https://www.rowanormiston.com/240622351098 daily 0.75 2026-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/eb313837-61e0-48fb-ac0d-a1e72fe70b33/d521f9c9-1ecf-4d74-9127-d2e46bf7207f_SnapseedCopy.jpg about - about… rowan is a Scottish artist currently living and working in Glasgow. A 2021 graduate of Glasgow School of Art, they received a BA(hons) in Fine Art with a specialism in Painting and Printmaking and recently completed their MA in Contemporary Art and Archaeology at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Their work is an interdisciplinary approach to art through the methodologies of archaeological thinking. In looking to the past to inform the future they explore folkloric narratives and figures from Scotland, intrigued by the influence of folklore, particularly in relation to discussions and interpretations of the environment and gender. Working as a studio technician in a ceramics studio in Glasgow their work explores the potential of clay in relation to these lines of thought, thinking about the materials ability to be reworked and remade, and its history within fragments and findings. “It matters what we use to think other matters with; it matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with; it matters what knots knot knots, what thoughts think thoughts, what descriptions describe descriptions, what ties tie ties. It matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories.” Donna Haraway, Staying with the Trouble, 2016 https://www.rowanormiston.com/home daily 1.0 2026-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/9677b238-d6fd-491f-9998-8efa3b54ad51/deer+dance+2+edit+crop+bw.jpg home Black-and-white photo of a person wearing a deer antler mask standing in a rocky stream on a windswept grassy hillside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/5295e628-b351-4f0f-822f-a12e428efb13/clay+in+water.png home Hand reaching into clear shallow water over colorful river rocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/871f2da8-e690-4bc0-a768-cc1c375c19a2/sea+hands+3.JPG home Two weathered stone sculptures resembling joined hands rising from shallow water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/ef2f3195-ecc7-4fe3-9d27-a22d7d870820/A5F33A85-E3B9-4493-A7C3-E84D0C52252D.JPG home Abstract blue and white cyanotype artwork on two textured paper panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/59332a69-e9ed-415a-8a05-9cd89815005d/lichen.jpg home Close-up of moss and pale gray lichen covering a tree trunk in a forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/62356ebe-30f5-474a-9391-12f2dfe42f9a/B37570BF-27BB-46AB-A699-23FA9912CB59.JPG home Dark horned anthropomorphic deer statue displayed on a pedestal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/6b4e8c9b-0a1f-47a6-84b6-40065af3b131/P1370237.JPG home Black wooden sculpture of a horned animal standing on a table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/f6b8d8c2-512b-4056-bae0-2020cc2e0301/62A4DE40-82D0-4999-A6AD-ED576C408C39+2.JPG home Person wearing a deer antler mask and dark jacket standing in a grassy hillside landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/9b3865b6-1b0f-4239-90e1-b990fab66574/midden+of+narrative.jpg home Rusty metal container filled with seaweed, driftwood, rocks, and broken orange terracotta pieces on a pebble beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/40568044-b1e4-4003-b4eb-1e883d5be031/sky+cailleach.png home Hand holding a potato shaped like a small human figure against a blue, cloudy sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/137a319e-811f-4ab0-a137-0ad4a3afb6dd/9DB9730B-A87B-4C06-BB42-497C98D1D033.JPG home Abstract cyanotype artwork with glowing white organic shapes and raindrop-like marks on a deep blue background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/dc81c732-b6fa-43a0-ba18-540400ed3b87/IMG_6910.jpg home Hand holding a blue-and-gold ceramic manta ray sculpture against a green background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/7a6eaa76-15a0-4ec7-be48-3370c143a50a/head+vase+edit+crop.jpg home Ancient Egyptian canopic jar decorated with four human-headed figures and faded painted hieroglyphs https://www.rowanormiston.com/becoming-cailleach daily 0.75 2026-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/f6b8d8c2-512b-4056-bae0-2020cc2e0301/62A4DE40-82D0-4999-A6AD-ED576C408C39+2.JPG becoming-cailleach Person wearing a deer skull mask with antlers and a dark coat, standing in a windswept moorland landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/3b0c1329-925d-4bf2-97ac-2105d5a58cb5/hands+in+grass.JPG becoming-cailleach Pair of weathered animal hooves partially hidden in tall grass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/190da23d-b5b4-4d02-bf76-4b37babd3acb/cyanotype+spine.jpg becoming-cailleach Two torn sheets of dark blue textured handmade paper with visible fibers and uneven edges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/b97d7b33-c43f-4aa4-a800-c514f0e6e6a0/hands+in+grass+2.JPG becoming-cailleach Bronze sculpture of people emerging from tall grass in a sunlit meadow with hills in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/9677b238-d6fd-491f-9998-8efa3b54ad51/deer+dance+2+edit+crop+bw.jpg becoming-cailleach Person wearing a deer antler mask standing with arms raised beside a hillside stream in a black-and-white landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/d100c9a1-64fe-4a7f-97b2-48a3737351e6/deer+bog+edit+crop.jpg becoming-cailleach Person wearing a deer skull with antlers and a dark coat standing in a grassy, waterlogged moorland landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/60b105b8-89d9-421d-8509-94dd735024cb/cyanotype+pelvic+bones.jpg becoming-cailleach Abstract dark blue textured artwork with a soft pale blue geometric cross shape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/5ddec952-a544-4682-bca2-a198b2782e77/deer+shadow+edit+bw.jpg becoming-cailleach Black-and-white photograph of a person's shadow cast across tall grass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/888dc66a-9d5e-4a2b-a10d-729d00edbc72/four+teats+body.jpg becoming-cailleach Four dark and light spherical objects connected by black strings against a warm brown background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/be7963ca-ea1a-4ab3-b97b-8cabaa1c548d/sea+hands+.JPG becoming-cailleach Painted sculpture of a weathered human hand emerging from flowing gray fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/8c8757d5-5db8-4fbc-b68d-98a94e7c692b/antler+hands.JPG becoming-cailleach Black-and-white close-up of a person’s hands framing branching antlers against a cloudy sky and hillside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/0141ba5b-d57e-42b0-986e-e3d557858f81/fence+and+bones+bw+crop.JPG becoming-cailleach Black-and-white photo of two people wearing grotesque skull masks and dark furry costumes behind a chain-link fence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/23a7c1b6-3c9f-4730-905e-e50d31e3bef0/pit+fire+seaweed+edit.JPG becoming-cailleach Rock cairn with pottery fragments beside clear shallow water and seaweed-covered shoreline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/1168b190-e174-419d-b0c8-ebd33994110b/gallery+mound+2.JPG becoming-cailleach Large animal skeleton and bones arranged in dark soil on a wooden floor inside a room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/09cc3b36-6a7d-4414-a6e6-24a7b407f5b9/4+teats+.JPG becoming-cailleach Handmade ceramic wall hanging with four colorful textured discs connected by blue cord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/5f89f87c-5251-4098-ac3b-01f95852bb04/hilltop+deer+bw.jpg becoming-cailleach Black-and-white silhouette of a hiker wearing a backpack standing atop a rocky grassy hill under a cloudy sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/a3972337-93fe-4fff-ba5b-18a6e7ef0df0/pit+fire+seaweed+edit+2.JPG becoming-cailleach Pile of colorful rocks and driftwood beside shallow flowing water https://www.rowanormiston.com/maeshowebeings daily 0.75 2026-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/8e5bc875-561a-4aea-b330-c4884e44a7af/maeshowe+dragon.jpg maeshowe beings Black-and-white line drawing of a winged, horned mythical creature with a curled tail and clawed feet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/dc81c732-b6fa-43a0-ba18-540400ed3b87/IMG_6910.jpg maeshowe beings Hand holding a blue ceramic winged dragon sculpture against a green background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/f9b126fe-c42f-4b83-9d8f-b13dba24e3d8/27B2B29C-EDCD-452A-9F3C-1EB061F64B49.JPG maeshowe beings Three gray ceramic penguin figurines on a wooden table, with a white ceramic duck in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/28333964-e295-45e2-9bda-47aa3cf30f0f/maeshowe+being+1+.JPG maeshowe beings Hand holding a small gray ceramic cat figurine with pointed ears and long legs on a wooden table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/b7f284d8-b060-4052-aaf1-89b88d0220f0/maeshowe+toy.jpg maeshowe beings Handmade fabric bird sculpture with a button eye, red and black felt details, and shell embellishments displayed on a white pedestal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/0992ec59-2d05-414b-92af-f10aa7752608/VGSB6429+crop.jpg maeshowe beings Small handmade terracotta animal sculpture balanced on an open palm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/48a49f3f-56b2-421c-88b9-a849131a8c1c/JSRZ1823.JPG maeshowe beings Small wooden animal sculpture with curved horns held in an open hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/54ab3ec0-bc5a-4a00-8624-d17bd28a8b64/IMG_7289.jpeg maeshowe beings Mounted white alligator head with open jaws on a beige wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/0954b564-1219-4248-82cc-50aaea2cd838/two+faced+x2.jpg maeshowe beings Glazed blue-green ceramic sculpture with jagged horn-like spikes and curved legs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/a1fe368a-4750-4fb9-be0f-ec061952740c/trinket+box.jpg maeshowe beings White ceramic dragon head ashtray with a blue eye and brown glazed tongue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/1780415844033-3F244MTNP93C3EEEPALU/P1350092.png maeshowe beings Round ceramic plate decorated with a stylized black and red crab illustration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/de4b306e-c263-46f4-8d07-b27086a232e7/maeshowe+being+6.jpg maeshowe beings Hand holding a small dark blue-green fantasy shark figurine with spikes, fins, and an open toothy mouth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/6b4e8c9b-0a1f-47a6-84b6-40065af3b131/P1370237.JPG maeshowe beings Dark wooden sculpture resembling a stylized animal standing on a tabletop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/bf675c38-394e-4cd0-9162-d9fd5a7b6469/blue+maeshowe.jpg maeshowe beings Blue glazed ceramic sculpture of a horned dragon or mythical creature on a white surface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9977ba832e5e77f47b2aaf/ba51ae93-acb6-4252-9db9-33b6cd580fc0/logo+sqaure+small.png maeshowe beings Black-line drawing of a curled-up snail with a large spiral shell and antennae on a white background