Julia Bovee
Artist 18
Wheat Weaver of Auchencairn
Maker of traditional and contemporary straw work influenced by folklore, nature and the wheel of the year.
Welcome to Arran Open Studios
We are looking forward to 2025 Arran Open Studios which is set to be bigger than ever. The online brochure is now available for download and our interactive map gives details of all our participating artists/makers. Here are the key dates:
Preview Exhibition, Brodick Hall: Friday 11th – Monday 14th July
Film Night at Corrie Hall, Sunday 10th August
Open Studios Weekend: Friday 15th – Monday 18th August
See the Events tab for more details
If you are an artist or maker on the island who has not taken part this time and would like to discuss taking part in the Open Studios next year, please do get in touch. We would love to hear from you!
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Thank you to Graham Chappell of Arran Graphics for getting our brochure printed every year. @elibypass creates the graphics for us , then pings it over to Graham who gets it printed up for us. A great collaboration.
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Also in Shiskine, at Torbeg is Isobel Milne- Studio number 35.
Isobel uses mixed media to respond to the Arran landscape.
Arran Open Studios
Friday 15th - Monday 18th August.
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Next we travel round to Shiskine and Nick Brooker Studio number 34.
Nick creates life-sized bird mobiles created from re-used materials painted in acrylics. He will also have Linoprints of island views and wildlife. Originals, prints and cards.
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Thank you to Arran a sense of Scotland for supporting us again this year.
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Also in the south of the island is The Piggery- Studio number 32
My name is Suzi Kennett-Brown and I’m sharing the space with Nicky Brown ( arran_honestybox ) in her lovely studio called The Piggery. Being on Arran has set me free to enjoy working on my own pieces. Using water based materials – watercolour, acrylic and water based oils.
Ours is an exhibition showing watercolour and mixed media by Suzi with demonstrations of different techniques. Home produce available all originating from the farm by Nicky. Our inspiration arising from Arran life.
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We hope you’re enjoying your whistle stop tour of our Open Studios artists. So many this year, still lots to come. Arran Gems - Jewellery & Art by Assja Solveiga Baumgartner-Gaile Studio number 31.
Assja’s Jewellery is created mostly with recycled copper and silver. It is often including found or recycled objects and sea glass, inspired by nature and history. She also has mixed media paintings, sketches and drawings.
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Kilmory workshop- Studio 30
Turned wood work, small furniture and toys made from Arran wood, including coffee tables, clocks, lampbases, cheeseboards and bowls. Arran Candlemakers candles also sold here.
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Maisie Alice- STUDIO NUMBER 28
Maisy works with a range of different styles and media, including inks, acrylics and watercolour. Her showcased work will mainly be landscape paintings of her favourite Arran scenery.
Aran Open Studios 15th-18th August
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Meet artist Ed O’Donnelly.
Excellent filmmaker John Perivolaris and cinematographer Ryan Bain came to Arran in May and made some promo films for Arran Open Studios.
We love them! Hope they give you a flavour of our event.
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RUTH MAE AND DAVID SAMUELS- STUDIO NUMBER 29
Ruth’s work includes her delicate and sculptural wooden vessels. She is currently developing the making of sculptural forms in wire. David’s work includes furniture, bowed psalteries and is now developing small automata.
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Heather MacLeod- Studio number 24
Heather is a Scottish contemporary artist and has worked from her studio in Whiting Bay for over 20 years.
Strongly influenced by the Scottish colourists and the local landscape she paints on silk and canvas creating vibrant and textured of Arran in her own unique style.
Greeting cards, ceramic tiles and prints and gift ideas are also available from her studio.
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Lynn’s art on Arran - Lynn Jones - Studio number 23
Having trained as an Art Teacher many years ago, Lynn rediscovered her love of painting and all things creative while living in Argyll. Inspired by the scenery, she used pure watercolour to paint the historic landscape of the Kilmartin Glen.
She has been selling her work in Argyll for over a decade, but after many years of visiting, she has now moved to the Isle of Arran and has achieved her dream of having her own Art Studio in Whiting Bay looking out over the sea.
Inspired now by the stunning land and seascapes of Arran she loves to find ways to capture the atmosphere and constantly changing light in watercolour. More recently she has explored ‘felt painting’ and using both wet and needle felting techniques and a touch of embroidery, little tactile scenes of Arran are translated in wool.
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