by Clair Aldington | Oct 25, 2016 | Clair Aldington
Many years ago, a friend of mine who is a dietician, told me that we don’t usually share a meal with someone or people we don’t trust. Trust and the ability to negotiate difficult situations seems to be further enhanced when we share the same food. A study...
by Clair Aldington | Oct 20, 2016 | Clair Aldington
There was an error on the specially printed lino flooring when it arrived a week before the show opened. The company I’d ordered it from acknowledged the mistake, printed it again, and a member of their team drove overnight from London to Aberdeen with the roll...
by Clair Aldington | Oct 15, 2016 | Clair Aldington
I have long had a fascination with projected light. There is something magical about seeing an image appear out of a beam of light. I’m not quite sure when that fascination started. Maybe it has its origins in the slide shows (remember those?) that my father...
by Clair Aldington | Oct 15, 2016 | Clair Aldington
‘We think back through our mothers…’ Or do we? Lodberrie Traders, Lerwick, Shetland Monday 17 – Saturday 22 October 2016 (CLOSED Wednesday 19 October) 12 noon – 4pm
by Clair Aldington | Oct 10, 2016 | Clair Aldington
I rolled blue water based printing ink over the back of one of my Gran’s gold doilys (see previous post) and took a print from it. A black and white drawing from this print has become one of the nesting dolls representing home. My mother’s response to,...