Calling all international Scots
Hullooo!
I have a project to present to you. Mainly if you’re Scottish and living abroad, or of Scottish ancestry. I’ve been asked to take this to friends who might be in some way Scots-connected in my local San Francisco area, but to be honest, I only know one Scot, (and I’ve lost your email address, Rod) so I thought this might be the quickest way.
There’s a lovely artist I know by the name of Steve Raws, who creates things with enormous letters and colossal words. They’re very beautiful. So. He’s doing this gigantic banner of a Burns poem, that will be displayed in Edinburgh. All the information is here.
The way that Steve works is that he encourages people to get involved, and so is touring Scotland getting people to paint giant letters, which will then get worked into the banner. But he’d really really like contributions from Scots overseas as well, so if you are one, or know of any, can you pass this along? Or at least the link to the blog about the banner?
You can also open a PDF of instructions here.
It’s a really fun thing - paint a big letter, scan it, send it, be involved in a global project - and I’m proud to be a part of it: I just didn’t know enough people here to actually be of any use.
But I know enough people in my little internet corner. So if you want to be involved, or know of anyone that might, please please do. You don’t need any special equipment, just a piece of paper and some way of colouring it in (and as the instructions explain, you don’t even need that).
Hurrah! Thank you!
i’m only half scottish and already spend my time colouring in, so I’ll leave it to everyone else. and i’m feeling a bit fluish tonight too. …. …
Comment by lucy — 27 April, 2009 2:11 pm
This sounds splendid. I shall get onto this FORTHWITH!
Comment by Rod — 27 April, 2009 2:16 pm
If you know any Welsh artists doing a Welsh equivalent, I’m your woman, but sadly have no Scots heritage whatsoever. Boo.
Comment by Journopig — 28 April, 2009 11:51 pm
ohohoh Canada is stuffed with ol’Scots. I’ll tell them. I mean the ones I know, of course.
Comment by asta — 29 April, 2009 11:41 am