Sunday, 17 August 2025

Me and Mrs Traquair…

 It has been a busy but enjoyable week of guiding as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe-

Now as Mrs Traquair ( she was always Mrs Traquair in life never Phoebe ) is becoming better known more people are wanting to see her murals as well as her many sided work in the galleries. Embroidery, calligraphy, metal work and more, she was a multi talented Arts and Craft artist.



Yesterday as I wasn’t guiding l took the chance to book a tour of her work at the Song School of St Mary’s Cathedral. The Song School is still used as a place the choir rehearse , in use a lot and consequently not open that often. I took the chance for a coffee at Cairngorm and a read first-


Mrs Traquair painted the Song School first and it is interesting to compare her work in both places. I had an excellent tour with a welcoming , knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide.






A grand day out with some hobby time pm ( finishing off a couple of VBCW sections in 28mm) a trip to the Virtual Wargaming Club latterly.


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  1. rross17 August 2025 at 08:35

    Some very nice artwork there and the sticky pastry looks tasty, too!

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  2. david in suffolk21 August 2025 at 14:14

    Those murals do look rather splendid. By chance at the weekend we saw paintings by Evelyn de Morgan, a contemporary of Mrs Traqauir and in a similar mileu ( friend of Pre-Raphaelites etc ), though more 'classical myth' subjects. Interesting, though probably not worth your going all the way to London for!

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