‘Making a Handaxe’: a knot in time.

‘Making a Handaxe’: a knot in time.

I recently shared a conversation with archaeologist, writer and artist Mark Edmonds. He came to my studio at the weekend to talk about his new book "Making a Handaxe", bringing with him an object of contemplation  and conversation: an exquisitely shaped flint handaxe...

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Genius or “Scenius”?

Genius or “Scenius”?

Last week I spent a few days back in Edinburgh. I lived and worked there for more than thirty years. It’s the city I moved to at the tender age of seventeen to study at art school and one I still love very much. It’s where I grew into myself, made lifelong...

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watery pursuits and surges of heart-voltage

watery pursuits and surges of heart-voltage

I'm delighted to have writer and podcaster Susan Mathews as guest for this week's newsletter. Season 2 of Susan's podcast The Subverse has been my 'go-to' listening recently, and her thoughtful conversations around water have helped to shape my own response to this...

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The Invention of Rivers

The Invention of Rivers

It’s late Winter, or perhaps it’s early Spring. An uncertain season here in Orkney, either way. It can mean anything from shirtsleeves and birdsong to blizzarding snow and sometimes both of these in the same day. We’ve had some gentle days recently that saw the hens...

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