Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Unexpected Excesses Exhibition pictures with our guests.



Poets at the table


 Poet's corner

Martin, Francis and a hurdy-gurdy





Poet in residence, Dawn

Francis and Dawn




Monday, 17 August 2015

Unexpected Excesses on the Royal Mile




Francis, Bianca and Wendy open the show


Megan weaves tales from the pot.


What did he say?


The heart of The Edinburgh Drawing School and the E.D.S. Gallery, the lovely Fiona, who has generously let us into her space. 

Liz, Jan and their fantastic crew.


Did I really let Megan do this with my bowl?


Sweets for the sweet

The Telegraph loved Jan's dress


Our ever smiling harpist, Bianca.


Three ladies who would grace any stage,   and Francis.

Singing around the harp. Julie and our resident composer Martin.


Dawn, poet in residence, and Megan, both looking elegant.

Set to go on our second Royal Mile Day


Alice looking glorious in Jan's dress


Chris looking the part in Jan's jacket

And Finally.
Julie Mullen and babysitters

no more to say!






Unexpected excesses work in situ

We are oped at the E.D.S. Gallery 13A Great King Street   Fringe venue 324  until August 30th closed Mondays






Sunday, 2 August 2015




Guest Programme  for Unexpected Excesses
Look out for further harp dates being added
Welcome to the exciting guest programme for our masked banquet.  Remember, there may be empty seats at the table, so you could be a guest too. Bring your mask! (A cut out and keep mask can be made from our flyer)

Meet Jan, textile artist, in the exhibition for a greater part of each day from the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of August and again on August 30th .

Meet Liz, sculptor and ceramicist, in the exhibition for the greater part ofeach day from August 8th, 9th,10th,11th,12th,13th,14th,15th and the 16th, August 19,20,21,22rd and 23th, and August 29th and 30th to discuss her work and writing.

Meet, Dawn, our poet in residence, working at our table August 9, 10, and 11th from 11-4, the 12th 11-1 and 3-6, and the 14th 11-3.  She also has performing slots as a table guest on the programme below.

9th August
 Photo shoot day with photographer Juliette Lichman of Somnolent Images.
Jan and Liz will be in all day.
 All performers who are available are welcome to come in at some time during the day so they appear in some photos that might be used for press releases.
So you may meet any of our guests that day.
Bill Johnston will also be doing some video recording of the installation.

 1-3pm   Dawn Gorman: Poet in residence
               Megan Lloyd: Storyteller
4-6pm   Martin Seager: Composer in residence
                Bianca Watts: Harp and voice
                 Jilly Mathews  Harp


10th August
1-3pm    Dawn Gorman: Poet in residence
               Julie Mullen: Poet 
4-6pm  Francis Maxey: Story teller/hurdy gurdy
              Bianca Watts: Harp and voice  

11th August
1-3pm  Martin Seager: Composer in residence
               Julie Mullen: Poet 
4-6pm  Francis Maxey: Story teller/hurdy gurdy
               Megan Lloyd: Storyteller

12th August
       1-3pm  Francis Maxey:  Story teller/hurdy gurdy
                      Megan Lloyd: Storyteller
          4-6pm  Megan Lloyd: Storyteller
                     Bianca Watts: Harp and voice

13th August
        1-3pm  Martin Seager: Composer in residence
                     Francis Maxey: Story teller/hurdy gurdy
         4-6 pm  Julie Mullen: Poet
                     Bianca Watts: Harp and voice  

14th August
        1-3pm  Dawn Gorman: Poet in residence
                     Bianca Watts: Harp and voice
         4-6 pm  Bianca Watts:Hharp and voice   
                          Liz

15th August
        1-3pm  Liz
           4-6pm  Aperitifs
              Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
              With  Bianca Watts: Harp and voice
            
  
16th August
       1-3pm  Aperitifs
                Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
     4-6pm  Liz
                 Bianca Watts: Harp and voice 

