53 – Shirley Pinder – What We Do In The Winter

This episode is a chat with textile artist Shirley Pinder.
Shirley grew up in Tobermory where her Mother and Father ran Strongarbh House and the Gallery on the Main Street, where they sold various things including materials woven by her father and herself.

Shirley brings her childhood and family clearly to life while also giving us a very fine picture of how her own career developed along with bringing up her family.
Here are some images that Shirley has kindly shared which include: Boats at the new pier; Dancing on the lawn at Strongarbh; Exhibition of fabrics with her father behind; The Lifeboat with Shirley’s Grandfather and Great Uncle Johnny; Shirley at the loom in the Gallery; A display of her work; Strongarbh House; Tobermory Games with Shirley; Shirley’s Mother rowing. At the bottom of the images is a downloadable pdf which accompanied an exhibition of Shirley’s work, “Weaving my way from Mull to Melrose”. It offers a clear path through her career with lots of lovely images to accompany it.