Dundee to Edinburgh

Earlier on in the week I popped through to Edinburgh to The Spider and The Fly (65 Bread Street). The Spider and The Fly is brought to you by Magpie- a venture to bring art, craft and design talent together. I was really pleased to have my work accepted to go on sale here- its a gorgeous shop stocking a great range including prints, artwork, handmade jewellery, gifts, clothing and accessories. There are also a variety of events taking place here- the next being an exhibition of drawing and sculpture held by Nikki McWilliams - a tribute to the humble teacake on the 7th of September.

The images below show some of the goodies available for sale in The Spider and The Fly.


A little reminder too, that its less than a week to go until n_ilk at the botanics and Dundee Jamboree. It takes place in the Botanic Gardens in Dundee on Saturday the 11th of September, 3.30- 10.30. Tickets are priced £6.


Also for anyone who doesn't know yet, I've set up a little group on facebook for artists and makers in the Fife/Tayside area (and anyone else who's interested) to share events and exhibitions that are going on.

I thought I'd set up the group after a conversation with Lora from Little Badger at last weekends Tea on the Lawn, which was a great event- (I'm good at telling you about events coming up but not always so good at letting you know how they went) I met loads of lovely people and sold some new work. Anyway, back to the conversation- Lora asked how I found out about the event and other events going on in the area- I realised its all pretty much word of mouth (I have Mary-Jane from Kitschnbake to thank for finding out about Tea on the Lawn). I thought it would be good to have a group on facebook where we could post events that are coming up and share whats going on. So far I'm the only one to have posted but I'm hoping it will take off- there are a few members now. If you do join please pop into the discussions section, say hello and leave some links so we can all find each other.

Craft events galore!

Over the next couple of months I have three craft events coming up so thought I'd post to let you know about when and where.

On the 28th of August I am taking part in 'Tea on the lawn' this event is taking place in Springfield House, Stratheden Hospital in Cupar. The aim of this event is to raise funds for the new Adamson Hospital Community Café Extension. There will be lots of crafts on sale as well as stalls, prizes and tasty food. Some of the artists and makers that will be there on the day include Aileen Clarke, Nikki McWilliams and Sparklehen. The scrumptious Kitschnbake is donating a box of tasty Kitschnbake cakes to be won in the raffle (I have experienced myself just how good these cakes are!).



The following month on Saturday the 11th of September I will be at Dundee Jamboree and n_ilk at the Botanics. N_ilk who run mixed genre music nights in Dundee have a annual micro festival and this year invited Dundee Jamboree to join them for one night. Dundee Jamboree is a collaborative project by Jen Collins, Nikki McWilliams and Lauren Gentry which organises events encouraging the creative community of Dundee to come together for collaboration and the chance to sell their wares.


This event could be indoors or outdoors dependent on the weather and will run from approximately 3pm - 10pm. I have seen the photos from the previous event held by Dundee Jamboree in Drouthys Basement and there looked to be so much amazing work on offer that I am really excited to be part of this.

The third event I am taking part in is being held on the 2nd of October in Steeple Church Hall, Dundee. This is an indoor craft market which will be raising funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Tayside and Fife. Some other sellers who will be at this event include Kitschnbake and Artspace Scotland.


This might be the last blog post for a while as I had better get a move on and get sketching and stitching!