News — new series

At the start of September – which I think was either last week or six months ago – I asked Twitter what their favourite Scots language animal names were. I'd just before thought of the word 'slater' and realised it was one of the few Scots words I've kent since I was a bairn. (In English, a slater is a woodlouse.) The tweet became one of the most-responded to I've posted, with over 250 replies! It was so popular that the Daily Record even did a wee story about it. No, really – they did! The replies on Twitter taught me many brilliant names, as well as reminding...

We have a new series launching today, which we're pretty excited about. Before we get to it, we realise that we may never have explained how any of our series came about. We thought now might be the time to change that, so we're going to let Stewart explain how he came up with this new series. My Indy Prints work is often a celebration of Scotland's culture. I've created pieces that focus on Scots sayings, stories and myths, among other things. However, I've not really looked at the people who can be said to have helped define our culture,...