The Beauty Of Seaweed…. And Carved Stone Balls….
by Bernie Bell - 08:15 on 12 February 2025
The Beauty Of Seaweed….
The Stromness Museum winter exhibition is entitled ‘Seaweed Secrets’ and includes some of the newly-conserved seaweed collection which are displayed in the cases to your left as you walk through into the main section of the Museum building….
Also, Sheila Fleet Jewellery presents her new collection inspired by a Museum seaweed specimen, beginning with a dazzling display of jewellery in the case by the reception desk and shop…
………continuing with details of her work process in the display cases…
….and a stunning necklace…
The display cases also feature ‘Algal Art’ by artists who are making seaweed-related work.…
We’d seen Dawn Stevens’ work previously in an exhibition in Northlight Gallery, Stromness…
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16451
And Ami Robb’s work in an exhibition in Ship O’ Fools, Kirkwall…..
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=17010
The title of Jenny Pope’s pieces - ‘Buoyancy in Uncertain Times’ - speaks for itself!...
A particular favourite of mine is ‘Seaweed, Crab and Shell’ by Megumi Barrington-Uenoyama…
The accompanying description tells how…. ‘The crabs Megumi has drawn are based on her treasured Japanese crab ornament.’
And we have our own Crab, known as Cracker..…
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And Carved Stone Balls….
When looking at the pics. from last time we visited the Stromness Museum….
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16979
……I noticed what I thought might be a Neolithic carved stone ball but, being excited about other pieces in that display case, I hadn’t looked for a label.
After viewing the ‘Seaweed Secrets’ exhibition, I went upstairs to the Natural History Section and, sure enough, the label for the object is ‘Sculpted Stone Ball’…..
It looks akin to how the EOASSK looked when it was first discovered…..
https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/12/29/mathematical-musings-of-the-neolithic-kind/
What might it look like if it underwent modern conservation methods, as the EOASSK did?
I’m not aware of this particular Stone Ball getting much attention, so thought I’d mention it as it might be of interest to fellow admirers of Carved Stone Balls
https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/08/23/orkney-stone-balls/
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