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mineral stills #4

On it (American Voodoo Wish Machine) and Voodoo King Kenny, with email scam, John Sebastian Vitale and Alex Hetherington screening at Total Kunst, Edinburgh Friday 29 August 2008

Garlands slide images

These slides are photographs taken when I revisited the former gardens of both my grandmothers.

I have created an A4 leaflet to go with this slide projection, containing an essay about both these women and their gardens.

Anyone requesting a copy of this leaflet please email a name and address to janienicoll@yahoo.co.uk. Thanks.

Mineral Stills

More Mineral Park

Mineral Park installation shots

Happy Birthday Elizabeth Frazer, Falkirk Goth Hell Yeah!

The Falkirk sessions, Mineral Park and further Garlands images to follow

Garlands lyrics

Cocteau Twins Garlands lyrics

Garlands evergreen
Forget-me-not wreaths
Chaplets see me drugged
I could die in a rosary
Die in a rosary (x4)
Well, with these brave garlands
They never find out for her
They never find I'm lying
Well, with these etchings
Cravings convince
My cravings commence
Garlands evergreen
Forget-me-not wreaths
Chaplets see me drugged
I could die in a rosary
Die in a rosary (x4)
Well, with these scarve's scars
Cravings convince
My cravings commence
Well, with these splint's scars
I'm all that to you
I'm all that's who
Garlands evergreen
Forget-me-not wreaths
Chaplets see me drugged
I could die in a rosary
Die in a rosary (x4)
Well, with these scarve's scars
Cravings convince
My cravings commence
Well, with these splint's scars
I'm all that to you
I'm all that's who

Robin Guthrie is a genius

You don't feel damned
between the sunrise and sunset
You're damned well panicky
I know the rainy days
Please them or run on the turf

You could be raising money
with your momma
You might be sure when you're
round and dressed up with kid
Take a toast to that, imbibe
you're alone

Men are so nice
(Lays can be)
Roses may fly
Men are so useful
(He's a flirt)
Men are so useful
(Reflection beauty)
Men are so nice
He pleases me fine
(Reflection beauty)
Men are so useful

(Be able to feel)
Don't feel damned between the sunrise and sunset
You're damned well panicky, I know the rainy days
Please them or run on the turf

(You could be)
You could be raising money with your momma
(You could be)
You might be sure when you're round and dressed up with kid
Take a toast to that, imbibe, you're alone

Men are so nice
(Lays can be)
He pleases me fine
Men are so useful
(He's a flirt)
Men are so useful
(Reflection beauty)
Men are so nice
He pleases me fine
(Reflection beauty)
Men are so useful

Beautiful hands us no way
lies a means of love
(Men are so nice)

On sounds and guard the stone
and bed had a law
(He pleases me fine)
Answers written and I reason
(He pleases me fine)
In the reign of sex, blown more
than it's pleased to be
(Fine, fine)

He's a beauty affection, oooh

(x3

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Frazer, 29 August

Thank you.

I love the Cocteau Twins, on Jay Leno, US TV debut, Bluebeard, are you the right man for me?

I love the Cocteau Twins, Garlands, self-produced montage video

I love the Cocteau Twins, Song to the Siren

I love the Cocteau Twins, Heaven or Las Vegas

I love the Cocteau Twins

I love the Cocteau Twins

Song To The Siren

This Mortal Coil
"Song To The Siren" (written by Tim Buckley)

On the floating, shipless, oceans
I did all my best to smile
til your singing eyes and fingers
drew me loving into your eyes.
And you sang "Sail to me, sail to me,
Let me enfold you."
Here I am, here I am
waiting to hold you.
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was full sail?
Now my foolish boat is leaning,
broken lovelorn on your rocks.
For you sang "Touch me not, touch me not,
Come back tomorrow."
Oh my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow.
I'm as puzzled as a newborn child.
I'm as riddled as the tide.
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or shall I lie with death my bride?
Here me sing: "Swim to me, swim to me,
Let me enfold you."
Here I am, Here I am, waiting to hold you."

