Kate Downie RSA, visits the Storytelling Apartment!
One of our favourite Scottish artists is Kate Downie RSA. Kate was recently in the Storytelling Apartment visiting with the Norwegian artist, Anna Kristin Ferking, who was staying with us.
Like a lot of artists, Kate carries a small notebook with her. On the occassion of her visit to the Storytelling Apartment she sat on the windowseat and sketched what she saw. How amazing to have such an incredible artist and friend find our windowseat vantage point so interesting!
Click on Kate’s now-famous sketch to enlarge it:
Storytelling Apartment view from the windowseat
Beth’s Recommendation: I wish Kate was our little secret so we could have first dibs on all her work, but it’s only right that we share her with the world. You can sign up for updates about Kate’s exhibitions directly on her website. We love you Kate!
Coburg House Art Studios Christmas Weekend – Sat & Sun, 5 – 6 December
What do you buy for the person who has absolutely everything?
A visit to Coburg House Art Studios during the weekend of 5-6 December will answer that question ten fold. You can walk around the studios and visit the artists where they work to create many objects of desire.
Coburg House Art Studios
Beth’s Recommendation: I love my jewellery and have my favourites. Firstly – Jenny Pope works with ceramics to create pieces that seem to have been found while walking along a beach in East Lothian. I don’t know how she makes clay look like that, but I own one of her necklaces. Secondly – Lorna Hewitt works with precious metals and stones and resin. Her rings are magnificent layers of colour, movement and form and I aspire to own one of these. It costs nothing to have a wander around the studios and who knows…you may just find a wee something for yourself…
Edinburgh Printmakers Open Day – Saturday 14 November
The Edinburgh Printmakers is one of the city’s most fantastic resources for everyone.
Beth's pink sheep
Beth’s Recommendation: I just took a weekend long workshop on screen printing and produced a pink sheep ala Andy Warhol. What a fantastic weekend I had! The instructor Gill is so knowledgeable and SO patient. All the participants are friendly and helpful as well. Following the workshop I now have a 6 month associate membership which means I can make more pink sheep!!
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Beth Edberg
Beth has lived in Edinburgh for 11 years and adores this city. Exploring Edinburgh is never ending and Beth loves to share stories about all the great places to go, things to do and people to see. Beth admires great customer service and secretly wishes she was a secret shopper. Beth is a co-owner of the 4 star, self catering Storytelling Apartment on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
