Scotiana

Mairiuna, before the New Year ramps up, why not investigate about our most popular posts to see what are our readers’ favourite subjects?
Let’s see what the stats reveal. Suspense….
And the winners are :
1. Rannoch Moor:  First Steps Into The Scottish Wilderness
 
People seemed to be energized in the clear and fresh atmosphere of the place and everybody looked happy [...]

The House for an Art Lover : Building the Dream of Charles Rennie Mackintosh –Part 1

For Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s admirers it’s something to find oneself in front of this elegant white building with its emblematic façade, so representative of the artist’s style and to think it has been built, more than seventy years after his [...]

The House for an Art Lover : Building the Dream of Charles Rennie Mackintosh – Part 2

After our virtual visit of Queen’s Cross Church, let’s open the gates of the House for an Art Lover. Who could believe that this Mackintosh-style house has been built seventy years after the death of the great Scottish architect?

In [...]

Germany – Art Nouveau – Sheet 3 Stamps

As a “suite” to the great post that Mairiuna wrote about Mrs Kate Cranston’s tearooms, revealing Charles Rennie Mackintosh as the artist behind the magnificient decorative style of its interiors, I would like to emphasize today on the symbolism that lies underneath Mackintosh’s creative designs.   
But first, to put ourselves into context, let’s step [...]

At the end of the nineteenth century, Art Nouveau transformed towns and countryside around the world.  Even though its style had gained popularity from just the last ten years or so, Art Nouveau permeated many arts & crafts: jewellery, book design, glasswork, textiles, wrought iron, and architecture, to name just a few, with its high [...]