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...
Apr 16, 2021 | BLOG, RESIDENCIES
I spent March 2021 on a residency at Merz in Sanquhar, Scotland. This was part funded by a Vacma Bursary from Creative Scotland. I decided to spend the month making collaged charcoal drawings and cardboard models. This was a new departure for me and was a response to...
Jan 7, 2020 | BLOG, EXHIBITIONS
‘Wall to Wall’ at the Union Gallery is an exhibition of paintings, drawings and monoprints. It is my first solo show in a commercial Edinburgh gallery for over thirty years and coincides with my 60th birthday. It runs from March 6th – 28th, 2020....
