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Events
Leaves of Auchencraw: Meet the Artist drop-in
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWe'll be hosting two free drop-in meet the artists sessions with the fantastic Sarah Wakefield of Leaves of Auchencraw. Do come along to chat to Sarah about her work and her process - and maybe even witness some book binding in action!
Sea Flora
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWe will be hosting this fantastic exhibition from Sara Dodd until the 30th of July. Open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 1pm-5pm on Sundays. Admission is free as always. Sara works with Scottish seaweeds creating original organic pressings and prints that celebrate their intrinsic beauty, colour and light.
A Stitch in Time
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomWe've got a gorgeous new exhibition installed at John Muir's Birthplace. It's family friendly and explores creatively reusing and recycling materials. It features a mixture of stained glass, hoops, paintings and craft ideas from Hannah and Pamela Foster. 🦅 Saturday 1st February - Sunday 9th March 🌊 Wed-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm John Muir's Birthplace Instagram: @thesaltleafproject Facebook:... Read More
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
Eco-printing talk with Karin Chipulina
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomFree drop in eco-printing talk 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
Flight Disruption
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomThis exhibition is a collection of prints of wild British birds that are impacted by climate change. Climate change is affecting our birds in many ways: warming seas impact the food chain, rising sea levels change the geography of where birds can breed and lay eggs, bad weather can make it hard to find food... Read More
John Muir’s Educational Vision: Perceiving the “Seamless Beauty” of Nature
Dunbar Town House Museum High Street, Dunbar , United KingdomA talk by Matthew Farrelly, PhD Candidate, History & Education, University of Wisconsin – Madison supported by Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace. Thursday 4th June, 7pm at Dunbar Town House Museum & Gallery. Free, booking required. Please email trust@jmbt.org.uk or call 01368 865899 to book a place. "For this talk, I’ll sketch a picture of... Read More
