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Six Foot Book Club: June Reads
The Secret History by Donna TarttGenre: Psychological Fiction Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Catriona’s thoughts: The Secret History draws you deep into the insular world of an elite New England college, focusing on a secretive, eccentric group of Classics students whose intense, codependent bond unravels into a series of dark and unsettling consequences. Donna Tartt explores their moral…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Aoife Cawley
Aoife is a printmaker and textiles artist from county Kildare, working between Ireland and Scotland. Graduating in 2024 with First Class Honours in Contemporary Art Practice from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, her work explores folklore, mythology, history, and early Christian saints, blending traditional medieval art forms with contemporary techniques. Hi Aoife!…
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Six Foot Book Club: May Reads
Boy Parts by Eliza ClarkGenre: Literary FictionRating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fee’s thoughts: Eliza Clark’s Boy Parts is an unflinching exploration of female violence and power through the literal and metaphorical lens of a protagonist driven by the inexorable need to assert herself as a threat. Irina, a fetish photographer obsessed with capturing and, to greater and lesser…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Kayla Spence
Kayla Spence is based in Aberdeen, and graduated from Gray’s School of Art in 2024 with a degree in painting. They are an expressive artist, working primarily in oil and graphite. Their use of an organic, muted colour palette helps to capture a sense of place and reflects the natural tones of the hills. Kayla’s…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Alex Harrow
Alex Harrow is a multidisciplinary artist from Perthshire whose practice spans painting, relief prints, and sculpture. Known for his expressive mark-making and dynamic use of colour, his work explores the emotional complexities of life, capturing its light and shadow, joy and sorrow. In his solo exhibition, Capturing Life Through Colour, Alex brings together a body…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: David Patrick
David Patrick makes paintings, altered books, boxes, collages and drawings. He likes the empirical adventure of making, finding it a satisfying & rewarding thing to lose yourself in. At his best he makes handmade objects of ideas, consideration and emotional expression. He is interested in pursuing the qualities of materials, strong colour, graphic observation and composition. See…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Cecilia Volpi
Cecilia is an Italian visual artist and photographer based in Scotland. After graduating with a degree in photography from Edinburgh Napier University, she embarked on a creative journey combining commercial work with personal projects of experimental nature, using both analogue and digital techniques. The photographic genres she focuses on are documentary and fine-art photography, often…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Hannah Cornish
Hannah Cornish graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2001 with a BA Honours in Drawing and Painting. She has exhibited in London, Scotland and New York and has work in private collections in Sydney and the U.K. Residencies include Cove Park in Scotland. Hannah’s work is about interior spaces from memory and observation. Different…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Sarmed Mirza
Sarmed is a multidisciplinary British-Asian artist based in Glasgow, working across painting, film, and drawing. Found My Way Home is part of his Leaves in Love series, exploring nature, memory, and healing through richly textured colour fields, inspired by deep meditation. The work draws from the landscapes of Balquhidder, Scotland, and Butchart Gardens, Canada, where Mirza…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Jillian Mendoza
Jillian Mendoza is an Illustrator based in Glasgow, known as ‘Mendonka’. They graduated in 2023 having studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. Since graduating, their style has continually developed and takes influence from everyday experiences and the lives of other people. They believe that Illustration is a powerful tool that can…
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