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Let's change our roads, and chase them all around

The sun has been shining today (well for a while anyway...) but it certainly wasn't shining on Saturday when we were at the Inverness Bicycle Festival.

We had been asked by IOTA to do some stencilled t-shirt's using a couple of designs we had done specially for the event so were quite happy to help out.

At the start of the day things really weren't looking promising at all with the rain tipping down (felt sorry for the folks at RockNess...even though I wouldn't have minded being there myself) but rain did slow down and then we had a proper queue of kids waiting to get a t-shirt. Was a bit manic but we got there in the end with about 125 t-shirts being done in 4 hrs!!!

Couldn't have managed it without the assistance of Kirsten from IOTA (THANKS!) and if we did it again would make sure we had a couple of extra hands to help out. - FIN

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Bombay Bicycle Club - Dust On The Ground

I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose (2009)

The sun has been shining today (well for a while anyway...) but it certainly wasn't shining on Saturday when we were at the Inverness Bicycle Festival.

We had been asked by IOTA to do some stencilled t-shirt's using a couple of designs we had done specially for the event so were quite happy to help out.

At the start of the day things really weren't looking promising at all with the rain tipping down (felt sorry for the folks at RockNess...even though I wouldn't have minded being there myself) but rain did slow down and then we had a proper queue of kids waiting to get a t-shirt. Was a bit manic but we got there in the end with about 125 t-shirts being done in 4 hrs!!!

Couldn't have managed it without the assistance of Kirsten from IOTA (THANKS!) and if we did it again would make sure we had a couple of extra hands to help out. - FIN

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Bombay Bicycle Club - Dust On The Ground

I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose (2009)

And the sunlight hurts my eyes

I was in Inverness yesterday afternoon and while walking through the old town I couldn't help but notice one of our streetscape stones illuminated beautifully by the low sun...

Although it is permanent work we still feel there is a transitory nature to the work that still has the spirit of urban art, constantly changing with the environment - rain, shine and snow.

A wee pic for those of you who haven't seen it (a series of 24 stones commissioned by IOTA that were dotted strategically throughout the Old Town). - FIN

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Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Menagerie (1978)

I was in Inverness yesterday afternoon and while walking through the old town I couldn't help but notice one of our streetscape stones illuminated beautifully by the low sun...

Although it is permanent work we still feel there is a transitory nature to the work that still has the spirit of urban art, constantly changing with the environment - rain, shine and snow.

A wee pic for those of you who haven't seen it (a series of 24 stones commissioned by IOTA that were dotted strategically throughout the Old Town). - FIN

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Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Menagerie (1978)

The call of the steel that would never stop

Just got a picture sent to us today from our fabricators in Glasgow of steelwork for new signage we have designed for the Inverness Victorian Market. Here is a detail of one of our drawings and the pic. - AL

We are looking forward to seeing these installed and will post more photos when we have them.

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Big Country - Steeltown
Steeltown (1984)

Just got a picture sent to us today from our fabricators in Glasgow of steelwork for new signage we have designed for the Inverness Victorian Market. Here is a detail of one of our drawings and the pic. - AL

We are looking forward to seeing these installed and will post more photos when we have them.

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Big Country - Steeltown
Steeltown (1984)

I can't see their faces...

The last few days have been pretty busy editing images I shot for IOTA at Culloden and Al has put together a short film of some parts of the conversations we have had with some of the folk in Invergordon - a mix of food, Gaelic and life stories... think it gives a flavour of what we are up to. - FIN

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Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
Aerial Ballet (1968)

The last few days have been pretty busy editing images I shot for IOTA at Culloden and Al has put together a short film of some parts of the conversations we have had with some of the folk in Invergordon - a mix of food, Gaelic and life stories... think it gives a flavour of what we are up to. - FIN

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Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
Aerial Ballet (1968)

Did someone's heart break or did someone do somebody wrong?

Last week was a great week for us at DUFI - a day of brainstorming and creative thinking about Invergordon, putting our proposal together and presenting it to the board, a day in the office putting together quotes, finishing a few small jobs and getting some invoices done (unfortunately we can't do everything we do for nothing!), a day on the West Coast doing a community workshop and then on Friday I managed to get out of the office and do a photoshoot! Almost the perfect mix of creativity and practicality for us...

