Limited Edition
Fine Art Giclee Prints
Limited Edition
Fine Art Giclee Prints
TROSSACHS NARRATIVES
TROSSACHS NARRATIVES
Trossachs Textiles
The Trossachs Collection is a personal exploration into the notion of home. Home involves an interaction between nature, community and warm human contact. To achieve this, the Trossachs Collection creates a conversation between Scotland's traditional past, and the landscape's contemporary present. Through an exploration and personal connection to her home environment, Orla aims to translate the environmental experience into textile designs. With a focus on colour, texture and tactility, this collection encourages similar experiences of emotions and connections for the user. Inspired by local folklore, history, music and landscape of the Trossachs National Park, these influences intertwine and result in this collection of printed and embroidered double sided blankets.
Trossachs blankets represent metaphorical nomadic homes: Encasing the user in their very own transportable textile home, which may be taken anywhere. When wrapped in a Trossachs blanket, you are immersed in your own sense of place, of home, wherever you may go.
Public Art Installation
Commissioned by Orkney Islands Council, and created in collaboration with poet Gabrielle Barnby to celebrate the centenary of George Mackay Brown.
Restored 100 year old oars, hand lettered with excerpts of poetry by George Mackay Brown and contemporary poetry by local pupils. Illustrated with icons related to the poets life and work.
The artwork is now part of the GMB trail, and is sited in Stromness Memorial Garden.
Oars kindly donated to the project by Orkney Historic Boat Society.