Speciality yarns used in the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands (Credit: Paul Campbell)
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Uist Strands Stitchers
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An Artist's Statement
By Anne Corrance Monk
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This audio forms part of a series of audio interviews conducted in 2023 by Smartify as part of the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Listen and discover the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the stitchers of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands.
Join Anne in conversation with the Uist Strands stitchers as she shares the inspiration behind her journey stone, her background in art, archaeology and museums as well as a walk through her creative thought process going into stitching.
I based it on my art practice, really my artist's statement that I use...because it really means something to me. I was really trying to find something that genuinely touched me, that represented me...
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