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Category Archives: Glasgow architecture
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
Print Studio Screenprints
When on a screen printing course at Glasgow Print Studio, I produced several black line prints inspired by the architecture of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson. Following on from this, I individually added colour to each design using watercolour paints and water … 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
‘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’s Bicentenary Birthday 9th April 2017
The renowned and influencial Glasgow architect Alexander Thomson , was born in the village of Balfron near Glasgow on 9th April 1817. He was the seventeenth of twenty children. He never travelled abroad, spending most of his life in Victorian … Continue reading
ARTchitecture Exhibition November 2016
Many thanks to all those who attended the opening event of the exhibition in early November and to the steady number of visitors who came along to Argyle Street to view the show. Your support is greatly appreciated. I have … Continue reading
ARTchitecture Collage Exhibition at The Tron Theatre
The Tron Theatre in Glasgow’s historic Argyle Street is hosting an exhibition of collages in the theatre foyer and lounge areas to help celebrate the Doors Open Day Festival 2016. The areas are connected by a corridor linking the restaurant … Continue reading
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