Currently browsing tag

Working Westray

Working Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray #8

Mike restoring the stone well in the village, watched over by Nessa. There’s an old capped well, overgrown with plants in a …

Kim Gibson - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray #7

I’ve loved being invited to see people working on Westray. I’ve even invited myself. There are many jobs I’ve no experience of, …

Ros - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray #6

Ros is carving a stone house name at South Hamar. I love the simplicity of her tools and the clean lines of …

Louise - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray #5

Louise is making a tapestry on her loom in the studio at South Hamar. It’s a beautiful commission and very different from …

Working Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray #4

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for my series on Working Westray. I’m at the harbour and Willie is repairing the hull of …

Working Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray #3

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for my series on Working Westray. Cass, the vet, has come out to the island to scan …

Working Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray #2

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for my series on Working Westray. I’m in a spacious garage in Pierowall with Edith of Westray …

Working Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Working Westray

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for the first in my series on Working Westray. Here’s my good neighbour Alistair sharpening one of …