Illustrating & Writing – Mairi Hedderwick & Bob Dewar, Guest: Alan Digby

Date/Time
Date(s) - Mon 3rd Oct - Sat 8th Oct, 2016
5:00pm - 10:00am

Location
Moniack Mhor, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire , IV4 7HT

Sometimes the words come first with storytelling, and sometimes art tells the story first. Both tutors are that rare hybrid, both artist and writer. Enjoy a week of exploring how others use language and art together, and be prepared to try something new with your own work. Art materials will be provided for the workshops.

Mairi Hedderwick illustrates her own travel books and the series of children’s books featuring Katie Morag. Her books include Shetland Rambles, Eye on the Hebrides, Sea Change, and A Highland Journey. She also illustrates calendars, diaries and other stationary items. Born in Gourock, she has since made her home in the Isle of Coll, Inverness, Fort William, the Isle of Coll, the Black Isle, the Isle of Coll again, and presently lives near Inverness.

Bob Dewar is an illustrator, a cartoonist and a writer. He was fifteen when he was first published, and has since worked for D.C. Thomson, Oxford University Press, Bloomsbury and Birlinn among many others. He was political cartoonist for The Scotsman and has had exhibitions in Italy, London and Edinburgh. His latest books are Soor Plooms and Beatniks and Beehives, written and illustrated by himself.

Alan Digby was born in Markinch in 1953. He studied journalism ad Edinburgh College of Commerce in 1970 following which he joined D.C. Thomson publishers as ‘tea boy’ on The Beano comic. He made excellent tea. In 1984, he became chief sub-editor of The Beano and the following year, wrote the ‘Gnasher goes missing’ series. In 1987, he became editor of The Beezer comic and worked on various projects for D.C. Thomson including script work on some Dennis the Menace animated series. Alan also worked on Oor Wullie and The Broons for eight years, before becoming Beano editor in 2006. Alan is married with two daughters. He has played at Hampden Park twice, winning once and losing once.

Unfortunately, due to ill health, the original guest for this course, Alasdair Gray, is no longer able to attend. We wish Alasdair good health.

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