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Deborah Gray
I am a textile artist based in Oban, on the beautiful West coast of Scotland. Working mainly in wool and upcycled natural textiles, a major theme of my recent work has been an exploration of the links between the work itself and the place in which the materials were grown and the work was created. In 2018, 2019 and 2021 I was Artist in Residence at the Icelandic Textile Centre in Blonduos. An exhibition 'Of the land: Icelandic Wool' was shown in three venues in 2019. In 2020 further works on this theme, and works in Shibori and Ecoprinting techniques were exhibited, alongside a collection of 30 knitted 'postcards'. In 2021 I co-created a community dye garden and exhibited on natural dyeing and botanical printing. I have been teaching spinning, natural dyeing and knitting in workshops and one-to-one in Scotland for over 30 years, as well as at textile festivals abroad.
Ira Theobold
I am an artist based in Oban on the West coast of Scotland working mainly in pen and ink, watercolour, pastels, charcoal and recently producing digital art on an iPad. I love to draw and paint birds, animals and plants from the wonderful scenery that is all around us. Looking forward to sharing the Artspace Oban studios with other artists and collaborating with the art community in Oban an the surrounding area.
Nada Sabbagh
I am an artist based in Oban. My fine line drawings have a focus on architecture (both modern and historic) as well as city, street and townscapes. I particulaly enjoy the challenge of drawing small scale pieces and packing detail. For my work I mainly use Micron Pigma fineliners, Faber Castell and Tombow brush pens. I look forward to showcasing my work here at Artspace, I will be accepting commision in the near future.
Studio Refurbishment
A quick look around the studio after the refurbishment