18,19,20 Liz 


19 August

Liz

20th August

Liz

22nd August
       1-3pm  Bianca Watts: Harp and voice   
                 Liz
   4-6pm  Aperitifs
                Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
              With  Bianca Watts: Harp and voice

23rd August
 1-3pm Aperitifs
                Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
4-6pm  Jilly Mathews: Harp
              Bianca Watts: Harp and voice

29th August
               1-3pm  Liz
               4-6pm Aperitifs
                      Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz

30th August
      1-3pm   Jan
                Liz
      4-6pm Aperitifs      
             Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz and Jan
               With  Jilly Mathews: Harp



Monday, 13 July 2015

Photos of United Society of Artists Exhibition at Bankside and Guest programme for Unexpected Excesses at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe


Guest Programme  for Unexpected Excesses
Look out for further harp dates being added
Welcome to the exciting guest programme for our masked banquet.  Remember, there may be empty seats at the table, so you could be a guest too. Bring your mask! (A cut out and keep mask can be made from our flyer)

Meet Jan, textile artist, in the exhibition for a greater part of each day from the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of August and again on August 30th .

Meet Liz, sculptor and ceramicist, in the exhibition for the greater part of each day from August 8th, 9th,10th,11th,12th,13th,14th,15th and the 16th, August 19,20,21,22rd and 23th, and August 29th and 30th to discuss her work and writing.

Meet, Dawn, our poet in residence, working at our table August 9, 10, and 11th from 11-4, the 12th 11-1 and 3-6, and the 14th 11-3.  She also has performing slots as a table guest on the programme below.

9th August
 Photo shoot day with photographer Juliette Lichman of Somnolent Images.
Jan and Liz will be in all day.
 All performers who are available are welcome to come in at some time during the day so they appear in some photos that might be used for press releases.
So you may meet any of our guests that day.
Bill Johnston will also be doing some video recording of the installation.

 1-3pm   Dawn Gorman: Poet in residence
               Megan Lloyd: storyteller
4-6pm   Martin Seager: composer in residence
                Bianca Watts: harp and voice
                 Jilly Mathews  harp

10th August
1-3pm    Dawn Gorman: Poet in residence
               Julie Mullen: poet 
4-6pm  Francis Maxey: Story teller/hurdy gurdy
              Bianca Watts: harp and voice  

11th August
1-3pm  Martin Seager: composer in residence
               Julie Mullen: poet 
4-6pm  Francis Maxey: Story teller/hurdy gurdy
               Megan Lloyd: storyteller
 
12th August
       1-3pm  Francis Maxey:  Story teller/hurdy gurdy
                      Megan Lloyd: storyteller
          4-6pm  Megan Lloyd: storyteller
                     Bianca Watts: harp and voice

13th August
        1-3pm  Martin Seager: composer in residence
                     Francis Maxey: Story teller/hurdy gurdy
         4-6 pm  Julie Mullen: poet
                     Bianca Watts: harp and voice  

14th August
        1-3pm  Dawn Gorman: Poet in residence
                     Bianca Watts: harp and voice
         4-6 pm  Bianca Watts: harp and voice   
                          Liz

15th August
        1-3pm  Liz
           4-6pm  Aperitifs
              Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
              With  Bianca Watts: harp and voice
              
16th August
       1-3pm  Aperitifs
                Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
     4-6pm  Liz
                 Bianca Watts: harp and voice 

18,19,20 Liz 

22nd August
       1-3pm  Bianca Watts: harp and voice   
                 Liz
   4-6pm  Aperitifs
                Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
              With  Bianca Watts: harp and voice

23rd August
 1-3pm Aperitifs
                Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz
4-6pm  Jilly Mathews: Harp
              Bianca Watts: harp and voice

29th August
               1-3pm  Liz
               4-6pm Aperitifs
                      Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz

30th August
      1-3pm   Jan
                Liz
      4-6pm Aperitifs      
             Served by our beautiful table guests and Liz and Jan
               With  Jilly Mathews: Harp




                                     




   
                                      
           
                                             



                                              






Look out for additional harp dates being posted for the second half of August
      



Friday, 10 July 2015