Underwater Sealife

By Paula Blamey

Underwater Sealife Journey Stone
Image provided by Paula Blamey

Lochcarron is credited as one of the best underwater locations in the British Isles due to its diversity of marine life including a flame shell reef declared a Marine Protected Area. Smugglers Bay, or Conservation Bay, is a popular location with divers. One diver described seeing a giant conger eel with a head like an Alsatian - he didn't go back for a second look!

Many thanks to Paula Blamey for sharing with us the story behind her journey stone, created as part of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands.

WHAT IS A JOURNEY STONE?

Prior to the beginning of the stitching of each tapestry panel, each stitcher of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands was tasked with telling their interpretation of the 'Spirit of the Highlands and Islands' within a blank outline of a stone. The possibilities were truly endless - is it represented in the land? The people? A historical site? A favourite memory?

In any case, each journey stone represents the connection between of each individual stitcher, their story, and their own sense, or 'spirit', of place. Discover more of the stories behind the journey stones of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands here.