Tartan Connections
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A unique concept, mosaics are personalised art in tartan - handstitched and handwoven on the beautiful Isle of Bute.
http://www.tartanconnections.com Our mosaics are art in tartan. Using a variety of different tartans, we hand-stitch and hand-weave them together to form something that has never been created before - a tartan tartan!
As of May 14 2015, all photographs of Bute, unless otherwise indicated, are courtesy of MT Photography: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MT-Photography/663136337073528?fref=ts
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Born in Dunbar on this day in 1838, John Muir emigrated with his parents to the United States where he campaigned for the preservation of natural environments through his work as an environmentalist, geologist and botanist - his activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and many other wilderness areas. Also known as "John of the Mountains", Muir was an early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read by millions - he founded the Sierra Club, a prominent American conservation organization. The 211-mile (340 km) John Muir Trail, a hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada, was named in his honour. Other such places include Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, John Muir College, Mount Muir, Camp Muir and Muir Glacier. In Scotland, the John Muir Way, a 130-mile-long route, was named in is honour. .Although he spent the majority of his life in America, Muir never forgot his roots in Scotland and was known to carry a collection of poems by Burns during his travels through the American wilderness. The tartan is Muir. http://johnmuirway.org/
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Happy Easter! In this lovely wee early Disney cartoon the bunnies take an industrial approach to the making and decoration of Easter eggs! The tartan the wee fella's using must be McBunny.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5jwLb1R0qE
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The 18th annual Tartan Day celebrations kicked off in style on Saturday when thousands took to the streets of Manhattan . Pipers, dancers, bands and clans from Scotland and across the USA and Canada joined the march through the heart of the city, along with dozens of wee Scotties and Westies! The parade celebrates America’s historic links with Scotland and takes place every year on the Saturday closest to New York’s National Tartan Day on April 6. The tartan is Pride of Scotland Dress (Dance)
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Remember your maths lessons at school? Here's a familiar name....John Napier, inventor of logarithms, died in Edinburgh on this day in 1617. As well as a mathematician, physicist and astronomer, John Napier was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. He's best known as the discoverer of logarithms, and also invented the so-called "Napier's bones", and made common the use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics. His birthplace, Merchiston Tower in Edinburgh, is now part of the facilities of Edinburgh Napier University. The tartan is Napier.
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Stunning photograph of the Northern Lights over Loch Lomond the night before last. The tartan is Northern Lights.
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Beautiful photo from yesterday morning of the Wee Bay on our lovely island by MT Photography. The tartan is Ancient Bute.
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For all of us who have ever been thankful for a nice hot cup of tea from a Thermos flask whilst out and about, we have the chemist and physicist Sir James Dewar to thank, who died on this day in 1923. Born in Kincardine, Dewar invented the vacuum flask, forerunner of the Thermos, in 1892. Dewar also discovered superconductivity and, with Sir Frederick Abel, invented the explosive, cordite. As Dewar studied at Edinburgh University, that's the tartan.
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To every mum out there - especially my own smashing wee Mum - Happy Mother's Day!
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What a rare wee chair!
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On this day in 1936, Robert Cunninghame-Graham died. When lists of the greatest Scots are compiled, few folk will have heard of this remarkable man. This traveller, politician and writer enjoys a unique place in Scottish history, having helped found both the Labour Party and the SNP. His friend and contemporary, the author Joseph Conrad, remarked, “When I think of Cunninghame Graham, I feel as though I have lived all my life in a dark hole without seeing or knowing anything.” His life story is astonishing: he moved to Argentina to make his fortune cattle ranching and became known as a great adventurer and gaucho there, affectionately referred to as Don Roberto. He also travelled in Morocco disguised as a Turkish sheikh, prospected for gold in Spain, befriended Buffalo Bill in Texas, and taught fencing in Mexico City, having travelled there by wagon train from San Antonio de Bexar with his young bride, a half-French half-Chilean poet. He was an incredible man - the tartan is Pride of Scotland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bontine_Cunninghame_Graham
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Happy St. Patrick's Day - our Kelpies, Edinburgh Castle and the Hydro turn green along with other world landmarks to celebrate the big day! The tartan is Irish National.
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On this day in 1309, King Robert the Bruce convened his first parliament, at St. Andrews. The tartan is Scottish Parliament.
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