Tag Archives: art

Weird enthusiasms

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

The other day, I got quite a disappointing email. It told me that the symposium The Life of Corpses: Exploring the Ethical Issues of Exhibiting Human Remains had been cancelled. I was disappointed because I’d signed up as soon as … Continue reading →

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Glasgow art and multicoloured Mackintoshes

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

I may have already mentioned that the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art seemed a bit opaque to me – I kept reading descriptions of shows and events and not actually understanding what they were!  Art is not really my … Continue reading →

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Beautiful hoodies

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

For my Artist’s Date today I went to see the stunning hoodie murals in Edinburgh (proper name: Our Nation’s Sons) by Joe Caslin.  I’d been keeping an eye out for them, but I don’t generally have a reason to go … Continue reading →

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Bounce!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

A fab day in Glasgow today, although it didn’t go entirely to plan.  I gratefully accepted a lift to Govan from Renfrew, only to find that I’d left my phone and had to jump straight on a bus back to … Continue reading →

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Enlightenment excitement at the Science Festival

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

First day at the Science Festival and I don’t see how it can be beaten.  The Edinburgh Enlightenment Exchange was the only event that I’d booked up in advance, knowing that I would be really disappointed if I missed it. … Continue reading →

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Fantastic artist’s date: Anna Barriball

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Those of you who are Artist’s Way followers may have realised recently that I haven’t been talking much about Artist’s Way-related things on the blog recently. That’s because I rather fell off the wagon. My intention to do Walking in … Continue reading →

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Turner in January

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

I had a wee bit of time to kill in Edinburgh yesterday and I happened to be passing the Mound, so I popped into the National Gallery to see the ‘Turner in January’ exhibition. It’s a lovely exhibition of Turner … Continue reading →

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What’s my tribe?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Today’s Sunday Scribblings topic is ‘tribe’.  I’ve never joined Sunday Scribblings before (Sunday is not a big blogging day for me) but it reminded me of something I saw at Manchester Art Gallery. They have a few Grayson Perry pieces … Continue reading →

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Last chance to see…

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Sticking with my regular habit of putting off things till the last minute, I saw two exhibitions this week that finish on the 8th (this Sunday).  They’re small, and free, and right next to Waverley Station, so if you happen … Continue reading →

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I found him!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

The last time I was at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art,  I was wondering where the Antony Gormley sculpture was (I’m still very embarrassed that I haven’t been to visit all the Antony Gormley sculptures yet.  I’ll drive … Continue reading →

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