Slang Bling at the McManus
My crazy Dundee adventures continue: yesterday I was down at the McManus Galleries getting a prize thanks to Bonnie Bling! I had entered their Slang Bling contest with the word “Oary” which I of course...
View ArticleTOA/V: Photography in Dundee
There are a couple of good photographic exhibits on right now in Dundee. At the Central Library there’s a great display of photographs of archival material from the building of the original Tay Bridge...
View ArticleDundee Spring
Hanging out in the Howff on a sunny day :-) Always a delight. Tagged: cemeteries, Dundee, flowers, nature, photographs, photography, photos, spring, The Howff, wheel of the year
View ArticleDundee
I realise I have not updated the blog since I got here: there was the flurry of grading and then my birthday and all kinds of weird stuff called relaxing that was happening. So here are some random...
View ArticleV&A Dundee
It’s true I mostly hibernated over the break — some days I never even left the house — but I did finally make it down to the V&A to experience the much-anticipated glory inside it. The outside, I...
View ArticleCatching My Breath
A lie, but finals due tomorrow (technically, many already in — thanks!) and the end of grading in sight, though no end of quarantine in sight, alas. Feeling relief at all the things being cancelled,...
View ArticleThe Tay Whale
One of the new additions to the city by the Tay while I was away is the beautiful installation The Tay Whale by Lee Simmons, who not only created a beautiful sculpture but chronicled its journey from...
View ArticleAround the V&A
A nice wander yesterday as I had to return my library books anyway. Some dramatic skies, a mooch through the V&A — which reminds me, I don’t think I ever posted the pictures from the Michael Clark...
View ArticleDCA Dundee & #ArtNightDundee
It’s a big week in Dundee art-wise: Saturday brings the big Art Night with events all over town, including Tai Shani whom Amy Hale as praised highly, especially in this essential read. A few things are...
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