by Uist Arts Association | May 5, 2022 | aotm22, Features, Meet the AotM artist, Meet the artist
Eilidh Stewart grew up on the Hebridean island of North Uist. She studied fine art at the University of The Highlands and Islands where she obtained a BA (HONS) in Fine Art during 2013. Each piece begins as small locational sketches which often aim to capture the ever...
by Uist Arts Association | Dec 27, 2021 | aotm22, Features, Meet the AotM artist, Meet the artist, Uncategorized
Interview with Sharon MacPherson, nature and landscape artist from Berneray, interviewed by Meg Rodger for The Birlinn Yarn Company “As well as land/seascapes, I especially love to paint local wildlife. Growing up within a crofting community most certainly...
by Uist Arts Association | Jul 21, 2021 | aotm22, Features, Meet the AotM artist, 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 | aotm22, 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 | aotm22, Features, Meet the AotM artist, Meet the artist
Pauline Prior-Pitt in her painting shed at Grenitote, North Uist reading a couple of poems and talking about her life in Uist Pauline reads from “Be an Angel”, her recent collection of poems about women’s lives and talks about life as an artist in Uist...
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...
