Having known Heather for a long time, interviewing her was just really having a chat with an old friend. Heather is well known on the island for her beautiful artwork and music. As well as keeping busy with her incredible artistic creations, Heather also teaches and performs the Clarsach (a Scottish harp). I love the sound of this so much I asked Heather if I could use a small part of her playing on all my podcasts. I was delighted she said yes.

Heather and her husband Les are very talented and industrious people and this will come across in the podcast you are about to hear. As well as Heather’s beautiful Clarsach playing, I’ll be asking her about the various ways she creates art, her gigs and the wonderful candles that Les creates. So, I hope you enjoy listening to my interview with Heather Macleod.

About Heather MacLeod’s art in her own words:

“My art has a light and a dark side to it.

I love to paint landscapes on silk. The vibrancy of the colours in the dyes are like nothing else I can create with other mediums. Inspired by the views of Arran, mountains, forest, seascape and machair, the inspiration is endless.

My darker Steampunk Creations, which mostly involve musical instruments and clock pieces or engine parts, is a very 3D style with interesting shapes and textures. It’s exciting to interlace wood, copper, brass and slate into a collage of colours and density.”