Thurso High School Exhibition, Caithness Horizons, Thurso, until 25 February 2011.

Alexander Smith caught up with the DUFI duo of Fin Macrae and Al MacInnes

Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, 24-29 January 2011.

Foyer, Bar and Upper Landing, An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, until 12 February 2011.

hi all good to have meeting on monday enclose picture of my studio wall with combinations of plants, peat and experimental structures – creating forms which engage with the plants… I am interested in the balance and contrast between: – the natural order of the plants and the manmade order we create

I spend part of most Sundays reloading my MP3 player with a batch of BBC podcasts, to see me, like a sheep’s heid, through the week. A regular item is the ten minute Radio 4 slot ‘A Point of View’. The current contributor is the popular (or should that be ‘populist’?) philosopher Alain de Botton. […]

John Hope Gateway (Arboretum Place), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, until 6 March 2011.

The first blog by Highland maker Patricia Niemann about Caithness lichens as current inspiration for jewellery.

Alison Munro discusses his work with visual artist Ian Westacott.

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, until 31 January 2011.