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Moy Mackay: A heartfelt journey
Write what you know. It’s a cliché that holds more than a pinch of truth for writers. But what about other creatives? For Moy Mackay, one of our leading textile artists, luckily she’s never had to look far for inspiration.
Living and working in the Scottish Borders, nestled among the spectacular scenery of her native Scotland, the landscapes and vistas of this unique terrain – vast open skies, ever changing seasons, heather-laden hillsides and the solitary bothies and cottages that intervene – are inspiration enough.
Initially trained as a painter, Moy was accustomed to distilling this unique sense of place through her paintbrush. But three decades ago, she started to develop what she describes as felted paintings, answering an urge to create images that resembled a painting but were more than the sum of pigment on canvas.
Painting with merino fibres and stitch, Moy creates vibrantly hued, textured textile landscapes, which resonate with rich colour and vitality in a truly magical way.
Magical because the method of carding and wet felting fleece, whilst forgiving, can be unpredictable. Working with her fibres in this way, a process that borders both spontaneity and control, hints at the untamed wilderness of the natural world around her,
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Donald Cameron
(c. 1810 – 1868)
Immortalized in the great six-part competition march named for him, Donald Cameron was the greatest piper of his generation, and one of the most influential piping figures of the 19th century.
He is thought to have been born at Contin near Strathpeffer in eastern Ross and Cromarty into the farming family of Colin and Mary Cameron. His younger brother Sandy would also become a leading piper and the subject of one of the great competition reels. On December 9, 1841 he married Margaret Mackenzie (1818-1877), who thus became Maggie Cameron, namesake of one of the most popular strathspeys. They had three sons – Colin (1843-1916), Alexander (Alick-1848-1923) and Keith (1855-1899) – all of whom became important pipers and teachers who carried the family legacy into the next century.
It is said he could pipe by age eight, and by virtue of his talent was sent for tuition to Donald Mor MacLennan of Moy. He would later receive instruction from Angus MacKay and John Ban Mackenzie, two of the most important pipers of the age.
He won the prize pipe at Inverness in 1843 and at Edinburgh in 1844. He won the Gold Medals at Inverness in 1849, 1850 and 1859.
He won the new Champion of Champions contest sponsored by the Club of True Highlanders and held a