The Winning BioDoodle!

We're delighted to announce that the 2013 BioDoodle Winners are Lisa and Tabitha Johnson. Congratulations to them, they will win a 12" x 16" canvas of their beautifully crafted stone foot!

Ben Mullay of the Camera Centre said he found it very difficult to choose a winner. In fact Ben was so impressed with the quality of all the creations that he would like to offer a 30% discount to anyone who wants to print their BioDoodle (this could be a canvas print, poster, photobook, jute bag, mug etc...).  Go to www.cameracentre.net for details. To claim your 30% discount, just enter the promo code "biodoodle" at checkout on the Camera Centre website or ask a member of staff in store.  

Thanks again to everyone who took part - more creative challenges coming soon... 

Lisa & Tabitha Johnson

Festive Creations

BioDoodle Gallery

Lisa & Tabitha Johnson - Sand Beach, Dec 29, 2013

Thank you so much to everyone who has BioDoodled over the festive season. We're delighted to see such diverse and imaginative BioDoodles - hopefully it will be an annual event!

Here is the fantastic selection we've received - from all over Shetland as well as Sussex, Wales and Australia. Thanks for sharing your creations - we'll announce the winner of the canvas print very soon. Happy New Year! 

Please click on the images to view them full size.

Braided Seaweed by Jeanette Nowak - Mid Yell Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Thomason Family - Lund Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Light by Sam & Mark - St Ninian's, Jan 1, 2014

Lynn Ritch, Sally Ritch, Gus Dow & Ruth Brownlee - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Seaweed Sculpture Map of Shetland by Diane Garrick - Spiggie Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Rastaman by Juan Brown - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Kate Coutts - West Sandwick Beach

Circles In The Sand by Sam & Mark - St Ninian's, Jan 1, 2014 Braided Seaweed by Jeanette Nowak - Mid Yell Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Beach Drawing by Brandon Gabriel - Maywick Beach Stone Sculpture by Emma Perring & Martha Thomson - Channerwick Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Lisa & Tabitha Johnson - Sand Beach, Dec 29, 2013 Hearts Up by Sally Sanford - Scousbough Sands, Dec 26, 2013 Wendy Ronda - Australia, Dec 26, 2013 Happy New Year by Alice Mullay - Ireland Beach, Jan 1, 2014 Braided Seaweed by Jeanette Nowak - Mid Yell Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Bear Prints by Sandy Bartai - Penarth, Dec 26, 2013. In memory of Britain's extinct brown bears. Boatman by Jonathan Ritch - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Lisa & Tabitha Johnson - Sand Beach, Dec 29, 2013 Man by Ruben Ritch - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Wendy Lowe - Dec 26, 2013 Crab by Molly & Marie - Whalsay Pier, January 2014. Made from fixed crab shells and bottle green glass, found around the shore in Whalsay. They were smelly. Beach Drawing by Brandon Gabriel - Maywick Beach Reindeer Holiday by Sally Sanford - Scousbough Sands, Dec 26, 2013 Kerry Karam - Easting Beach, 2011 Fish by Jonathan Ritch - Ireland Beach, Jan 1, 2014 Snowman by Casey Thomason (age 4) - Lund Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Stone Sculpture by Emma Perring & Martha Thomson - Channerwick Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Lynn Ritch, Sally Ritch, Gus Dow & Ruth Brownlee - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Lisa & Tabitha Johnson - Sand Beach, Dec 29, 2013 My Feet Are Wet by Sam & Mark - St Ninian's, Jan 1, 2014 Braided Seaweed by Jeanette Nowak - Mid Yell Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Ruth Backshall - Sussex The Representation of Smaug by Sawre Mumford - St Ninian's, Dec 28, 2013 Plastic Flower by Alice Mullay - Ireland Beach, Jan 1, 2014 Bear Prints by Sandy Bartai - Penarth, Dec 26, 2013. In memory of Britain's extinct brown bears. Mushroom by Jonathan Ritch - Ireland Beach, Jan 1, 2014 Casey Thomason (age 4) - Lund Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Gina Scanlan - St Ninian's, Dec 28, 2013 Smoking Man by Molly & Marie - Whalsay Pier, January 2014. Molly and I made a little man on the pier in Whalsay, from bits we found among the big breakwater stones. He needed glasses, but his glasses smashed, so he needed a cigarette. Chick by Martha - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Close Up of Tree Trunk by Kate Coutts - Sannick Beach. Mother Nature's own doodle! Beach Drawing by Brandon Gabriel - Maywick Beach Thomason Family - Lund Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Braided Seaweed by Jeanette Nowak - Mid Yell Beach, Dec 26, 2013 Alice Mullay - St Ninian's, Dec 20, 2013 Singing Man by Jane Matthews - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Bear Prints by Sandy Bartai - Penarth, Dec 26, 2013. In memory of Britain's extinct brown bears. Lynn Ritch, Sally Ritch, Gus Dow & Ruth Brownlee - St Ninian's, Dec 26, 2013 Beach Drawing by Brandon Gabriel - Maywick Beach Thomason Family - Lund Beach, Dec 26, 2013

BioDoodle on Boxing Day

Let us introduce the concept of ‘BioDoodling’ - the art of doodling in the great outdoors!

Have you ever found yourself playing about with objects you have discovered out on a walk?                     A BioDoodle is a spontaneous creation – a pattern in the sand, a sculpture made of grass, an arrangement of driftwood, a tower of plastic bottles…. whatever you find yourself doing.

Boxing Day is an ideal time to get out and about after the indulgences of Christmas! Our website promotes eight amazing and inspiring scenic areas in Shetland.  Why don’t you join us in exploring and BioDoodling in one of these areas on Boxing Day?

Take a photo to capture your own BioDoodle and share it on the Back from Beyond website. The eight featured areas can be found on the locations part of the website and you can submit a BioDoodle using the take part form.

Sponsored by The Camera Centre, one lucky BioDoodler will be chosen to receive a free canvas print of their creation.  Any BioDoodles done between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day will be included in this promotion.

If you’d like to be part of the BioDoodle event but can’t manage to visit any of the eight areas, we’d still be delighted to see your creation (from anywhere in the world!).  BioDoodles from other areas can be emailed to us at backfrombeyondshetland@gmail.com and will be featured in our blog section.

Festive Greetings to everyone from Alice & Emma!

Boxing Day Explorers

We have an exciting idea planned to get all you explorers out on Boxing Day! Watch this space for all the details.

You can also keep up to date with everything on the Back From Beyond Facebook page. Start following us here.

January Inspiration Workshop

We will be offering a workshop in January to help suggest different ideas and approaches people can take to the project. Watch this space for more details and you can click here to follow us on Facebook!

In the future we hope to have monthly features that focus on different art forms, so hopefully there will be plenty of ideas to get the creative juices flowing.