In an exciting development, I will be exhibiting at Dukes of West Barns (nr. Dunbar) over the long Easter Weekend, from 17th to 21st of April 2025. I will be supporting two artist friends, Judy Dale and Leonard Mair, who will have a range of fresh-on-the-market pastel and oil paintings featuring landscape and still life subjects.
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Merry Christmas Everyone
Just a quick “Merry Christmas” message with two weeks to go before Christmas. Anything which I didn’t sell at last weekends lovely and warm Christmas Fayre at Glenkinchie Distillery will become available on Etsy. Please take a look at my shop ChapelhillCraft and if you are in East Lothian you are more than welcome to pop round and have a look at any item – just get in touch. If you are nearby I can also deliver.
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Glenkinchie Christmas Fayre 2024
This Christmas market season, I will be having a stall at Glenkinchie Distillery’s Christmas Fayre on 7th and 8th December. I’ll have a selection of creepies, chopping boards, bowls and other wooden items for sale. Over the 7th & 8th there will be 20% off at the distillery gift shop and there will be other local artisans, hot toddies & winter cocktails at the bar. Book a spot on their Festive Flavour Experience while Newton Grange Silver band will be spreading the festive cheer on Saturday 7th & Pencaitland Community Choir on Sunday 8th. The fayre is open from 10 am until 5 pm each day. Head to their website…
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Scottish Furniture Makers Association
The Scottish Furniture Makers Association is a membership body which promotes and supports independent furniture designers and makers across Scotland, celebrating their art, craft and creativity. I finally got round to applying and on 6th of September 2024 I am delighted to say that I was accepted into the association.
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Artificial Business Description
A friend recently was using ChatGPT and thought it would be fun to see what it would generate if asked to prepare a description of Chapelhill Fine Furniture. Here is the result:
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Anti Copying in Design
ACID is the UK's leading design and intellectual property campaigning organisation. They are a not-for-profit organisation and aim to provide guidance to help their members protect their intellectual property. Whilst I do not have a significant portfolio of designs yet, I feel much more comfortable sharing prospective designs and other material online with the knowledge that I have the support of ACID should I need it.
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Lockdown competition
Whilst we have not been able to be in the workshop since Christmas, the school has still been keeping us busy with online lectures and a competition! The brief: design a contemporary bedside cabinet for a (fictional) boutique hotel based near Gifford.
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My Home (for 9 months)
The Chippendale school will be my home for the 9 month duration of the course, but why do I feel so comfortable here?
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Why the Change?
To heavily paraphrase a friend: “It is never too late to have another career“.
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Social Media – tick!
Social Media - done! My first Instagram post has been made, and this is my first official 'blog' post.