The song was first featured on Tim Buckley's 1970 album "Starsailor", and it has been widely covered by many artists including George Michael. Tim Buckley gave an early performance of the song on the final episode of The Monkees TV show which aired on March 25, 1968.
This Mortal Coil was a musical pop project of Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of 4AD Records. The project brought together key 4AD artists, as well as others not signed to the label, under an umbrella name. Among others, This Mortal Coil featured contributions from Howard Devoto, Colourbox, Dead Can Dance and, pivotally, Cocteau Twins. Between 1983 and 1991 This Mortal Coil released three albums—It'll End in Tears, Filigree & Shadow, and Blood—each of which consists largely of atmospheric interpretations of songs by 1970s artists such as Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Roy Harper, Gene Clark, and Tim Buckley.
Two tracks from the first album, It'll End In Tears, feature vocals by Elizabeth Fraser of the Scottish group Cocteau Twins, who also recorded for 4AD. The better-known of these is the ethereal cover of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren", which created considerable renewed interest in Buckley at a time when his albums were not widely available.
The name "This Mortal Coil" is drawn from William Shakespeare's Hamlet and is a poetic expression referring to the earthly condition.

Every commercially released Cocteau Twins song

Blood Bitch
Wax and Wane
But I'm Not
Blind Dumb Deaf
Shallow Then Halo
The Hollow Men
Garlands
Grail Overfloweth
When Mama Was Moth
Five Ten Fiftyfold
Sugar Hiccup
In Our Angelhood
Glass Candle Grenads
In the Gold Dust Rush
The Tinderbox (of a heart)
Multifoiled
My Love Paramour
Musette and Drums
Ivo
Lorelei
Beatrix
Persephone
Pandora (for Cindy)
Amelia
Aloysius
Cicely
Otterley
Donimo
Lazy Calm
Fluffy Tufts
Throughout the Dark Months of April and May
Whales Tails
Oomingmak
Little Spacey
Feet-Like Fins
How to Bring a Blush to the Snow
The Thinner the Air
Blue Bell Knoll
Athol-Brose
Carolyn's Fingers
For Phoebe Still a Baby
The Itchy Glowbo Blow
Cico Buff
Suckling the Mender
Spooning Good Singing Gum
A Kissed Out Red Floatboat
Ella Megalast Burls Forever
Cherry-coloured funk
Pitch the baby
Iceblink luck
Fifty-fifty clown
Heaven or Las Vegas
I wear your ring
Fotzepolitic
Wolf in the breast
Road, river and rail
Frou-frou foxes in midsummer fires
Know Who You Are at Every Age
Evangeline
Bluebeard
Theft, and Wandering Around Lost
Oil of Angels
Squeeze Wax
My Truth
Essence
Summerhead
Pur
Violaine
Serpentskirt
Tishbite
Half-Gifts
Calfskin-Smack
Rilkean Heart
Ups
Eperdu
Treasure Hiding
Seekers Who Are Lovers
Feathers Oar Blades
Alas Dies Laughing
It's All But An Ark-Lark
Peppermint Pig (7-inch version)*
Laugh Lines
Hazel
Peppermint Pig (12-inch extended version)*
Sugar Hiccup (12-inch extended version)
From the Flagstones
Hitherto
Because of Whirl-Jack
The Spangle Maker
Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (12-inch version)*
Pepper-Tree
Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (7-inch version)*
Aikea-Guinea
Kookaburra
Quisquose
Rococo
Pink Orange Red
Ribbed and Veined
Sultitan Itan
Plain Tiger
Great Spangled Fritillary
Melonella
Pale Clouded White
Eggs and Their Shells
Love's Easy Tears
Those Eyes, That Mouth
Sigh's Smell of Farewell
Orange Appled*
Rilkean Heart
Golden-Vein
Pink Orange Red
Half-Gifts
Feet-Like Fins
Seekers Who Are Lovers
Violaine
Cherry-Coloured Funk
Iceblink Luck
Mizake the Mizan
Watchlar
Heaven or Las Vegas (edit)
Dials
Heaven or Las Vegas
Evangeline
Mud and Dark
Summer-blink
Winter Wonderland
Frosty the Snowman
Bluebeard
Three-Swept
Ice-Pulse
Bluebeard (acoustic version)
Tishbite
Primitive Heart
Flock of Soul
Tishbite
Round
An Elan
Violaine
Smile
Tranquil Eye
Violaine
Circling Girl
Alice

