I’ve been finding it hard to sleep lately. Maybe you’ve been the same. I’ve had to start rationing my time on Twitter, not so much because of the big black ‘X’ and other changes to the platform, but because I follow a number of climate scientists. They are, frankly...
I’ve been thinking and reading about water, time and connectedness a lot recently. But a piece of the puzzle has been missing: where does creative practice fit in to this story? We can think about how beauty is necessary even in times as full of trouble and foreboding...
If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that I gave a short presentation last week, along with fellow artist Anne Bevan, at the Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) in Stromness. I asked how we might stay afloat together in these turbulent times. Samantha...
In this weeks blog, I’m delighted to share a wonderfully thoughtful conversation I had with Orkney-based freelance wildlife cameraman and photographer Raymond Besant. I’ve admired Raymond’s work for a long time. Orkney being a small place, we’ve met a on a number of...
Last weekend I was preparing my canoe for a summer relaunch after a winter propped in the garage gathering dust and cobwebs. I’m very proud of my wee boat because I made it myself, so I was quite absorbed in touching up scrapes on the hull and adding a few coats of...
