Selected for this years RSA Open Exhibition one of “The Collectors Axes” prints, titled “Pool Stone” currently being shown in the Orkney Museum as part of the “Conversations with Magic Stones” exhibiton. RSA runs until 01.10.17 at the RSA Edinburgh. Orkney Exhibition until 30.09.17
Category archives: Exhibitions
Exhibition – Orkney
“The Collectors Axes” now on at Tankerness House in Kirkwall, Orkney. Exhibition catalogue now available to view online at the following – Exhibition Catalogue
The Collectors Axes – part II
To complete the suite of works made for the “Conversations with magic stones” exhibition here are the last of the glass axes in their respective boxes. Each box has been restored, relined and had bespoke linings made for each axe inside. They form part of “The Collectors Axes” now showing in the Orkney Museum at …
The Collectors Axes
More from “The Collectors Axes” now on their way to Orkney to be put on display in The Orkney Museum as part of the “Working Stone” project. The bronze axe is titled “Axe in a Box” and the red axe is titled “Dorothy’s Ruby Axe”
The Collectors Axes
This work forms part of “The Collectors Axes” it is housed in a vintage wooden box made from mahogany. The box has the name of ‘Mathiesons of Edinburgh’ printed on the inside of the lid. Mathieson was a tool makers, specialising in plane and edge tools, established in 1792, they had workshops in both Edinburgh …
Axe Project Print
Now complete the last in the print editions for the Orkney Stone Tool project. This is the largest of the prints. This eight colour screenprinted image measures 60 x 35 cms approximately and will be available in the project exhibitions “Conversations with Magic Stones” from mid June to late September 2017.
Orkney Stone Tools
Another part of the Orkney Project comes to completion today with the delivery of a series of bronze axes which have been cast from moulds of flint axes – so looks like a flint axe but made from bronze! These will become part of a work titled “The Collectors Axes” which comprise works in glass …
Orkney Axe Project
Another new set of prints for the “Orkney Stone Tools” project. These are all based on archival material from a variety of sources, all connected with the project. Some museum imagery, some site drawing, photography and autographic layers, all combining to create a single image. Hopefully giving a sense of the multi-layered contextual quality of …
NEW prints for 2017
After a considerable break from making prints I have managed to get back into production over the last few months. Mostly due to creating a set of new prints for a forth coming exhibition in Orkney. Based around Orkney Stone Tools this suite of three drypoint etchings all have some context with stone tools. More …
GLASS 2015
Two standing stone works in the Gallery TEN Edinburgh Festival exhibition GLASS 2015. Have a look at the Exhibition catalogue online at the following link – GLASS 2015