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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Shiqi Fu.
How did your artistic journey start?When I was a kid I loved to make my own crafts and I always liked to accessorise myself, so it started around that time. How did you arrive at the theme of your work?My theme is about some innocent fantasies from my childhood and these ideas have always been…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Alan Rutherford
How did your artistic journey start?It started officially 30 years ago (Sept 1993) when I started full-time at Langside College and studied, amongst other things, A-level art. From there on it was a case of spending the following year doing a portfolio prep class for a year at Cardonald College and and then studying at…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Erin Matheson
How did your artistic journey start?I was always artistic throughout school and growing up. Always making something out of a cardboard box and sellotape. My family always encouraged me to follow my creativity and when it came to my chosen university subject, I chose to follow it and go do a degree in fine art.…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Helen Campbell
How did your artistic journey start?Although I have always been artistic throughout my life, this part of my journey started with my love for food and cooking, and a desire to represent my cooking photographically more desirably. So I started taking photos only to discover a love for photography. I spent 4 years developing my…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Olga Dean Hart
How did your artistic journey start?I joined a group of watercolour artists in my local village hall. At that time, I had two small babies, and this class was a much-appreciated getaway. This has turned into a new pathway for me. I applied to UHI University in Inverness for a portfolio class and later joined…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Stephen Lee
How did your artistic journey start?Well, it’s certainly been a long journey – but it definitely started through my interest in music and being inspired by early album cover artwork. How did you arrive at the theme of your work?I don’t specifically work to a theme; it just seems to organically develop through everyday observation…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Lesley McDermott
How did your artistic journey start?I loved Art from a very young age, textures and colour especially, the smell of powder paint, making mud pies in the garden… not much has changed, I still love those things! How did you arrive at the theme of your work?The idea behind CURIoS began with a realisation that…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Audrey McMenemy
How did your artistic journey start?Way back- I started drawing every moment I could in primary school! I cannot imagine not picking up media and drawing, cutting or tearing something. The plan to have art at the core of my life never faltered through high school, art school, my teaching career and my spare time.…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Dawn McLaren
How did your artistic journey start?Art has always been a huge part of my life since I was a young toddler where I would draw happily on anything paper! Then it really kicked off when I walked away from studying science and politics as it made me happier! How did you arrive at the theme…
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THE SIX FOOT GALLERY INTERVIEW: Andrew Henderson and Mirren Pope
Hi Andrew and Mirren, thank you for exhibiting with us and taking the time to answer some questions! How did you come to work together?Andrew: We had both exhibited at an event organised by the Rabbit Council (an arts collective in Edinburgh), and I thought Mirren’s work was superb, so when my original co-exhibitor had…
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