Northings | Daniel Kavanagh | Friends Activity http://northings.com/members/danielkavanagh/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Daniel Kavanagh's friends. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 4a0b355dfbbaf1ddfa7d605a49b1819f Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Gilly Langton, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/09/01/hi-arts-reflections-gilly-langton/ Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:04:16 +0000 ThumbnailPamela Conacher explains how jewellery designer Gilly Langton made her move to the Highlands & Islands.
GILLY LANGTON is a highly regarded international contemporary jewellery designer living and working in […]

]]> 0 a9b6d5776a5592f341de193b25252bc2 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, From Lochaber to Manhattan, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/04/15/lochaber-to-manhattan/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Thumbnail

After all the preparation and planning we have finally arrived in New York after an early start, straightforward flight and taxi to the hotel. ‘We’ are a group of twelve Craft curators/officers who are […]

]]> 0 15e7690389861896837f79e5162a654b Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, First we take Manhattan!, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/04/16/pamela-conacher-7/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:04:39 +0000 Thumbnail

Before I went on my travels, my son took it upon himself to organise my MP3 player – alphabetically, by genre and with a special section of music for New York! The one song that keeps playing through my […]

]]> 0 bc79784c4c078e312587766256ced087 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Craft overload?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/10/06/craft-overload/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:50:11 +0000 ThumbnailSeptember has been so jam packed with events, I felt it best to chart them from the beginning and work my way through!

From Skye to London via Inverness, I have seen work that has ranged from community knitting […]

]]> 0 edaa99f19d5683c01af9780e1bfdeb60 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Travels through the Highlands (and beyond!), on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/04/07/travels-through-the-highlands/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:40:49 +0000 ThumbnailOne of the many great plus points about my job as Craft Development Coordinator for the HI-Arts is that I get out and about throughout the Highlands and Islands to meet many inspiring and positive people.

On […]

]]> 0 8c87ca6e1e5442bdb88522069590a45a Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, I think I am having a dream!, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/04/17/having-a-dream/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:39:57 +0000 Thumbnail

After being overwhelmed by SOFA on Wednesday evening it was great to return yesterday and actually meet some of the makers and talk to people involved. We still came to the conclusion that the European and […]

]]> 0 450875a3a1f6a500159c6f789284cf3d Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, The Highlands in NYC, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/04/21/highlands-in-ny/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:39:41 +0000 Thumbnail

When I was a girl growing up in Arisaig, a friend of my mothers came to stay. Norma Morgan was an artist from NYC who was on a sabbatical to the UK as she was fascinated by moors and mountains and wanted to […]

]]> 0 5d956890abf477e3fd3f4c4b92957321 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, HI-Arts invasion of Mull, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/05/08/hi-arts-invasion-of-mull/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:39:25 +0000 Thumbnail

In the depth of winter, we planned a Makers Day with An Tobar on Mull.

May would be lovely we agreed, as we battled against snow and gales and thought of spring, sunshine and calm seas! Little did we know […]

]]> 0 ecdd83c736b675acd23dc2346ece883b Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Collect at the Saatchi Gallery, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2009/05/19/collect-saatchi-gallery/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:39:11 +0000 Thumbnail

I always look forward to visiting Collect – ‘the international art fair for contemporary objects’- in London. For the past 5 years it has been held at the V&A and at the beginning of the year, around the end of […]

]]> 0 fcb24fc9d962923f024bb2e1a46855e4 laura west wrote a new post, Finally, I know how to BLOG!, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/02/01/finally-i-know-how-to-blog/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:38:33 +0000 Wheweee! I now know that I wasn’t stupid about the blogging, just BLIND.

The menu bar is right at the top of my screen, which being a Mac, all the tab lines and catagories are on a grey bar which is EXACTLY the […]

]]> 0 8519bc645e3fb3d430bb03ca87331053 laura west wrote a new post, Making PROGRESS, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/02/12/making-progress/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:38:20 +0000 ThumbnailToday I am going to try to add a picture to my blog. This will be a challenge for me, but I do have a friend visiting (I hope) who will help me through this. But just on the off chance that she can’t make it, here goes!

]]> 0 e038d879e2cae9c119c45111ccea2291 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Taking Time, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/02/19/taking-time/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:38:07 +0000 Thumbnail

Taking Time
 

Taking the West Highland train home from Edinburgh takes around 6 hours compared to 3 ½ hours in the car. It is a spectacular journey in daylight and one I have done numerous times since […]

]]> 0 60f6309749524a2839bc217df8dc2691 laura west wrote a new post, Making Progress, Making Tools!, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/03/28/making-progress-making-tools/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:37:26 +0000 Thumbnail

Producing new work is demanding. It requires investment in time, money, focus, inspiration, invention and hard work. The first two of these things, ‘time and money’ are usually in short supply. It is easy enough […]

]]> 0 2c014f9492641f2a3b273c5a486190d5 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Travelling Makers, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/05/04/travelling-makers/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:37:15 +0000 Thumbnail

Travelling Makers

From Shetland, Westray, Iona, Lochaber and Inverness, we arrived by trains, ferries, buses, taxis, planes and in some cases, all five!

