Popular Edinburgh artist, the Edinburgh Sketcher, has a really personal exhibit at Southside gallery Art & Craft Collective in between 4 March and 1 April 2023.
Mark Kirkham (who is the Edinburgh Sketcher) informed us the story: “After our family cat, Mocha, passed away last March, aged 21, she left a substantial hole in our family. My 2 young kids had actually never ever understood life without their fluffy buddy, and for my better half and I she had actually been through difficult times and great for half our lives.
“When we needed to state good bye all of us had a hard time and for myself I relied on art to get me through. I began drawing a cat a day and chose 100 was a great round number, prior to I understood it was to be over 3 months! Made on different products and in lots of mediums the cats differ in information and time taken, however every one I indicated something to me and assisted on my personal journey biding farewell to Mocha.
“I am so pleased to be able to exhibit these drawings together at Art & Craft Collective in Causewayside. Linsay has been such a great support to Edinburgh Sketcher over the years. If you would like to see these original pieces then please do come along in March. I will be selling each original one for £5, with all money raised going to the Lothian Cat Rescue charity.”