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Representing My City at McManus Galleries
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…
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…
Re-loved and Recycled Art for Open Studios
Been tidying up my studio and prepping for our open studios and I might have got a wee bit carried away! 😅 Decided to paint my super scruffy old paint cupboard. Poor old thing was so peely and sad looking, needed a bit of love. What do you think? Like it? 🌿💚 Open Studios: 6th…
Wooden Diorama Mural for Roxburghe House, Dundee
We unveiled the giant wooden diorama mural that I created for Roxburghe House on Friday. It was inspired by patients, staff and the beautiful surroundings, including Balgay Park, Dundee – what a brilliant day! Creating the mural for Roxburghe House has been such a pleasure and a huge honour. The fantastic patients and staff have…
Dundee Cake Ale
When cake becomes beer! Have you seen Law Brewing Co’s latest creation? Dundee Cake Ale. It’s been a delight to work with Danny on this one. The label ties in with my Sunny Dundee range featuring some of Dundee’s iconic buildings. You can also spot the famous Dundee dragons and lilies, an intricate River Tay…
Sunny Dundee
It’s all in the Dundeetail! Did you know? Dundee is the only south-facing city in Scotland that regularly clocks up more hours of sunshine than any other. ☀️ 2018 saw ‘Sunny Dundee’ becoming a popular term in Dundee with #sunnydundee appearing everywhere – often coupled with bright yellow sunglasses and big smiles. The Sunny Dundee…
Family Life Story Mural
In Feb/March 2017 I created this mural for an incredibly lovely family. It tells the story of their lives with lots of hidden details in amongst a garden filled with their favourite flowers and creatures. What an absolute pleasure!
Behind The Scenes of Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail – Sneak Peeks, Painting, Hard Work & Fun Stuff!
It’s August 2019 and Oor Wullie is back in my life again in a big way. He’s not just taken over Dundee again, he’s conquered the whole of Scotland! Yup, Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail has gone national – with 200 large hand painted sculptures to find, 100s of wee ones and for not just…
Designing A Gift Range For Abertay University
Delighted to work with Abertay University to produce a gift range for them based on my ‘Secret Garden’ 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 year’s Fun A Day Dundee exhibition at Wasps Meadow Mill Studios. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖 Here’s my piece “When You Make Time For Nonsense It Will Bring Lots Of Smiles” This year I decided to focus on fun, nonsense and exploring colour. I created a colourful world over the month…
“Bodies, Botanicals & Bindings: Reimagining Rare Books” Exhibition
Would you like a peek at the piece I created especially for the “Bodies, Botanicals and Bindings: Reimagining Rare Books” exhibition with Dundee University Archive Collections? I chose to collaborate with George Knorr, who originally created beautiful hand coloured copperplate engravings in ‘Deliciae Naturae Select’, 1754. I hope he would approve! The printed versions of…
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