Wednesday 31 October 2012

Busy Days


Another month comes to an end, bringing with it Halloween and the short days of Winter. The weather has been largely kind to us here in the UK, though across the Atlantic the East Coast of the USA has been battered by Hurricane Sandy. The devastation seen in yesterday's TV reports was truly awful, with certain images immediately becoming emblematic of the catastrophe. Cars floating in a submerged underpass, and most terrifying, CCTV footage of floodwater bursting through the closed doors of an elevator. It will be some time before we learn the true extent and effect of the devastation.

Meanwhile, I'm a man on a mission, pausing for a short break in North Queensferry, near Edinburgh, en route for Skye and the ferry out to the Western Isles. I've been booked to run a week of workshops  in alternative photographic processes for UHI Fine Art students. We will be using the art studios at Taigh Chearsabhagh Arts Centre in Lochmaddy. Having worked with these processes for years when they have been a minority interest, I've been surprised to see what seems to be a new level of interest in them in the higher education sector.