by Clair Aldington | Oct 15, 2016 | Clair Aldington
‘We think back through our mothers…’ Or do we? Lodberrie Traders, Lerwick, Shetland Monday 17 – Saturday 22 October 2016 (CLOSED Wednesday 19 October) 12 noon – 4pm
by Clair Aldington | Oct 10, 2016 | Clair Aldington
I rolled blue water based printing ink over the back of one of my Gran’s gold doilys (see previous post) and took a print from it. A black and white drawing from this print has become one of the nesting dolls representing home. My mother’s response to,...
by Clair Aldington | Oct 7, 2016 | Clair Aldington
Lunch plates. I didn’t know they existed until a few weeks ago. Up until then, I had innocently assumed that there were only three types of crockery to worry about: dinner plate, side plate and bowl. Now, I’ve discovered, there are not only lunch plates,...
by Clair Aldington | Oct 6, 2016 | Clair Aldington
In response to the question, ‘What would you most like to plant? Where would you plant it and why?’, my mother answered that she would like to ‘restore former habitats with all their indigenous species’ to re-create an ecological balance. She feels...
by Clair Aldington | Sep 21, 2016 | Clair Aldington
I bought a set of unadorned wooden nesting dolls from Russia. It’s a set of ten dolls that I’ve sanded down and sprayed with white enamel – so many coats to cover the bare wood! Every time I went into the studio, they got another coat. Each doll will...
by Clair Aldington | Sep 20, 2016 | Clair Aldington
The Luminate festival catalogues have arrived. It feels a bit scary to see the exhibition listed – no turning back now… Luminate is Scotland’s annual creative ageing festival and there are some great projects happening during October all over...
