Multicoloured Fishing Rope
unravelled
from the sea
Monday, 29 November 2021
Rusty Stack
Rusty Stack
including, tow hitch, gas burner, hand grinder
metal objects found around disused shoreline dump
Ayres Rock, Sanday
Margaret Thatcher Nutcrackers
Margaret Thatcher Nutcrackers
plastic, steel, 6" high
from Sanday Recycling Centre
Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves
rare on Sanday
sorbus aucuparia
from the lowest branches of a rowan tree in Helen Scott's woodland at Stove
In a small field behind the house, Helen Scott planted elder and willow around the outer edge within a dry stone dyke. These withstand the gales and have created shelter for other more exotic trees that will only grow here with protection. The single rowan stands in the heart of her wood and even there it's leaves are mostly burnt brown by the frequent gales which start around the time of the Autumn equinox.
Brass Medallions
Brass Medallions
1" across
found in John Scott's workshop at Stove
Possibly from a horse regiment and collected during World War One by John Scott.
Broken Shell Fragments
Broken Shells
a pocketful
fragments of blue mussel shell, bleached by the sea
found on Start point, one of Sanday's tidal islands
mytilusedulis
Stitched Plastic
Stitched Plastic
sections of fish basket bound together with nylon string
from the sea
Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers
4.5" across, split pin handles
5 Vulcan and 2 Scottish Bluebell matchboxes
from disused workshop at Woodhouse Sanday
the drawers containing rusty pins, washers, tacks
Laundry Tongs
Laundry Tongs
the largest 27" long, beechwood, sprung steel
from house clearance at Woodhouse, Sanday
Honeysuckle Petals
Honeysuckle Petals
all from one flower
from a honeysuckle bush planted by Helen Scott
in her woodland garden
caprifoliaceae or goats leaf
Child's Dagger
Child's Dagger
C21st, 13" long, carved driftwood, cow bone
made by a young boy at Stove
found years later in the undergrowth
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