being and becoming in the world
Joan Eardley, speaking from her Townhead studio, Glasgow [probably late 1950s]: “The community feeling is rapidly disappearing in Glasgow . . . I do feel there is still a little … Continue reading There’s still a little bit left.
In the Trove archive, I recently came across the wonderful photography of Alan Daiches [died 2006]. The above advertisement page is from The Scotsman, 11 October 1969. Here are some … Continue reading The Seeing Eye: Alan Daiches
I came across these delightful vignettes by W Douglas MacLeod in The Sphere, 9 August 1952:
This short film asks: can you remember what it was like to see the world from a child’s point of view? To play this short film please click here or … Continue reading The child’s eye view
When I came across this photograph in The Sketch, 14 September 1938, I felt compelled to learn more about the artist: Jessica Stonor. Sadly, she had a short life. What … Continue reading Sculptor looks at herself
A visit to the Courtauld Gallery [a few glimpses of what caught my eye]:
To live a life in poems You need not be a poet! Just feel and turn that into Art [You asked me what I used those different coloured chalks for?]
James Watterson Herald (1859-1914) was a Scottish artist who needs to be better known. The text below is from the “FORGOTTEN MASTERS” catalogue: 5 Nov 1886, Forfar Herald: 17 Feb … Continue reading James Watterson Herald