Tag: Jacobites

  • The Meeting of Commissioners

    The Meeting of Commissioners

    The Meeting of Commissioners – a collage The Meeting of Commissioners is a collage inspired by the incendiary memoirs of George Lockhart of Carnwath, which are a fascinating insight into the nefarious ways the Union between Scotland and England was brought about in the early 18th Century. They completely demolish the lie that the Scotland…

  • Rebel Orkney Fair Saturday exhibition

    Rebel Orkney Fair Saturday exhibition

    Rebel Orkney, St. Andrews Fair Saturday exhibition at Northlight Gallery, Stromness. For the past few years Fiona Grahame (editor of The Orkney News), Cary Welling (curator of Northlight Gallery) and I have held events in association with St. Andrews Fair Saturday, which exists as an antidote to the rampant consumerism of Black Friday. For 2021…

  • Rebel Orkney book launch

    Rebel Orkney book launch

    Rebel Orkney – book launch at Bragi’s Open Circle Fiona Grahame and I are proud to announce the publication of Rebel Orkney, an illustrated history book published by Orkney News Ltd. and distributed by Ingram. Subtitled “tales of insurrection from Orcadian history”, Rebel Orkney tells the story of some of those who dared to stand…