Another year and look what has happened, my friend Jan and I opened a new shop in Ullapool in 2015 – ceàrd sells the best of Scottish contemporary craft. Come and see us!
Autumn and Winter Hare…
I’ve been an absentee blogger again – but am resolved to add posts more regularly! I have not been idle and have had the paint brushes out…
Winter Hare
Goodbye little house…Welcome new home….
Nedd is no longer home – we have washed up on another wild west coast shore, Loch Broom is a stick’s throw away and the strange unfamiliar place we moved into in January is shaping up nicely as a cosy home – the lino is up, the floor boards are revealed the fire is lit – and the dogs, chickens, cats and humans are happy….
The Gallery opens next week with a stunning show of contemporary ceramic’s and the shop will be packed with fine arts and crafts from the Highlands…….Photo’s to follow……
Croft Cottage SOLD!
Goodness I’ve been away from here for far too long – last time I looked there was blossom on the apple trees and now the fruit is almost ripe……
Many things have happened at Oystercatcher Cottage, we are in a state off flux with our little cottage up for sale – the Highland adventure is not over – it is just on the move…. Alba Art will stay with us and the wagon too!
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Some New Art & Brooches
Some photo’s of new work…
‘ The White Hare’ – ink on paper with gesso and varnish.
New designs for brooches – including ‘The White Hare’.
Beaches & Waterfalls
Take one dog add a waterfall then a beach, a picnic and the sun = a great afternoon out..
Some New Pictures…
Here we have some of my little gesso ink and canvas pictures, the frames are cut from the washed up deck of an old boat…
Shop Open!
The Market Street Collective Shop opened in mid April – we sell the work of 30 local artists and crafts people, from ceramics to textiles and paintings to jewellery. Three of us run the shop, please take a look at our wares – if you see anything you like just email me and I can send you a link to the maker, they are a talented bunch….
You can find the shop on Market Street in Ullapool and the fabulous An Talla Solais gallery – right next to the Village Hall! So if you are in the NW Highlands you know where to come for quality fine arts and crafts.
Ancient Chihuahua….
Not art, but wonderful to draw…. our little 22 year old chihuahua…….He is old and grumpy and smells of yeast, he has half a dozen teeth left and snores as loud as any man, he is half blind and deaf and going bald…. but boy do we love him…why? Just take a look..
For Lily in Sheffield xx
Early Easter…Late Spring
Not a bad commute eh? Just one view on the road form Nedd to Ullapool…..
I’m sitting in ‘the soon to be open’ Market Street Collective Shop at An Talla Solais in Ullapool, it is cold and clear and the air smells of ozone. There is a fabulous print exhibition on in the main Gallery, and interesting folk coming in to look around.
Before the shop can open there are plinths to be moved, shelves to put up, doors to hang…. lighting, whitewashing, book keeping, form filling, advertising, emailing etc, etc – I’m looking forward to the fun bit – displaying & selling the fine arts and crafts from local makers once again. Watch this space for opening info and photos.
We’ve had the best of the weather again up here in the North West Highlands – with almost 4 weeks of sun, cold, bright, crisp days – frosty, clear nights punctured by shooting stars & fragranced by wood smoke.
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