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Beyoncé’s Library and Paddy’s Wigwam
Liverpool is proving to be an alluring destination for friends and family, so I’m pleased to say I’ve had a good number of visitors in the…
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Green Gormley
Last October 2018, I relocated 250 miles South from Edinburgh to Crosby and so find myself with a sandy beach a 10-minute walk from my flat…
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Reflecting on an artwork
I don’t usually analyse my own work but the questions I’ve been asked about the symbolism of my muslin figures has prompted me to do so. …
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Survivors of the Process – Exhibition
The title for this exhibition comes from a quote I read years ago by the sculptor George Fullard – that there is no such thing as…
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Conversations with Artists – “Food for the Soul in Russian”
On meeting the artist, Gennadii Gogoliuk*, at his Edinburgh home, he hands me two of his sketchbooks before heading out the door to buy breakfast for…
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Edinburgh International Film Festival
There are still a few days left to enjoy the Edinburgh International Film Festival, where I’ve been volunteering this past week or so. It has been…
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Group Poetry Reading
Last week, Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery hosted a collective poetry reading inspired by the artist, Mark Wallinger’s, Adam. The poem forms part of his current exhibtion at…
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Spain in Scotland
Had a wonderful fix of Ibero-American culture last week, which began at the opening of the Documentary Film Festival, Iberodocs, held at Filmhouse, and ended in Leith at Custom…
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Art with friends
I’ve recently been lucky enough to have separate visits from a couple of dear friends – one from Union Hall in Ireland and the other from…
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My Cat Knows What I’m Thinking
Not being a cat person, I have to admit that I wasn’t exactly attracted by the title of the latest exhibition at Edinburgh Printmakers. But I’m…
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Concrete and Glass
The first time I came across Harry Morgan’s work was in London a couple of years ago during my ongoing research into the subject of impermanence…
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Dropping in to Life Drawing in Edinburgh
In all my moving around from one country to another, it was quite a while since I had done any life drawing but the abundance of…