Mineral Park install shots

Up On The Roof

CARPE DIEM washing line installation for a video work for Garlands exhibition at the Park Gallery, and Helen Beurskins Vintage Lanvin Scarf.
Some other versions of "Carpe Diem", at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop exhibition Magazine '07; on the Kunstlerhaus window in Trollhattan, Sweden; and at the Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh in Associates, May 07. A special thank you to Irene and George Dickson who have been extremely patient allowing me access to the roof of Leishman Tower, and also to Judy Beattie of Marshall Tower.

Lanvin Garland

Garland created using vintage Lanvin scarf, from Helen's mother's wardrobe
Pearly Dewdrops Drops.

Cath Whippey

Yorkshire and Glasgow-based visual artist Cath Whippey gave a presentation of her performance and mask-making projects to the Village Voice group, some images here:

Garlands Invite information, Janie Nicoll

Name plates

stills

invite

Poetry 4

Poetry 3

Poetry 2

Poetry Reading 1

Garlands

Alex and Janie will be exhibiting again in the exhibition "Garlands" at the Park Gallery, Callendar Park, Falkirk FK1 1YR. The opening reception will be Friday 8th August 6pm - 8pm, and the exhibition will be open to the public 9th August til 9th September, Monday to Saturday 10am -5pm, Sundays 2pm - 5pm. The exhibition will consist of a new installation by Janie; and Mineral Park, a selection of video works curated by Alex.

The title Garlands is taken from the first album by the Cocteau Twins, a band originally from Grangemouth. This image uses the album cover from New Order's "Power, Corruption and Lies", which itself uses the painting "A Basket of Roses" by the French Painter Henri Fantin-Latour. This is used as a basis for a collage containing flower images taken from Callendar Park, The Hidden Gardens, and Janie Nicoll's own garden. In addition to this there are flowers sampled from dresses from the Porter Collection currently on show at Callendar House.

Visit to the People's Palace

After the Hidden Gardens we headed over to the People's Palace, where we had an introductory talk by Rachel one of the Learning Assistants and a tour round the exhibition "Glasgow 1955:Through the Lens", showing photographs taken and exhibited by the various Camera Clubs in 1955. Then we had time to wonder round the different exhibits which included a reconstruction of a "single end", and a "Steamie', and items from the Sufferagette movement including a tea service, and some weapons used during a riot with police. All very thought provoking stuff !
We'd like to give a big thank you to Ian for driving the minibus and for getting the group back to Falkirk safely.

More Images from the Hidden Gardens

Thanks to Rachel for the slide show and her time !!! We had a great visit !

Village Voice Trip to the Hidden Gardens at Tramway, Glasgow

The Village Voice group made a visit to the Hidden Gardens at the Tramway in Glasgow, where Artist in Residence, Rachel Mimiec, gave a talk about her work and her residency at the Hidden Gardens over the last two years and then gave a tour round this unique and very beautiful place. We had a look inside Rachel's "Shedio" (part B & Q Shed, part studio) which she has customised to make a warm, comfortable yet compact and bijou workspace tucked away in a quiet part of the garden.

The gardens contain many interesting plants, trees (see the Ginko Biloba pictured) and raised beds containing herbs. There are also various artworks in the form of carved poetry rocks by Jerry Loose, inverted heels by Steve Skrynka and the Xylotech by Alex Finlay, son of Ian Hamilton Finlay. The Hidden Gardens are constantly evolving, changing with every season and its a place well worth a visit any time of the year.