Anhyhow, thought I would attached a few shots from Friday for you. While shooting for a client up at Culloden Battlefield I took a few pics of the building. Think its a really fantastic piece of architecture designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects (of Scotlands first Venice Architecture Biennale in 2008 fame). It blends really well into the environment with its choice of materials, exaggerated length and the way it sits on the horizon and skyline when viewed from the battlefield itself. - FIN

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Tom Waits - House Where Nobody Lives
Mule Variations (1999)

Last week was a great week for us at DUFI - a day of brainstorming and creative thinking about Invergordon, putting our proposal together and presenting it to the board, a day in the office putting together quotes, finishing a few small jobs and getting some invoices done (unfortunately we can't do everything we do for nothing!), a day on the West Coast doing a community workshop and then on Friday I managed to get out of the office and do a photoshoot! Almost the perfect mix of creativity and practicality for us...

Anhyhow, thought I would attached a few shots from Friday for you. While shooting for a client up at Culloden Battlefield I took a few pics of the building. Think its a really fantastic piece of architecture designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects (of Scotlands first Venice Architecture Biennale in 2008 fame). It blends really well into the environment with its choice of materials, exaggerated length and the way it sits on the horizon and skyline when viewed from the battlefield itself. - FIN

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Tom Waits - House Where Nobody Lives
Mule Variations (1999)

I strip away the old debris that hides a shining car.

Just over a week ago Inverness was host to the fine folks from Team Recoat - including Death Rattles, Syrkus, Lyken, Rue Five, Elph, FiST and Kirsty Whiten - while they used cars as their canvas at Rose Street Car Park under the auspices of IOTA.

I was there on the Thursday to document the beginning of the process - mostly masking and a bit of paint being laid down. Was disappointed I couldn't be there on Friday too but it was good to meet old friends and some new ones and see the work as it was unfolding...no doubt there will be more images up on the IOTA website soon.

Enjoyed talking to Ali and Amy from Team Recoat and getting their thoughts on the street art scene in Scotland just now - more power to them as they promote Scottish artists!! - FIN

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Rush - Red Barchetta

Moving Pictures (1981)

Just over a week ago Inverness was host to the fine folks from Team Recoat - including Death Rattles, Syrkus, Lyken, Rue Five, Elph, FiST and Kirsty Whiten - while they used cars as their canvas at Rose Street Car Park under the auspices of IOTA.

I was there on the Thursday to document the beginning of the process - mostly masking and a bit of paint being laid down. Was disappointed I couldn't be there on Friday too but it was good to meet old friends and some new ones and see the work as it was unfolding...no doubt there will be more images up on the IOTA website soon.

Enjoyed talking to Ali and Amy from Team Recoat and getting their thoughts on the street art scene in Scotland just now - more power to them as they promote Scottish artists!! - FIN

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Rush - Red Barchetta

Moving Pictures (1981)

Afraid to walk when it is not on water

The Inverness Streetscaping project has now been complete for almost a year and looking back it was perfect for us. We learned a lot with a bit of expert guidance from our good friend Matt Baker and the steadying help of Susan Christie.

To thank the participants in the streettext project, we held a small gathering for all the contributors on 29 April at Rendevouz Café on Church Street. This was at one time the old record store for us as kids. A place where we would buy the odd bit of vinyl, but more often than not cassettes of the latest ‘Now That’s What I call Music’ (for those of you under 18 please ask a real grown up what a cassette is…).

In true Highland style we have the impact of emigration and travel with contributors having moved as far away as New Zealand, the U.S. and even Devon. A bit difficult for these folk to be there on the night but they were not forgotten…

A great evening of music by the awesomely talented Calamatuer and food provided by Leisa, Andy and co at Rendevouz made for a pretty chilled out time – a big DUFI thanks to everyone who was there, who contributed and who made it all possible.
We were commissioned to produce a short film about Barron Taylor Street based on a piece of music by Calamatuer that had its premiere that night too – we will post it here shortly.

