Applied Arts Scotland Survey

Applied Arts Scotland Survey

  I have recently agreed to be an Ambassador for Applied Arts Scotland. AAS is a registered charity run by crafts people for both crafts people and those interested in craft. Visit their new website here: www.appliedartsscotland.org.uk. If you work in the Applied...
Ian Douglas was an OK bloke.

Ian Douglas was an OK bloke.

Remembering Ian Douglas, artist, sculptor, photographer, actor, director, brother, son, husband, father… 20 May 1934 – 17 April 1978. My father, Ian Douglas, would have been 80 today. Sadly he died when he was only a year older than I am. But,...
Knit, Nosh & Natter

Knit, Nosh & Natter

Knit, Nosh & Natter Beginners knitting class – A very grown up affair! Tutor: Julia Douglas Monday 26 May (bank holiday), 10am – 3pm Venue: The Waterside Bistro, 1-5 Waterside, Haddington, EH41 4AT – www.watersidebistro.co.uk The Telegraph describes knitting...
Parker Knoll Re-upholstered

Parker Knoll Re-upholstered

  On the 26 April 2012 I enrolled in an upholstery class at Poldrate Arts & Crafts Centre, Haddington, in the belief that this would be an ideal addition to my skills as an all round Jack of all things textile. My tutor was the talented Sylvia Murray of...
Close-Knit reviewed on Kirkus

Close-Knit reviewed on Kirkus

19 February 2014 ‘Scottish artist Douglas finds a home—and a vast canvas—in the Highlands. …Some of the installations are breathtakingly simple in their conception: an arrangement of flowers in the ruins of a croft, for example. Others, made with the help...