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In Edinburgh
In Copenhagen, the Nørrebro neighbourhood is my favourite. It is bohemian, multicultural and vibrant. The streets are filled with small ‘ethnic’ eateries catering for small immigrant groups and niche culinary interests. My taste buds really came off age when I … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, food, History, love, personal stuff, Print Culture
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Friday Linkage
Some linkage for you on a Friday night: Sketch to Screen – The Art of Hollywood Costume Design A knitted calendar – you rip out the days as they pass. Oddly poetic. I’m not a huge fan of television as … Continue reading
DK: Knit
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
Something for the Weekend
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
Becoming Less of a Magpie?
The Football World Cup has begun. I’d be happier if I could knit my way through every match, but my wrist is still bothering me. A colleague recommended arnica gel as a possible short-cut to future happiness knitting. I am … Continue reading
The Glasgow Boys
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
Bulletpoints
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
Work As If You Live in the Early Days of a Better Nation
I do not know how many of you have read Alasdair Gray’s excellent dystopian novel, Lanark: a Life in Four Books? It takes place partly in Glasgow and partly in an imaginary Glasgow, known as Unthank. In Unthank the characters … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair Gray, Art, bibliomania, Literature, love, Personal, Print Culture, reading, Scotland
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Self Portrait With Dark Felt Hat
.. one Halloween costume down, one to go. Other Half is currently trying to consider whether or not to stab the ear with a palette knife or not. Oh, decisions…
I Tried to Drown My Sorrows, But the Bastards Learned to Swim
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
