Craftscotland: Craft News archive from March 2006
Scottish Arts Council Click for full size imageScottish Arts Council Spotlights Makers

Individual makers will benefit from increased funding following a recent review by the Scottish Arts Council
31 March 2006


Horsetail form 2005, 100 cm tall, detail,  by Lizzie Farey Click for full size imageWillow Spheres in Selkirk Exhibition

A new programme of exhibitions at Ettrick Riverside is launched by work by willow artist Lizzie Farey
28 March 2006


Ceramic dog by Lisa Cumming Click for full size imageFocus on Graduates in New Faces

Recent Scottish graduates enjoy the spotlight at the 'New Faces 2006' exhibition in Edinburgh.
13 March 2006


Three boxes with lids, detail, by Beth Legg Click for full size imageNew Exhibition is Up Your Street

The way the environment is intricately bound up with the creative process is investigated in an exhibition in Kilmarnock.
07 March 2006


Necklace, 2005, detail by Sarah Keay Click for full size imageInfluences Inspire our first craftfocus Exhibition

Our first online craftfocus exhibition explores the varied 'Influences' which inspire contemporary craft.
07 March 2006


Small rabbit dolls, detail, by Julie Arkell Click for full size imageKnitheads and Rabbit Poets Steal the Show

An exhibition in Dumfries folk artist Julie Arkell recycles the debris of everyday life into 'people creatures', knitheads and rabbit poets.
06 March 2006


Long Night Moon, detail, by Mhairi Killin Click for full size imageCharting the Celestial Path of Remembrance

An exhibition by Iona artist Mhairi Killin at An Tobar on the Isle of Mull is influenced by the process of time on healing grief.
06 March 2006