Laird Creations / Martin Laird Orcadian artist

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The Strawplaiters of Orkney - coloured pencil drawing of a spinster sitting in an Orkney chair plaiting straw.
A standard bearer holding the Raven Banner is impaled by a spear. Valkyries on horseback ride in the sky weaving a net of entrails and skulls.
Passing the Standard. A man in highland dress carrying a Saltire flag is stabbed in the back by a masked woman in red. A young girl carrying a small Saltire reaches towards him. They are surrounded by a horde of angry bald men. In the background the Wallace Monument and forest are silhouetted against a burning sky.
Sikkersnapper - I Once Loved A Lass (Orkney Blackening) music video still-frame showing wedding guests entering St Magnus Cathedral. One man in a suit strides out of the shot.
Coronation collage made from 1935 jubilee and 1953 coronation souvenir memorabilia. Charles' angry face is made from ermine and velvet. He is passing through a series of gilt picture frames holding an orb and sceptre in his sausage fingers. The background is a torn mess of royalist propaganda photographs showing soldiers, parades, coaches, etc.
The Meeting of Commissioners - collage made from early 20th century adverts and Royalist propaganda. Triangular composition with Scotsmen raising swords over a chicken. Black tentacled eye above. Surrounded by a frame of Royal heraldry and gold coins.
A passing tractor lit up light a Christmas tree. Long exposure photograph with streaks of blue and red.
Bruce Fletcher, editor of the Stronsay Limpet. A black and white portrait photograph of Bruce pictured in his kitchen, wearing a chequered shirt and glasses with a calm, but serious expression.
Eleanor Turner, portrait in her living room. Black and white photo by Martin Laird.
Norman Rushbrook, portrait by Martin Laird of Norman wearing his St Magnus Festival stage crew uniform, taken in St. Magnus Cathedral. Black and white.
Portrait of George Rendall, black and white with a sepia tinge. Taken in the Daniell Room of the Orkney Club in Kirkwall.
Orcadian Stories: a short film series by Martin Laird for The Orkney News. Promotional image showing the first 4 interviewees, supporting Scotland's Year of Stories 2022.