Jill Skulina

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07.20.2010

AXO Gallery opening and general update

My best friend (Sarah Wilson) launched Axo Gallery on Queen Charlotte St in Edinburgh at the weekend, her opening event was circus themed. A magnificent event featuring art, popcorn, video, clowns, installations, alcohol, puppets and a big brass band. Wasn’t really a big brass band, it was a regular band who seemed to have an attachment to The Jam. Two of my Jackets made an appearance at the event (pictured above) and I used my access to Dundee REP’s wardrobe store to make up my costume. A good night was had by all.I have also set up a new business, Two Dolls, with another friend (Zoe Venditozzi). Zoe and I have come together to create a hub for cross-disciplinary networking and creative endeavours. Providing writers, artists and makers with space for collaboration, networking, and performance. We will also provide retail space to sell artists’ work. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter and  http://thosetwodolls.blogspot.com/p.s. don’t know what’s going on with the font, can’t get it to stay a uniform size!

04.18.2010

The elves and the crocheted shawl

 http://www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk/p2s163.html#gallery6 months ago I started working at Dundee Rep Theatre and it has been the best 6 months of my working life. You can check out my most recent handy work for them at the above link. The shawl for Irene Macdougall’s character was my first substantial piece of costume i have made as part of the wardrobe department. I am hoping to contribute a waistcoat to forthcoming Sweeney Todd.As for the artwork, not much has been happening on that front, I have been adjusting to life with a “proper” job and a child at school but i do hope to be getting back to it very soon. Once the studio’s had a good old tidy, i’ll be raring to go. I do have a piece of work in Generator, Mid Wynd Industrial Estate, Dundee until the 25th of April. The exhibition is well worth a visit.

08.4.2009

rough idea

dancing1.wmv

07.12.2009

Booby jacket

Possible new work for the Arches Scratch night.

07.8.2009

Sleeping Beauty - work in progress

I will be taking part in The Arches Scratch night in August, this is the Sleeping Beauty costume in progress for the performance.

05.26.2008

More filming and another good day

We really got going with the filming on Friday and got some bits which we can actually use. I even got in front of the camera, for a touching dance sequence with Lars. My dancing alter ego is called Helen, she’s a dowdy woman, run down by motherhood. We’ll be doing more with the two of them this Friday.

05.20.2008

Good days work

Today has been a really good creative work day. I have been working on the costume for videoing Lars on Friday, decided to embroider some dialoge that I accidentally recorded on the video after the initial video session with Mickey. Also, after an afternoon of creative inspiration from the Dundee degree show, I came up with the little fellow below.