Meet the artist – Orla Stevens

Over the last year or so, I’m sure many of you have enjoyed the spectacular paintings that Orla Stevens produced for Nordic Viola’s “Sagas and Seascapes” project in response to Gemma McGregor’s “Carry His Relics”, Lillie Harris‘ “Elsewhen” and Linda Buckley‘s “Aud.” The paintings were first shown as part of the Orkney International Science Festival online documentary and performance, which you can still view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udr7f1vwuXU

Audiences in Shetland were able to buy prints and cards of the originals, also still available from the website shop and audiences in Dunblane could view the original paintings at our concert in November.

I felt it was high time I introduced you to Orla on her home patch in this short video where she tells us what she finds so inspirational about her home area and also explains how she went about responding to the music. Subtitles available if you click on captions. You can also read more about Orla’s work in Orkney Science Festival’s “Frontiers” magazine as well as visiting her own website.

Working together has freed up both mine and Orla’s creative practice and we’re both buzzing with ideas to take our work forward. We look forward to bringing some of these ideas to you at future events.