#edinburgh
visited the site of the battle of flodden field the other day! despite studying the tudors at a level, id not appreciated the death toll of the three hour battle til now! the photo on the right shows the memorial, and the right shows the church where it’s claimed the body of king james iv of scotland was taken after his death.
the gorgeous grand gallery at the national museum of scotland!! ft this amazing light house bulb!
some more of the amazing clothes i got to see today in the fashion history gallery at the national museum of scotland!! absolutely gorgeous☁️✨
medical history will always have my heart, but who can resist a bit of fashion history?? could have spent hours looking at these in the national museum of scotland today!
lovely day out in edinburgh today! couldn’t resist getting photos of some of my favourites of the paintings i got to see in the scottish national gallery!!
Gabrielle Ray - Edinburgh Evening News - Monday 30th January 1922
Gabrielle Ray – Edinburgh Evening News – Monday 30th January 1922
‘Each piece telling its unique story, its own tale of woe.’
Introducing ‘Pantovola’ by Anouk de Groot, a textile art/dolls and soft sculptures artist from Scotland, who creates beauty out of primitive finds.
These fascinating designs are inspired by the magical world of adolescence. Recalling your nostalgic memories you once fantasized as a child along with the ‘wilderness of nature’, ‘remarkable folklore animals stories’, ‘myths’, ‘fairy tales’, ‘dreams of dusty attics full of secrets’.
Every single piece are hand stitched using natural cotton, hand painted with watercolors and natural coffee dye, dressed in delicate vintage and antique fabrics collected by Anouk herself from local thrift stores and markets with final touch up of embroidery.
‘Twin Sisters’
‘Anais’
‘Tailed Twin Sisters’
“I like to collect and use material with a history, used and discarded, with visible wear and tear, a story visible in its imperfections and decay…In my textile art and dolls the material I use is of great importance, as it has its own narrative already that has nothing to do with me or the piece I am creating.’ said Anouk.
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When I was a child, my life wasn’t that smooth and easy. I was born with severe asthma, I could rarely go to school, I wasn’t healthy enough to leave my bedroom. Having to stay at home with no friends, gradually draw me to live in my own imaginary world. I either read a lot of mystical stories and fairy tales or watched Pan’s Labyrinth, FairyTale: A True Story, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden repetitively day after day. Yes, I had these magical creatures created in my mind as companions. Though my body was suffering from the symptom but my mind was in harmony.
Throughout time, I lost touches of these feelings that I have left behind as I grew older, until the day I came across collection of dolls from Pantovola, every bit of magical memory are recoiling and becoming even more solid, specially when I got my hands on Hettie the hare by Anouk de Groot. I was totally enchanted.
Nalinna*
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He did get the airpods back #teamwork