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Editor’s
Letter
H
oliday, camping trips, open water
swimming, cycle rides, hill walking
– summer, you’ve been a blast.
What to do though, now the skies are
darkening and the weather turns towards
interminable rain (hopefully that’s just the last
few days and by time this edition comes out
we’ll be enjoying an Indian summer – yup).
Panic not Westenders, there’s loads! Greg
Kane gives us a round up of the best gigs in
the west on Page 16, while Tracy Mukherjee
finds everything from chilli cook offs to
riverside galas on offer this autumn (Page 19)
– we will not be bored.
This edition also sees us head along to
Arta in the Merchant City for our Sep/Oct
fashion shoot. I used to hang out in Arta in
my younger days when my city centre job
meant it was just a pop round the corner
– I’d almost forgotten what a quirky space
it is. And it’s huge. How did I miss the
restaurant upstairs and the multitude of
separate function rooms in the cellar with the
old cheese presses (it used to be the city’s
cheese market) – there’s even a nightclub
down there. Youth and cocktails. There’s a lot
I’ve done and completely forgotten. Perfect
excuse to do it all over again then… Check
out our take on animal prints from Page 8.
Above: Suzanne Martin, Westender editor.
Below: On location in Arta in the Merchant
City on the Animal Instinct shoot with model
Neesha Graham.
As the changing weather inevitably
draws us back inside it can be a great time
to reassess our living spaces for the new
season. Huge fashion trends straight from
the catwalk also influence our interiors
finds Susan Robertson, with oversized knits
reinterpreted into textured soft furnishings
and oversized furniture pieces. Read more on
Page 62.
Wall art shouldn’t be overlooked either
and there are two great opportunities coming
up to view the creative talents of two of
our finest artists. The West End’s own Avril
Paton, will be discussing her latest work
The Four Graces, at Kelvingrove Art Gallery
and Museum on the 18th of September
(see Page 20 for more details), while Nicola
Maule invites us to view the colourful world
of Glasgow based artist Helen Flockhart on
Page 30.
Personally I subscribe to the old maxim:
there’s no such thing as bad weather – only
the wrong clothes. Hoping to see you around
the West End this autumn, or up a Munro
somewhere.
Suzanne Martin