Join us to celebrate the Commonplace Book project, view the submissions and get involved in weaving the Kist which will hold them.
Over the last year, artists Elizabeth Reeder and Amanda Thomson have been working with local communities and Cairngorms Connect to create a Commonplace Book for the Cairngorms.
With over 50 submissions, including photography, drawings and writing, the final collection captures a snapshot of our lives in this landscape.
Join us at the Spey Bank Studio for an event to celebrate the project, view the submissions and get involved in weaving the Kist which will hold them, with expert guidance from willow weaver Helen Jackson.
When: 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Saturday 23rd of March
Where: Spey Bank Studio, Grantown on Spey
RSVP: This event is a free, drop-in event. RSVP on Facebook to let us know you are coming!
It is important that all people have equal access to Cairngorms Connect events. We are happy to provide for your requirements, wherever possible. If have any accessibility requirements, please get in touch.
We are grateful for funding from the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme for funding Elizabeth and Amanda’s residency with Cairngorms Connect.
Elizabeth Reeder is a writer whose novel An Archive of Happiness was longlisted for the Highland Book Prize (2021). Her work explores ideas of identity, community, home and place. She runs workshops on a range of subjects and is a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. Originally from the States and having lived in Scotland for over 25 years, Elizabeth loves having a hybrid relationship to places.
Amanda Thomson is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. Her artwork and creative non-fiction are often about the Highlands and notions of home, movements, migrations, landscapes and the natural world. Her doctoral studies included fieldwork with the RSPB in Abernethy Forest. She lectures at Glasgow School of Art and is author of A Scots Dictionary of Nature and belonging: natural histories of place, identity and home.
Event image: Extract from a Commonplace Book submission by Kate Fowler
Five years of raptor data has been published by WildLand Cairngorms in a new report showing the positive impact of ecological restoration work.
The cold, dark Winter months offer an invitation to pause and reflect. As the year draws to a close, another year towards our 200-year vision, we take time to review the highlights from 2024.
