New Art Studio in Progress - Nicki MacRae Art

Building a new Art Studio

Whilst I’m currently taking a health-related break from making art commercially, I’ve been creative in another way with an exciting project – designing a new art studio space, which my talented, handy-with-a-saw husband has been patiently building for me in our garden. My old studio was tucked into the eves of our home. A cramped, …

Highland Hospice Charirty Shop, Dornoch

I am a charity shop lover! I love a rummage, I love a bargain, I love finding something unique and special that I couldn’t buy elsewhere. My mum taught me the art of charity shopping when I was a kid. I had all sorts of treasures from charity shops… like a set of tiny 1950’s …

Art Deco Dressing Table

I’ve been looking for a vintage dressing table for ages. Last week at Gary Paterson Sales (thanks to Jacqueline for all her help) I struck lucky and found this gorgeous Art Deco dressing table! It has a beautiful sculpted shape with rounded cupboards and sliding tambour doors which house tiny cubby holes for trinkets. The mirror is …

Tea in the Library

Another new/old work (a piece that was made a little while ago, but has never made it onto the website). ‘Tea in the Library’ 7 x 9.5″ (18 x 24 cm) canvas size 10 x 12″  (25 x 31 cm) framed size Mixed media collage – framed original artwork. This piece is part of my Household …

Vintage Glamour on Tour: Coventry Knight 49 Classic Caravan

I spotted some Facebook friends cooing over this amazing caravan and just had to share. What an amazing space! The owner of this Coventry Knight 49 (1949 being the year it was made) caravan has listed it on Ebay with starting bid of £8,000. It has a drinks cabinet, writing desk, his and hers wardrobe as …

Wall Art

Rightly or wrongly, I often cringe a bit when I hear or see the term ‘wall art’… It’s a ubiquitous but kind-of confused term, often used by someone when they don’t quite know what to describe something as – usually something decorative that goes on a wall, but they don’t know (or care) enough to …