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Welcome aboard The Life Boat
Writing from a windswept island about art, creativity, books and other buoyancy aids for turbulent times. Drop in here and say hello!
Dec 13, 2023
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The Clearing
What you find in the spaces between...
Aug 28, 2023
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Samantha Clark
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Two invitations and something about a boat
Dear friends A short message this week, that comes with two invitations to join me, and one to chill out with a beautiful film. The first invitation…
Apr 24
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Samantha Clark
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We are all clouds
Things are getting foggy in the studio
Apr 17
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Samantha Clark
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Flow and fall like water
In search of the miraculous
Apr 10
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Samantha Clark
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Spinning in the sunlight
Of small joys and the coming of Spring
Apr 3
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Samantha Clark
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The brimming moment
On trying to catch hold of time before it falls
Mar 27
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Samantha Clark
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In the unlettered light
Painter Mary Morrison on finding her way back home to Harris and the magical alchemy of paint
Mar 20
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Samantha Clark
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Take your own sweet time
Do slow things, or maybe do nothing at all
Mar 13
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Samantha Clark
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'A wave is a creation event, chaos, sheer energy.'
A conversation with Orkney-based photographer Nicki Gwynn-Jones
Mar 6
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Samantha Clark
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Morning light; a cloud seen from inside; a skylark
The loss and the gift
Feb 28
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Samantha Clark
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An invisible ocean flows through us
coming to the surface as a body of water
Feb 21
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Samantha Clark
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I'm on the wireless!
BBC Radio Orkney's Huw Williams came to my studio for a chat
Feb 14
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Samantha Clark
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The sound of the sea breathing
the roar of a billion tiny air bubbles
Feb 7
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