Selkirk WASPS Open Studio...This Weekend!!

This weekend (1st & 2nd October) sees the annual WASPS open studios, where the nosy among us get the chance to have a peek inside a working artist's studio. I'm highlighting the one I'm involved with in Selkirk, tucked away in the Scottish Borders, but you'll find them across the country (Scotland). Why not join us for yummy cakes, live music, arts and crafts to make and the chance to buy directly from the artist themselves. This year we are supporting Children 1st with our special charity wall.

Crossing Borders Art Trail

As I mentioned in my last post the weekend just past was the Crossing Borders Art Trail, it's an opportunity for Visual Artists and Designer-Makers to open their doors across the Scottish Borders and let the general public see where they work and what they make and hopefully sell a few goodies along the way! (I'll be taking part in the WASPS Open Studios in October and that is why I took part at someone elses studio)

Just thought you might like to see a few pics from the event, top one is of Julia and I outside her house with our sheep. Everyone that takes part gets a sheep to decorate to entice people through the door, Julia's sheep was all fluffy and due to are 'brilliant' climate had to be kept inside (you can see Woolamina in the window) and mine was a little more hardy ( sadly we never named mine...opps!)

We took over Julia's dining room for the event (I wasn't allowed to be left in the house by myself as I seriously would have done tours of the house while she was away...it's so beautiful...she has a very keen eye). Julia up-cycles locally sourced tweeds & fabrics and you should know by now that I'm a screen-printing extraordinaire, check out the pics above and below to see our pop up shop, Julia did a great job of getting the place set up and making it really accessible for everyone, we are now thinking of turning it into a shop for real...only joking!

Thanks to everyone that came out to support us, it was a great weekend with about 150 people through the doors over the three days with many sales, cups of tea and chocolates eaten. Stayed tuned for more exciting joint ventures in the future.

Hoorah! Russian Dolls finally make it to print...

It's been a long time coming but the first of my new Russian Doll pattern has been printed onto canvas bags in a pretty purple colour, just got to decide what colour ribbon to accessorise with. They'll be making their debut at next weekends Crossing Borders Art Trail, where artists and crafts people in my local area (Scottish Borders) open their doors so you can see where the magic happens! I'll be taking residence at a friend's house for the duration as a few weeks later my studio will be opening its doors for the WASPS open studio weekend extravaganza.

WASPS Spring Exhibition

WASPS (workshop and studio provision scotland) in Selkirk will be holding an exhibition of their members work between Friday May 20th to Sunday May 22nd. That includes me (!) and a whole host of other very talented practitioners from the Scottish Borders region. Hope to see some of you there...get in contact if you would like anymore information.