(photos from Ewen Weatherspoon)

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Calamateur - Inhabit
White Light Unknown/Inhabit Single (2000)

The Inverness Streetscaping project has now been complete for almost a year and looking back it was perfect for us. We learned a lot with a bit of expert guidance from our good friend Matt Baker and the steadying help of Susan Christie.

To thank the participants in the streettext project, we held a small gathering for all the contributors on 29 April at Rendevouz Café on Church Street. This was at one time the old record store for us as kids. A place where we would buy the odd bit of vinyl, but more often than not cassettes of the latest ‘Now That’s What I call Music’ (for those of you under 18 please ask a real grown up what a cassette is…).

In true Highland style we have the impact of emigration and travel with contributors having moved as far away as New Zealand, the U.S. and even Devon. A bit difficult for these folk to be there on the night but they were not forgotten…

A great evening of music by the awesomely talented Calamatuer and food provided by Leisa, Andy and co at Rendevouz made for a pretty chilled out time – a big DUFI thanks to everyone who was there, who contributed and who made it all possible.
We were commissioned to produce a short film about Barron Taylor Street based on a piece of music by Calamatuer that had its premiere that night too – we will post it here shortly.

(photos from Ewen Weatherspoon)

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Calamateur - Inhabit
White Light Unknown/Inhabit Single (2000)

Summer has come and passed

September was a good month!

IN HONOUR OF SEPTEMBER went well, the artists involved all did Inverness proud, and the response on the street was great.

Here are a few photos of the week. Maybe post other images later.

From L to R: Mike Inglis, Martin McGuiness, Fin Macrae, Kirsty Whiten, Richie Cumming, Al MacInnes

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Green Day - Wake Me Up Before September Ends
American Idiot (2004)

September was a good month!

IN HONOUR OF SEPTEMBER went well, the artists involved all did Inverness proud, and the response on the street was great.

Here are a few photos of the week. Maybe post other images later.

From L to R: Mike Inglis, Martin McGuiness, Fin Macrae, Kirsty Whiten, Richie Cumming, Al MacInnes

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Green Day - Wake Me Up Before September Ends
American Idiot (2004)

So come and dance with me...

It appears someone has got the wrong end of the stick and feels a little left out of the circle of love...

But glad to see that it inspired a little more graffiti! Photo is a bit dodgy (on the iphone...)

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Franz Ferdinand - Michael
Franz Ferdinand (2004)

It appears someone has got the wrong end of the stick and feels a little left out of the circle of love...

But glad to see that it inspired a little more graffiti! Photo is a bit dodgy (on the iphone...)

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Franz Ferdinand - Michael
Franz Ferdinand (2004)

I'll save my good side for you

A new entry will appear shortly - just giving you the heads-up that "In Honour Of September" has been completed. The project was one part of Re:Imagining The Centre in Inverness and ran from the 9th to the 12th September. By all accounts a great success and from our point of view was great to work with some of our friends from Rough Cut Nation again.
Will have a longer blog up in the next few days! In the meantime - if you are in Inverness its worth going to see the mix of work on show on Barron Taylor Street and Lombard Street...it'll be worth the effort.

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The Elected - 7th September 2003
Me First (2004)

A new entry will appear shortly - just giving you the heads-up that "In Honour Of September" has been completed. The project was one part of Re:Imagining The Centre in Inverness and ran from the 9th to the 12th September. By all accounts a great success and from our point of view was great to work with some of our friends from Rough Cut Nation again.
Will have a longer blog up in the next few days! In the meantime - if you are in Inverness its worth going to see the mix of work on show on Barron Taylor Street and Lombard Street...it'll be worth the effort.

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The Elected - 7th September 2003
Me First (2004)

'Til there's a ghost in every town...

The works on Baron Taylor Street (BTS), in Inverness, are now well underway. We have been working with the kids at Cauldeen Primary and they have come up with some great poems - two of which we are placing into the stonework on BTS. There will be a poem at each end of the street, sandblasted into the edges of a large central drainage channel.

The first poem went is just before Christmas, and the second will be installed in the next few weeks.

The pupils also came up with five word pairs for us, one of which will be placed next to each of the drains on BTS.

