Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Bell

Bell
the smallest of 3, C19th, brass, steel, lead clapper, 2.5" high

found still hanging in the hallway at Stove, the wire bell pulls cut and disconnected.


This bell would have summoned Helen Scott when she came, reluctantly, aged 14, from her nearby family croft, to work as a servant at Stove. Her account of her childhood end here and she writes --
" I was an average child at lessons all my schooldays and loved the School and to this day regret I never could through circumstances get beyond an ordinary education".

 

Cat Stencils


Cat Stencils
by Noi Sakurai Priestman, aged 7
approx 14" across, filing cabinet folders

made for a mural on the staircase at Stove
representing Helen Scott's 40 cats


of which only the white ones were allowed indoors




 

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Cable

Cable

twisted copper wire, 6 ft. long

from the sea

 



Bound Rope

Bound Rope
nylon, 14" long

from the sea


 

Oil Can


Oil Can
steel, rubber, plastic, the container 6' high

from the sea


 


Sparkling Jewels

Sparkling Jewels
an anonymous collection

from Sanday Recycling Centre


 

Copper Element

Copper Element
15" long

from the sea


 

Fluted Glass

Fluted Glass
2" high

found on Stove Bay - from the sea


 

Teapot Stand

Teapot Stand

cast iron, ceramic tile, 7" across

found in the kitchen at Stove