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Long Hot Summer

Hooperhart

It’s been an extremely hot and sticky few months in the studio, with lots of grumbling about the lack of rain and air conditioning! As much as I love the sun it doesn’t make creative endeavours particularly easy, and there’s been no let-up in prepping for this summer’s events…for some reason I always fool myself into thinking the summertime will be relatively relaxed but it never seems to work out that way.

Below are the places and events you can find me/my work this summer:

Made in Stirling

The Made in Stirling Summer Market runs until Sunday, August 31st; I’ve mentioned before that M.I.S. is one of my favourite indie shops, stocking a huge array of gorgeous art, craft and design from Stirlingshire makers. Twice a year they invite makers from all over Scotland to join them for a few months and I was was very happy to be asked back this year! Open every day 10am – 5pm.

Perthshire Open Studios Summer Show

This is the second year I’ve taken part in the POS Summer Show – running until Sunday, August 3rd it is held in the lovely location of the Civic Hall at no. 2 High Street, Perth, down by the mighty River Tay. It’s a great opportunity to see an array of artists’ work in a single location, giving you a taster of the main Open Studios event in September. Open from 10am until 5pm every day, the event is manned by the artists themselves. 

Tea Green at The Burrell Collection & Aberdeen Art Gallery

I’m very much looking forward to being back at the glorious Burrell Collection in Glasgow in two weeks’ time, followed by Aberdeen Art Gallery two weeks after that. Organised by Tea Green Events, these fairs showcase the very best of Scottish artists, makers and designers in absolutely stunning locations so offer a grand day out! You can find me at the Burrell on Saturday, August 2nd, and Aberdeen Art Gallery on Saturday, August 16th. Both are free and open from 10am-5pm.

There’s a slim chance I might have a mini break before Perthshire Open Studios starts on September 6th, although that is very dependent on if I can get a number of projects I have planned suitably nailed by then! More on that another time…

So I hope you can make it to one or more of these lovely events – they’re always a good way to support local creatives and the local economy! I just have to avoid spending all my profits while I’m there…

Back soon with more new work, but in the meantime, TTFN!

Cal

image credits: Made In Stirling, Ceri White, Tea Green, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Hufton & Crow

Made in Stirling, The Burrell Collection and Perthshire Open Studios

Hooperhart

It’s been a whirlwind few months with loads going on over the summer in life and art! But for now I just wanted to tell you about a few events I’m participating in, already in progress and on the horizon.

The Made in Stirling Summer Market is ongoing until August 31st; M.I.S. is one of my favourite indie shops, stocking a huge array of gorgeous art, craft and design from the Stirlingshire area. They also provide workshops and creative experiences for the local community, creating a unique and vibrant space bang in the centre fo Stirling. Twice a year they invite makers from all over Scotland to participate in their summer and winter events, and I was very happy to be asked this year to get involved!

On this coming Saturday, August 3rd you can find me at the beautiful Burrell Collection in Glasgow with Tea Green Events, which I am super excited about! I’ve spent many hours happily wandering through this incredible building, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they’ve done with the place since its recent refurbishment. Tea Green events are always top notch so this should be a grand day out! Open 10-5, free entry.

Then at the end of August we have the mighty Perthshire Open Studios – this will be my second year taking part in POS and again you can find me at home in the wooden workshop. It’s a great opportunity to buy/see my new work and pieces I’m currently working on, as well as experiments and discounted items I won’t be selling anywhere else. It’s a chance to meet lots of artists, designers and craftspeople and to find out how they do what they do. And it’s a really fun way to explore corners of Perthshire which you might not see otherwise!

Due to other work commitments I will only be opening Fri/Sat/Sun this year but I will be back with all the details before the big event.

Click through the images below for a flavour of last year’s P.O.S. at HooperHart Headquarters:

TTFN!

Cal

Image credits: Made in Stirling and Hufton & Crow

Perthshire Open Studios

Hooperhart

Somehow September has arrived which means that this year’s Perthshire Open Studios is only a few days away!

P.O.S is back in full effect after a wee hiatus and there will be over 120 artists, designers and makers welcoming the public to their workspaces and galleries

I’m experiencing a mixture of excitement and panic as this is my very first P.O.S and there’s an awful lot to tick off the to-do list before it kicks off on September 6th. It’s amazing what you can accomplish with a deadline though, so I’m confident everything will be ship-shape and ready to roll come Wednesday!

Perthshire is a sizeable, mostly rural county so it has been split up into six easily navigatable areas – you can find me on the official South route, but I am also handy for the West route which covers our nearest town, Auchterarder. If you haven’t already picked up a brochure you can download one as a PDF from the P.O.S website and everyone has a What 3 Words address to help you find them. You can also browse each area’s studios online before you go – have a look at mine here

It’s a great opportunity to buy/see my new work and pieces I’m currently working on, as well as experiments and discounted items I won’t be selling anywhere else. It’s also a really fun way to explore corners of Perthshire which you might not see otherwise (I’m hidden down a quiet little single track road outside Dunning).

So look out for posters, banners, bunting and arrows around Perthshire, and keep an eye on my social media for updates and photos!

Hope to see you then

Cal