A former Penicuik High School pupil has returned to the town to help create an exhibition of art which pays tribute to its history and heritage.
Print maker and sculptor Fiona Maher has worked with community groups to create a series of works which capture the Midlothian town's paper-making past.
The former high school pupil, who runs classes at Edinburgh Printmakers, was appointed Artist in Residence by the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project.
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She held workshops in Penicuik Town Hall and at Pen-y-Coe Press in the town over the last year with local groups and pupils from Beeslack High School taking part to produce their own print tributes.
The eight panels, which were produced using a range of techniques including printing. drawing and etching will be unveiled when the exhibition opens in the town hall this month.
Papermaking in Penicuik dates back to 1709 when the first mill was established on the River Esk by Agnes Campbell.
Within a century there were ten mills between Penicuik and Lasswade.
The panels depict the millworkers, the engineers behind the mills and owners who helped build Penicuik's reputation as The Papermaking Town.
Provost Debbi McCall, who will be attending the opening on Saturday, January 21, said: "Fiona has done a great job working with local community groups to stimulate interest in the history and heritage of the town, with local people creating some attractive and exciting prints.
"By displaying these permanently in the town hall, we will hopefully encourage people to take an interest in the heritage of the town and to learn more about the creative processes involved in drawing and printmaking.”
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