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By Rachel M Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

Aberdeen Art Gallery and the BP Portrait Award

I took the opportunity to visit the Aberdeen Art Gallery today. I still haven’t been since it reopened to the public late last year after 4 years of redevelopment and … Continue reading Aberdeen Art Gallery and the BP Portrait Award

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, art, Art Gallery, BP Portrait Award 2020, cycling, portraits
By Rachel M Posted on December 5, 2020

Street lego art

I was walking around central Aberdeen today and found this crumbly building that had been patched up with lego bricks. Those colored bits are lego. Here’s another photo, zoomed in. … Continue reading Street lego art

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, art, lego, Nuart, street art
By Rachel M Posted on March 6, 2020

Ventilation shaft on Justice Mill Lane

On Justice Mill Lane in Aberdeen is this lovely pole. I’ve always admired it and wondered what it was. Ben recently borrowed a book about Aberdeen from the local library … Continue reading Ventilation shaft on Justice Mill Lane

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, art, design, street furniture, tunnels, urban design, ventilation
By Rachel M Posted on February 16, 2020February 17, 2020

A night to remember at the Fife Arms Hotel, Braemar

This is going to be a long post with lots of photos so apologies in advance. We’ve just had a magnificent weekend in Braemar staying at the luxurious Fife Arms … Continue reading A night to remember at the Fife Arms Hotel, Braemar

Categories: Journal, Photos, TravelTags: Aberdeenshire, art, Braemar, exhibition, Fife Arms, gallery, photos, Scotland, snow, travel, zoology
By Rachel M Posted on September 18, 2018

Street art

I saw this fantastic street art in Aberdeen yesterday. I think it’s new because I haven’t seen it before. It’s on Justice Mill Lane near the junction with Bon Accord … Continue reading Street art

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, art, graffiti, street art
By Rachel M Posted on June 17, 2018June 18, 2018

Meet Rambo

I just finished Rambo, the latest addition to our household. He’ll be proudly joining Wishart on one of our walls.

Categories: JournalTags: animal head, art, craft, crochet, rambo, trophy head
By Rachel M Posted on November 26, 2017

Snow, castles, and a squirrel mug

Snow or castle? That was the question we asked ourselves yesterday when deciding what to do today. Fortuitously, we got both at Castle Fraser. The snow we had this week … Continue reading Snow, castles, and a squirrel mug

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeenshire, art, castle, Castle Fraser, fair, photos, Scotland, snow
By Rachel M Posted on April 24, 2017

Street art Aberdeen

Last night we went for a walk around Aberdeen to look at some street art. The Nuart Festival was on in Aberdeen over Easter and 11 international street artists added some … Continue reading Street art Aberdeen

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, art, Nuart, street art
By Rachel M Posted on April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

Sightseeing in Dublin

Yesterday was a non-work day and so I decided to see as much as I possibly could. After a late start two of us went to Trinity College to see … Continue reading Sightseeing in Dublin

Categories: JournalTags: art, Book of Kells, Dublin, Escape Room, library, Patrick Hennessy, Trinity College
By Rachel M Posted on September 27, 2015September 27, 2015

Edinburgh – day 2

Today we went to the MC Escher exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two. It was brilliant. There was quite a long queue but they’ve installed a … Continue reading Edinburgh – day 2

Categories: Photos, Scotland, TravelTags: art, Edinburgh, Escher, maze, MC Escher, photos, trains
By Rachel M Posted on May 24, 2014

Cross-stitch porn

A Brisbane artist has merged pornography with cross-stitch in a way that has improved both things considerably more than if they were separate. The cross-stitch lends an air of respectability to the … Continue reading Cross-stitch porn

Categories: Funny, JournalTags: art, cross stitch, Leah Emery, pornography
By Rachel M Posted on June 13, 2012

Daniel the artist

Daniel has a tendency to get obsessed with things. His latest obsession is with drawing. He can spend literally hours drawing pictures of all sorts of things. He’s churning through … Continue reading Daniel the artist

Categories: PhotosTags: art, Daniel, Kids

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