Showing posts with label Support your scene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Support your scene. Show all posts

Friday, December 5, 2025

Leith must be the place

From the window of Custom House Leith

Hello Dear Readers, 

I hope December finds you well and cosy. This post practically wrote itself last Saturday. When I left you last week, I mentioned I was going to meet Julia to explore the Leith Creative Trail and that is what we did. 

Julia and I met in front of the Leith Library at 11am and we wandered the streets all day in search of everything the artists and makers of Leith had on offer. It was a full day of adventure, beauty, and community. Leith is definitely the place

We visited the following fantastic Leith venues:

Art Glass Studio 34 / SilverHub Studios / Mote 102 / Ground Floor EHFM / Coburg House / Cyan Clayworks / Custom House / Brown’s of Leith / Away Industries / Populus Cafe / Bethany Shop / Leith Makers Open Studios & MULCH:Collective Exhibition / Sebs Urban Jungle Winter Makers Market The excitement continues this weekend so do check the trail guide for all the details.


Happiness is a blue wall

While we were out walking the Creative Trail, Julia spied this blue wall and thought it would make an ideal backdrop. I was proudly wearing my new brooch designed by Julia and happy to pose for a few photographs.

I am lucky to have a friend that I feel so comfortable around and who has a great sense of colour. I really don't like having my picture taken so it says a lot about the photographer when I look this relaxed. Her brooch made me feel like a million bucks. I do hope you will check them out. As I have said many times, colour is medicine and good friends are the best. Find your new brooch and view Julia's art here: https://julialaingstudio.com

I need to get ready to meet a pal for a Friday morning walk. There are other things going on behind the scenes of course, but more on that later. 

Wherever you are, don't let the bastards get you down. Keep fighting and shining. 
We need you and the gifts you bring. X.

Friday, May 12, 2023

Exhibition News! Outside + In

EXHIBITION NEWS! 

Join us for Outside + In featuring the work of the Out of the Blue Drill Hall makers and artists.

The exhibition will be held from the 15th-20th of May 2023 from 10am-5pm, with a reception on Wednesday the 17th of May from 5:30 - 7:30pm. The Out of the Blue Drill Hall is located at 36 Dalmeny Street, EH6 8RG. All are welcome!

Here are just some of the participant's Instagram handles (check them out, give them a follow, and come to the show and see the work in person and meet the artists!). There is sure to be something for everyone and a fun and easy-going scene. See you there!

@hamillustration
@bethanyillustration
@mairimacsweendesigns
@timbremnerart
@catherinegiselleart
@megan.chapman.artist
@jesscrisp1
@cam_life_designs
@preciousmetalsworkshop
@mandmcgrattan
@twincitypictures
@aoife_in_leith
@mapplyco
@felicityinkpen
@danmurrayartist

I will be showing a selection of works from my series, "Our Favourite Mistakes.


For what it's worth
Mixed media on canvas
61x76cm
© Megan Chapman



A place to breathe
Mixed media on canvas
61x76cm
© Megan Chapman




Our favourite mistakes
Mixed media on canvas
60x76cm
© Megan Chapman




You wouldn't just let it burn
Mixed media on canvas and white wood frame
70.5x86cm
© Megan Chapman


As some of you may have noticed, I fell behind on my blog and I haven't been using social media that much with all that has been going on in my life. I have now caught up, so please go back and read the previous posts you may have missed. Thank you for your support and care and for those that have checked on me.

Here is an easy clickable list of those entries.
Friday, March 10, 2023: See you later
Friday, March 17, 2023: Rest in Power
Friday, March 24, 2023: Looking Back: Ghosts of the Past
Friday, March 31, 2023:Radical Dreaming in Art for a Better Future
Friday, April 7, 2023: I shared this one on social media and many of you read it.
Friday, April 14, 2023: I shared this one on social media and many of you read it.
Friday, April 21, 2023: In this World
Friday, April 28, 2023: My Warrior, My Champion is Gone
Friday, May 5, 2023:  Without an Anchor
And then today (this post). 

Thank you for reading and for your support. 

If you are local to Edinburgh, I will be sitting the above-mentioned Outside + In exhibition from 3-5pm on Monday and Wednesday and also attending the reception on Wednesday night from 5:30-7:30. It would be lovely to see you there.