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 do come...
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 paper parcel in my mail...
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 by Giles...
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...
The Sunday Times – Making Light of Domestic Routine, The C-Word
8th November 2009. A Wee Bit of Light Relief. A Collaboration between Julia Douglas, Clare Waddle and Rebecca Wilson. 'While the group's work harnesses traditional craft practices, from embroidery and knitting to hand-made ceramics, there is a high-end elegance to...
Newbury Weekly News – Fabric of Life Exhibition
October 2008. '...a playful comment on class and table manners' at Arlington Arts, Snelsmore. 'Julia Douglas' oven gloves bear 'X-ray' prints of the working hands inside them. In other work, she uses traditional willow pattern design ironically, not in its definiing...
Album Cover for The Graeme Mearns Band
'Some Kind Of Bliss' by The Graeme Mearns Band was brought out on the Partners In Grime Label in 2007. With Graeme Mearns on vocals, lead guitar and synthesizers; John Need on bass guitar and rock vox; and Ali Murray on drums and special effects this was indeed an...
Press & Journal – Prayer Gloves win at Aberdeen Art Gallery
August 2001 'Julia Douglas won the third prize of £250 for her Prayer Gloves piece. She [was] also commended by this years judge, award-winning author Duncan McLean, from Orkney.'