Adam 'Two Skies' McIntosh
It's in the name
Where it all started
A hopeful, optimistic young Adam McIntosh left Edinburgh in 2001 with the vague plan to travel the world and earn his way during his journeys as a kilt-wearing folk singer and story-teller; however, he found his true vocation along the way!Staying with the native tribespeople of Nova Scotia gave him a keen interest in bartering and trading. It was here, whilst working and living with the Mi'kmaq tribe, that he was gifted the name 'Two Skies'.
On his travels
Collecting Gemstones
A passion for gemstones then developed in Arizona, where he met Native Americans dealing in turquoise. Stopping off in Australia, delighted prospectors celebrating the discovery of an opal seam gifted him a bag of precious opal offcuts to add to his collection in exchange for a round of beers!
scotlands gem hunter
The Adventures Continue
Several hair-raising adventures followed, including being chased out of the Dominican Republic by gangsters and living with a witchdoctor in rural Africa.
By the time Adam returned from his travels, he had gathered an impressive collection of gems. He took them into town in a wheelbarrow and laid them out on a blanket to sell.
With no street trader’s licence, he was regularly moved on, but from that humble wheelbarrow, the seeds of Two Skies were planted.