Collaborations/Exhibitions/Commissions
Working with others to expand her practice, find design solutions and research new processes are important factors in Blessed Unrest's creation process. Lorna has been involved in many exciting projects since 2015 and continues to welcome new connections, partnerships and commissions each year.
GIFT EDINBURGH POP UP SHOP @BLOC GALLERY
CO CURATOR WITH LISA ARNOTT JEWELRY
Our 2019 festive showcase of 12 local designer makers. Selected for their beautifully hand crafted, desirable products. We hosted the selling exhibition for 2 weeks bringing together makers of jewelry, woven/hand printed and digital textiles, ceramics, knitwear, painting, embroidery and wood.
OUR LINEN STORIES EXHIBITION 2019-2020
DOVECOT STUDIOS, Edinburgh
Exhibition Designer.
Designer of Flax Fields 1 & 11
Celebrating contemporary Design in flax fiber and linen I worked with curator John Ennis to bring together this 2 year research program exploring Scotland and neighboring European nations textile stories, objects, fabrics and archival visuals.
Scotland’s textile showcase and selling exhibition. A two day event showing many of the UK’s best designers working with fabric, fiber and cloth.
2018/2019 Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh.
Uppercase Magazine 2019
10 page feature showcasing my design practice in context with 40 print artists from all round the world.
HAND MADE EDINBURGH
Printing live at the first ever Handmade exhibition in This exhibition brings together leading Scottish designers and artisan makers for a selling showcase.
2016 The Hub @The Castle
2018 The Royal Botanic Gardens
SAMPLE EXHIBITION
My URBAN FRAGMENTS collection evolved as a response to the Cut and Paste brief set by Collect Scotland. These collections were exhibited for 3 months along with 15 other current Scottish designers.
2018 The Lighthouse, Glasgow
'Paper To Gold' 50 years of Printmaking
Commissioned as part of EPW 50 year anniversary to produce a limited edition of screen prints for their commemorative portfolio and archive.
STUDIO SHOWCASE
This group exhibition at Out of the Blue Drill Hall
was to showcase the artist, designers and makers in their Abbeymount Studio's. I wanted to show the diversity of my design capabilities from more commercially focused home wear prints to large scale installation pieces.
Out of the Blue Drill Hall.
Walk In Café Mural
Commissioned to design a map by the owner (who happens to be my sister too) of this lovely little café and Nordic walking centre in my home village of Spittalfield, Perthshire. The map was designed as a focal point and to show visitors the range of routes to walk, cycle and run in the area as well as the natural environment and nature spots along the way.
Wildlife Mural
Commissioned to design and install a mural for a child's bedroom in a private residence, this was a dream project. Hand cut stencils, block prints and drawings of Scottish wildlife including birds, flowers and animals were applied directly to the bedroom wall using street art processes and mixed media.
Featured in Issue 2, Rooomy Magazine 2018
PREMIER VISION
As a member of Collect Scotland my digital designs for women swear have been exhibited at Europe's largest textile trade exhibition.
2016/17 Parc de Exposition, PARIS.
Silent Auction for Syria
A lovely collaboration with artisan maker Eve Hynd from Native Flock to design and print two exclusive fabrics for upholstering chairs that were then auctioned at this fundraiser in the Hub at the Castle, November 2015.
