Come and see the new Easterhouse Stained Glass Window - Whose scheme is it anyway? – a unique artwork created collaboratively by local residents of Glasgow North East with the artist Keira McLean - and on display at The Bridge Libary, Easterhouse.
A mutual passion for working-class history, archives and sharing stories led to the formation of Easterhouse Living Archive group. Since then the group have spent the last 6 months talking, writing, researching, drawing, moulding, cutting and shaping to create a lasting tribute to the community. The imagery displayed in the window includes archival material, original artwork and personal experience. It brings together fascinating elements from the history of Easterhouse and Glasgow North East, asking the question: “Whose scheme is it anyway?”
The final outcome is a beautifully crafted artwork, handmade with the professional support and guidance of lead artist Keira Mclean and the team at RDW Glass Studios in Dennistoun.
A publication, edited by Joey Simons, accompanies the window, drawing together original writing, illustrations and archival discoveries made by the Easterhouse Living Archive group in the course of the project.
Designed, created and hand-made by:
Angela Rooney, Brenda Gilmour, Fiona Doyle, Frank Doyle, Gillian Grant, Ian Montague, Janice Taggart, Kit Ching McKeown, Lynn Freebairn, Margaret Coletta Mass, Peter McMahon, Robert Haughie and Rosemary Whitley
Funded by Glasgow City Heritage Trust
Supported by Platform in partnership with Glasgow Life Libraries
