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Category Archives: Architecture and Design
Colour and pattern Inspired by Alexander ‘Greek Thomson.’
My work is often inspired by arguably the greatest and iconic Glasgow architect, Alexander Thomson. January 2019 completed this piece of work with particular reference to the patterns and colours used in Holmwood House, Cathcart by Thomson during interior decorating … Continue reading
Remembering Glasgow School of Art
I was fortunate to be able to take photographs of GSA both inside and out a few years ago. I used these as the starting point for creating several photographic collages of the building which I have since completed. In … Continue reading
Glasgow Tenements Fabric Collage
Feeling very Glaswegian and Scottish today! This is a photograph of hand and machine embroidered fabric collage depicting a Glasgow tenement facade and a gable end. The tenement was modelled from a building in Mount Florida, a Southside district near … Continue reading
Photographs of The Arlington Baths Club Turkish Suite and Slipper Room.
Images copyright: ©MarionGardyne2017 Above is a small selection of the 150 photographs that I had taken when collecting visual information and references to begin the the design for the collage panels. The last image although blurred is an interesting combination … Continue reading
Art Work Inspired By The Arlington Baths
Using the beautiful mosaic centre of the floor at the old water fountain in the Turkish Suite as inspiration, this unfinished ( I’m still working on it…) circular design depicts the colours of the tiny tiles which are a variation … Continue reading
Other Artwork Inspired by The Arlington Baths
This sequence of images shows the progression of a watercolour design inspired by the coloured glass stars on the ceiling of The Turkish Suite. Also featured in the painting are several of the Minton tile designs seen on the floor … Continue reading
ARTchitecture Exhibition at The Arlington Baths from 1st December 2017
On Friday 1st December, The Arlington Baths Club hosted the opening event of the ARTchitecture Exhibition in the club’s Reading Room. Chris and Charlie, my good friends, assisted in curating the show with me. By the preview opening time in … Continue reading
Glasgow Society of Women Artists New Works at The Lillie Gallery 6th October 2017
My collages were submitted and selected for this group exhibition last autumn. My contribution was of two small collages that featured designs from the Parthenon in Athens. The photographs were taken during a recent pilgrimage to The Acropolis. I also … Continue reading
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‘LINES OF THOUGHT’ Exhibition at The Lighthouse
These photographs show examples of Alexander Thomson’s original drawings, architectural models and my large and small collages interpreting Alexander Thomson’s architectural features.
Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson LINES OF THOUGHT Bicentenary Exhibition at The Lighthouse.
From 18th August until 8th October 2017, The Lighthouse in Glasgow was host to the ‘Lines Of Thought’ exhibition celebrating the genius and the bi-centinary of the birth of architect Alexander Thomson. The exhibition could be viewed in Gallery One … Continue reading
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