Astrid Jaekel and her cardboard 'stained glass' artwork derived from daily life

Festival weekend of visual arts open studios festival Spring Fling.

Above and below left: snippets from life in Wigtown create beautiful window art:
Astrid Jaekel with her cardboard ‘stained glass’ scenes depicting scenes from local life – the gossip, local characters and daily goings-on. On show in the windows of Wigtown’s County Buildings.

Astrid Jaekel and her cardboard 'stained glass' artwork derived from daily life

Clog-maker Godfrey Smith

Above right: Clog-maker Godfrey Smith in Balmaclellan.

Jim Buchanan with his

Above: Jim Buchanan with his “Alpha Beta Theta” labyrinth at The Crichton complex in Dumfries – a former mental health assylum. Jim’s work reflects the workings of the human brain.

sheep farmer-come-artist Helen Ryman painted two of her texel ewes in tartan

Above: McSheep-ish: sheep farmer-come-artist Helen Ryman painted two of her texel ewes in tartan.

Painter Patricia Cain

Above: Painter Patricia Cain seen through her glass pallette.

Ceramics maker Peter Wareing at his Whithorn studio

Above: ceramics maker Peter Wareing in his Whithorn studio.

Printmaker and soft furnishings print designer Suzi Plunkett

Above: printmaker and soft furnishings print designer Suzi Plunkett.

Pictures for Spring Fling and published in The Herald, Herald Online, The Scotsman, Metro, and Celebrate Scotland.