Whilst making these ropes I have been collecting anecdotes, stories, facts
about hand made ropes, their practical and mythical uses. I will be putting
some of these into Rope notes along with some pictures of the finished ropes.
rope note 01
'a piece of heather rope was found at Scara Brae on Orkney, 5000 yeas old'
make a rope a day....100 ropes / 50 plants NEW - exhibited NOW for 2012 they will be at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Sleat on the Isle of Skye from Sat 4th Feb to Mon 16th April These ropes are an exploration of plants, of place, and of my personal responses to these through the making of them. 100 ropes/ 50 plants was exhibited in Inverness museum and art gallery in July/ August 2011 and at the SNH headquarters Great Glen house Inverness Sept/Oct 2011.
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Saturday, 2 July 2011
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