Duir: oak : door
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDuir oak : door This exhibition explores and celebrates the remaining woodlands found in East Lothian with their pockets of old oak trees. As artists we are working to highlight our dependence and necessary engagement with our environment and woodland through foraging, creating, learning and being amongst woodland for mindfulness and creative work. The title... Read More
Printing with Karin Chipulina
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomFree drop in printing workshop as part of the ‘DUIR’ exhibition. "My work includes eco printed cloth, dyed with local leaves from the woods using oak gall mordants, natural fibres, prints using local woodland foraged materials and cloth sewn, dyed and worked on with plant fibre. Within a woodland we can access free materials to... Read More
Hope, Healing & Creativity in Wild Times
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomA free talk with discussion for anyone feeling overwhelmed. Stella Robertson shares the creative process behind her work (DUIR, oak:door) on loss as a portal to transformation. This interactive talk (with Q&A) explores the importance of creativity and imagination in difficult times, both personal and environmental. Stella will be discussing why slowing down enough to... Read More
Oak Gall Ink drop-in workshop
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomAnna Davis will be offering an introduction to oak gall ink. Come and try your hand at drawing with feather and bamboo pens. Learn about the history and process of making this ancient ink. This is a free drop-in workshop.
Hope, Healing & Creativity in Wild Times
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomA free talk with discussion for anyone feeling overwhelmed. Stella Robertson shares the creative process behind her work (DUIR, oak:door) on loss as a portal to transformation. This interactive talk (with Q&A) explores the importance of creativity and imagination in difficult times, both personal and environmental. Stella will be discussing why slowing down enough to... Read More
