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using a pop up shop space

Here we are, this week in the favourite space of McGilps pop-up shop on Kempock Street in Gourock. We love it here and get great support from locals and followers alike. Here’s what we’ve learnt when using this pop-up space and others. Get a feel for the space before booking. Visit when another artist is […]

Studio sale

Tonight, we had a studio sale. It’s a way every now and then to clear away some things that we maybe have had around for a while. Sometimes too, we have seconds – maybe the glaze colours aren’t right, or the words aren’t clear enough after firing, or something didn’t go right in the kiln, […]

Behind the scenes

Here are a few hundred hearts – words to see you through the week’ stacked in alphabetical order ready to be placed into their boxes in the shop shed. There, they’ll wait for website orders to come in, or in person sales here or at our next events. They represent a lot of work. First […]

Works in progress

This image represents some team work between the two potters who make up seatree argyll. Chris writes poetry – has done since childhood – and Michaela started putting his words into clay some years ago. Now both of us make pottery, always incorporating Chris’s poetry. Chris made these mini moon bowls, about 10cm diameter, by […]

Creating the future

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 […]

Lichen inspiration – planning 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 […]

Colour themed

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 […]

Being self-employed as a potter

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 […]

Making ceramic artworks with poetry

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 […]

Making for Christmas

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 […]