Category Archives: Family History
John Cumming and Cecil Tait
Ditty Boxes is a collaboration between Cumming, a Shetlandic/Orcadian sculptor, and Tait, a Shetlandic furniture maker. It came about as Cumming travelled around the Hebrides with filmmakers, oceanographers, sailors and writers as to create a cultural response to climate change through … Continue reading
A Ship’s Journal
Following on from my Merlyn Riggs post, a journal seems a promising way of championing food and drink. One entry involves the mixing of Captain James Cook’s journal, written in an 18th century hand, and a photographed Yorkshire curd tart. No doubt an unexpected sight, but one illustrating the parallels between … Continue reading
Katy and Rebecca Beinart: Salt
Beinart’s doing an extensive project around the use of salt. Bringing in centuries old processes into the gallery is a really interesting idea. Exhibited in Lisbon, Saltworks showcases the evaporation and crystallisation process which takes 6 or 7 days, encouraging the … Continue reading
Katy Beinart: More Family History Art
In Memoriam is a recreation of Beinart’s great-great auntie cacti and succulents displays which won competitions, featuring in a local newspaper. Beinart includes information about the lady (http://www.axisweb.org/p/katybeinart). She had a love of botany from a young age, particularly in collecting and … Continue reading
YOU COULD SOLVE THAT WITH A BISCUIT DUNKING MACHINE 