Ambleside Roman Fort, Ambleside, Lake District

Amphitheater ( Colosseo ) of El Jem ( El Djem / Tunisia ) 

At Caesarea Maritima, according to the historian Josephus, in AD 66, the Great Revolt against Rome started due to a pagan ceremony conducted on Shabbat in front of this very synagogue.

We did so much #yesterday in #rome This was just the #morning and #lunch ;) #pantheon (as in The Pantheon) #sanluigideifrancesi #caravaggio #caravage #palazzovenezia #forum #romanruins #latinlife #ecceromani #carbonara #bestcarbonaraever @inromarestaurant #ciaoroma #romanholiday #selfie #salute https://www.instagram.com/p/CpH2WBVtyA6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ruines au bord de la mer Le site de Byblos, Liban abrite des colonnes antiques romaines, des ruines d'amphithéâtre grec ou encore un château croisé.

I love this picture of Chelsea, she was surprised by the ringing of the bells right when our guide took our pic. We got to see three UNESCO Heritage sites. The third I’ll make another post of. Beautiful countryside, definitely a must see in Portugal! #evora #cathedealofevora #Romanruins @luxetrvlbylaura #avabetrippin #portugal #portugal🇵🇹 (at Évora, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpzpc8YO3Xx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Aha! Here I am! Cassimi the Camel! The kitty thinks he owns the amphitheatre, but this is the desert, where my people reign! Come to El Jem for the humps! Paws for travel. Globepouncing.com #camel #tunisia #eljem #eljemcolosseum #eljemamphitheatre #africa #africatravel #tunisiatravel #romanruins #buzzfeedanimals #northafrica (at Amphithéâtre d'El Jem) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBbZkzqfRM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Cypress tree, ruins of Ephesus . . . . #ephesus #ephesusyayınları #romanruins #cypress #cypresstrees https://www.instagram.com/p/Co9F7PquEI2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #abandonedworld #ancientruins #bnw #castleruins #decay #hiking #history #mayanruins #rivieramaya #romanruins #ruins #ruinswork #rust #rvtravel #scotland #scottishhighlands #summertime #temple #travelawesome #traveldestination #travelingram #travelphoto #travelpics #traveltheworld #urbanexploration #urbanexploring #view #visitscotland #whitby #yucatan (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7JPiiNSjC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#conimbriga #hipocausto #ruinasromanas #romanruins #casadecantaber #condeixaanova #portugal #sonya350 #vmribeiro (em Conimbriga) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cona-bUM1W-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Book of Lapis was mostly about recording projects such as “Meeting Saints” but also recorded some travels. This set are not all in chronological order (because Instagram is weird and prescriptive about posting sets of images that have to all be in one format with no variation) so here are some double-page spreads. Suddenly it was summer proper and we had arranged a visit to beautiful Miramar near Barmouth. Miramar is the house of Barhooba, who is very generous and let us borrow her lovely place. The first is sitting under a bridge in the shade drawing Barmouth bay from that side, the second was the spectacular artificial lake of the filled quarry. The copper in the local stone made the water an eerie blue and clear down for many many meters, it was accessible only by the cave mouth. Next is a view from the Fairbourne end of the beach. After Miramar we had a day out in Chester with the Foundation tribe where I drew some ruins. back at home in the new flat on Minster Court I had planted sunflowers on the balcony. Next was a view near Fourstones in a trip up north, followed by another later in the year as winter came again and then the cosy yet splendid Philharmonic pub. This set closes with a Haiku by Ryokan given to me by teacher Buddhashanti to note the turning of the seasons. #sketchbook #drawing #drawingsketch #nostalgia #memories #summer #fairbourne #barmouthbeach #beautifulwales #cymru #northumbria #sunflowers #romanruins #chester #queerartist #liverpoolartist #hexham #philharmonic #haikyuu #haiku #ryokan #winter #seasonsturning (at Barmouth North Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn7ezJ9sVFD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It's been a minute since I posted anything and I can feel the itch to share again. Most of January, for me, has been dominated by freelance content and design work. But I am still making lots of progress on next month's shop update. And while I'm not ready to set a date yet, I wanted to share some of the inspiration behind Myths & Legends. I've always been utterly fascinated by the stories in myths, legends, fairy tales, fables, and anything other-worldly that was once regarded as having a foot in the real world. When I travel, I'm looking for ruins, monuments, relics, and pieces of ancient civilizations. Not because I want to uncover and piece together what used to be, but because I want to use that energy to spark my creativity. I find it positively electric to set foot on ground that has seen many thousands of years worth of human stories. For example, I took this photo of a carving at Rosslyn Chapel in 2003. I'd traveled to Scotland to visit my father's family and it was an amazing trip on many levels. I went back to the UK in 2009 and during that trip visited Chester, specifically the ruins of Roman infrastructure and of St. John's Church. I promised myself I'd use the latter to inspire a setting for my next book. And I kept that promise when I wrote The Variant Conspiracy trilogy. This month, on my metalsmithing side, I'm diving back into mythology, more broadly this time and it's been a huge amount of fun. Because I can't get enough of stories that help us explore who we used to be, what we used to believe, how we collectively saw the world and understood the nature of life, the universe, and everything. I have a lot of work left before I can set the date for Myths & Legends. But it has been addictive immersing myself in the imagery of those worlds, so it won't be much longer, I promise.🤞 #rosslynchapel #stonecarving #romanruins #stjohnschurch #ukruins (at UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnpuIesyOxc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Amphitheater ( Colosseo ) of El Jem ( El Djem / Tunisia ) 

Been practicing my inkwash again. First drawing of the New Year. Inspired by some Roman ruins, this one was a head of a bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius. It had this weird uncanny feel to it that I had to draw. #inkwash #inkwashdrawing #inkwashpainting #surreal #ink #weird #inkbrush #romanruins #face #head https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm83IEcO1Oj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We walked #thismorning and saw more sights in #rome #streets #colosseum #romanruins #boccadellaverita #santamariaincosmedin #teatrodimarcello #piazza #walkinginrome #romanholiday #lastday #wah https://www.instagram.com/p/CpN7Dh4tT4y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Al-Rabba Roman and Byzantine Ruins_ #injordam #alrabba #romanandbyzantine #historicalsite #romanruins #byzantineruins #random #stopby #visitjordan #roadtrip #liferecorder https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmgcob9MzJi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=