It’s Snowdrop Festival time! During the second weekend we’ll showcase work by local artists and designers. My upcycled furniture and artwork by Mary M Brown and Ann Napier will be on display at the Heritage Centre on Sat/Sun, February 23/24, 11am – 3pm.
Heritage Centre, 8 George St, Coupar Angus PH13 9DH
After a month of relentless mixed media experiments on fabric: sorting fabrics and threads for new upcycling projects!
I don’t just upcycle furniture, I’ve started upcycling garments too. I learned how to dye and paint fabric in my studio for functional art in Canada, back in the 1990s. Here you see the back panel of a dress in burgundy red, printed using handcut stamps and embellished with hand embroidery (still a bit shaky). My next goal: freehand machine embroidery.
Sixteen local businesses and agencies in the Leslie Street area of Blairgowrie are hosting the work of over 30 artists participating in Perthshire Open Studios. Upcycled furniture from my studio will be on display in the downstairs window of Edinburgh Woolen Mill.
Enjoy this event featuring treasure trails, an exhibition on local 19th century artists, the Blairgowrie Boys, and a working weaver’s studio!
Edinburgh Woolen Mill, 20 Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie PH10 6AS
Perthshire Open Studios, 1 – 9 September 2018
