A review of the opening night of Retrace. An exhibition i am in i An Talla Solais, Ullapool.
Retrace
Monday, 18 April 2011
Friday, 25 March 2011
Retrace
You are invited to the opening of Retrace on the 16th of April 2011
An Talla solais Ullapool Visual Arts
Tiffany Bottomley, Christine Morrison, Mary Somerville, Matt Stockl, Rhiannon Van Muysen Five recently graduated artists return to Ullapool to present an exhibition of collaborative and individual work: stop motion animation, installation, painting, printmaking and illustration.
opening 7-9pm at an talla solais - with outdoor highlights around the village
The exhibition will run from the 17th of April till the 8th of May 2011
Open every day 2-5PM FREE entry
an talla solais
Market Street
Ullapool (Next to the Village Hall
www.antallasolais.org
01854 612310
With thanks to Ceilidh PLace Ullapool official sponsor
an talla solais charity no. SCO40348
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Invershneckie (it's the fuckeen business)
I wish I was the genius who came up wth this. This is for every one from Inverness and all my pals who aren't and who don't understand why i hate the accent!
Invershneckie (it's the fuckeen business) by thestevekelly
YOU WILL NOW!
Invershneckie (it's the fuckeen business) by thestevekelly
YOU WILL NOW!
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Tuesday 8th of February 2011
So far new years resolutions aren't going so well. I have not had a drop of alcohol for almost 2 weeks now and I feel good for that. Since November i have lost almost a stone but i don't really know why, probably from cutting back on the booze and that has made me feel really good too. Haven't saved any money for my travels yet but when i get a new job that will start. Fingers crossed.
And now to the two resolutions i really wanted to keep. 1 Being more creative and 2 Playing guitar again. I just seem to have lost any urge to do anything creative. I used to constantly have ideas and want to make and now even listening to music annoys me. I want my old self back. When creativity and music and fun would make me so happy. I would be gagging to go out and stay out all night and now i'm usually home before 2. Hmmmm! What has gone wrong? What has changed?
I think living in Glasgow hasn't helped! This is the place i came to get away from Inverness and it just didn't seem to work out that way so as of friday i don't live here any more as i am relocating back to Inverness. Mainly to save up some money but also because staying in Glasgow is reminding me that i'm not doing what i want to do. Not doing what makes me happy. So... once i get back to INverness, after sorting out all the SHITE i have accumulated living in Glasgow i can go back with a clear head and have a new start.
So maybe as of Friday 11th of February 2011 can be my new New Years and I can start my resolutions properly.
And now to the two resolutions i really wanted to keep. 1 Being more creative and 2 Playing guitar again. I just seem to have lost any urge to do anything creative. I used to constantly have ideas and want to make and now even listening to music annoys me. I want my old self back. When creativity and music and fun would make me so happy. I would be gagging to go out and stay out all night and now i'm usually home before 2. Hmmmm! What has gone wrong? What has changed?
I think living in Glasgow hasn't helped! This is the place i came to get away from Inverness and it just didn't seem to work out that way so as of friday i don't live here any more as i am relocating back to Inverness. Mainly to save up some money but also because staying in Glasgow is reminding me that i'm not doing what i want to do. Not doing what makes me happy. So... once i get back to INverness, after sorting out all the SHITE i have accumulated living in Glasgow i can go back with a clear head and have a new start.
So maybe as of Friday 11th of February 2011 can be my new New Years and I can start my resolutions properly.
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
2011...
WELL... its 2011 all of a sudden. Where the hell did 2010 go!
I have decided that this year is going to be a good year! The passed 3 years have been pretty crappy to say the least and i want to have fun again!
First things first. New years resolutions. And yes i do mean resolutions. I have a few!
1. Loose weight, healthily.
2. Drink less alcohol.
3. Be a better friend, keep in touch with good friends more.
4. Play guitar more. Once appon a time i was quite good.
5. Save up for USA trip. £6000ish
6. Do more creative things. Paint, sew... etc.
7. Plan ahead more.
I feel more possitive about life and its only the 4th so hopfully this will stick about and by next year i'll be a happy traveller in the USA.
I have a really good feeling about this year! :)
Things i already have planned.
Visit to Ullapool -January22nd
Moving home-end January
Ray Lamontage concert- February 28th
London Trip -April
Mamma Mia -April 2nd
Ullapool Exhibition - April
Trio to Wales -May
Glee Concert- June23rd
Lots to do and think about!
I have decided that this year is going to be a good year! The passed 3 years have been pretty crappy to say the least and i want to have fun again!
First things first. New years resolutions. And yes i do mean resolutions. I have a few!
1. Loose weight, healthily.
2. Drink less alcohol.
3. Be a better friend, keep in touch with good friends more.
4. Play guitar more. Once appon a time i was quite good.
5. Save up for USA trip. £6000ish
6. Do more creative things. Paint, sew... etc.
7. Plan ahead more.
I feel more possitive about life and its only the 4th so hopfully this will stick about and by next year i'll be a happy traveller in the USA.
I have a really good feeling about this year! :)
Things i already have planned.
Visit to Ullapool -January22nd
Moving home-end January
Ray Lamontage concert- February 28th
London Trip -April
Mamma Mia -April 2nd
Ullapool Exhibition - April
Trio to Wales -May
Glee Concert- June23rd
Lots to do and think about!
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
wear sun screen
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine. Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you Sing Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own.. Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out. Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine. Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you Sing Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own.. Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out. Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…
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