Over the coming weeks and months I will have more regular posts to publish and some exciting things to share with you. My work for Textile Study Group’s DIS/rupt has been returned at the end of the tour. The work
Printing fun
I’ve always liked printing, whether it is screen printing, lino, stencilling or using a Gelli plate, there is something magical about lifting the fabric or paper to see what has happened underneath. Magic! This week I started to prepare for
DIS/rupt in Peebles
Some of you may know that I am a member of Textile Study Group and during this last year our “thought-provoking” exhibition DIS/rupt has been touring. It opened in May last year in Stroud, Gloucestershire as part of the SIT
Victoria Crowe – Beyond Likeness
Last week I had a quick trip through to Edinburgh and so took the chance to see an exhibition in the Scottish Portrait Gallery, Queen Street, of work by one of my favourite artists – Victoria Crowe. The exhibition is
Another snippet
Like the buses, one post written and another right behind it. Some months ago, last year in the Autumn, I was approached by a German magazine, Patchwork Professional, about an artist profile article, which was exciting. I immediately emailed back
DIS/rupt at Minerva Arts Centre
It is surely a sign to note, when time seems to pass quickly and the months are gone in the blink of an eye. It hardly seems any time since I was planning a trip to Stroud, Gloucestershire, exactly this
Two days with Debbie Lyddon
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