We had a wonderful day this week, a day of art and creativity supported by a friend who has a lovely studio full of art materials and a patient and kind way of being. We wanted some time out of making with clay in order to think about developing some new work for an exhibition […]
We found these beautiful ‘soldier lichen’ on a wall in an ancient woodland in Kingussie, Perthshire. So teeny tiny and very beautiful. We discovered many beautiful plants, trees (whispering aspen..) and funghi on our walks through the woods. So breathtaking and inspiring. I guess that has stayed with us both, as on a walk yesterday […]
We took part in a call out last month, to participate in an exhibition called Still Edit at the Sage and Salt Studio in Hampshire. Do let us know if you’re in the Petersfield area and can visit for us! It was an interesting call out as it wasn’t a word theme, like Forest or […]
We love what we do! Recently, we did some pottery and poetry workshops for a community groups but tonight, we sent them an invoice. All the costs had been agreed beforehand, but we still felt a little squeamish sending it! It’s hard to imagine that someone reading the costs has an idea of the work […]
This is what we do here at seatree argyll – we use Chris’s words in the clay. We started with ceramic artworks with the very first piece we made with the poetry. This is a recent picture, with the swirls chosen as marks on the picture, as they symbolise the fingerprint but also the swirls […]
We have been selected to take part in the inaugural Potfest in the City (of Glasgow). In our minds it’s Potfest Christmas and it’s being held in the lovely Briggait in the Merchant City. Every Potfest event is good. This one is new so a little unknown but we trust their marketing and the venue […]
Today we visited a beautiful exhibition in Kingussie at the Iona Gallery called Pledge Process Planet. It brought us both to tears. Artists from the Cairngorms National Park had collaborated to form an exhibition showing their process and each making a declaration about sustainability. It often crops up for us – we are looking at […]
We love doing crafts fairs, makers markets and ceramics fairs. There are some that haven’t felt right, not enough support for makers or just a feeling of unpleasant competitiveness between makers – but when they work, it’s wonderful . The feelings and attitudes usually come from the top, we have realised. When the tone is […]
We are always evolving. The poetry remains the constant, of course, on our work, but otherwise, we keep on adapting and growing. The biggest change has been adding in raku, while still working with stoneware in the electric kiln. The raku clay is rich and dark. The stoneware clay is light and creamy. So, how […]
There’s never the perfect shot, is there? We have just applied for a ceramics fair and the form asked for a portrait shot of the two of us, for their publicity. I may have groaned outwardly, not just inwardly. I rarely like a picture of me and especially the idea of it being shared. However, […]