Preview Invitation to the Herring Road

1 June 2011. Ideas are starting to come together now for the upcoming exhibition at Peter Potter Gallery, inspired by the Herring Road. Today I’m going to be stuck in a dark room, tracing stripes onto three canvases, so may not be able to see straight by the end...
Walking the Herring Road

Walking the Herring Road

25th May 2011. I have been commissioned by the Peter Potter Gallery in Haddington to create work inspired by The Herring Road, as part of their ‘Lost Landscapes’ project. The exhibition opens on Saturday 11th May with a preview on the Friday night. Please...
Christina Baldwin – Close Knit publication

Christina Baldwin – Close Knit publication

17 November 2010. Christina Baldwin said of ‘Close-Knit’ by Julia Douglas ‘I love it and I guarantee so will you.’ ‘Having spent the last couple of years researching Badbea and perhaps getting a bit bogged down in the details, I opened a brown...
Giles Sutherland – Close-Knit, Timespan

Giles Sutherland – Close-Knit, Timespan

2nd September 2010   ‘…this is a credibly fresh attempt to read a series of deeply felt historical events and circumstances from a new perspective with new materials. It succeeds both as art and as a form of social cohesion.’   Full review...
Close-Knit Opening

Close-Knit Opening

24th August 2010. The exhibition opening at Timespan was a huge success, with 56 people attending, including kids. I was delighted! Director of Timespan, Nicola Henderson, kindly opened the exhibition with a few words and this was promptly followed by a brilliant and...