Artist Directory
Out of the Blue currently houses over 200 artists, arts organisations and other creative businesses at The Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Abbeymount Studios, NMR Studios (Niddrie Mains), Meanwhile in Leith and Out of the Blue Music Studios. The list below is a selection illustrating the range and quality.
Artists: To update your directory entry or add content, email marketing@outoftheblue.org.uk
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I’m Ryan Hamill but for my entire life I always got called Ham, Hammy, Hamster, basically anything with the prefix HAM. So it seemed appropriate to steer into it.
Under the moniker of HAM I produce work that is orientated around a humorous perspective. I see myself as an entertainer and storyteller, and endeavour to produce work that emotes the viewer. A stupid joke is still worth telling if it gets a laugh and a simple story is still worth telling if it evokes emotion. No matter the method with which I can manifest it, I only wish for my work to be enjoyed.
If you want to know more about me and my work I have an interview with Co&Co.
Using a combination of base and precious metals, I construct sheets whose patterns are created by these methods of assembling. I form the resulting metal sheets into sculptural vessels, deciding on a shape by responding to the pattern of the metal. Applying the same chemical patination to the whole object affects the mixed metals in varied ways, producing contrasting colours that highlight the structure of the sheet.
Helen Miles trained with mastercraftsmen in Greece who taught using traditional methods with a focus on Byzantine iconography. She later became interested in Roman mosaics and now makes contemporary pieces inspired by ancient designs.
Born in Glasgow in 1963, Helen studied English at Oxford University before moving to America and the Middle East to work as a journalist. It was in 2003 while living in Thessaloniki in Greece, a UNESCO city famous for its concentration of Byzantine churches, that she began to study mosaics in the Byzantine tradition. This led to an interest in Roman mosaics and her passion for them went on to become a full time profession.
Helen Miles is based in Edinburgh and specializes in using Greek stone and marble as well as Winkleman unglazed porcelain. Her aim is to preserve the simplicity and directness of early mosaics while producing works which suit the way we live now.
Holly Summerson
Holly SummersonOut of the Blue Abbeymount StudiosContact: Holly Summerson
Specialising in hand-drawn, mixed-media and experimental styles, Holly is an animator, illustrator and community artist. Her freelance work includes short films, music videos, advertising, projections for events and theater, illustrations, interactive online art, and community workshops.
She is an award-winning filmmaker, interested in using fantastical and surreal visuals to explore emotional subjects. Her most recent project as an animator-director is ‘Living With It’ – a dark comedy short about disability and acceptance, with funding from the BFI and Screen Scotland through the ‘Sharp Shorts’ programme. It follows Lee, who lives with a disease – brought to life as a chaotic supernatural flatmate, and will premiere in June.
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Out of the woods…..
This collection is inspired by my love of nature, texture and the simplistic design of 1960’s contemporary architecture and interiors.
I have attempted to recreate the textures found in nature, such as bark, lichen and wood shavings. By introducing these themes in a sophisticated and highly wearable collection, my aim is to offer contemporary design for an everyday individual statement.
The bracelets and rings from the collection have been specially designed to wear as single units or as stacking pieces, which can be interchanged to create different looks to suit any occasion.
All HORUS jewellery is handmade in Scotland with sterling silver by Louise Mcmanus, BAhons, jewellery and silversmithing, Edinburgh College of Art.
