INSIGHTS 6 – Deirdre Nelson & Inge Thomson

Lockdown has thrown us all many challenges, not least where communication is concerned. Artist Deirdre Nelson is based in Glasgow, and musician & composer Inge Thomson comes from Fair isle. However, technology came to the rescue, and below is their recorded chat about The Sleeping Starfish project featured in Lines from Scotland.

Deirdre Nelson, Data Hat
Deirdre Nelson’s Data Hat
Deirdre Nelson talking about the inspiration behind her knitted Data Hat
Inge Thomson talking about her song Hand Idle
Inge Thomson – Plotting Music
  • Deirdre Nelson & Inge Thomson - Lines from Scotland at St Andrews Museum
    Deirdre & Inge’s display at St Andrews Museum (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Deirdre Nelson & Inge Thomson
    (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Deirdre Nelson & Inge Thomson
    (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Deirdre Nelson & Inge Thomson
    (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Inge Thomson, Mapping the Left Hand
    Inge Thomson, Mapping the Left Hand (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Deirdre Nelson, Bird Data chart & knitted sample
    Deirdre Nelson, bird data chart & knitted sample (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Annie & Triona Thomson, knitting charts
    Annie & Triona Thomson, knitting charts (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Deirdre Nelson, Stewart & Annie
    (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Deirdre Nelson, Data Hat
    Deirdre Nelson, Data Hat (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)
  • Deirdre Nelson (knitted headphone cover) & Inge Thomson, 3 pieces of music
    Deirdre Nelson, knitted headphone cover; Inge Thomson, 3 pieces of music (photo Rob Page/Schedule D Productions)

Enjoy the 3 short pieces of music by Inge Thomson featured in Lines from Scotland, and including Hand Idle which she describes above.

Hand Idle © Inge Thomson, 2015 (4:35)
Knit Glitch © Inge Thomson, 2015 (2:05)
Sleeping Starfish © Inge Thomson, 2015 (3:02)