Ali Berardelli, Jen Deschenes and Clare Reynolds have been
collaborating on a community project researching local folklore combining
storytelling and music making with letterpress printmaking and illustrations in
response to the unique Highland setting of Glen Nevis. As part of this project
the Primary 3 class from Spean Bridge Primary were invited to explore drawing,
printing and storytelling through music. On the visit to Outlandia the children
learnt about the Wishing Stone, a huge erratic boulder said to have special
powers and were looking at charms and objects said to offer protection. They
also heard historic stories about people who lived in Glen Nevis; Iain
MacSorlie and ‘A Silver Spoon’, Flora McDougall and ‘Ben Nevis Aerated Spring
Water’, and a huge stone brought many miles by ice to rest on the floor of the
Glen.
All images courtesy Ali Berardelli
