Silvia Muras
Louise Worthy: "There is an element of the unknown in printmaking that is magical"
Owls, foxes and puffins populate the artworks of artist and printmaker Louise Worthy, who 15 years ago swapped a career in the fashion industry for an art studio in the Highlands.
KC: When and why you decided to become an artist?
LW: My love of printmaking started when I was
Horses
Toponyms from the various names for horse are very common, arising from the old practice of keeping horses on a pasture by themselves. Rosehall (Rossall) comes from the Norse hross-völlr, 'horse field'. In the adjacent Glen Rossal, several names incorporate the Gaelicised version Rosail: Rosail forest, Loch Rosail,
Fiona matheson: "The process is as exciting as the outcome"
Croft houses appear regularly on her paintings, a reference to life in Strathcarron and Culrain when she was younger.
KC: Why landscape?
FM: The textures, colours and form of the Highland landscape are always changing. It supplies endless inspiration not only on a daily basis but hourly, as the weather
Sutherland Sessions: Trad Club of the Year 2019
The group is bringing first-class musicians to local venues across Sutherland and has recently received the "Club of the Year 2019" at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards.
We met with the Sutherland Sessions committee on a stormy February afternoon at Invershin pub. The photo shoot was
Dog handler and legend Pat MacGettigan
This Irishman based in Culrain was one of the most successful dog handlers in Scotland and quite a character.
Born in Donegal in 1929, he came to the Highlands as a teenager to work in Hydro Electric schemes such as the 5-mile tunnel in Lairg. He began to work as
