Lonsdale and Dutch have been based in central Edinburgh for a long time and are a traditional blacksmiths which has a feeling of artisan craft about it. What makes it even more interesting is that it is owned by a guy who's mother was on the cover of Vogue in the 1950's (Margaret French), and his premises are next door to the Artist Sax Shaw who was friends of Salvador Dali.
We had just had some brunch in the lovely cafe next door (which in itself made us all really happy) and upon leaving noticed that they were busy working and so I popped in and asked if I could take some pictures which is how I found out the above!
The workshop is covered in a thick layer of fine soot, and the light there is beautiful and provides the place with an atmosphere that conjures up so many, stories, thoughts and images, and I got lost in it all taking pictures with my camera.
Sparks flew and glistened in amongst all the grey
like my imagination and the stories going through my head as I looked around this place and I hope the photographs do that for you too.
Wow - these are amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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What a cool place! Love the light and the shots.
ReplyDeleteLove it, your photos make me want to go!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing a part of your world with us at CG! The photos convey a good story of artisans and the beautiful things they produce by hand. I wonder how long they've been in their chosen trade.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun time!
ReplyDeleteI love the series of photos! Love that you had an all access pass to take photos and see what they do behind the scenes :)
ReplyDeleteIt really does bring back another time, doesn't it? Hopefully, not a lost time.
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Ooooh how Neat!!! :) That would be so awesome to go see :) Thanks for sharing... Happy Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I've watched black smiths and am fascinated with their craft and think of them as artists.
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