in the orkney isles so it wasn't it ah ok, it wouldn't be that then, you're way up North! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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