Northfield Arts and Crafts: Ken Elliott

plot on plastic Scots Words

Scots Word Pictures was conceived and constructed to be part of the GOSSIP art group exhibition at the Stirling MacRobert Arts Centre in February 2020.

The ideas and images are inspired from Scots dialect words

Computer plotted on to upvc foam sheets. Hand coloured and laquer finished.

scots-word-pics-coloured-muckletotie

Muckle Totie

scots-word-pics-coloured-skooshdrookit

Skoosh Drookit

scots-word-pics-coloured-sleekit

Sleekit

scots-word-pics-coloured-bawface

Bawface

the construction process
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hand drawn originals

scanned into the computer and processed with software to produce a series of instructions to drive the plotting machine

scots-word-pics-process-material

the cut material

upvc building material used for windows, doors, and sofit

scots-word-pics-process-plotting

plotting on the machine

guided by a stream of instructions from the connected computer

scots-word-pics-process-material-finishedplots

finished plots

ready for hand colouring and mounting