Ocean Cry

Sometimes we learn it’s raining from social media before we notice the rain outside the window. Maybe it’s time to look up again. New essay: urbanvikingtv.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/whe… #OceanCry #DigitalMinimalism #LookUp

In my latest blog I explore how @bjork’s music and visual art engage with the sea as a creative presence and ecological voice. “Listening to the Ocean: Björk’s Ecological Aesthetics and the Sea as Creative Presence” urbanvikingtv.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/lis… #Bjork #OceanCulture #ArtAndEcology

Which two oceans/seas meet in Shetland?

My instagram is changing… my personal brand is “Ocean Cry” … I still publish books and music on the Imprint, “Urban Viking,” but all my own creative work will be under one cohesive name of Ocean Cry. X has seen the news first! #oceancry

A proud moment seeing Paul Bloomer with his new book Flight, set against one of his stunning paintings at Shetland Museum & Archives. 📚 On sale now in the museum shop and online. ✨ Exhibition runs 26 Oct – 4 Jan. #Publishing #ShetlandArt #Flight #ArtBook #Shetland #UrbanViking

A puddle isn’t just a puddle — it’s a portal. A stick can be a sword, a wand, or a paintbrush in a world of dreams. ✨ 📚 Read it on urbanviking.tv #ChildrensBooks #MindfulParenting #Imagination #MotherMoon #NaturesRainbow #KidsStories #Creativity

🌿 healing isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about giving the body space to restore. slow, gentle, steady. ✨ #HealingJourney #Wellness #MindBodySoul #RestAndRecovery #HolisticHealing

Do you see recovery from bugs and flu as rest, or as an opportunity for transformation? 🌿✨ #HealingJourney #SoulGrowth #RestAndRecovery #Transformation

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal. If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist. If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian. If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.

@KWBussard_ Well done 🙏

15 books going out

What foods do you crave when you are feeling ill? #HealingJourney #ListenToYourBody #WellnessWisdom #RestAndRecover #HolisticHealth #MindBodySoul #SelfHealing #NaturalRecovery #SlowLiving #Wellbeing

✨Gratitude isn’t about perfection. It’s about recognising what endures, what grows, and what carries us forward. 🌊🔥 #Gratitude #Resilience #UrbanViking #CreativeJourney

⚔️ Warriors of the modern age — what’s the one small step you took today that brought you closer to your goal? 🌊🔥 Remember: steady steps forge strength. #SmallWins #DailyProgress #UrbanViking

If you could go back and study any subject, what would it be? 🤔📚 #LifelongLearning #Education #Curiosity #PersonalGrowth #WhatIf

More practice, more growth. Exploring light, shadow, and form with charcoal — each mark teaching me something new. This one feels alive, like the plants themselves are reaching out beyond the page. #ArtPractice #CharcoalDrawing #StillLifeArt #DrawingStudy #ContemporaryDrawing

Raw marks, primal energy. Today’s work at uni flowed from instinct — graphite, charcoal, chalk, pencil. Tribal rhythm, Viking spirit. Sometimes the hand just knows where the story wants to go. ⚡️🔥 #CharcoalArt #MarkMaking #VikingArt #ContemporaryArt #DrawingPractice #TribalArt

Rest, warrior. 🌙🔥 Not every battle is loud. Some are quiet: Let the waves carry you — you don’t always need to row. #Resilience #HealingJourney #CreativeWarrior #RiseAgain #UrbanViking #StrengthInStruggle #FlowAndFire

flow STRONG. flow free. 🌊 Launching Urban Viking Art & Media → art, well-being + stories of resilience. Let’s flow strong. Let’s flow free. #UrbanViking #Creativity

Lovely day in Shetland 💕 The view from my front door 🙏 #gratitude #shetland #sunshine #shetlandislands

Standing up against SLAPPs chng.it/F6QpQkMds8 via @UKChange Please sign my petition to help Don Staniford continue reporting of the perils of the salmon farming industry. #salmonfarming #environmentalsustainability #animalwelfare #consumerProtection