Image: 35mm film photograph of Feely Dyke in Fair Isle, Shetland. Taken by Elly Reynolds-Feeney

Image: 35mm film photograph of Feely Dyke in Fair Isle, Shetland. Taken by Elly Reynolds-Feeney

dyke is an ongoing collaborative making and presentation project that queers landscapes through the practice of dry stone walling. Rooted in the dual cultural resonance of the word dyke - meaning a dry stone wall in Scots and a reclaimed queer slur - the project considers labour, resilience, and belonging within Welsh and Scottish ecologies through performance, traditional skill-sharing, and community-building.

By queering ecological, linguistic, and social boundaries, dyke reframes drystone walls as sites of care, regeneration, and connection rather than division.

Supported by Arts Council Wales Create funding.

 
 

DYKE, 2024. A3 Risograph print. Available as an edition here.

 
 

Installation for Tir Cwiar, an exhibition at Elsysium Gallery exploring queer experience curated by On Your Face Collective.

Refinishing, 2025. TV, film, latex, stuffing, Shetland wool. Variable sizes.
Fieldstone, 2024. Latex, stuffing, thread. Approx 100 x 60 x 60cm.
Abate, 2024. Quilt, acrylic paint, Shetland wool, rivets. 200 x 200cm.