Dates for your Diary.....
Sarosa
Join us on the evening of Friday 12th May 2017 from 6pm to the launch of Suzie's first exhibition. Her work will be on display at Alba Customs until Friday 30th June 2017.
Susan Scott aka 'Suzie Sparkles' has been interested in photography ever since as a young girl she “counted elephants” with her Grandfather as images magically appeared from the mysterious alchemical solutions in his makeshift darkroom. When she got a camera she was always excited at the anticipation of waiting for films to be developed at the chemist to see what had been captured. Now with modern digital photography there is no longer the waiting in anticipation to see the images but the excitement, joy and wonder has remained.
Even though she has no formal training or background, Susan has been approached over the years to take photographs at various events. She had the opportunity to photograph various amateur dramatic shows for press and publicity material. She has photographed a local Jazz Big Band on numerous occasions, including the Cork Jazz Festival. She was asked to photograph the Taste of Scotland show at the Prestonfield house hotel, a singer at the Churchill Theater and the National Operatic and Dramatic Association’s Ball and Conference in Peebles. She was asked at late notice to cover a Christening when the photographer pulled out and has been asked to take unofficial wedding photographs on a number of occasions and has also taken photographs for websites for friends. She had a number of her iphone images used on a Guardian Blog on the subject and she also had a couple of images selected for a book entitled ‘My Scotland’ with one of her images used as the cover. She has had nearly 400,000 views of her images on Flickr.
Although she will turn her hand to whatever is presented, she is particularly interested in Nature photography. She enjoys connecting with the landscape and using it to deepen into a mindful meditation practice. This has been particularly potent over the last year as she used nature, walking, meditation and photography as healing tools through symptoms of mental health, particularly anxiety and depression following a long-term relationship breakdown and awareness of long-term abuse in the workplace.
After her life exploded, so much fell away – her partner, friends, people she saw as family, her job, colleagues, places, travel, commitments, possessions, hobbies, interests, money, thoughts…. Space opened everywhere.
For Susan, the greatest healers are presence, time and space and she noticed that in our modern fast paced frenetic world, we rarely slow down to allow any healing to unfold at a deep core level and merely cover superficial wounds with a sticking plaster to get by and make do.
By connecting with meditation, nature and photography, healing has unfolded and peace has been possible. The word that has shown up has been “Sarosa”. This powerful Scottish Gaelic word means Freedom. In the opening space, there has been a rich experience of Freedom. In the context of creativity, there has been freedom to let rules fall, let labels fall, let expectations fall, let thoughts and ideas of how things should be or look fall. There has been freedom to create and express whatever is going on in the moment without judgment or concern for approval or praise. There is no attachment to what is emerging, no defined style, just an unfolding of her own unique flavor upon the world.
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Let Alba Customs rock your world to the unique sound of the Indian Thunderstroke 111, the heart of the Indian Chief range.
We'll be at the Leadburn Inn on the 2nd Thursday of each month over the summer months showcasing the legendary Indian range.....
There will be motorcycles available to test ride on the night!
At Alba Customs we offer all things cruiser related from key rings to the keys to your new bike! We carry your basic entry level open face lids right up to your market leading brands such as Shoei, Hedon and Bell. As for riding gear we have everything from Kevlar Jeans all the way to Wax cotton jackets for a more relaxed and casual riding style. If that’s not for you there is always our classic leather range so whatever it is you fancy at Alba Custom we’ve got your back.
We understand that there is nothing more exciting than getting out and hitting the open road on your new bike but let us make sure your safe as well, so whether your trading in those old knee sliders for some custom cruiser kit let us help you do it in style.
As for motorcycles…. we have a wide range of all American iron. Amongst our new and used Indian and Victory motorcycles we also have in stock a large range of used Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Alba Customs brings you the latest and greatest custom motorcycles as well as all the parts to create your very own custom version of one of our showroom bikes…… so you can really stand out in the crown and become the legend!
We can offer full training packages to go alongwith any of our motorcycles so you can go from ‘zero to hero’ with us!
The Leadburn Motor Crossroads Cafe is a welcoming meeting place for all motorcycle and muscle car enthusiasts..........petrolheads in general really!
