Oct 30, 2021 | BLOG, NEWS, VIDEO DIARIES
Earlier this year, I received a Creative Scotland Open Fund Bursary to research and develop ideas based on my family. I spent time gathering information in the places I was brought up – Kilmarnock, Cults, Aberdeen and Banff – and in my mother’s current...
Apr 28, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES, VIDEO DIARIES
Olivia Irvine : MERZ Diary #4 from arts-news on Vimeo. I visited the celebrated ‘faerie dell’ at Pamphy Linns many times to draw and paint. later, in the studio, I made collages and a diorama reflecting my experience. The Kirkconnel poet Alexander...
Apr 23, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES, VIDEO DIARIES
I put together the charcoal drawings from around the Bothy, the Euchan Water and some older drawings to make two large collages. I had worked out beforehand where things would go, but made some changes as I went along. The idea of collaging time is interesting....
Apr 23, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES, VIDEO DIARIES
Olivia Irvine : MERZ Diary #2 ‘After my first week of drawing down by the Euchan Water and around the Merz Bothy, I started thinking of ways to combine the drawings. I went back to the locations to gather more material, in particular, darker drawings and close-ups....
Apr 23, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES, VIDEO DIARIES
Olivia Irvine : MERZ residency diary #1 Thanks to Creative Scotland for awarding a Vacma Bursary to part fund my residency at Merz, Sanquhar in March 2021. Thanks to Dave Rushton for editing the video. “After a brief visit to Merz around Hallowe’en I thought this is...