Organising Highland invasions like this seems to be an […]

]]> 0 0c52b34535767c0eec507fa7f0249698 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Collect, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/05/19/collect-2/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:36:43 +0000 Thumbnail 

Collect

Our group visit last week was for makers who aspire to participate at Collect in the future. It was good to have a group who, once more spent time together catching up, discussing their own practice […]

]]> 0 a60ee595811678e98746d9424eb87a5b Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Making Progress, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/06/11/making-progress-2/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:36:27 +0000 ThumbnailEileen Gatt, beaker

On the 4th June we had our afternoon event to Celebrate Craft and our Mentoring Project, Making Progress. It also saw the opening of our exhibitions, Made It! and Laura West’s Spotlight.

 As […]

]]> 0 0f452960ff200a49c6424934522d5356 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Assemble, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/06/24/assemble/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:36:11 +0000 ThumbnailAssemble

 

On Tuesday I was in a very hot London for the Craft Council Conference, Assemble. Set in the lovely surroundings of LSO St Lukes, I had high expectations for the day, hoping to come home inspired and […]

]]> 0 d2657f2541b201384ed5a205ed345b60 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Time Out, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/07/07/time-out/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:35:56 +0000 Thumbnail 

Time Out

This is the time of year when many of us try to take a break and escape from our usual routine by relaxing with family and friends, hoping to return refreshed and inspired.

How many of us devote […]

]]> 0 2d5da23309aecd916c34ac2176fa7803 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Crafting Together, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/11/29/crafting-together-2/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:35:05 +0000 ThumbnailCrafting Together

Many of our projects address the need for our makers to get together; sometimes in a formal way through events such as Makers Days and at other times it just happens that the people involved […]

]]> 0 7bde2053c7410a2e928f47821b71961c Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, We need Exhibitions!, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/02/18/we-need-exhibitions/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:33:46 +0000 ThumbnailOn Wednesday I spent the day in Edinburgh with a group of colleagues discussing, amongst other issues, curating craft exhibitions.

Amongst all the doom and gloom of funding cuts and the difficulties of making […]

]]> 0 002246197b678292be592c9faa857067 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Selling the Sizzle, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/06/08/559/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:31:20 +0000 Thumbnail On the first hot and sunny day for several weeks makers came from far and wide to listen to inspirational speakers for our summer event in Inverness.

‘Selling the Sizzle’ was Tina Rose’s suggestion for a […]

]]> 0 8235f9144cf30a9db67426b04610acf0 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/3452/ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:14:19 +0000 0 3b935250a08f5d83769072bf2f35201d Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2812/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:26:16 +0000 0 5618cea758cec45a53dec661f091bfbc Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2788/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:19:32 +0000 0 5433adad7b85beac75164629cda41948 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2786/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:34:16 +0000 0 474addadc26bafc787d2b7915e678973 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2405/ Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:37:43 +0000 0 fddbe8868f98224ebd6219af6891cfe9 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2335/ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:21:07 +0000 0 a9202cb9c43ea9e22942a788b60ff9e5 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2323/ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:30:21 +0000 0 c352ec1231eeb7fc3ef4b0b55118f36c Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2277/ Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:56:19 +0000 0 6261774ccefd3c6d9849fed194d8cc54 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2186/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:19:04 +0000 0 018a7f9b19a4cdda4689ddca74c2861d Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2179/ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:01:26 +0000 0 0f52ccf9c8262478e5f7131b3f572956 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2157/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:10:03 +0000 0 f834ec082545c1ad98dffd5c72cc5e48 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2151/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:00:02 +0000 0 31f8a91800dea9338edbeef096ef3954 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2148/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:27:08 +0000 0 a25119389fb1ab1905c628fa365e30e2 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2140/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:52:20 +0000 0 a7148c53396054f5c766f4e68d0605db Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2132/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:38:02 +0000 0 7d88fd22b4210d7ae22c924df010329d Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2130/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:30:42 +0000 0 79a1b095f5a48ecd0ceca64fc92cc181 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/2118/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:13:57 +0000 0 bcd369efe367cb993ec806221f7f2280 laura west and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/1185/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:41:09 +0000 0 32aba69253b2b406d0708d071560b709 Pamela Conacher wrote a new post, Stroud International Textile Festival 2010, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/05/26/stroud-international-textile-festival-2010/ Wed, 26 May 2010 21:20:31 +0000 ThumbnailMHAIRI KILLIN and PAMELA CONACHER report on the experiences of the Highlands & Islands contingent at the Stroud International Textile Festival FIVE MAKERS from Shetland, Orkney, Iona and Lochaber, together with Hazel Hughson from Shetland Arts, and Pamela Conacher and Avril Souter from HI-Arts attended the opening of the Stroud International…[Read more]

