I am part of the Scottish Potters Association and each year they host an exhibition, I think usually at the Milton Gallery near Aberdeen. I have never considered that what I make is suitable for such a grand event, but this year was challenged (encouraged?) by a fellow potter to consider contributing. The theme for this year […]
If you are a Facebook follower of all things arty, please do check us out – Sea Tree – find us on Facebook! We post photos on there of ongoing pieces of work, inspiration, behind the scenes shots and some more random things along the way. Just now there is a ‘giveaway’. I can’t say ‘something for […]
Our wee pottery is often the site for beginners and experimenters and potters without their own space. We also go out and about running workshops and bring the pots back to the pottery to dry and fire. It leads to a real mixture of clays and styles and colours drying on the shelves and emerging from […]
I offered to make a couple of hundred wedding favours for my niece and her fiance as our wedding gift to them – they wanted half for women (ceramic hearts) and half for the men (shortbread). Here is how they came along (the hearts, that is… the shortbread, well, that’s another story!) First […]
The name Seatree emerged from the sea, one day on a stroll along the beach – there it was… and as we couldn’t lug it up the shore to our house, Chris immortalised it in a poem… see below… Sea tree High on the shore line Above the storm berm The winter […]
I thought I would share with you some of the magic of pottery. Even by showing and telling, the magic will remain. watching the clay go from a cold, damp material to a finished colourful piece… Read more below… The first part of the process is to prepare the clay. It is cold […]
I often get asked about inspiration and it trips off the tongue easily that the place we live in inspires us – the weather, the colours, the water. And it is true. But I don’t think it is actually such an obvious process… Read more below… We recently spent some time in the city […]
I spend hours in my wee pottery studio – it is in the cellar of our house. It’s a wonderful space to share with others, a family member or friend doing pottery at the same time or beginners there to learn, which is always a joy. But more often than not, it’s just me. I am realising […]
ble to make stuff is one thing – it’s fun learning and creating and developing ideas – but the whole business development stuff is another things altogether! It’s not easy shouting, “look at me!” It’s wonderful when people buy something that we make because they like it and we know it will bring enjoyment – but it’s […]
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