Northings | laura west | Friends Activity http://northings.com/members/laurawest/activity/friends/ Activity feed for laura west'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 138d9c2e548d81b40f6a90078b73ce66 John Saich wrote a new post, HI-Arts Reflections: Maryann Frew, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/01/hi-arts-reflections-maryann-frew/ Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:14:31 +0000 ThumbnailIN the first of a series of HI~Arts Reflections, John Saich charts the achievements of Inverness based singer-songwriter Maryann Frew and asks her about the role of HI~Arts in her story
MARYANN FREW is steadily […]

]]> 0 776bcee30de70e2f837c95a193db519c John Saich wrote a new post, Circle of Inspiration – Cloud Nine on the Ceilidh Trail, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2003/08/06/circle-of-inspiration-cloud-nine-on-the-ceilidh-trail/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:59:26 +0000 JOHN SAICH draws inspiration from the talented CLOUD NINE as he catches up with them on the 2003 Ceilidh Trail.
It’s not that long ago that the concept of an all female traditional band was pretty radical. I […]

]]> 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 284c7b6929aaf8b8442b72d89f1dada6 Avril Souter wrote a new post, Plannishing in Plockton, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/07/26/plannishing-in-plockton/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:00:04 +0000 ThumbnailThe best part of working in the Crafts Team at HI-Arts is that I get to know the work of so many great makers from throughout the Highlands and Islands.  

Early on in my job we featured the work of Plockton […]

]]> 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 6d1b84c627f600665d54657c20ad8316 Daniel Kavanagh wrote a new post, Profile Statement, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/01/30/profile-statement/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:38:55 +0000 My work is created using both ceramic and bronze materials, work is either hand built or thrown using earthenware or porcelain clays, some pieces are formed using a selection of parts, which are then assembled by […]

]]> 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 3dffaddfdb5145975a44dd069b834b1d Avril Souter wrote a new post, Picture Perfect, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/03/09/making-plans-for-the-future/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:37:39 +0000 Thumbnail

I always love getting new images sent through to me, whether it is for the crafts newsletter which we send out every month, the online galleries or for Making Progress web pages on the HI-Arts website – it’s […]

]]> 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 517d909e6cdd8c81b4bd082ea5b3146b Avril Souter wrote a new post, Textile Fever in Stroud, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2010/05/06/textile-fever-in-stroud/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:36:57 +0000 ThumbnailStroud International Textile Festival – May 2010

Having read through the selection of events and talks in the Stroud International Textile Festival brochure, I was thoroughly looking forward to our visit to this […]

]]> 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 0e8b6820b784d1b3e3d22e3959b9ee62 Northings User wrote a new post, Marketing at the Right Price Point, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/02/15/marketing-at-the-right-price-point/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:03:51 +0000 I was reading an interesting article in Gift Focus Magazine recently about getting the price point right for your creations. Gift Focus is a gift ware trade magazine sent to retailers throughout the UK. In the first edition of 2012, an ‘Industry Insight’ article was focused on getting the right price point for your goods. […]

]]> 0 a367e905f47eea1f9a9c49274648665a Northings User wrote a new post, Making Progress maker's films: Filming with Jennifer Cantwell, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/08/20/making-progress-makers-films-filming-with-jennifer-cantwell/ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:51:06 +0000 ThumbnailIn the run up to starting on my fourth and final Making Progress maker’s film I was pretty excited for a variety of reasons, not least because finally I was to be working on my home turf! Throughout this project I have loved very much travelling around new and strange parts of the Scottish Highlands, meeting […]

]]> 0 af0669f9d7414c2c940f294746d6fa95 Northings User wrote a new post, Making Progress makers films: Filming with Nick Ross, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/06/24/making-progress-makers-films-filming-with-nick-ross/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:15:44 +0000 ThumbnailAnother slightly late blog entry although if truth be known I’ve been struggling to write about my day filming with Nick without it looking like I just copied and pasted the blog I wrote about filming with Patricia and changed a couple of words here and there… In short it went like this: the original plans […]

]]> 0 72312a7f2fa68e455ab6a870323ef98b Northings User wrote a new post, Making Progress Makers' Films: Filming with Patricia in Caithness, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/05/02/making-progress-makers-films-filming-with-patricia-in-caithness/ Mon, 02 May 2011 12:46:40 +0000 Ok, so stupidly this will be a photoless blog entry. I got so carried away with the moving pictures I completely forgot to get any not moving ones. Lesson officially learned. Although this is very much in keeping with the rest of the entry as it was a day of learning lessons all round. For example, […]

]]> 0 c110644893ac32c5072e002fb947f7c5 Northings User wrote a new post, Third Making Progress makers’ films visit: Caroline Dear in Skye, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/05/02/third-making-progress-makers%e2%80%99-films-visit-caroline-dear-in-skye/ Mon, 02 May 2011 11:22:20 +0000 Thumbnail My third visit was to Caroline Dear, in Fangan which is a wee collection of houses a few miles on the other side of Portree if you come from the direction I did. The run to Skye from Fort William was as beautiful as my drive to Caithness and reminded me again that there is […]

]]> 0 2b54cb6020fafaec9af77b01f7ba48eb Northings User wrote a new post, Second Making Progress makers’ films visit: Nick Ross in Aberdeen, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/04/03/second-making-progress-makers%e2%80%99-films-visit-nick-ross-in-aberdeen/ Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:54:20 +0000 ThumbnailLast Friday I made my way to Aberdeen to meet with Nick Ross and chat about his maker’s video. He’s currently the artist in residence and a tutor in Gray’s School of Art and, having only graduated in 2008, I was impressed before I had even arrived at how he had become so established in such […]

]]> 0 6e0c3a29e23fb85a02ea5cc33221a213 Northings User wrote a new post, First Making Progress makers' films visit: Patricia Niemann in Caithness, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/03/20/first-making-progress-makers-films-visit-patricia-niemann-in-caithness/ Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:49:57 +0000 ThumbnailThis month,  having recently been taken on board by Screen HI to make films about the artists showcased in the HI-Arts Making Progress mentoring scheme, I’ve been really keen to get stuck into the project and am very enthusiastic about learning all about the process involved (and, of course, meeting lots of new people along the […]

]]> 0 8235f9144cf30a9db67426b04610acf0 Pamela Conacher and are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/3452/ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:14:19 +0000 0 5d4d5771b555523ddcf35669bc794b56 John Saich wrote a new post, Sticking It On in Oban, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2011/02/21/sticking-it-on-in-oban/ Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:27:08 +0000 ThumbnailTHE CLUE, for those who know, is in the name. Mùth (pronounced Moo, with a further hint in the logo) is a collective of young, enterprising art and music enthusiasts in Oban who quite simply wanted to make a difference in their home town. According to Rhona MacDougall, one of the four team members, in north […]

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