Cluaran Heritage Project
To celebrate (and stock up before the long journey) the plan is to gather at 3 James Avenue (and Simon and Kates) for a Wordsmith Crafts – Cluaran/Quartz pancake party on Tuesday the 17th of February
19.00 onwards.
It is a bring and share thing, so clear out your cupboards and get together to feast!
A location, a language, a way of life – a way to interpret the landscape deeply rooted and flourishing?
Here is an interesting project and resource:
Feàrna (Alder in Gaelic) is the name given to ongoing work in Mull aimed at improving understanding and finding connections between people of Gaelic heritage and people of other heritages living on the isle of Mull.
This website is a space to share some of the things we’ve been exploring thus far through Feàrna. It’s also a warm invitation to anyone else considering these questions – in Mull or further afield – to explore them with us.
(Text taken from their introduction to their website)
One way to creatively inherit the past is to make things. These can be replicas. The process could be as close to historical accuracy as possible. At other times modern tools and materials can be used to inherit the ‘feel’ of a process. Or perhaps immersion in the past will inspire something beyond the wildest dreams if our ancestors.
As well as providing experiences WSC is a home for making things. We provide opportunities for folk to have a go. These range from drop in evenings hammering scrap into experiential treasure, to workshops by experienced artists.
For examples of a range of wearable heritage items, visit the shop page on the main Wordsmith Crafts site.
I found this on a friends facebook page. I like the use of technology to interpret the wreck!
Requests for school visits are starting to come in! If you would like to be involved and haven’t seen the e-mails please get in touch.
We are continuing the Winter break from drop in “Making Space” evenings to take advantage of the opportunity raised by The Stove with “Phanto Spectra”. If you haven’t booked already check it out.
Of course, activated members have been active throughout the holidays! Making has continued and we have gauges for sizing oars. A ply rudder blade is roughly shaped and it will be ready for testing when the ice on the water melts. Just the fittings to forge!
Activated members also help keep a roof over the Cluaran club head! In 2026 Wordsmith Crafts CIC will need to focus on the “company” side of CIC a bit more. The community tends to run on goodwill and trade, but The Workshop roof is going to need replaced and due partly to complexities in the building materials this will cost cash. We now have three years of activity reports and this will hopefully provide a basis to develop the board of directors. The aim is to hold this in the first week in February!
Have a look at the journey so far and get in touch if you reckon you have skills to contribute to keeping things afloat and on course. Annual Reports at the Bottom of this page
Drop in Making space will return on the evening of Thursday the 22nd of January. Plan is to keep Thursday evenings clear for Cluaran until the 26th of March. Check the calendar to see if it will be a club drop in at the workshop, a night at the pub, or another adventure!
Free if it is your first time, £5 towards club overheads after that. These are not taught craft workshops – but get in touch if you are interested in one of those!