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Great Tapestry of Scotland 1-23

On Sunday I finally got to see the Great Tapestry of Scotland. I was completely blown away by the vision of Alistair Moffat (who produced the tapestry’s historical content and context), Andrew Crummy (the superb artist who designed these 160 panels) and perhaps especially by the skill and beauty of the work of the thousand…

Þingvellir

By: Kate Davies Designs April 10, 2014April 10, 2014

Iceland, landscape, PoliticsAlÞing, Þingvellir, commonwealth, democracy, geology, Iceland, landscape, Old Commonwealth, political history, Politics19 Comments

About 30 miles North East of Reykjavik is Þingvellir National Park. Here there are many visible signs of volcanic activity within the past two millenia. The park crosses a rift valley separating the Continental plates of Europe and America. These tectonic plates are now steadily pulling apart, at a rate of about an inch a…

A smock and a walk

By: Kate Davies Designs May 3, 2011May 3, 2011

design, knitting, Scotland, walkingdesign, geology, Jamieson and Smith Aran, Kate Davies, knitting, Scotland, smocks, St Abbs, St Abbs Head, walking76 Comments

You may remember some talk about pockets here a few weeks ago. I can now show you the fruits of my labours. Our recent camping trips impressed on me that I was lacking a good outdoor sweater – something that is easy to wear, that one can throw on over layers in the evenings when…

in colour

I’ve been thinking a lot about colour of late, and about how closely one’s experience of colour is tied up with one’s experience of landscape. I had a conversation with Mel the other day — concerning the crazy hues of the lichens she’d seen in a particular West Highland location — and was reminded of…