by Uist Arts Association | Jul 21, 2021 | Features, Meet the artist
My books and boxes are made employing traditional bookbinding techniques which I love adhering to closely. I do however also want to give my work its very own style and feel. This I achieve through hand crafting the decorative paper I use to cover the objects I make....
by Uist Arts Association | Jul 15, 2021 | Features, Meet the artist
Using everyday materials and spaces, I explore gaps and overlaps between drawing, photography, and embroidery; all the while questioning my understanding of each. The intention is not to tell a story or to illustrate. Much of my work will exist only for a short time....
by Uist Arts Association | Jul 13, 2021 | Features, Meet the artist
Pauline Prior-Pitt, poet and artist reads from her collection of poems about women’s lives and talks about life as an artist in Uist Some of Pauline’s artwork in the Uist Arts Associations Summer Exhibtion Contact...
by Uist Arts Association | Jul 4, 2021 | Features, Meet the artist
Fashioned from driftwood, barbed wire, sea urchins and barnacle-encrusted plastic mannequins, Fergus Granville’s eclectic sculptures are inspired by the Hebridean island of North Uist’s wild weather and terrain. Read the...
by Uist Arts Association | Apr 16, 2021 | Features, Meet the artist
Fiona Pearson and Marnie Keltie: Uist Artists in Conversation April 2021 Fiona Pearson and Marnie Keltie met in the Beacon Studio, Locheport in April 2021 to discuss their painting practices. They talk about their inspiration, practices, influences and how they see...
by Uist Arts Association | Apr 9, 2021 | Features, Meet the artist
Her project “57.5704°N 7.2812°W // ROOTED” had me longing for a place I could call home with its gorgeously layered narratives using Hebridean Archive Imagery, family photos, text, and a model posed amid various locations on the isle. Nyree writes,...
