Now on at the North Otago Museum.
Phone +64 3 4330852 Fax +64 3 4330359
North Otago Museum, 60 Thames Street, Private Bag 50058, Oamaru 9400, New Zealand 
They are growing in a small fenced off area amongst the rushes. The croft next to it has a forsale sign, I hope the Magellan Daisy isn't lost.
Daisy to the front of the picture, and my house on the horizon - although it looks like a dot in this !
Click here to see a picture of the Magellan Daisy in Flower and click here to read more about it - in Ken Butlers article on Caithness.org 
Drawings digitally printed onto Fabriano watercolour paper.
16. Gardeners Garters. Digital print on handmade rhubarb paper. The rhubarb
17. Rushes. Digital print on handmade hosta paper. Frame Size L:122cm x W35cm
18. Montbretia. Digital Print on handmade paper coloured with aqueous
19. Red hot poker. Digital print on handmade hosta paper.Frame size L:122cm x W35cm
20. Pampas grass. Digital print on handmade banana skin paper. Frame Size L:122cm x W35cm Sold
13. Sailing home. Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed
14. Lessons in Navigation. Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed
15. Salmon and horse hair. Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed
9. The seed sower. Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed pigments, handstitched,driftwood, New Zealand flax . Frame size L: 82cm x 35cm 
10. On the high shelf. Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed
11. Casting the net. Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed pigments, handstitched, driftwood,kakishibu, pen drawing. Frame size L: 116cm x W: Sold
12. The sail makers apprentice. Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed
5. Mending Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed pigments.
6. Rabbits and Fish salmon skin leather, driftwood, handstitched,
7. In the milkhouse. Handmade paper coloured with Aqueous dispersed
1. Boats and Ropes Salmon skin leather, Handmade paper, Kakishibu, Driftwood, 
2. Boats and Ropes Salmon skin leather, Handmade hosta paper, Dutch metal leaf, 
3. Boats and Ropes Pen drawing, Handmade paper coloured with aqueous dispersed pigments.Handstitched Driftwood, Frame size L: 49cm x W: 34cm
And both our log books together.
Remember these? They are the 4 chairs my parents bought soon after they got married.
One chair each for:
William Young (Mary-Ann's father)
James (Mary-Ann's husband)
Dan (Mary-Ann's son)
And Mary-Ann.
If your bid for a boat was the highest - we'll be in touch with your over the next few days!
It will take us a few days to do the final count, so check back soon to find out how much money we raised for the Caithness Heritage Trust to help them keep Mary-Ann's Cottage open for future generations.
You can just make out William Young written on his copy of 
Dr Jim Calder (Mary-Ann's grandson) visited his families croft a few weeks ago.
Local historian, Iain Sutherland has recorded over 100 interviews. He donated all of these tapes to the Caithness Family History Society for the public to access. 
Click on the photo to go to NZ TV channel 9! 
Lynn chose small things to post to me for our exhibition in Caithness Horizons!
'Maiden Voyage'. An accordion fold book 2m x 17cm. Bringing together the stories of passenger Jonathan Moscrop and crew member William Young.
I've made two variations on the theme 'tying the knot'. Each book box is lined with image from the family photos at Mary-Ann's. And I've included some wedding dates. The books inside are different for each box. One set will be sent to NZ. These are very large boxes! When closed the boxes each measure: L 70cm x W 21cm x D 6cm.
Last night we collected as much barley and oat straw that would fit into our car, from local farmer, Hamish Pottinger. 
So today, I'm sat outside making string........Chip is listening to every word I say!
After a hot day, we had 30mins of thundrestorms and heavy rain. The black clouds have now moved on and are over Orkney (behind me!). The sun is out again so time for a quick photo of my string making. This is barley straw. I still have a bit left, so tomorrow it will be even longer!
Then I'll make a start on the oat straw.
Camera one - fixed to my house in Dunnet - pointing south.
Camera 2 - fixed to my parents house in Brough - pointing East.
Label design for my tin of Ships Biscuits!
I did tidy my studio last night, but this always seems to happen (it was in a similar state yesterday!)! Not a clear work surface in sight. I'm making 'things' to go in frames, as well as everything else. This means I must have every sheet of paper I ever made available to grab, all string and fibre, bookbinding stuff, an assortment of Chinese inks and brushes, finished work and my sketchbooks to look at for inspiration and to confirm ideas in my head...........then I have to try and clear a space to see the collection for a frame (mix of stitch/drawing/found objects/handmade paper) in the frame mount..........this is where I have now started to take things downstairs and take over the dining table..................it will get a lot worse before it gets better, and hopefully some inspiring artwork at the end of it!?!Now, what was I working on..........
Log entry for 13th Feb 2009 - On this day in 1879 on the Westland, children are having a fun time running about barefoot on deck. In the evening there is a concert. Diarist and passenger, Jonathan Moscrop notes he enjoyed the singing.
Swapping stories from NZ and Caithness ..........George retuned later with a gift of local oatcakes and butter, for Heather and Jim ........Cheers George , a nice welcome to Caithness.
Heather getting her photo taken with George at Mary-Ann's cottage.
Roger Pollet (Australia) sent me this article from the Otago Daily Times (12 Oct 2004) - I hadn't seen it before so here it is! Jane Matthews married William Thomas Gray (featuring in an earlier photo on the blog) and migrated to Sydney.
And if you missed the animation they did with local school children based on the on-board diaries of John Hillary in 1879 (the Westlands second voyage to NZ) ...........click on the sea-chest to watch that too..............
Horse Hair I've made into string.
Salmon from the bothy at Dunnet.
This is from Mary-Ann's cottage along with fish hooks. I think it's horse hair, as it look similar to my string. They used to use horse hair to attach the fish hook to the line.
I'm designing my whisky labels, all of these inspire.................
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