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Elliot Smith - Can't Make A Sound
Figure 8 (2000)

The works on Baron Taylor Street (BTS), in Inverness, are now well underway. We have been working with the kids at Cauldeen Primary and they have come up with some great poems - two of which we are placing into the stonework on BTS. There will be a poem at each end of the street, sandblasted into the edges of a large central drainage channel.

The first poem went is just before Christmas, and the second will be installed in the next few weeks.

The pupils also came up with five word pairs for us, one of which will be placed next to each of the drains on BTS.

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Elliot Smith - Can't Make A Sound
Figure 8 (2000)

Its raining icepicks...

The last couple of years have seen some rather interesting shifts in media for DUFI. We have gone from working with spray paint to sandblasting stone, and now our latest ventures have taken us in a new direction again... cast iron!

We have recently designed the original drain gullies for Baron Taylor Street in Inverness. We worked in conjunction with Ballantines Creative Ironworks in Bo'ness.

Here are a few images of the gullies going through the production process!

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Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
Badmotorfinger (1991)

The last couple of years have seen some rather interesting shifts in media for DUFI. We have gone from working with spray paint to sandblasting stone, and now our latest ventures have taken us in a new direction again... cast iron!

We have recently designed the original drain gullies for Baron Taylor Street in Inverness. We worked in conjunction with Ballantines Creative Ironworks in Bo'ness.

Here are a few images of the gullies going through the production process!

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Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
Badmotorfinger (1991)

Lay it down easy but lay it on me

The Inverness Old Town street project is moving along nicely - and although we have not posted about it recently, it has been very much alive!

To date we have posted five of the street text slabs on the blog, but over the last few months the project has been motoring along and we are now at the stage of laying the last few of the 24 total stones.

Listed below are a few tasters of some of the recent stones as well as some images to give you an idea of how they look once installed.

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Spiritualised - Lay It Down Slow
Amazing Grace (2003)

The Inverness Old Town street project is moving along nicely - and although we have not posted about it recently, it has been very much alive!

To date we have posted five of the street text slabs on the blog, but over the last few months the project has been motoring along and we are now at the stage of laying the last few of the 24 total stones.

Listed below are a few tasters of some of the recent stones as well as some images to give you an idea of how they look once installed.

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Spiritualised - Lay It Down Slow
Amazing Grace (2003)

Like a bridge over troubled water.

Here is the fifth stone to go down in Inverness, located on Bridge street, just at the top of Church street.

Way back in the year of yon, the River Ness flood severely, and swept away the main bridge. However, like true Invernessians most folk stayed in the lofts of their crofts.

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Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

Here is the fifth stone to go down in Inverness, located on Bridge street, just at the top of Church street.

Way back in the year of yon, the River Ness flood severely, and swept away the main bridge. However, like true Invernessians most folk stayed in the lofts of their crofts.

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Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster?

The street texts in Inverness are chugging along nicely. Here is the text for the fourth stone to go down. It has been placed outside the Old High gates, a site with a lot of history - St Columba apparently had a church here. On his way to Inverness the saint met the big bad Loch Ness Monster, but duly chased the beastie off. Hence the text on this stone.

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The Automatic - Monster
Not Accepted Anywhere (2006)

The street texts in Inverness are chugging along nicely. Here is the text for the fourth stone to go down. It has been placed outside the Old High gates, a site with a lot of history - St Columba apparently had a church here. On his way to Inverness the saint met the big bad Loch Ness Monster, but duly chased the beastie off. Hence the text on this stone.

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The Automatic - Monster
Not Accepted Anywhere (2006)

Bestsellers and bookshelves, full of self-help printed word

Here is the third street text to go down in Inverness, on Church Street just outside Leakey's bookshop (a great place, an absolute Aladdin's cave of old books!).

The other day I heard someone say that "every third book you read should be from outside your own century."

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Ron Sexsmith - Jazz At The Bookstore
Time Being (2006)

Here is the third street text to go down in Inverness, on Church Street just outside Leakey's bookshop (a great place, an absolute Aladdin's cave of old books!).

The other day I heard someone say that "every third book you read should be from outside your own century."

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Ron Sexsmith - Jazz At The Bookstore
Time Being (2006)