Category Archives: Art

DK: Knit

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Karie

DK: Knit is an exhibition of contemporary knitwear design by graduates from the Kolding School of Design currently on display at the Danish Cultural Institute in Edinburgh. Being both of the knitterly and the Danish persuasion, I thought I might … Continue reading →

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Something for the Weekend

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Karie

My new autumnal knitting project. I started working on it last night whilst watching Digging for Britain, a programme about British archaeology. When I was a teen I wanted to be an archaeologist specialising in Neolithic sites (you get a … Continue reading →

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The Glasgow Boys

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Karie

Before I moved here, I had never heard of The Glasgow Boys, a late 19th century art movement in, yes, Glasgow. I suppose you might call them late Impressionists or even Post-Impressionists. They were inspired by the then Glasgow-based James … Continue reading →

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Bricking It

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Karie

Wall behind the Hunterian Art Gallery and most likely part of the Glasgow University Campus I have a real weakness for old bricks. They come in all sorts of colours depending upon where they were made; they can be handmade … Continue reading →

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Warm and Fuzzy In Several Ways

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Karie

For some odd reason I keep going back to the idea of a knitted dress. I found a machine-knitted dress in Monsoon (British clothes shop) which I absolutely loved (apart from the fibre make-up) and then I saw some jaw-dropping … Continue reading →

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Something of Beauty

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Karie

“..there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it” – Alexander McQueen British fashion designer, Alexander McQueen committed suicide today. He was only forty years old. McQueen was … Continue reading →

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In Kansas City With My Favourite Tattoo

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Karie

On Tuesday, northern Norway experienced a strange light show. No, the photo you see on your left is not a Photoshopped image. It is the real deal. But what caused this bizarre phenomenon? Bad Astronomy can tell you (incidentally, if … Continue reading →

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Bulletpoints

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Karie

A few brief links: Why not visit Pompeii from the comfort of your own home? The ruins of Pompeii are now available on Google Street View. This is absolutely lovely: Flare, a wind-sensitive electronic dress. “As the wind gently caresses … Continue reading →

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I Tried to Drown My Sorrows, But the Bastards Learned to Swim

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Karie

Tomorrow my partner, David, and I are off to an arty little Halloween party. As I’m writing this, David is busy getting himself all Van Gogh‘ed up. Both ears are still intact, thankfully.  I have chosen to go as Frida … Continue reading →

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The Staffordshire Hoard

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Karie

“This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England… as radically, if not more so, as the Sutton Hoo discoveries. Absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells.” – Leslie Webster, Former Keeper, Department … Continue reading →

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