Busy Weekends…
December 8, 2008and exiting, in some ways, but sometimes not really very interesting!
Three weeks ago we spent most of Sunday packing up all of Madeleine’s accumulated arts & crafts material, etc. in her basement studio in Jamaica Street – that was fun! Well, not really…
And two weeks ago we spent most of Sunday moving and installing it all in her new studio space down in Leith, at an artists studio complex called Coburg House almost on the Water of Leith near the bridge at Sandport Place. And then we made two or three other visits in the evenings to sort stuff out and prepare for the Open Studios weekend that’s just finished!
This was all rather hurried in order to be ready for the open weekend but everything got done in time, at least as far as I know; maybe Madeleine meant to have a lot more done, I’m not sure. Anyway, a champagne opening on the Friday evening, with Madeleine’s own Coburg Cake being made and distributed around all the other artists yesterday! (It’s a traditional cake whose name suits the venue perfectly!). Very good! 
So, quite a lot accomplished, but no photos to show for it! Except this tiny aerial shot:
Which is actually frosty moss & lichen on Sandport Bridge…
oh I can see you had some frost and a little bit of snow too.
Snow has finally arrived here, on Tuesday night. I’ve had forgotten how magical it was.
So Madeleine has moved to an artist community? wow that must be so motivating and ‘enrichissing’. I hope she’ll like it there.
Madeleine’s new studio space:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madeleine_shepherd/3024235201/
Madeleine’s new studio space, with contents!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madeleine_shepherd/3072208526/
It’s several miles away (near a v.good bus route), in a converted warehouse almost on the riverside where the Water of Leith reaches the Firth of Forth – i.e. very near the trendy bit before it reaches the docks!
oh thanks for those links Mike, I’ll give them a look.