Speak Stone!

SPEAK STONE!

Voices from the Past
Interactive workshop exploring how we feel about our local, historic sites through the art of storytelling
Monday 28th at 7.30pm in Timespan

Stories in the Strath
A minibus trip into the Strath of Kildonan to record interactive short films about the following sites of heritage interest.
1 Suisgil Broch
2 Enclosures at Kinbrace Hill
3 Kildonan Church
Sunday 4th May - 10.30am-3.30pm
Minibus leaves from Timespan car park
Booking essential for above events and it is advised that participants attend both events.
Open to all ages

Storytelling Ceilidh
Sunday 4th May – 4.30pm-8.00pm
Everyone is welcome to come along and tell a story or two!
Tea & coffee, baking and a dram
Raffle

Open to all ages and families
All events free
Timespan late night opening to 8pm

Events led by:
Lorna Jappy, Storyteller
Ruth Macdougall, Youth Arts Curator
Jacquie Aitken, Heritage Officer

Ruth's photos

the Pier Arts Centre.

Nicole - I decided to go on the Orkney trip during the Easter holidays as I thought it would be fun and a good experience for me. Also, my two best friends were also going, which meant we were all enjoying the art museums, chapels and many more fun things together.
I expected the trip to be all about art and museums but when I got there, it was nothing like that. Already I had experienced things I had never done before when I was only there for three days for example: the ferry, the dark caves that had lots of history behind them, Skara Brae and many more things. So the trip was very different to what I expected.
Yes, I would say the trip met my expectations because I had lots of things to do, I also learnt a lot and I had so much to talk about when I came home.
My favourite aspect of the trip was the ferry and the tomb, Maeshowe, as I was so scared to enter them. But when I got inside it wasn’t bad at all, it was actually really good!
The only thing that could have been improved was getting up later in the morning but that wasn’t possible, so nothing, everything was good!


Inside the Italian Chapel at Lamb's Holm.

Muddy Funksters workshop, making birds from recycled materials.

Alison sketching on the beach at Hoy.

Sean filming the Jordanian Triangle Artist working in the boat house.

Sean - My favourite part of this trip was the visit to St Magnus Cathedral. The architecture, windows, everything is spectacular. We had activities arranged after our trips around the island, such as the film night, model making competitions and ‘Circle Time’’
Our team leaders : Jenny, Lindsay and Ruth were great. Ruth must be really devoted to us to organise this trip.



Triangle artists working in the kirk.

Sketching Rackwick Beach.

Rackwick Beach.

Arriving at Rackwick beach.

All of us ontop of Maeshowe!

more photos of orkney from natalie..

More Of Natalies Orkney Pics..

Natalie - I decided to go to Orkney because I’ve never been before and I thought it would be a good experience and opportunity.
I expected we would just be visiting lots of places. The trip definitely surpassed my expectations and was a lot more interesting than I thought it was going to be.
My favourite part of the trip was visiting the small island of Hoy. Three members of the Pier Group came with us, Graham, Holly and Rory. We went over on the foot ferry, then drove to Hoy 'outdoor centre', where there was a Triangle International Artists workshop going on. I wasn’t really looking forward to this as I didn’t really know what it was but it turned out to be my favourite part of the whole trip!
When we got inside, we had an introduction from one of the artists, Amy, who was quite local. She explained that the workshop was 20 artists from all over the world, living together for two weeks, learning new talents from each other and creating art.
Then she took us to meet some of the other artists. We met artists from Germany, Cuba, Afghanistan, Trinidad, Korea, and Orkney. They were all very nice and showed us some of their work. There was also a Kirk where some of the artists were working and we were shown around it. Then we walked down to the beach with an old boat house, where one of the artists was making a musical instrument out of an old piece of wood. Next we went to Rackwick beach, one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen!!
We drew pictures in our spanner planners, took photos and drew in the sand.

Natalies Orkney Pics!

Ben - I decided to go on the trip to Orkney because I wanted to visit Orkney and to get to know the group better.

I expected the trip to be great fun and educational and it was! I learnt a lot about the history of Orkney as well as some arty things.
My favourite aspect of the trip was going to visit all the different places and working as a team.

My favourite activity on the island was working with the Muddy Funksters because we made things out of old bits and pieces and it was really fun.

I also liked going to see all those artists from around the world, making things out of what they had discovered all about them.

The thing that I will take from this trip is happy memories and a good time.

Heathers orkney pics

It is hard to pick a favourite experience from the trip so I am going to outline one which I found most inspiring to me. When we visited the artists on Hoy I was very interested in the art work that one of the artists showed us in her portfolio and also the work done by (the guy on the computer). I also found the topic raised by (the artist with the sticky notes) , about using materials surrounding you to create art. She mentioned this because of the difficulties in attaining materials from the mainland. I have always thought that art made from natural materials is more interesting and unique, the artists working on Hoy made the most of materials from the beach which made their art more personal and in connection with were it was made.
Other highlights include avocado salad, pictionary, and animal balloons :D
This trip was also good because I took lots of pictures, which was helpful to me as I rarely have a chance to photograph such beautiful views as those in Orkney, I hope to develop my photography skills in doing a course on it at school.


Sean with camera




Alison and a standing stone:D


Alison looking thoughtful :P
When I first wanted to go on the trip I have to say I was expecting it to be all visiting places but as I soon learnt it was centered mainly around meeting new people and interacting with them. I enjoyed the whole trip ( and yes that does include those comfy couches on the ferry) but, if I had to pick one thing it would have to be the Pier Arts Centre because it was a great art gallery, even the little bits that weren't really meant to be art were in a away. The volcano wall (I think it was called) was a permanent piece which was I admit a little strange but it caught the attention of the passerby and that was the main point I think.

What I took away from this trip? Hmm..well it would have to be a new found appreciation for artists and their work. I mean don't get me wrong, I thought art was worth its price. But now I feel that a lot more goes into art than I would have expected, for example the artists on Hoy, they were working only with what they could get but they still found ways and means of making their ideas work.


The group we had was good, the place we stayed were good, the places we went were good, and that's what made the trip great!

Alison.x



Nicole and Caroline on the beach.


People on the beach.

Ruth under big face rock... :D

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