Charity motorcycle run on Sunday 23 July 2017.
An ideal opportunity for a fun day riding, meet new friends and enjoy some great company.
No we're not just doing a run for the fun of it!!
This time, the run is to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer who offer expert care, guidance and support to people living with terminal illness, and their families.
We'll meet on Sunday morning at Gasoline Alley Cafe for 9.30am for a Bacon Roll and a tea or coffee, then we aim to be on the road for 10am.
The run will include a variety of roads leaving Saltire and heading down the A1 to Galashiels, Innerleithen to Peebles.
We'll stop off at Nashy's Coffee House in Peebles, where there's plenty parking. Nashy's are very kindly putting on a hot 2 course lunch with tea/coffee for us, before we continue over the A72/A1721 to Carnwath and back to Saltire.
£10.00 per person for the above including donation to Charity (payable on the day).
If you can't make it on the day, you can make a donation to Marie Curie here.
Practical things......
Please ensure that bikes are fueled before the run, so we all get out together.
Please note this is not a race, its a day to connect with like minded people and enjoy the experience and excitement of being on 2 (or 3) wheels, whilst raising funds for a great cause!
Riders are responsible for their own ride. Be courteous, observe the laws of the road and have fun!
Click here for a link to the run route.
Let Alba Customs rock your world to the unique sound of the Indian Thunderstroke 111, the heart of the Indian Chief range.
We'll be at the Leadburn Inn on the 2nd Thursday of each month over the summer months showcasing the legendary Indian range.....
There will be motorcycles available to test ride on the night!
At Alba Customs we offer all things cruiser related from key rings to the keys to your new bike! We carry your basic entry level open face lids right up to your market leading brands such as Shoei, Hedon and Bell. As for riding gear we have everything from Kevlar Jeans all the way to Wax cotton jackets for a more relaxed and casual riding style. If that’s not for you there is always our classic leather range so whatever it is you fancy at Alba Custom we’ve got your back.
We understand that there is nothing more exciting than getting out and hitting the open road on your new bike but let us make sure your safe as well, so whether your trading in those old knee sliders for some custom cruiser kit let us help you do it in style.
As for motorcycles…. we have a wide range of all American iron. Amongst our new and used Indian and Victory motorcycles we also have in stock a large range of used Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Alba Customs brings you the latest and greatest custom motorcycles as well as all the parts to create your very own custom version of one of our showroom bikes…… so you can really stand out in the crown and become the legend!
We can offer full training packages to go alongwith any of our motorcycles so you can go from ‘zero to hero’ with us!
The Leadburn Motor Crossroads Cafe is a welcoming meeting place for all motorcycle and muscle car enthusiasts..........petrolheads in general really!
Let Alba Customs rock your world to the unique sound of the Indian Thunderstroke 111, the heart of the Indian Chief range.
We'll be at the Leadburn Inn on the 2nd Thursday of each month over the summer months showcasing the legendary Indian range.....
There will be motorcycles available to test ride on the night!
At Alba Customs we offer all things cruiser related from key rings to the keys to your new bike! We carry your basic entry level open face lids right up to your market leading brands such as Shoei, Hedon and Bell. As for riding gear we have everything from Kevlar Jeans all the way to Wax cotton jackets for a more relaxed and casual riding style. If that’s not for you there is always our classic leather range so whatever it is you fancy at Alba Custom we’ve got your back.
We understand that there is nothing more exciting than getting out and hitting the open road on your new bike but let us make sure your safe as well, so whether your trading in those old knee sliders for some custom cruiser kit let us help you do it in style.
As for motorcycles…. we have a wide range of all American iron. Amongst our new and used Indian and Victory motorcycles we also have in stock a large range of used Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Alba Customs brings you the latest and greatest custom motorcycles as well as all the parts to create your very own custom version of one of our showroom bikes…… so you can really stand out in the crown and become the legend!
We can offer full training packages to go alongwith any of our motorcycles so you can go from ‘zero to hero’ with us!
The Leadburn Motor Crossroads Cafe is a welcoming meeting place for all motorcycle and muscle car enthusiasts..........petrolheads in general really!
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