Musa     18th Aug 2008

This week in the studio I'll be printing up super sized panels of wallpaper for the Black and White exhibition at Musa in Aberdeen. Along with the 8 meter long drops of hand printed wallpaper which are being hung floor to ceiling in Musa's dramatic converted Church backdrop, I'll be showing 6 of my new framed limited edition prints. The show is being sponsored by super cool Aberdeenshire brewery, BrewDog, so to celebrate, I've created an extra special black and white beer label which will be featured on bottles of Punk IPA at the opening night Private View. Half the labels will be printed in black on white, whilst the other half are inverted to white on black.

Musa is one of my favorite places to eat in Aberdeen, situated in an old church down near the harbor, just opposite the Bus Station. Legend has it that bananas used to be ripened in the building! The food is great, (try and get there before 6pm for the early evening Tapas, a firm favorite with my sister and I!) there's changing art exhibitions and live music a few nights a week.

The Black and White exhibition will run from Monday 1^st September (Private View) until 8^th November and features work by:

Johanna Basford -designer

Laura Hendry -pencil drawing

Sandy Menzies -photography

Adrian Philp -photography

Andy Liddle -pen and ink

Phil Thompson -video

Gabrielle Reith -pen and ink

Susie Hunt -prints

Stephanie Sepulveda -painter

Angela Baker -embossed white prints

Ranjit Barry -jewellery

This striking exhibition celebrates monotones and brings together some of our most successful MUSA artists with some new faces.  The sophistication of black and white is a precursor to the clamour of Christmas.  Part of NEOS, North East Open Studios.