Blue Beyond

Awe And Wonder

We have been amazed and overwhelmed by the success of the Shoreline exhibition, which opened on 1st June. We sold twenty paintings in the first half hour – with thirty paintings being sold by the end of the 
first day. Visitors to the gallery have been thrilled to
 see the work and there has been lots of folk playing ‘guess the artist’!!! It's been encouraging to see folk buying work and taking a genuine interest in the project we are supporting. Sales have continued strongly - and we have now sold forty-eight paintings. Check the website to see which pieces 
are still available.

Life’s A Beach

We had a couple of media friends from Northumberland visiting and working on the island last week. The object was to get some stunning photographs of Tiree to beautify the community website. The weather was kind – the seaweed was right!!! We got some spectacular shots of some of the less well known beaches and coastlines – the island won a new convert – and we had a great time catching up with news and discussing the relative merits of knitted woollen swimming trunks!!! 

New Arrival

Yes – Joshua Harry has arrived and is the latest, and cuddliest, addition to the family. Weighing in at 8lbs 10oz he arrived on Tuesday and is the delight of his proud parents. He is responding well to all the loving care he is receiving and will soon be smiling, bouncing and blurting.

Open Season

Another summer season has started. Visitors have been arriving by the boat load and making the most of the open and deserted beaches. The weather seems unsure of the season at times, and keeps throwing various combinations at us in the hope of getting it right eventually. A favourite expression ‘all four seasons in a day’ has been overheard in all the places that people congregate. We have been busy in the gallery – lots of weather refugees – and the season has started in a very positive way.

The gallery has been painted, the floors have been oiled and there’s work on the walls. As usual, these preparations were all last minute and rather rushed – leaving us making firm resolutions to do better next year!!! We have met lots of first time visitors to the island who have been blown away by the natural beauty and the sense of peace.

The Shoreline exhibition opened in a flurry of activity – and has been popular with visitors. Sales have gone well. To see the work which artists donated click here.

Most folk expect that the poor exchange rate, the financial and emotional cost of flying and the cheaper ferry charges will lead to a busy season on Tiree. All the signs are positive – even the seaweed predicts that we are going to have glorious weather!!! We’ll see….