New work is in store today by Edinburgh based Jenni Douglas, a.k.a. 'A Pair of Blue Eyes'. From her studio in the Old Town, Jenni creates original linocut and photography art prints, greetings cards and hand-printed textiles. Her striking prints depict the tall buildings of the Old Town, where she grew up, and play with repetition and colour. She also draws and paints botanical forms.

Tea Towel £10

Press Release August 2013

 

 Knots, Spots and Paper Cuts

The diverse talents of two established makers are on show at Concrete Wardrobe for the October Maker of the Month exhibition. Lesley Thornton, aka. Crimson Textiles, is exhibiting her range of knotted tartan jewellery and accessories. ECA graduate Emily Hogarth is showcasing her paper cut designs, which bring Scottish flora and fauna to life.

Thornton has been working with tartan for the past 15 years, first as a kilt maker and later as an accessories designer. The new range of accessories uses her favourite fabrics; linen, tartan and tweed, and includes a smattering of polka dots for good measure.

Working from her garden studio in the lee of the Ochil Hills, Thornton’s mission is to make fabulous things from beautiful fabric. She was inspired whilst working with traditional Scottish tartans to use them in new and unusual ways. This started her range of contemporary tartan 'jewellery'.

Hogarth’s motto of ‘making the everyday magical’ sets the scene for her intricate paper cuts and screen prints. She captures the magic of the Scottish landscape and its wildlife with a combination of boldness and delicacy. Her designs have also been turned into tea towels, aprons and cards, and these will be exhibited alongside her framed and unframed prints, and original paper cuts.

Hogarth has worked with a broad range of established businesses, including Waitrose and Nivea. Of her October exhibition she enthuses, “It is great to exhibit work at Concrete Wardrobe. They are a big supporter of Scottish Arts and Crafts, and the shop is a great showcase of such a diverse range of work.”

Fiona McIntosh, Co-owner of Concrete Wardrobe commented, “Crimson and Hogarth’s work is popular with locals and visitors to Edinburgh. Both makers use Scottish imagery to create new, exciting and contemporary pieces you’ll want for your home and your wardrobe.”

Crimson and Hogarth will be on display at Concrete Wardrobe from 1^st to 31^st October 2013.

Concrete Wardrobe is open Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm. (Sunday 12 - 5pm.)

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PR: Katherine Emtage. Co-Owners: James Donald & Fiona McIntosh.

Edinburgh based Donna Mathieson of Himalayan Princess is a self taught illustrator who enjoys creating characters that inhabit both imagined and real worlds. 

These images come in 2 differing formats A5 and A4 prints as well as blank greetings cards for your own private message!

Those of you who have visited Edinburgh in the past may even recognise some of these quirky and fun views of Edinburgh!

The romance of the Scottish land and seascapes have all been beautifully captured in these stunning images by Cath Waters, who goes under the business name of Paper Snapdragon.

All of these highly textured images come in a variety of formats, which we are very pleased to be stocking here at Concrete Wardrobe, including framed/unframed prints as well as greeting cards.

If you're looking for the perfect greeting card, come to Concrete Wardrobe and check out the wonderful designs by Mairi MacSween. Edinburgh based MacSween designs greeting cards, postcards, prints and wedding stationery. Her designs are nostalgic and very witty. The ones above are from the Patsy and Diane range. Can you spot where Patsy is riding her horse? Her other designs include ceramic animals in outdoor locations, such as a Jack Russell eyeing up a tree trunk! They will make you smile. And her postcards are only 50p!

 New in !!!!! These fantastic cheery screen printed pieces by Dundee based duo "YOKE" These pieces will be be sure to put a smile on your chops! 

Keep watching this space for more new and exciting pieces by our favorite Scottish based and trained designer makers and crafts folk!

We at Concrete Wardrobe are really pleased to take delivery of new range greeting cards by weave designer James Donald, who also happens to be one of the co-owners of Concrete Wardrobe, some of which are seen here.

These images are all based on drawings and marks made in the the Uists and Shetland with mixed media techniques on site. These images were then put through several apps using i-phone technology to manipulate the images, before being printed and mounted on quality card.


The cards are sold individually and in packs of 4, each being sold with a colour co ordinated envelope and left blank for your own message.


James has also released a range of cards featuring his well received hand drawn buttons, all of which are exclusive to Concrete Wardrobe.