Speculative Landscape

Studies of windows found in EH2, representing the diversity and contrasts of the area.

As I wandered through EH11 I took note of some things that caught my eye, runners and bikers on the path by the canal, trees growing along the road, fun graffiti, and colorful mugs in a local cafe. And predominately, brickwork everywhere creating a pattern which ties everything together.

EH4 is a large area of Edinburgh with many different attractions. Although I’ll admit I was more focused on satiating my sweet tooth… 

Creepy doll collections

Visitors’ comments on Trip Advisor

Final Reportage

Hidden away in EH9, a antique shop with a strange amount of planes.

Rebecca Sheerin – @illusheerin

DOGS FRIENDLY

I created this image of Dalry road where I have combined two different viewpoints as well as using a combination of different medium creating an abstracted image highlighting all the colours and patterns of the road as well as creating a feel for the place itself.

Kat Cassidy

Documenting the wildlife and wilderness around St. Margaret’s Loch one morning taught me one thing above all- swans dominate this place. I learned a lot about their attitude to each other, other birds and people (all of whom they essentially treat as food sources and moved and behaved dependant on such). I wanted to document how they interacted with humans and vice versa, what the people were saying out loud about them versus what the swans could potentially be thinking about their observers. Whilst appearing majestic and peaceful, surrounded by the romantic imagery of the Loch, these creatures also showed themselves to be dominant and aggressive at times. This combination of reportage in my observational drawings, informative notes, documentation of movement and imagined conversation fuelled a wide range of creative ideas about who truly ruled the roost in this particular area.

Geraldine Sawyer

Upon collecting data, I discovered the many people and characters that roam around these areas. From students to adults, each individual has their own personality and manner about them.

Reportage from Leith

A ‘motion drawing’ I did whilst on the bus trying to capture the route.

Leith Docks

A chilly sketch of the view from Britannia Walk.

-Hannah Riordan

       “There are only two distinct areas in Edinburgh: Princes Street Gardens, and everything else.”

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A watery reportage of the View from Cramond beach during the aftermath of Storm Ali.

Hollie Joiner

Sat in Empire cafe in Marchmont, I watched the hustle and bustle of school kids and workers rushing to get home. I drew speedy sketches of (nearly) everyone who went past and all the people impatiently waiting at the traffic lights just outside the cafe. I composed a selection of my drawings together from my sketchbook, to create a collage with hurried sketches of hurried people.

Melanie Grandidge

Gouache sketches of the area EH3, which covers the Roayl Botanic Garden, Stockbridge and parts of the central area of the city.

Reportage of boats and machinery sited at Leith Docks.

While exploring Cramond, I became interested in the many holes, hatches, tunnels and gateways that could be seen around the town, the woods, and the beach. As I collected images of passing places such as these, I imagined them leading somewhere- possibly to an alternate world beneath our own. Through layering some papercut mixed media, I combined several objects and viewpoints from cramond by aligning them into a single tunnel, designed to show you a glimpse of the people of hollow earth from down a hatch on Cramond island walkway.

Dare you explore the vast  and hollow earth beneath this quaint seaside town?

the hollow-earthers are awaiting your response.

-Emily Lowes

Visiting the Cramond inn on a cold and rainy day.

Paula Convery.

People and places I saw when on a very windy walk around Marchmont.

I drew a sound pattern from when the plane was landing and illustrated around it to show the impact it has at certain points.

-Eden

-Eden

Gouache and pencil –  A tower seen on my way round the back of the Airport runway to take photos of the planes landing and taking off.

-Eden

It isn’t just animals that’ve left their mark on the kirkyard. Plants, too, have invaded the space. Some were placed there intentionally, but most have crept in slowly over the years.

Edinburgh is such a fantastic city, you can delve into the deep depths of old town or experience the elegant new town buildings. You can step a few miles outside of the main city centre and enjoy the scenic views of Torduff Reservoir. I experimented with a range of mediums to begin the project, even using henna to create a landscape illustration.

It was fantastic exploring the different areas of the city, even areas I have never experienced before. Capturing landscapes or just little snippets of the city such as door ways or the water pipes with the wires trailing and draping down alongside.

By Ella Bruty

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One last thought for our heroine, Betty Moss

Exercises in style take a stab at a satirical response to Platinum Point’s Week of Culture

Neus was bundled up warm in a woolen jacket and multicolored scarf she had sat down on a wooden fold out chair in the cupboard which was also the study located near the back of the New Leaf Co-op. When she first started talking her body was curled in on itself and as the interview progressed she started to unfold. She became more gestural and her smile widened. She was only meant to talk for 10 minutes but it ended up being half an hour she commented that she really loved to talk. Her main concerns were the environment they had been since she was a student and that was why she was so interested in the Co-op. Neus explained that in the beginning of the New Leaf work had been hard because the other co-owners were unprepared for the responsibilities but she was glad she was now being paid well, ecstatic about her regular customers, and curious about the future projects she would be able to work on. After the interview she showed of the back room filled with shelving she had made with her coworkers specifically designed to reduce wastage. The most important part of the shop, in her opinion, was the spice rack. Stacked high with containers, she stood in front proud and delighted in the shop that she could call her own.

The canal

A colorful vein of the city. It’s not used to coal transportation anymore, but if you take a walk along it you still see a wide range of functions it has.

And a splendid view.

This project is about speculating, but it’s hard to imagine if Edinburgh’s architecture will ever be dramatically different. Humans have always made an effort to preserve their history. I think in 500 years, medieval and Georgian buildings will still litter the futuristic skyline.

Fiona Barron

Felicity and I went to Newington Cemetery back in September. We sat under a tree and shared a sketchbook.

We drew this one simultaneously, both with a pen on the paper. I drew the graves and Felicity drew the nature. We got a bit tangled up and drew quickly, holding the end of our pens loosely and trying not to take up too much space.

We set a timer for this one, five minutes of drawing and then pass to the other person. We started politely but eventually started drawing over each other’s work. Our materials layered up and the drawing quickly became busy. My cold coloured line work and her warm textural painting gave the final drawing an interesting contrast. It’s difficult to achieve such surprising results when you’re drawing alone.

Miranda Smith