fishing stages

The fishing stages in Fogo Island were built as a place to prepare the fish, gut it, then salt it. Most of them are still in used today. The bridge, or flakes, were also used to dry the salted cod.
Beautiful small structures, with a very light hold onto the rocks.

punts half models

The local boat building practice for the traditional rowing fishing boat, the punt, is being revived through the punt race. Some of the boat builders use "half models" of different scales and of different constructions to measure up the boats. One of the type of half model has layers held together with pegs, the other has slots in the hull in which inserted cards work as sections to scale up.

Iceberg ice

picture by Erika Irmler

In one of our visit we were offered "iceberg ice" as a drink, literally a bit of ice carved out of iceberg bits that pass by in spring and kept in the freezer.

Fogo island

We're just starting three weeks in Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada, for an art project with the Shorefast Foundation, and we'll be posting pictures as the weeks develop.

Samantha Voong

Samantha is a student on the Masters in Graphic Arts Course at the University of the West of England, and will be spending this week with us in the studio, working on her own projects and quizzing us about ours.

Walden on tour

The rehearsals for the new tour of Walden began yesterday at the Scottish Opera.
It will be performed in Glasgow at the G12 between the 13th and 15th August, then will go to the Edinburgh Fringe at the the Dovecot from the 17th untill the 29th August. It will tour throughout the UK until October.

For more information for booking, dates and venues, see Magnetic North website.

Demand Co-ordinator

We're pleased to welcome Kerry Spring as the new D.C. for Sans façon. Kerry will be splitting her time between our Glasgow studio and her London base.