Laura Murray
Studio 208
Wasps Factory
77 Hanson Street
Glasgow
G31 2HF
Scotland
t: +44 (0) 796 874 9589
f: +44 (0)141 554 7330
e: lauramurray26@hotmail.com
News 2008
Welcome to the news page, here you can find information on Laura's, Outlets, Workshops, Open Studios , Projects 2008 and Projects 2007.
Outlets:
Here is a list of outlets that sell Laura's Silver Jewellery, please note the new outlets!
Art Lovers Shop
Bellahouston Park
10 Drumbeck Road
Glasgow
G41 5BW
www.houseforanartlover.co.uk
New Outlet!
Azure
Giving and Living
7 Sandgate
Ayr
KA7 1BG
01292 290267
www.azuregivingandliving.co.uk
New Outlet!
Beach - a seaside shop
51Portland Street
Troon
KA10 6aa
www.beachseaside.co.uk
Bowerbird - lifestyle shop
168 Kilmarnock Road
Shawlands
Glasgow
G41 3PG
0141 632 3777
www.bowerbird.org.uk
Cassiopeia
141 Hyndland Road
Glasgow
G12 9JA
cassiopeiaonline.co.uk
New Outlet!
Glasgow University
Silver jewellery sold in GU Visitor centre and in the shop of the Hunterian Museum and Art gallery.
GU Heritage Retail
Visitor Centre
Gilbert Scott Building
University of Glasgow
www.guheritage.com
www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
Just Art
64 High Street
Fochabers
IV30 7DL
01343 820 500
www.justart.co.uk
The Lighthouse Shop
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow
G1 3NU
0141 225 8422
www.thelighthouse.co.uk/shop
Model House
Bull Ring
Llantrisant
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Wales
CF8EB
www.craftgallerywales.com
Wish List 2008
1 Nov 2008- 6 January 2009
The Strathearn Gallery
32 West High Street
Crieff
PH7 4DL
01764 656100
www.strathearn-gallery.com
Outlets that sell Felt tip and Feather jewellery:
New Outlet!
Concrete Wardrobe
50A Broughton Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3SA
The Dick Institute
Elmbank Avenue
Kilmarnock
KA1 3BU
www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
The Gallery
75/77Main Street
West Kilbride
KA23 9AP
New Outlet!
The Muddy Funksters Studio
14 The Old Academy
Back road
Stromness
Orkney
KW15 1TR
Workshops
Laura runs a variety of workshops for groups, school pupils and teacher . She also runs private workshops for adults in Glasgow and Moray.
Moray Arts Centre
Laura ran a beginners wire workshop at Moray Arts Centre The Park, Findhorn, Forres, Moray www.morayartcentre.org on 17 th May 2008.
More workshops are planned for spring 2009 in Moray. Please contact Laura for further information: lauramurray26@hotmail.com
Workshops at Laura's Studio
Laura will also be running small workshops from her studio in Glasgow. Please contact Laura for information: lauramurray26@hotmail.com
Open studios 2008
Wasps Open Studios Weekend
77 Hanson Street
Glasgow
G31 2HF
4 th and 5 th October 2008
Parade Artists Christmas Sale
77 Hanson Street
Glasgow
G31 2HF
29 th and 30 th November 2008
6 th and 7 th December 2008
Projects 2008
I through my prayers into the sky (Where fear and faith Collide)
A multi-disciplinary project: working in collaboration with Authors, Zoë Strachan, Louise Welsh and Artist David Sherry. This project is currently in progress and will have an exhibition on the 11 th November 2008 at:
The Villa Concordia
Internationals Kunstlerhaus
Concordia strasse
Bamberg
96049
Germany
www.villa-concordia.de
www.zoestrachan.com
www.dave-sherry.com
Exhibition also in Glasgow 2009.....
Project room solo show
Laura had a solo show in Glasgow this year at Glasgow independent studios gallery : The Project Rooms. Work was made in paper, thread, felt-tip pens and metals.
gis.uk.com/project.php?project=previous&year=2008&id=221
Yoker Window Project
Laura Worked with 10 girls aged 10-14 at Dumbarton Road Youth Health Project to make a "Stained glass" window for The Community Campus in Yoker.
Projects 2007
The Scottish Show
The Cutting Edge exhibition
Paper instruments
Felt tip jewellery - Silver jewellery - Felt tip sporran
Exhibitions:
The Scottish Show 2007
The Scottish Show 07 is the National Exhibition of the 6 Cities Design Festival May 2007. I am one of 30 Scottish Design company', selected to exhibit. I will be showing new mini lockets in the exhibition and a range of new felt tip jewellery in the lighthouse shop.
It opens on the 17 th May at
The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow
G1 3NU
17 th May -12 th August 2007
www.thescottishshow.com
www.sixcities.com
www.thelighthouse.co.uk
The Cutting Edge Exhibition
The Cutting Edge opened in January at the National Museum of Scotland and in May opens in The Dick Institute in Kilmarnock. 30 Scottish contemporary craft makers including glass artists, silversmiths, textile artists are showing their work.
I am showing a new Felt Tip Sporran made from old felt tip pens!
There is a catalogue to accompany the exhibition:
The Cutting Edge Scotland's Contemporary Crafts Edited by Catriona Baid and Rose Watban Photographs by Shannon Toft Published by NMS Enterprises Ltd ISBN 978 1 905267 07 1
Dates and Venues:
National Museum of Scotland 26 th January to 29 th April
The Dick Institute in Kilmarnock 26 th May - 30 th June
Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow 20 th September - 25 th November
Aberdeen Art Gallery ,9 th February -12 th April 2008.
www.craftscotland.org/thecuttingedge.html.pr
Workshops
Wire jewellery workshops by Laura are taking place at Pitlochry festival theatre on April 14 th and August 26 th 2007. Please contact
Pitlochry festival theatre, on 01796 484 600 to book a place.
Projects :
Paper musical Instruments, and exhibition in Norway. Laura has been collaborating with Composer Alwynne Pritchard to make paper musical instruments for her band Fat Battery . She has been using different types of paper and for example knitting with these to create instruments that make very different sounds. Theses instruments have been performed by Fat Battery on 11 th November in Bergen. www.fatbattery.com
An exhibition of the paper instruments was shown at USF Verftet Bergen.
Recent teaching projects :
Craft Summer school 2006, Kilmarnock Academy.
Craft residency,Thornliebank Primary School, Glasgow.
Craft residency in Moray Elgin Academy, Lossiemouth High and Speyside Academy.
Elements of Change Residency, Irvine.