With found and improvised household materials, James Castle  (1899-1977) assembled an enormous variety of small cardboa...

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James Castle spent most of his time producing art, setting up shows in chicken coops or sheds, documenting these shows with more art.

James Castle (September 25, 1899 – October 26, 1977) was an American artist who was “able to believe, as any good artist must, that the things he knows best because they are his own will turn out to be true for other people”. Born in Garden Valley, Idaho, the fifth of postmaster Francis J. … Continue reading "James Castle: The Artist Who Showed Us An America Hard To See"

James Castle  (1899-1977) lived all his life among his relatives in rural Idaho. He was born deaf and never learne...

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The Witchery is near Edinburgh Castle on the Royal Mile. It is a historic restaurant and hotel known for its connection to Edinburgh's dark past of witch trials. Constructed in 1595, the building housed various notable figures before being named after the infamous Castlehill, where over 300 accused witches were executed in the 16th and 17th centuries under King James VI. If you're feeling bewitched and haunted, you can opt for this luxurious dining experience that will be unforgettable. Don't forget to make a reservation well ahead of time, as this is a sought-after destination.

Comprehensive information about LEGO 6102 Castle Mini-Figures, a Castle set released in 1985.

Comprehensive information about LEGO 6103 Castle Mini Figures, a Castle set released in 1988.

Disney castle cake.  9” and 6” tiers.  Turrets made with Marshmallow fondant.  I have made a tutorial for making turrets if interested -here is the link.   https://www.facebook.com/420881804614040/posts/4331853706850144/

Tour Scotland Winter 4K short travel video of rain by the castle, coast and waves on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the coast of St Andrews, Fife. On a headland by the coast stand the ruins of the city's castle, which was the main residence of the bishops and archbishops of St Andrews. During the Wars of Scottish Independence, the castle was destroyed and rebuilt several times as it changed hands between the Scots and the English. Soon after the sack of Berwick in 1296 by King Edward I of England, the castle was taken and made ready for the English king in 1303. In 1314, however, after the Scottish victory at Bannockburn, the castle was retaken and repaired by Bishop William Lamberton, Guardian of Scotland, a loyal supporter of King Robert the Bruce. The English had recaptured it again by the 1330s and reinforced its defences in 1336, but were not successful in holding the castle. Sir Andrew Moray, Regent of Scotland in the absence of King David II, recaptured it after a siege lasting three weeks. Shortly after this, in 1336 and 1337, it was destroyed by the Scots to prevent the English from once again using it as a stronghold. It remained in this ruined state until Bishop Walter Trail rebuilt it at the turn of the century. His castle forms the basis of what can be seen today. He completed work on the castle in about 1400 and died within its walls in 1401. Several notable figures spent time in the castle over the next several years. king James I of Scotland received part of his education from Bishop Henry Wardlaw, the founder of St Andrews University in 1410. A later resident, Bishop James Kennedy, was a trusted advisor of king James II of Scotland. In 1445 the castle was the birthplace of James III of Scotland. The castle also served as a notorious prison. The castle's bottle dungeon is a dank and airless pit cut out of solid rock below the north west tower. It housed local miscreants who fell under the Bishop's jurisdiction as well as several more prominent individuals such as David Stuart, Duke of Rothesay in 1402, Duke Murdoch in 1425, and Archbishop Patrick Graham, who was judged to be insane and imprisoned in his own castle in 1478. The weather forecast suggests there is a risk of freezing rain over the high ground in Scotland and northern England, with snow in the Scottish hills by Christmas Day. Officially, the Scottish winter runs from the 21st of December through to the 20th March. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission. View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

James Castle, (Blue House), c. 1910–1977. Color wash on found paper, sheet: 4 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (12.4 × 17.3 cm) Image: 4 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (12.4 × 17.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, the Director’s Discretionary Funds, and partial gift of an anonymous donor 2017.94. © James Castle Collection and Archive LP. All rights reserved

James Castle (1899 - 1977), an American self-taught artist, was born deaf and received very little formal education. He appears to have refused to learn to speak, sign, read, or write, and he left his native state of Idaho only once. Castle was deeply aware of his surroundings and possessed a vivid imagination; these qualities, as well as his acute visual sense and manual inventiveness led to a remarkable body of work made from everyday materials gathered in his home in Garden Valley, where he lived with his parents, brothers and sisters. Castle's art includes drawings and colour wash paintings, cardboard and paper constructions, handmade books, and word, sign, and symbol pieces.As a child Castle devised his favourite method of working, whereby he mixed stove soot with spit, applying the resulting 'ink' with sticks and wads of cotton to found materials such as discarded paper and packaging materials. Many of these drawings are truly remarkable in their directness and sensitivity.Castle's art reflects a search for meaning and identity in a quiet rural world that he may often have found difficult to understand. When visitors came to the family farm, Castle sometimes used to approach and show them his latest drawings; if they didn't respond sympathetically he would turn on his heel and withdraw. To Castle, it seems, his drawings were a way of making sense of life; just as importantly, he wished, much of the time, to share his perceptions with those around him.A retrospective of the work of James Castle, organised by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is currently being shown at the Art Institute of Chicago.A new publication, including an essay by Joseph Grigely, will accompany this exhibition.The Douglas Hyde Gallery warmly thanks Jacqueline Crist, of the J Crist Gallery, Boise, Idaho, for her help and support of the exhibition. It would not have been realised without her.

Facsimiles of books made by James Castle. From the Idaho Center for the Book. They are listed under "Previous Publications." The largest book lying down in the front is 6.25 inches high, the three small ones are 3.5 inches high. My blog entry on James Castle is here.

James Lynch Cadbury Castle Signed Egg tempera on gesso coated wood panel 15 x 19ins (38.1 x 48.2cm)

I think this is real Christmas.

James Castle was deaf artist who lived much of his life on subsistence farms in rural Idaho and neither pursued nor received recognition for his remarkable art during his lifetime. Now recognized as a master—the subject of major shows at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2008 and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in 2011—Castle made small, intimate works of art composed of soot and spit, materials he turned into agents of prodigious, if deeply personal, achievement.

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving, (and to those of you spread elsewhere in the world, I hope you all had a lovely weekend!) We were bu...