Following our short residency at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, we returned to Basic Mountain Studio to add the final details to the sculpture. The finished head! 

We returned for a few more sessions at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop to complete work on our sculpture’s larger elements. We invited Edinburgh based maker, Rachel Timney Stewart, to join the brainstorm and give us a final push before we return to Basic Mountain Studio. Patrick and Franco working on the flower head: While some…

It’s Time for Edinburgh’s Art Festival! We went to see Bridget Riley’s retrospective exhibition at The National Galleries.  

We celebrated the beautiful weather and joined forces with SEASONs group and the team at Lochend Secret Garden, for an excellent day of walking, foraging, eating and listening to music together. We were joined by horticulturist and knowledgable forager, Chris Macefield who led us on a foraging walk around Lochend Park. In the meantime, Franco…

When the base of the sculpture was ready, it was time to start working with colour and materials. Each group member was working on a different aspect, discussing decisions on the go and learning from each other. Maggie used her exquisite kniting skills to design and make the eyes for the flower’s head. We also…

We were looking for a place where we can work on the new sculpture. In June, July and August 2019, our two-weekly sessions took place at The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, where we could get a lot work done using the metal workshop and education space. First, we did a day of metal work with technician…

We are excited to work on a new collaborative sculpture! It is based on a drawing by Yvonne and we are planning to use all the skills in the group to create a large scale sculpture for a future event. Watch this space for developments!

After a short break, we were back at Basic Mountain studio. Patrick introduced the group to a technique he was working with – using stencils and spray paint. We created individual works using this technique. It was fun to see how each person has a distinct personal language.

We ventured out to Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh to meet with the curator of Design Exhibition Scotland, Susanna Beaumont, to discuss this show that blurred the limits between art and design. We were lucky to bump into James McLardy, who is working with Artlink regularly. James talked to us about his work featured in the…

We headed to the green hills of Jupiter Artland to enjoy a sunny day, impressive site specific works and a story telling session with SEASONS group members. We were accompanied by a local guide who led us to a comprehensive tour throughout the park.   It’s always great to get out of the city and…