Mailboats - Orkney
This page was last updated on the 2nd of September 2008. For all the latest pictures and scribblings, use this link to View the Creative Process.
Yvonne Gray - Poet
Yvonne moved to Orkney in 1990 and settled near Stromness with her husband and three sons. She teaches English part-time and is a keen musician.
Her poems have appeared in a wide range of magazines, anthologies and pamphlets. Her first collection of poems, In the Hanging Valley, was published in spring 2008 by Two Ravens Press. She enjoys collaborative work and is particularly excited to be involved in the Mailboats project.
Colin Kirkpatrick - Artist
Born 1963, he attended Stromness Acadamy, where he was fortunate enough to have a Burra man as an excellent art teacher. Later studied at Grays School of Art. Now lives and works in Stromness. In 2003 contributed to Zenomap : new work from Scotland for the Venice Biennale. Short listed for the New Shetland Museum & Archive public art project. Frequent visitor to Shetland, though never made it to Foula yet. Which is strange given his fondness for everything Wild West. Maybe it’s the lack of troot lochs oot there.
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2nd September 2008 - Colin
Colin's "mailboat" has been found! The salvage crew are pictured from left to right: Eileen Brooke-Freeman, John Wishart, Kirsty Wishart, Elliot Brooke-Freeman, Kyle Brooke-Freeman & Sophie Wishar.
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4th August 2008 - Colin
Mailboat by Colin & poetry pamphlet, Hours, by Yvonne on display in the Shetland Museum
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13th May 2008 - Yvonne
Vessel by Yvonne Gray
Matins is one of seven poems I'm working on just now. They're linked to the canonical hours & the idea of marking each of them with something to be celebrated or lamented.
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4th May 2008 - Yvonne
A piece of work in progress.
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