Cameron Orr

"My work is primarily concerned with notions of mystery and the unknown. Through working as intuitively as possible in various mediums, I navigate paranormal ideologies and metaphysical theories in a process which is far more of an exploration than it is an investigation. I am fascinated by the concept of incomprehension and so choose to engage purposefully in subjects to which we have no answers. Themes such as mysticism, the paranormal, metaphysics, dualism, folklore, the altered"                              
Cameron Orr has just graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone in fine art, though it is sculptural and illustrational, like so many artists he moves fluently across genres. 

Rosa Howie

A favourite of mine from this years Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Degree show was the work of textile designer Rosa Howie. Rosa's sketchbooks were just wonderful a rich aquarium of lovely fish rendered in many different ways and media. Above are some works from her sketchbooks and below the finished textiles embellished with wonderful metallic print and embroidered eyes and fins.

Lily Morris II

More nostalgia and magic in ceramic from Lily Morris who has just graduated in Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.

Lily Morris I

Tattooed and hairy, here is Lily Morris's 'family narratives' where she has mixed up familiar objects and memories.
"The tea set emulates the one of my mothers childhood, yet the tattooed surface is representative of my grandparents skin; the teapot being my grandfather Woody and the tea cups my nana." Lily Morris

Molly McEwan and her blinking eyes.

Yesterday I managed to get to the Dundee School of Art's degree show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
Dundee is the first of the Scottish colleges to show every year, I still don't understand why these shows are only displayed for a week, there is so much to see and so much work has gone into producing them I wish they were exhibited for longer. This years showcase was very irreverent much of the work showed the influenced of zines and artists like David Shrigley. 

Blinking Eyes is a piece by Molly McEwan and is made from ceramics, modrock and electrical components. Molly had at one time had all of the eyes blinking but decided to just have one steadily blinking at the viewer. I really liked it's surreal fun, but now I know all the eyes blinked, I would like to have seen them all in action.