EARTH BOUND COMPANIONS
Willie Hershaw and Les McConnell

Friday 6th March - Sunday 29th March

Earth Bound Companions is an exhibition featuring depictions of Scottish animals with artwork by Les McConnell and poetry by Willie Hershaw. The title is taken from Burns famous “To A Mouse” poem and the exhibition features Hershaw’s account of what the mouse thought of Burns:

“Ocht - Silly Man, o futures drear ye tell!
Greet nae for me, greet anely for yersel.”

Each individual work includes a painting and poem mounted separately but in a single large frame allowing the viewer to contemplate both image and text. As well as real life baisties, legendary and fabulous ones are included also. The artistic collaboration explores themes of ecology, environment and Scottish identity.

Les McConnell is a well known artist from Kinghorn who has previously participated in exhibitions at The Royal Scottish Academy and the Society of Scottish Artists.

Willie Hershaw from Lochgelly is a prize-winning Scottish poet, musician and songwriter.

The two first worked together on The Sair Road a book published by Grace Note Publications in 2018 that told the story of Christ’s Crucifixion within the context of the Fife Miners’ industrial disputes of the 20th century.