Month: July 2014Page 1 of 2

The Magic Box – Calum Colvin

Calum Colvin: The Magic Box until the 6th of September. Calum Colvin : The Magic Box from arts-news on Vimeo. A selection of works from the last 28…

Tumadh: Immersion, Dazzle and Oz

This year the Dovecot has 3 main summer exhibitions on until mid September : Tumadh: Immersion, Dalziel + Scullion  An installation of figures in Harris tweed explores the relationship…

Alt-W

Part of the Edinburgh Art Festival, Alt-W is a collection of prints, sculpture and digital media by Chris Helson, Sarah Jackets, Hadi Mehrpouya, Robert Powell, Donna Leishman and…

Cyanotype Experiments – Anti-Shadow

As the Alternative Processes class drew to a close we were asked to think about a final project on the topic of anti-shadow. Using an acetate negative of…

Journey to… Cammo Estate

As part of a 120mm film day organised by the Stills Democratic Camera Club, we headed to the west of Edinburgh to explore the Cammo Estate. Armed with…

Albumen Experiments – Don’t forget the salt!

The home made albumen solution has been sitting in the dark for a month now – surprisingly smell free. I re-read my notes on the recipe to discover…

The Debatable Land by Peter Sacks

Traquair House continues its collaboration with the Edinburgh Printmakers with the commission of The Debatable Land, a three part work by Peter Sacks, for their Beyond Borders Scotland…

Journey to… Linlithgow

Linlithgow has a long history, a royal burgh it was the birthplace of Mart Queen of Scots and still has many places to explore. Circumnavigate the “peel” as…

Albumen Experiments – First attempt

The albumen process uses a layer of egg white for the sensitised salt solution to adhere to. Paper is formed into a ‘boat’ by folding up a margin…