After a good few years on the prowl I’ve at long last managed to get a small artists studio space down at WASPS South Block. I’m over the moon with it!! It’s a really cool building with individual studios and … Continue reading
I’ve been invited to participate in another group exhibition curated by The Compass Gallery in Glasgow. “A Patch of Your Own” will be a group exhibition on the theme of allotments. Yas! I’ve known about it for a few months … Continue reading
As mentioned in a previous post varnishing a plate and narrating at the same time didn’t quite work for me so I’ve cut together a wee video with text to explain the steps involved with varnishing a plate. I hope … Continue reading
The ARGO used to be a community centre in Drumchapel where all sorts of great things happened. Pottery classes, youth clubs, tea dances and boxing to name a few. Sadly after years of existence it was closed by the Council … Continue reading
I’ve now had the chance to properly test the UV lights for making portraits indoors. I absolutely love the results and the feeling that I can work indoors with wet plate over the winter is disturbingly satisfying 🙂 I’ve so … Continue reading
Now we don’t exactly get a lot of blinding UV sunshine in Scotland – which is what collodion needs. And, on the rare days we do it tends to be accompanied by wind. Not great for exposure times of between … Continue reading
