An Lanntair, Stornoway, until 2 December 2005

GEORGINA COBURN checks out the work on show at the 3D2D Craft & Design Fair in Inverness, and suggests that original craftwork may make the perfect Christmas gift.

MEG RODGER looks back on a busy summer of events in the Western Isles, and ahead to plans for more development of the local arts infrastructure.

GEORGE GUNN is a Caithness man born and bred, and the county is never far from the heart of his writing, whether in his poetry or in his theatre work. He began writing as a child, completed his first play for the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and launched Grey Coast Theatre Company in Thurso in 1992. This is part two of George’s interview with KENNY MATHIESON

JOHN BURNS discovers how dress designer and maker SANDRA MURRAY is giving the Highlands a voice in the world of high fashion

Stables Gallery, Cromarty, until 22 October 2005

An Lanntair, Stornoway, 30 September 2005

Maritime Museum, Aberdeen, until 15 October 2005

Hootananny, Inverness, 29 September 2005

Castle Gallery, Inverness, until 22 October 2005