Words on the Whysman

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the death of the renowned Scottish artist, George Wyllie.
George is probably best known as the artist behind the Straw Locomotive and the Paper Boat. His Running Clock outside Buchanan Street in Glasgow has become a 21st century landmark in the city.
I heard the news at around 6pm that day when Louise, his daughter, called to tell me.
Just a week earlier, we had taken part in a photo call with kids from schools in Govan and Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs.
The reason? Arts body, Creative Scotland, had decided to award the Friends of George Wyllie (of which I'm chair) and The Whysman Festival, funding from its First in a Lifetime pot of money.
This cash boost would allow us to celebrate George's considerable legacy in a year-long celebration of his life.
I worked late into the night putting together an obituary which would be the focus for the considerable press interest which I knew would follow once it was announced that George had finally gone on his last 'Cosmic Journey'.
I wanted to mark the first anniversary in some way and today, I prepared this picture for the George Wyllie social network sites George Wyllie on Twitter and George Wyllie on Facebook
Being immersed in the Wyllie world has been a creative gift.
George knows. You know?