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Historic Environment Scotland

I’ve been working with HES since 2019 on a broad range of illustration and design projects, initially for the Learning and Inclusion team but now for other teams as well.

The Maiden’s Leap is a legend at Huntingtower Castle. As part of HES’s Year or Stories celebration, Fiona Davidson re-told the story in Scots, I illustrated it and Zoe Buyers animated it. This is just a wee selection of the elements I drew.

Watch the story in Scots. Animation by Zoe Buyers

Maiden's leap illustration by helen wyllie — The Ruthvens and John at Huntingtower Castle

Maiden's leap illustration by helen wyllie — Dorothea sneaking down the stairs in her tower, and up the stairs in the other tower

John’s market stall

Dorothea keeking at the gap she’s going to leap

Dorothea pretending to sleep

mary queen of scots illustrations — Illustrations for a Mary Queen of Scots diary project. A Sixteenth Century Edinburgh Castle and Mary’s pomander

Photo props from two projects, and the B&W colouring-in versions for one of them

Mary Queen of Scots

Cartwheeling jester for a summer of play project

Cockerel for a history game

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