]]> 0 593f2c1b299238085fec4a32428ee3c3 Jen Deschenes posted a new activity comment http://northings.com/activity/p/674/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:04:47 +0000 Of course that counts!

In reply to - lucy woodley posted an update I still haven’t made anything, I have thought about it a lot though, does that count? ]]> 02f841dad0e3c24c10437c27e69e1522 Jen Deschenes posted an update: So, March already! I was hoping to be able to post all my […] http://northings.com/activity/p/677/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:00:39 +0000 So, March already! I was hoping to be able to post all my wonderful activity but everyhting is taking so much time to get going. At least my fabric is all prepared and my chair prints are almost finished. Also dyed my silk/viscose devore and love the colour, thankfully! And all my hand-drawn screen images are ready to be exposed, just need to…[Read more]

]]> 0 565a35e1475de00c743fe4bbe2669d87 Jen Deschenes posted a new activity comment http://northings.com/activity/p/591/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:54:09 +0000 I have good days and bad days! A bit frustrated, hoped to be further ahead than I am, but it all takes time. How are you getting on? Had plenty of gold/silver donations?! I plan to be in Inverness again next Tue and Thurs if you would like to meet for lunch? Are you going to thing in Ed on Wed? I can’t make it, shame, probably be good! x

In reply to - ]]> 78c369ea0f269801f6d744a3f453c18c lucy woodley posted a new activity comment http://northings.com/activity/p/591/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:18:01 +0000 Hi Jenny
How’s it all going? Hope you are not too stressed about it! Let me know if I can help you in any way
Take care and all the best.

In reply to - ]]> f967397e399f8c5a07eec661867e8818 lucy woodley posted an update: I still haven't made anything, I have thought about it a […] http://northings.com/activity/p/674/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:16:10 +0000 I still haven’t made anything, I have thought about it a lot though, does that count?

]]> 1 d5cdbba34a5bee2c36829e77a81a64ec Jen Deschenes wrote on lucy woodley's wire http://northings.com/activity/p/591/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:59:59 +0000 Jen Deschenes wrote on lucy woodley’s wire:
Hello Lucy, it was lovely to see you last week. I hope the plan we discussed comes together, we can discuss at the exhibitions workshop next week!

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]]> 2 e54eb8227de483b6b540d3c390168938 Jen Deschenes wrote on their own wire http://northings.com/activity/p/590/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:57:07 +0000 Jen Deschenes wrote on their own wire:
So my designs are finalised and exposed onto screens for re-upholstering the balloon back chairs. I am now cutting the fabric to size and have done sample prints with my colours. Figers crossed everything works out on the fabric now!

16 years, 1 month ago

]]> 0 52733966c11835571ac2d1f0683c43ba Jen Deschenes wrote on laura west's wire http://northings.com/activity/p/589/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:53:13 +0000 Jen Deschenes wrote on laura west’s wire:
Hello Laura, I’m looking forward to meeting you properly at next weeks exhibition workshop. I hope you’re getting on well with everything.I’ve got the cold and seem to be losing my voice, not very handy with two young children! I’m preparing fabric to print to re-upholster some chairs, fingers crossed all…

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]]> 0 cb2b7379a99a7ff63ee04be98592f4d5 laura west wrote a new post, Members, on the site http://crafts.northings.com/2010/02/12/making-progress/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:08:17 +0000 laura west wrote a new blog post: Making PROGRESS %s
Today I am going to try to add a picture to my blog. This will be a challenge for me, but I do have a friend visiting (I hope) who will help me through this. But just on the off chance that she can’t make it, here goes!
<img class=”size-medium wp-image-89″ title=”Laura in Experimental Mode”…

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]]> 46e563cea11e86bc01ef3aa3e1af8c2a lucy woodley wrote on their own wire http://northings.com/activity/p/555/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:04:56 +0000 lucy woodley wrote on their own wire:
Well, it’s confirmed I’m not a natural at filling in SAC forms, but who is?? Unfortunately I didn’t get the award I was applying for but C’est la vie! So I have decided to change my brief for my exhibition in July.I will use as much recycled material as I can in my new work, […]

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