Bird brief for Dundee illustration students

ARTWORK celebrating the reintroduction of white-tailed sea eagles to the east coast of Scotland was unveiled in Dundee yesterday.

Third-year illustration students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design have been working with the East Scotland Sea Eagles project partners since the reintroduction project began in 2007. Among their creations are bird hide wallpaper, a computer game, 3D masks, sculptures, World War II-style posters, a model crannog and an eagle chair.

The East Scotland Sea Eagles project is a partnership between RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and Forestry Commission Scotland which will run until 2011.

Illustration lecturer Natalie Russell said: “This is the students’ first live brief and a great opportunity for them to produce creative works that could be exhibited within the public domain.

“The students have interpreted the brief in imaginative ways and I am very impressed by the diversity of their visual work.”

Students designed work for various locations, including Loch Tay, Montrose Basin, Monikie Country Park, the Firth of Tay and Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve.

Their work is on public display until December 16 at Bradshaw Art Space at the art college.

East Scotland sea eagles officer Claire Smith said: “It’s fascinating to see the ways the locations are being used by the students in their interpretation.”