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...
Feedback from Knit, Nosh & Natter Workshop
Feedback From The Beginners Knitting Workshop Knit, Nosh & Natter was a beginners knitting class, which I ran on Monday 26 May at the Waterside Bistro (www.watersidebistro.co.uk). It was a lovely day and a truly multicultural affair with with five attendees...
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, 'Blokes like Ian you...
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 as...
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
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 of the...
Close-Knit, a digital book for the iPad
28th December 2013. 'A fresh view of Scottish social history through the eyes of a contemporary artist.' Close-Knit is a 50 page digital book for the iPad (a book as an App) published by Coffee Table for those with an interest in contemporary art, Scottish social...
Tina Vanderwerf – New Website
4 December 2013. 'For a few months now, I have wanted a new, modern website which I would be able to update myself. How to start? I needed someone to build the site for me and to guide me through the learning process of ‘how to manage a website’. I was lucky enough to...
Dates Announced for SSA 2014
THE 117th ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF SCOTTISH ARTISTS National Galleries of Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL. EXHIBITION OPEN Thursday 4th or Friday 5th - Sat 20th December 2014 (to be confirmed) DATES (all...
Annie Pugh – Steiner Teacher Training Website
4th February 2013 'Julia has been a complete pleasure to work with...The project came in exactly on budget and as quoted at the outset, and has been stress free and smooth from beginning to end. I would definitely recommend Julia as a supplier for future projects of...
Herring Road, Peter Potter Gallery
14th June 2011. New commissioned work inspired by The Herring Road is being shown in an exhibition in The Peter Potter Gallery in Haddington at the moment. The Preview is this Friday 5.30-7. Please come along for art, wine, music and readings. For the Herring Road...
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 of...