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learning from Loch Fyne

Scottish fisheries are part of a larger, global story

The work of water

By: Kate Davies Designs February 17, 2018March 5, 2018

design, History, landscape, Scotland, West Highland WayGlasgow, Loch Katrine, Loch Katrine water scheme, Stronachlachar, Thomas Annan, water, waterworks35 Comments

This week’s West Highland Way club design is Stronachlachar – a loose-fitting tee, with, sinuous twisted stitches. The simple cables which twist over the surface of this design have a very direct inspiration in my local built environment, specifically the pipelines and waterworks of the Loch Katrine scheme, which runs from Stronachlachar all the way…

water, water, everywhere

By: Kate Davies Designs December 8, 2016December 8, 2016

landscape, Loch Lomond, photographylochs, photography, Scotland, water31 Comments

Lochs — and the opportunities they provide for walking through all seasons of the year — are certainly one of the best things about living here in the west of Scotland. We have recently been exploring more of our local lochs due in part to a on-off obsession of mine with tracing the provenance and…

ten

By: Kate Davies Designs December 10, 2009

Uncategorizedadvent calendar, Highlands, ice, Scotland, video, water, winter10 Comments

I was fascinated by the shadowy look and tinkling sound of the water under the ice on our Highland walk last weekend — however, the higher we got, the more ice there was, and I became less interested in its aesthetic properties and more concerned by not throwing bambi-like shapes upon it . . .…