Another inspiring weekend with the Textile Study Group and a bonus that it was before the snow and so travel was not disrupted. One of the main tenets of the group is that we continually develop our personal professional practice
Three days at the Big Cat Textiles, Newburgh
Last week I spent an inspiring three days over at The Big Cat Textiles in Newburgh, north Fife doing a workshop with Matthew Harris whose work I have long admired. The three days were great fun – the studio space
A weekend at OTRA
As an independent C&G tutor I ran two groups, one in Dundee and the other over in Ladybank, Fife which is about 23 miles from home. I really enjoyed my trips across the River Tay and through North Fife to
An evening at the Degree Show
As the date approaches, it is always exciting to anticipate what the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee Unversity, graduating students will be showing. I enjoy wandering around the college I attended after I left school – it still
DIS/rupt – The Museum in The Park
As I said last time, the TSG DIS/rupt exhibition in Stroud was a two gallery venture. The photographs I showed in the previous post were all gallery shots from the Landsdown Gallery so this time I’m showing some from The
DIS/rupt at Stroud
As I write, the team of TSG members are starting to take down the work that has been the DIS/rupt exhibition since the end of April. I was down last weekend as part of the rota of members stewarding at
This time of year
What a lovely time of year this is – blue skies today and the bluebells in my garden are in full bloom. This week has had its challenges but it’s ending with my new website almost complete. It’s still a
sheila mortlock – artist in stitched textiles
With new beginnings comes change. After using a blog for my C&G students annual verification I have decided to start a new blog and will from time to time report on things that are going on. Maybe an exhibition I’ve