great inspiration

At Dundee college we have 3 artists who come in and teach ~ they are all designer makers (I love that expression) and are all so different but a great inspiration. They gave us a chance on Friday to ask questions about their businesses and their art, it was brilliant. So the first tutor is Ruth who owns Roobedo which is based in Pitlochry Scotland where she makes contemporary Harris Tweed clothing, all to order and accessories and gifts which are beautiful, her wide leg trousers are amazing and when I finish my "healthy eating" (ok diet) Im going to have a pair made.

Click on the picture and you'll go to Roobedo!

Our next tutor is Claire Heminsley who graduated from Glasgow School of Art specialising in textiles. Her business is known as incahoots and here she sells her illustrations and textile art ~ Claire brought in her sketch books showing how alot of her designs are created, all I can say is that it was amazing and such an honour to see her work in this form. She has an exhibition coming in July in the Collins Gallery in Glasgow and if you can go ~ then go!
Claire does amazing illustrations in scraperboard and sells them as prints

Click on the picture and it should take you to Claires site.

Lastly but definitely not least we have James Donald ( he has been one of my mentors during my graded unit) who is a weaver ~ he is based in Edinburgh and has a studio Pick One and shop Concrete Wardrobe ~ 50a broughton street, edinburgh, which he co owns with Fiona McIntosh who also owns Tessuti !!! We are surrounded by so much talent. James weaves amazing beautiful scarves and shawls in scrumptious colours ~ I have my eyes on one which is red, pink and a touch of purple ~ look at the wonderful detail, they are real heirloom pieces and just beautiful.

Click on the photo and you should go to James' site

James is one of the founders of designEd a collection of 13 designer makers from different fields including glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, metalwork, basketry, lighting and furniture the group stage exhibitions and are individually successful award winning artists and designers. Look out for their exhibitions Ill try and remind you when they arise.

So you see how fortunate I am ~ the morning with them was so informative and as the class was a mix of textile art students and fashion students there were questions relating to all aspects of their art. Hope you enjoy their sites ~ Make a cuppa and explore all this Scottish talent from the comfort of your home, till next time ~ Judy x