PROJECT : Stephen is an 84 year old retired man, a former forestry worker and refuse collector who over 20 years of his retirement has built the pet cemetery on the foreshore of his native village Cullen. Whilst it is well known locally as a place of interest it is not known beyond this group of…
OUT OF THE DARKNESS THEATRE COMPANY : PROJECT / OUTCOMES / THOUGHTS
PROJECT : Out of the Darkness are a professional theatre company who create and perform an inclusive programme of theatre and training as well as providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities to be involved in performing arts activities including technical, stage support and performance. My initial brief involved working in their studio as a visiting artist…
RISE : SOCIAL JUSTICE WOMENS GROUP: PROJECT / OUTCOMES / THOUGHTS
PROJECT : Working with women within criminal justice system in Moray. The group is now called RISE, currently we have devised and written a therapeutic arts strategy for this overworked department which builds on current thinking around this form of rehabilitation. OUTCOMES : Working closely with the social work team we devised and began to develop and carry…
in the spaces there are things
part of the research at the very beginning of this residency took in a very wide approach to mapping the county itself, the people, the places, the structures, the infrastructures and the geology. some of that research is background for me. allowing me a deeper understanding of what makes up a place. my residency was…
A stitch in time saves ….
Cullen is a vibrant small community in the truest sense of what community stands for. It stands facing the cold north sea and it shelters between the mighty cliffs that surround it and the viaduct that stands over it like a sentinel being protecting the town. I love my visits there and my residency has…
no bad for an amateur eh …
Another fine week on the residency this visit brought a lot of out door activity, especially in Cullen where the dolphins put on a fine display. Last month when I was in Cullen and talking with Stevie (of the pet cemetery fame) i asked him about his thinking around being described an artist (outsider artist)….
there’s life jim …. (and hope)
I spend quite a bit of time in Garmouth and Kingston with its amazing spits of shingle beaches, most excellent adhocist beach structures and constantly moving landforms that create a marvellous other worldly environment which at times can seem barren of plants and life. However look a little closer with the right person guiding you…
geomorphological
When I began the residency last year, I spent a lot of the first couple of months getting to know the county and its varied environments. Many people helped me with suggestions and meetings for walks in quite magnificent landscapes and gentle wandering through the villages. I don’t blog much about that, I’m not a…
birds of a feather (cats too)
Great to see Stevie again this most recent visit to Cullen while I was up capturing some additional shots needed for the short film piece I am making about him and the most marvellous Pet Cemetery he has created. I had a lot of time on my hands this trip as there were many cancellations…
cullen pet cemetery – outsider art environment
CULLEN PET CEMETERY – OUTSIDER ART ENVIRONMENT MAKER : STEPHEN FINDLAY (born 1928) Retired, former forestry worker and refuse collector MATERIALS : BEACH STONES, SHELLS, PAINT, TYPOGRAPHY, WILDFLOWERS. LOCATION : The Pet Cemetery can be found by going east past the harbour, along Portlong Road nestling in the shelter of the steep brae on the…
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