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Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Lasting Impressions: Contemporary Printmaking, on the site Northings 12 years, 2 months ago
An 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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Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, The Art of Decoration, on the site Northings 12 years, 8 months ago
Mandy 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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Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Where Two Tides Meet, on the site Northings 12 years, 9 months ago
An 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, 10 months ago
RhueArt, 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
Macphail 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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Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, An Leabhar Mor and LK243 UnderSail , on the site Northings 12 years, 11 months ago
An 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 […] -
Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Matching Loch Shiel’s Grandeur in Music, on the site Northings 13 years ago
Violinist 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 […] -
Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Reach and Impressions, on the site Northings 13 years ago
An 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
Ullapool 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 […] -
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
Mandy 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 […] -
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
Mandy 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] -
Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Alan Beavitt: Physicist of Fiddles, on the site Northings 13 years, 4 months ago
Mandy 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 […] -
Mandy Haggith commented on the post, A-B-Tree: Celebrating Scotland’s Literary Tree Tradition – End Of Phase 1, on the site Northings 13 years, 5 months ago
Sorry to be slow responding to this, I only just spotted it was here. Yes, I’d love to learn more about the Legacy Tree project. Please drop me an email on hag@worldforests.org The best way to be kept up to date with the A-B-Tree project is to like it on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ABTreeProject) Throughout December I’m […]
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Mandy Haggith commented on the post, James Hawkins: Making the Landscape Sing, on the site Northings 13 years, 6 months ago
Thanks, and I’m glad you think I’ve done James justice. I found him fascinating to listen to.
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Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Lustre, on the site Northings 13 years, 6 months ago
An Talla Solais, Ullapool, until 18 December 2011 AT THIS time of year there is usually a members’ show at An Talla Solais in Ullapool. This year they called for 3D objects, and the result, called Lustre, is a small but pleasing exhibition of sculpture and craft work. A few big pieces dominate the space. Up on one wall, […] -
Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, James Graham, on the site Northings 13 years, 6 months ago
James Graham, Drumbeg Village Hall, 12 November 2011 It was standing room only in Drumbeg Village Hall on Saturday night, as people crushed in to hear James Graham performing songs from Assynt. It was an intimate performance, giving what James called ‘an airing’ to a crucial aspect of the local area’s heritage. When James studied Gaelic song […] -
Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Dark Matter, on the site Northings 13 years, 7 months ago
A Garden in Ullapool, 2 November 2011 A POSSE of black-caped figures, heading for a shadowy garden, intent on something. Hallowe’en mischief perhaps? A Batman tribute event? No, this was a theatre audience, making its way through the streets of Ullapool to the venue for an outdoor performance, subtitled ‘Murder in the Garden of Love’. The […] -
Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, James Hawkins: Making the Landscape Sing, on the site Northings 13 years, 7 months ago
APPROACHING James Hawkins’ croft at Rhue, near Ullapool, the crests of waves are streaking the water as a gale hurtles onto the shore of Loch Broom. INSIDE the studio and gallery space, big landscape paintings celebrate such drama. I am surprised to find James seeming serene, his voice quiet, his explanations lucid and even. His studio is […] - Load More
