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Tag: Joan Eardley

By Hole Ousia Posted on December 5, 2025

a shy paper-boy meets

To play my fictional meeting with Joan Eardley please click here. Opening voice: Peter Scott-Gordon reading one of his poems. Music Credits: The Singing Street [1960s] and a cover of … Continue reading a shy paper-boy meets

Categories: Omphalos filmsTags: Joan Eardley, Omphalos films, Peter's poems
By Hole Ousia Posted on July 4, 2025July 4, 2025

Angus Menmuir Neil

Last month, sketches and paintings by Joan Eardley were in an auction sale in Edinburgh, such as this one: Lyon and Turnbull provided this provenance for the pastel sketch: ‘Given … Continue reading Angus Menmuir Neil

Categories: Folk worth talking about, ScotlandTags: Aberdeen, Angus Menmuir Neil, artists, Catterline, folk worth talking about, Joan Eardley
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

the proximity of my childhood

To watch ‘the proximity of my childhood’ please click here. Music credit: Peter Gabriel

Categories: Family history, Medical humanities, Omphalos films, This is Not yesterday, Time passesTags: Bonaly, Catriona, Joan Eardley, Omphalos films, Peter John Gordon
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 13, 2025

An Eardley moment

5 June 2025:  

Categories: Family history, This is Not yesterday, Time passes, Two culturesTags: artists, cats, Joan Eardley, Mossgrove, Peter + Sian, This is not yesterday, two cultures
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 6, 2025

Punk Rock Pensioners

Hamish Hawk meets Joan Eardley: To play this short film please click here. Music credit:  ‘Burning Up’ by Hamish Hawk

Categories: Family history, Folk worth talking about, Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: Andrew + Rachel, folk worth talking about, Hamish Hawk, Joan Eardley, Omphalos films, Peter + Sian, Rebel antiquary, The Rebel antiquary, This is not yesterday, Time passes. Listen
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 6, 2025

Brother and sister

Aged 17, I arrived in Aberdeen: naive and full of wonder. The first poster that I pinned on my student wall was ‘Brother and sister‘ by Joan Eardley: Now in … Continue reading Brother and sister

Categories: Family history, Omphalos films, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: Aberdeen Medical School, Catriona, Class of 1990, Joan Eardley, medical student, Omphalos films
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

Through these windows

Hamish Hawk meets Joan Eardley: To play this short film please click here. Music credit:  ‘Burning Up’ by Hamish Hawk

Categories: Family history, Folk worth talking about, Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: folk worth talking about, Hamish Hawk, Joan Eardley, Omphalos films, Peter + Sian, Rebel antiquary, The Rebel antiquary
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

the Punk Rock pensioners

Text: headline in a supplement from one of last Sunday’s newspapers Background image: Row of Windows by Joan Eardley

Categories: Family history, This is Not yesterdayTags: artists, Joan Eardley, Peter + Sian

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