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Selkirk Farmers Market

Selkirk Farmers Market

Emma Butler-Cole Aiken Stained Glass and I are looking forward to being at Selkirk Farmers Market next week, on Saturday 7th September! We'll be in Selkirk Market Place from 9.30am to 1pm with a table full of glass, drawings, prints, paintings, books, postcards,...

CTN Live – It All Began Five Years Ago

CTN Live – It All Began Five Years Ago

Five years ago I was in LA attending the CTN expo as part of an animation industry group from Scotland. Today, as part of CTN Live (sign up now if you haven't already - it's free!) we're having a reunion to discuss the trip and where we are now. It All Began 5 Years...

Move Summit 2019

Move Summit 2019

Move Summit is an industry-focused animation conference in Edinburgh now in its third year. In 2017 and 2018 I was a volunteer, but this time I was able to attend. This year it was a three day event jam-packed with speakers from Pixar, Axis, Aardman Animations, Blue...

Badgers in the Borders

Badgers in the Borders

While my sister and brother-in-law were visiting, a neighbour told us where we could watch badgers. I'd always been under the impression they only ventured out at the dead of night, but he assured us that from around 7pm was a good time to see them. After one false...

Working on The Gaelic King

Working on The Gaelic King

The Gaelic King is now available through  Amazon, iTunes, HMV and Zoom in the UK! It’s exciting to know the film is out there, and people are watching this story for the first time. I thought I’d share some of the work I’ve done on the film from the last two years....

Kelpie Sketch Dailies

Kelpie Sketch Dailies

Kelpies feature in many Scottish myths, though similar creatures can be found in other cultures under different names. Unpleasant in nature, they trick their victims and then drown and eat them. I've been writing a story about a kelpie and when the challenge of...