What to do if you love where you live but there are no jobs? Create your own, of course. This is exactly what Iseabal Hendry, crafter of beautiful accessories made from woven leather and embroidered thread, has done. She has fashioned a life that enables her to live on the banks of Loch Carron on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, just a few miles from the hamlet where she grew up.
‘I feel most alive when I’m out in the hills,’ Iseabal says, gazing through the window along the glen towards a trio of Munros (Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet high). ‘But around here, you’re either a fish farmer, a teacher or maybe a crofter. I think
