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A gentle fog rolling in from the sea ☁️ #fairisle #shetland #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #islandresidency
Thank you to @traceydoxey for these beautiful images. 🌿 Tracey was a resident of Fair Isle Studio last year and during her time on the isle she gathered tussock grass to plait into lengths for knitting. She says “My work is created around the
We’re looking forward to a simpler time of travel and welcoming our residents back to Fair Isle Studio ✈️ #fairislestudio #fairisle #creativeresidency #shetland #islandresidency
A fun filled old photo of island life! Sack races on Fair Isle 😂 #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #fairisle
We love a fresh, bright day on the isle 🌊💙 #fairislestudio #fairisle #creativeresidency
Bitterly cold winds are sweeping Shetland at the moment 💨 Beat to stay close to the fire with plenty of tea and good book 📚🔥 #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #fairisle
With the latest measures in place to ensure the wellbeing of the community, we have taken the very necessary decision, with our wonderfully supportive 2020 residents, to rearrange the next few months of activity at Fair Isle Studio. We are saddened n
A lovely wee photo from our current residenct @joan.lennon.359 of the wonderful textures surrounding Fair Isle Studio 💙 #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #fairisle #islandlife
We’ve got a big bright studio space for residents to use but sometimes curling up next to the fire is simply a better option 😂🔥 Thanks to @joan.lennon.359 for this picture of her favourite place to write while on residency #fairislestudio #cr
All this wild stormy weather has got us dreaming of summer 💭☀️ . #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #fairisle #promoteshetland #shetland #visitscotland
We received a lovely photo today from our current resident @joan.lennon.359 who this week lead a workshop with the pupils of Fair Isle Primary (photo taken by headteacher Ruth) 📚 Joan’s practice focuses on novels for children and young people
Last year, we were delighted to have photographer @giulia_savorelli on residency to make a new series of work about Fair Isle and it’s islanders. A collection of her images has been shared by @thentherewasus which you can see on their website!
Our current resident at Fair Isle Studio is Californian based artist, Laurie Reid @iiiidigapony. Laurie is using her time in the studio to develop new painting and drawing whilst taking in the culture of Fair Isle, particularly the islands music. We&
One Fair Isle walk we highly recommend is up Malcolm’s Head. You can enjoy views over the whole island and get a new perspective on landmarks such as the South Lighthouse ✨ #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #fairisle #shetland #promoteshetland
Life on Fair Isle has always meant islanders have a close relationship with the sea. These wonderful old photos of fishing trips show just that 🌊🐟 Are you a lover of the sea? #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #fairisle
We’d like to wish all our followers a very happy New Year! We can’t wait to welcome our residents over 2020 ✨ #fairislestudio #creativeresidency #fairisle
We love this photo of a sunny lunch break from @mjmucklestone who spent some time in Fair Isle Studio earlier this year ☀️ Our porch is an ideal place to sit and watch the ever changing weather and happenings on the isle #fairislestudio #artistreside
On Fair Isle, the sheep are a big part of island life 🌊 They enjoy the beach as much as anyone and often munch their way along the seaweed 🐏 . #fairislestudio #artistresidency #shetlandsheep #fairisle
A lovely sunny work day for @mjmucklestone in the studio 💙 Mary Jane has been using her creative residency to work on a new book for her beautiful knitwear designs. What better place to do that than the birth island of Fair Isle knitting? 🐑 It&rsqu
Flying to Fair Isle takes just 25minutes from Tingwall airport and gives wonderful views down Shetland. Catching those first glimpses of the isle are incredibly exciting! #fairislestudio #creativeresidency