The St John's Garden

St John's Church at the West End of Edinburgh have just completed a major project to improve and open up their historic and beautiful graveyard. They asked me to provide an illustration for a new interpretative sign. It's the cherry on the cake of all the work of tree-felling, planting, path-building and monument restoration which has been going on in the background.

My illustration was beautifully put together with the information on the history and facilities of the site by graphic designer Peter Blood from The Osprey Company, www.ospreyco.com, who provided the signboard itself. If you want a sign, we've made a good team and would love to work together again!

The sign was unveiled at a special ceremony with the Bishop of Edinburgh (the guy in the pink frock...) The unveiling is being done by historian Angus Mitchell, who knows more about the people buried in the churchyard than anyone. (I'm hot on his heels, however, because the people in the graveyard are some of the subject of my history PhD which you can read about on my website).



The sign is on the Terrace down the steps from Lothian Road -- drop in and have a look if you're in Edinburgh!