the choreography of glass blowing
When I visited the Lamberts glass factory in Germany a few years back, I was really taken by the wordless choreography between the eight men which made up a team of glass blowers clustered around a furnace, producing huge glass cylinders called ‘muffs’. The dance these men perform is beautiful to watch; each perform a [...]
Creative Scotland funding for Map-i; Mercator project
I received good news yesterday; the Professional Development Award application I applied for earlier this year was sucessfull and they have awarded £5,000 towards the making of the new body of work: ‘Mercator Revisited’ explores mapping in glass in context of the 500th anniversary celebrations at the eponymous cartographer’s Museum as part of Map-i, a [...]
Making things…
Last week I watched Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home where he has delighted in the act of making; ‘making builds relationships”. The studio is now ready after another major revamp, to accommodate my husband Colin Gilmour Architecture practice moving in! We now have a ‘proper’ clean office with a drawing wall, and plenty space to [...]
Crossing Borders Art Trail
The first weekend of the Art Trail, and my participation in it as an exhibitor, is now concluded. It was a fantastic weekend with many new faces and seeing many old friends. The company was good, the weather held out and the sales were great… The Art Trail continues next weekend on the East side [...]
new glass programme launched at Art Trail
Today was the first day of the Crossing Borders Art Trail , which this year I am partaking in together with three other artists at Ancrum Village Hall. Today saw a steady flow of visitors coming in to browse, enjoy a coffee and buy some work! I also launched the new glass class programme for Winter 2012 [...]
Crossing Borders Art Trail 2012
In early September the annual Art Trail organised by Crossing Borders members, will run over two weekends taking in over 25 venues and showcasing the work of over 42 artists; you can download a full brochure here . From Friday 31st August till Sunday 2nd of September I will be exhibiting and selling glass pieces (jewellery, plates, dishes and [...]
“Fragments” at John Gray Centre, signed off and new images
On Thursday I went to inspect the newly installed work “Fragments” at the John Gray Centre in Haddington. The feedback on the work has been excellent; staff and visitors are loving it; the fragments of text are intrigueing visitors and soliciting questions and have tempted people inside with questions such as “so I can use [...]
Mercator Conference
Today was the second day of the Mercator Revisited conference; another packed day of incredibly varied talks about different aspects of Mercator’s legacy; from the enduring appeal of his maps, globes and instruments which have provided subjects of study including its mathematical impact, the importance of typography and calligraphy on maps and impact of his [...]
Jedburgh Abbey artist-in-residence
Today I spent my first day at Jedburgh Abbey as part of the artist-in-residency scheme at Jedburgh Abbey; a joint project between Culture Matters, Education Scotland and Historic Scotland. I spent a morning perusing the documents and books from the Visitor Centre which provided me with good basic research. I sat at a small table [...]
Jedburgh Abbey Artist-in-residency
During the month of February and March, an exciting artist-in-residency scheme is being piloted at Jedburgh Abbey, an Historic Scotland property. This magnificent ruin of an old monastic Abbey, is the first building that rises to greet you when you drive in over the Northumberland hills into the Scottish Borders town of Jedburgh. This is [...]