Northings | Robert Livingston | Friends Activity http://northings.com/members/robertlivingston/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Robert Livingston's friends. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:04:10 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=2.2.5 en-US 30 hourly 2 45da294e50635634584eb70cb97e70bb Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, How do people engage with culture in Scotland?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/31/how-do-people-engage-with-culture-in-scotland/ Wed, 29 May 2013 07:58:40 +0000 Thumbnail

Each year the Scottish government conduct a Scottish Household Survey that gives us an insight into the composition, characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of Scottish households and individuals. The […]

]]> 0 781da65feb1c109f61c9c0f9baab3e12 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, sound Festival shortlisted for prestigious RPS Music Award, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/19/sound-festival-shortlisted-for-prestigious-rps-music-award/ Wed, 08 May 2013 08:31:51 +0000 “sound’s 2012 edition opened up the world of music theatre to creators and audiences who feel inhibited by opera’s institutional conventions and gave us a whiff of the creative zeitgeist”
opera magazine
sound, […]

]]> 0 87bed649dcf069ff5bdfaff6b0ed33e0 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/04/12/invitation-for-new-and-emerging-deaf-disabled-scottish-film-talent/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:00:26 +0000 Invitation for New and Emerging Deaf & Disabled Scottish Film Talent to a 2 Day Film Workshop
At the Edinburgh International Film Festival 
Delivered by 104 Films in partnership with Edinburgh International Film […]

]]> 0 2bec51079dca26785ff74b7e8444ae21 Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Lasting Impressions: Contemporary Printmaking, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2013/03/19/lasting-impressions-contemporary-printmaking/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:43:26 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 1393bb8e7e4b609699c0ef54e2060024 Bogbain Farm and Barry Gordon are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/15684/ Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:15:41 +0000 0 4ede172a37c4aeafd1f93ae590176ca2 Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, The Art of Decoration, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/10/01/the-art-of-decoration/ Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:10:08 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 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 a44ea26ac5f4a46256fb76cb98010697 Bogbain Farm and Eleanor Carlingford are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/10065/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:27:44 +0000 0 af3b6af2919febdff7ba9610700ce60c Loch Ness Film Festival and Eleanor Carlingford are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/10063/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:27:42 +0000 0 8fbf37dd71f72977fd816e8c6f7e970a Bogbain Farm and Alice Strange are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/9619/ Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:53:30 +0000 0 ac3aa2b3d52c57667a2a34db0a408e1a Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Where Two Tides Meet, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/19/where-two-tides-meet-2/ Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:16:11 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 fd60af0317181404e475aa40a77ce876 Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Katy Spong: 37 Red Leaves, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/08/02/katy-spong-37-red-leaves/ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:42:08 +0000 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 […]

]]> 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 e62cb5d9eb7c4250fd676fc0766b162a Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Angus – Weaver of Grass, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/07/21/angus-weaver-of-grass/ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:25:09 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 d98e9a1fd4c6195d377b99ddc3294a5d Bogbain Farm and Mayanne MacGregor are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/8986/ Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:34:20 +0000 0 038618a88f3fe13fab2a1cfa645ff7a5 Bogbain Farm and Moira Aitken are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/8804/ Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:21:18 +0000 0 688c8616b1501dbfb7cb4321d11e8411 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Looking for ways to boost your online sales?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/15/looking-for-ways-to-boost-your-online-sales/ Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:36:18 +0000 Improve your online sales with these 21 Tips

If you are selling directly from your website as an artist or crafts maker then you might be wondering how you can increase your traffic, improve your website […]

