Itās August 2019 and Oor Wullie is back in my life again in a big way. Heās not just taken over Dundee again, heās conquered the whole of Scotland! Yup, Oor Wullieās BIG Bucket Trail has gone national – with 200 large hand painted sculptures to find, 100s of wee ones and for not just…
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Designing A Gift Range For Abertay University
āŖDelighted to work with Abertay University to produce a gift range for them based on my āSecret Gardenā illustration. I graduated from Abertay and couldn’t be prouder to design these pieces for them. This is the wrapping paper. The illustration was an inktober project and the inspiration behind my Maggie’s Penguin Parade sculpture Maggie &…
Fun A Day Dundee Exhibition 2019
All the colours of the rainbow for this yearās Fun A Day Dundee exhibition at Wasps Meadow Mill Studios. ā¤ļøš§”ššššš Hereās my piece āWhen You Make Time For Nonsense It Will Bring Lots Of Smilesā This year I decided to focus on fun, nonsense and exploring colour. I created a colourful world over the month…
āBodies, Botanicals & Bindings: Reimagining Rare Booksā Exhibition
Would you like a peek at the piece I created especially for the āBodies, Botanicals and Bindings: Reimagining Rare Booksā exhibition with Dundee University Archive Collections? I chose to collaborate with George Knorr, who originally created beautiful hand coloured copperplate engravings in āDeliciae Naturae Selectā, 1754. I hope he would approve! The printed versions of…
Story Books and Fairy Tales Turned into Paper Sculptures for Charity Ball
I can finally unveil my Hansel and Gretel Storybook Ball piece that I have created for The Archie Foundation š² Itās going to be auctioned on Saturday 25th August at The Chester Hotel šæ I hope it raises lots! Itās always makes me nervous when my work goes to auction! This intricate piece is hand…
P.P.Painting Penguins for Maggieās Penguin Parade
Absolutely delighted to be the art co-ordinator and one of the artists for Maggie’s Penguin Parade in Dundee. We are fundraising for Maggie’s Dundee by releasing 80 giant painted penguins onto the streets of Dundee and beyond. There are 97 baby penguins on the loose too! By the end of September we hope to have…
Have You Met Harold and Pip?
“We’re calling the bar ‘Bird and Bear’.” “What a brilliant name” I replied to Phil with a big smile, “so what’s their story?” “We don’t know yet, but you like telling stories, would you like to come up with ours?” Without even the slightest hesitation I said yes. What an opportunity. Before I knew it…
Who Stole Noa The Narwhal?
“Suzanne Scott from WhimSicAL LusH argues the case for supporting independent retailers, both online and in stores.” I am delighted to have been invited to write another piece for UNESCO Dundee City of Design’s ‘Design For Life’ in the Courier’s Weekend magazine. Here it is, I hope you enjoy it… As with most mornings I…
No.1 Amazing Women Awards Ambassador
Quite the surreal thing seeing myself in No.1 magazine as one of their Amazing Women Awards ambassadors! Such a HUGE honour to have been asked to join them! Those of you who know me well will know that my usual comfort zone isnāt doing the hair/ makeup/ interview/ photoshoot thing in a studio… but it…
Have you ever met a kabouter?
Have you ever met a kabouter? I have always enjoyed stories of old Holland from my Oma (my grandmother). Childhood stories about skating on the canals and exploring. She retold Dutch fairytales and brought with her the Dutch tradition of leaving your shoe out on 5th December to hopefully receive a present from Sinterklaas on…
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! ā¤ļø I love the more hidden pieces too like the squirrel that was deliberately placed at child height!Ā The Dundee Penguins just love to dress up! š m so proud to…
There’s an Elephant on the Loose!
Joining Hamilton’s Big Stampede this year is Forget Me Not, my colourful elephant, who tells many stories via her detailed new outfit! Check out the wee film above to see how she was made… Forget-me-not’s flowers represent true love and caring for others. The trees symbolise growth, health and strength too. Nature is a healer,…
