After 10 years of publication, 'Northings' (the monthly arts e-magazine for the Highlands & Islands) closed down in 2013 and is archived here. High Life Highland is pleased to enable this extensive body of work to remain accessible to the public. Please note, though, that material will not be updated or added.
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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Lasting Impressions: Contemporary Printmaking, on the site Northings 12 years, 1 month ago

    ThumbnailAn Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 14 April 2013
    THE CHAIR of An Talla Solais, Dave Falconer, has been working towards this exhibition for years.

    IT CELEBRATES the art of the print, by showcasing work produced […]

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    Bogbain Farm and Profile picture of Barry GordonBarry Gordon are now friends 12 years, 3 months ago

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, The Art of Decoration, on the site Northings 12 years, 7 months ago

    ThumbnailMandy Haggith explores the mix of art, craft and business at Highland Stoneware
    HIGHLAND Stoneware is a unique company that supports the livelihoods of a cluster of artists in the northwest Highands.

    THE […]

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    Bogbain Farm and Profile picture of Eleanor CarlingfordEleanor Carlingford are now friends 12 years, 8 months ago

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    Bogbain Farm and Profile picture of Alice StrangeAlice Strange are now friends 12 years, 8 months ago

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Where Two Tides Meet, on the site Northings 12 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailAn Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 9 September 2012
    AN Talla Solais is so full of the sea, with two exhibitions on maritime themes, you can almost smell the salt and hear the spray.

    AFTER the success of their […]

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Katy Spong: 37 Red Leaves, on the site Northings 12 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailRhueArt, Rhue, near Ullapool, until 15 September 2012
    KATY Spong has spent a year taking in the views from her Argyll home, overlooking Cuil Bay, and creating from them a visual diary.

    IN IT she has recorded […]

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Angus – Weaver of Grass, on the site Northings 12 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailMacphail Centre, Ullapool, 19 July 2012, and touring
    IF YOU see one piece of theatre this year, see this.

    IT IS a compassionate performance, telling the life story of Angus MacPhee, who was born and died on […]

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    Bogbain Farm and Profile picture of Mayanne MacGregorMayanne MacGregor are now friends 12 years, 10 months ago

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    Bogbain Farm and Profile picture of Moira AitkenMoira Aitken are now friends 12 years, 11 months ago

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, An Leabhar Mor and LK243 UnderSail , on the site Northings 12 years, 11 months ago

    ThumbnailAn Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 20 May 2012
    THE TALL SHIPS are back in Ullapool, or it seems that way, thanks to an exhibition called LK243 Undersail at An Talla Solais, which evokes the 2011 race from Waterford […]

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Matching Loch Shiel’s Grandeur in Music, on the site Northings 12 years, 11 months ago

    ThumbnailViolinist Charles Mutter is artistic director of the Loch Shiel Spring Festival.
    THIS unique festival is set amongst the stunning scenery around Loch Shiel, west of Fort William, and Charles says his aim is to […]

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Reach and Impressions, on the site Northings 12 years, 11 months ago

    ThumbnailAn Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 17 June 2012.
    IT IS hard to imagine two more different forms of art being exhibited together than the two shows currently on display at An Talla Solais.

    TWO rooms are filled […]

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Ullapool Book Festival 2012, on the site Northings 13 years ago

    ThumbnailUllapool Book Festival, Ullapool, 11-13 May 2012
    THIS year’s Ullapool Book Festival featured an impressive list of Scotland’s best writers: John Burnside, Louise Welsh, Aonghas MacNeacail, Mairi Hedderwick, Roger […]

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    Mandy Haggith commented on the post, Empty Vessels Full of Questions, on the site Northings 13 years ago

    Thanks Lorraine!

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, The Woodsman – Mike Ellis, on the site Northings 13 years, 1 month ago

    ThumbnailMandy Haggith catches up with the traditional woodland crafts practised by Mike Ellis
    MOST of the crafts people I have interviewed are keen to be thought of as artists, so it is interesting to meet someone who […]

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    Mandy Haggith commented on the post, Alan Beavitt: Physicist of Fiddles, on the site Northings 13 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Michael – he must be a fab grandfather to have! The website’s been updated now, thanks for that link.

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Empty Vessels Full of Questions, on the site Northings 13 years, 2 months ago

    ThumbnailMandy Haggith delves into some deep questions with artist Peter White THERE IS something instantly recognisable about Peter White’s paintings of empty bowls, open books and garments billowing without wearers. In the absences he creates, his presence is unmistakeable. HE MAKES these often huge paintings in his studio in Ullapool, where, he says,…[Read more]

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    Bogbain Farm and Profile picture of Judi SutherlandJudi Sutherland are now friends 13 years, 3 months ago

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    Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Alan Beavitt: Physicist of Fiddles, on the site Northings 13 years, 3 months ago

    ThumbnailMandy Haggith investigates the violin maker’s art on Scoraig HOW many pieces of wood does a violin contain? I’M asked this question by violin maker Alan Beavitt when I visit him on his remote croft in Wester Ross. I guess, and I’m wildly wrong. Is your guess any better? Alan Beavitt made his first violin when he […]

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