Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorised |
After what seemed like the start of a very long journey which began during Covid restrictions in 2020, my time as a PhD student is nearly at an end, although I still need to pass a challenging oral examination where I defend my thesis. Today I submitted my thesis to...
Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorised |
The lochs, beaches and seas are sparkling and glimmering shades of turquoise and yellow as I make my way to the bindery for my second day with Corinna Krause, owner of Sollas Books. We decide to start the bookmaking process by cutting all the pages (all sixty of them)...
Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorised |
I arrive bright and early to the bindery full of excitement and a touch too many expectations about the speed of the handmade book-making process, as I embark on the first of two days working with bookbinder Corinna Krause of Sollas Bookbinding. She has a number of...
Jun 12, 2023 | Uncategorised |
I am very excited as I board the ferry to North Uist in the early morning, having dropped my dog Freddie off at his dog-sitters in Uig. We are warned that thick fog is expected on the crossing, but we should not worry if the foghorn is sounded, which it did on...
Jun 5, 2023 | PhD, Uncategorised |
It was over a month ago that I reported I was getting closer to producing the final draft of my thesis and after a Supervision Meeting in late May I have finished my work. After four weeks of working on the thesis, alongside printing the images for the handmade...
