Kristie
@kristiedegaris@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

I am beyond pleased to share that I am featured in the latest issue of the world renowned Smithsonian Magazine (July/August 2025).

To see my drystone work, and my voice, recognised, and to take up space in a field where women are still few and far between, means more than I can say.

I was so proud to show my daughters this.

"I realised really quickly for every stone I can't lift, there's a stone that a man can't lift"

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/my-drystone-work-featured-in-the-smithsonian-magazine

#Scotland#Culture#History#Article

Magazine spread from Smithsonian Magazine (July/August 2025) featuring Kristie De Garis and fellow drystone waller Tara Whitcher The main photo shows both seated on a large pile of stones, smiling in workwear, with an autumnal landscape behind them. Smaller photos show Kristie pushing a bright orange Belle wheelbarrow and Tara shaping stone beside a chicken. The layout includes photo credits, a caption naming Kristie, and a short article excerpt discussing the craft and philosophy of drystone walling.
Magazine spread from Smithsonian Magazine (July/August 2025) featuring Kristie De Garis and fellow drystone waller Tara Whitcher The main photo shows both seated on a large pile of stones, smiling in workwear, with an autumnal landscape behind them. Smaller photos show Kristie pushing a bright orange Belle wheelbarrow and Tara shaping stone beside a chicken. The layout includes photo credits, a caption naming Kristie, and a short article excerpt discussing the craft and philosophy of drystone walling.
Magazine spread from Smithsonian Magazine (July/August 2025) featuring Kristie De Garis and fellow drystone waller Tara Whitcher The main photo shows both seated on a large pile of stones, smiling in workwear, with an autumnal landscape behind them. Smaller photos show Kristie pushing a bright orange Belle wheelbarrow and Tara shaping stone beside a chicken. The layout includes photo credits, a caption naming Kristie, and a short article excerpt discussing the craft and philosophy of drystone walling.