Friends & Family, Family & Friends
‘We can’t decide who our families are, but we can decide who we love.’ So says Jude in The Lodger, the final play by Robert Holman, which...
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claregeeorkney
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Art & Language
I am an Artist with a capital A. But there are many times in the last 30+ years that I haven’t felt able to call myself an Artist, mostly...
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claregeeorkney
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
A year of making
In October 2021 I was awarded a Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award, funded by Orkney Islands Council, Creative Scotland and Highlands &...
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claregeeorkney
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
Ghent thoughts part 2 - Noose bearers
I had no expectations of Ghent. The one focus I had was on the altarpiece and everything else has been a bonus. And what a bonus - the...
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claregeeorkney
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min
Ghent thoughts part 1
Ghent (16:47 Wednesday 11 May) via Kirkwall (23:45 Monday 9 May); Aberdeen (07:00 Tuesday 10 May); Edinburgh (11:38 Tuesday 10 May);...
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claregeeorkney
- Apr 24, 2022
- 1 min
18 years...
18 years ago today, I arrived in Orkney with my partner Rik, our 2 cats, a Vauxhall Corsa full of clothes, important documents and not...
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claregeeorkney
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
Visible Repair
My front My back Scatter-gunned scars Tell two of my stories Part of my tale. They don't make me But they have shaped me. I was lucky...
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claregeeorkney
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
Lambing snow and groatie buckies
The beginning of April is a special time in Orkney. Spring is coming, the daffodils are coming out, the soil is starting to warm up and...
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