Loop

Loop journeys to the Isle of Skye to uncover author Neil Gaiman’s unique, creative connection to the island’s dramatic landscape.

Loop meets dancer Divine Tasinda, a Congolese choreographer and artist based in Glasgow. Sharing her inspiring journey, Divine details her involvement with Scottish organisation Project X and her passion for bringing themes of African diaspora and womanhood into her work. Also featured in this episode is David J Mitchell, one of Scotland’s youngest traditional sculptors, who explains the technical process behind his work, and visual artist Caroline Gormley reveals how lockdown became the inspiration behind her colourful creations painted on toilet paper. The owners of Scotland’s first veteran-owned tattoo studio, Primrose Path Tattoo Society, share their stories and passion for tattoos, and retiree Jos Treen explains how he rediscovered his love of photography by dusting off old negatives and turning his bathroom into a dark room.

Loop meets dancer Divine Tasinda, a Congolese choreographer and artist based in Glasgow. Sharing her inspiring journey, Divine details her involvement with Scottish organisation Project X and her passion for bringing themes of African diaspora and womanhood into her work. Also featured in this episode is David J Mitchell, one of Scotland’s youngest traditional sculptors, who explains the technical process behind his work, and visual artist Caroline Gormley reveals how lockdown became the inspiration behind her colourful creations painted on toilet paper. The owners of Scotland’s first veteran-owned tattoo studio, Primrose Path Tattoo Society, share their stories and passion for tattoos, and retiree Jos Treen explains how he rediscovered his love of photography by dusting off old negatives and turning his bathroom into a dark room.

Loop meets Frank McFadden, whose battle with addiction saw him lose it all, including his ability to pursue his gift as a visual artist. On his road to recovery, Frank was given a lifeline through a chance encounter with artist Peter Howson, who invited him to work at his studio. Reconnecting with his gift for contemporary art at Howson's studio, Frank went on to establish himself as one of Scotland's leading contemporary artists, channelling themes of death and mortality into his work. In Edinburgh, creative Kiaz Trepte shares her inspiring journey of how she used her skills as a textile maker and a former Vivienne Westwood fitter to become a puppet maker. We also meet Fife schoolteacher turned fashion designer Sarah Murphy, learning how she crafts her brand of couture tulle dresses from her spare room, and we travel to Aberdeen to meet Lina Kotesva, who creates handmade artworks crafted from resin through her business, Colorflux Art.

Comedian Janey Godley reflects on her year of bringing laughs and light relief to Scotland, sharing the inspiration behind her viral parodies of first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s daily briefings.