The new Dundee case was unveiled last month in The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum – and two of my wee creations are in there! The enamel pin I designed to help us fundraise for Discovery Walk and the bottle that I created for Law Brewing Co ‘s Dundee Cake Ale are now part…
Tag: Dundee History
Tales of the Unexpected – ‘The Golden Thread’
I’m delighted to have been invited to be a part of this exhibition with Archive Collections and Museum Collections, at the University of Dundee. I’ll let the brilliant Matthew Jarron tell you more about it and then as you scroll down I’ll tell you the story that I found in the archives. Join us for…
Explore your city! Dundee’s Hidden Treasures
Dundee has some really fantastic public art. You don’t have to walk far to stumble upon the Dundee Penguins, Lemmings, mosaics and cheeky monkeys! ❤️ I love the more hidden pieces too like the squirrel that was deliberately placed at child height! The Dundee Penguins just love to dress up! 😂 m so proud to…
#DundeeInstameet
REINVENTION: Dundee Instameet Saturday 11th March 2017 We took 70 instagrammers on a journey through past, present and a glimpse into the future of Dundee last Saturday and what a fun day we had, with hundreds of incredible shots of our beautiful city taken in just a few hours! Dundee is the only UNESCO City of Design…
Discovery Walk: Creating D’Arcy Thompson’s Plaque
Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson was the first lecturer in biology at Dundee University. I remember that I first found out about him when I stumbled across a poster on the Dundee University campus inviting us to come along to the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology museum that is part of the University in the Carnelley Building. It is only…
Discovery Walk: Creating Mary Ann Baxter’s Plaque
Mary Ann Baxter If it wasn’t for Mary Ann Baxter we wouldn’t have Dundee University and I may not have studied equally alongside men when I attended if she had not insisted on this happening all those years ago. I also wouldn’t enjoy all those wonderful twisted trees, the pretty flowers, the pavillion and those…
Discovery Walk: The Story of the Title Plaque
The Story of the Discovery Walk Plaque Designs: The Title Plaque Working on design proposals for the plaques led me to develop a series of stories depicted by both words and complementary illustrations. The idea was to take people on a short journey to experience the lives and achievements of those notable individuals being featured…
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