]]> 0 d1140b64f4532df2b3933b010a640fa8 Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, An Leabhar Mor and LK243 UnderSail , on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/14/an-leabhar-mor-and-lk243-undersail/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:55:55 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 be544d38d12526395c2bb4c1ee01aaed Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Matching Loch Shiel's Grandeur in Music, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/06/01/matching-loch-shiels-grandeur-in-music/ Mon, 28 May 2012 15:47:49 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 84d1bc24fd9d571de781e00e2c90aa4d Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Reach and Impressions, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/28/reach-and-impressions/ Mon, 28 May 2012 11:44:08 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 023f14c6029777444d133138fa75aac1 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Digital Participation in Scotland, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/18/digital-participation-in-scotland/ Fri, 18 May 2012 11:04:48 +0000 We are working online, networking online and promoting online more and more these days. Most of my work revolves around online marketing and audience development, partly because there is a learning curve involved […]

]]> 0 83b9df03e37f9b8ee5a5c7cf88582f42 Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Ullapool Book Festival 2012, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/05/17/ullapool-book-festival-2012/ Thu, 17 May 2012 17:19:59 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 61f79c4a426ca905e9b484cc6ed8c221 Mandy Haggith commented on the post, Empty Vessels Full of Questions, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/07/empty-vessels-full-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:23:28 +0000 Thanks Lorraine!

]]> 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 c0da2ec72098fd8ca8630f4a3af6556d Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Creative Blogging*, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/04/16/creative-blogging/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:18:38 +0000 Creative Blogs

Blogging has become quite the social media phenomenon in the last 2 years. They’re a fantastic tool to be using for both marketing and promoting yourself, your artwork, your organisation, […]

]]> 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 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 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 077466a003a7c3a25f71fe55cb4986f5 Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, The Woodsman - Mike Ellis, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/04/10/the-woodsman-mike-ellis/ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:08:15 +0000 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 […]

]]> 0 34744e0c89c2a85f7d48a75434f36969 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, What is the Impact of Facebook Timeline?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/04/05/what-is-the-impact-of-facebook-timeline/ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:15:32 +0000 Thumbnail

 

At the end of last month Facebook users saw one of the biggest refurbishments to the social network there has been, since it went global. The introduction of the Facebook Timeline has created a lot of […]

]]> 0 2d67b7cf470323eeb20f59a491697eb1 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, Social Media: Some Helpful Advice, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/21/social-media-some-helpful-advice/ Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:21:50 +0000 Social Media and Social Networking is not only becoming an essential way of marketing and promoting but also for networking and raising awareness of your online profile. However, there is still alot of concerns and fear around using social media. So I’ve pulled together all the information that I have to hand that has helped […]

]]> 0 fdf4f9d9f9dc933221003ded67591229 Mandy Haggith commented on the post, Alan Beavitt: Physicist of Fiddles, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/02/01/alan-beavitt-physicist-of-fiddles/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:39:20 +0000 Hi Michael – he must be a fab grandfather to have! The website’s been updated now, thanks for that link.

]]> d30cbb18019fef7f7bbfa8d921a4b688 Mandy Haggith wrote a new post, Empty Vessels Full of Questions, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/03/07/empty-vessels-full-of-questions/ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:42:35 +0000 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]

]]> 0 f23e20d93ca599904966fc63f445df56 Rik Hammond commented on the post, Rik Hammond and William Kirkness , on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/02/23/rik-hammond-and-william-kirkness/comment-page-1/#comment-2220 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:28:42 +0000 Thanks for the review, Morag! For those unable to make it to Orkney to see the shows at the Pier, you can view most of the work for my residency exhibition on a special Facebook Page at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Symbols-in-a-Landscape-201112-Orkney-Art-Archaeology-Artist-Residency/261013693908965

]]> 67329e18d662c5be8ca75efe2b67b4c4 Sian Jamieson wrote a new post, What do you know about your audience?, on the site Northings http://northings.com/2012/02/20/what-do-you-know-about-your-audience/ Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:54:31 +0000 My name is Sian and I like to hoard information. Often or not people are surprised at how excited I get about statistics, data and research information. It’s a genuine excitement as well, I often refer to myself as a bit of an information geek. The reason why I love cold hard statistical evidence is […]

]]> 0 767b2f43bb3adc9ad3001b11f0083e09 Gill Russell and Robert Livingston are now friends http://northings.com/activity/p/6989/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:27 +0000 0