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, […]
Fun in the rain, waiting for the most delicious Spanish food, with all the other potters taking part in Potfest Scotland 2025. You can see Scone Palace in the background, and all the trestle tables spread out, for hosting us all. The Potfest team is amazing and looks after us all very well. After day […]
This pot, fired in a raku kiln, is at Artisanand Gallery in Aberfeldy, a beautiful part of the country in Perthshire. Angela, who runs the gallery, has regular exhibitions and we are delighted to be a part of the programme. Last month, we swopped some work about to fit better in the current exhibition theme, […]
We made this bowl recently and I was struck by how familiar the colours were. Here you can see the image alongside, of the shoreline by our house. Isn’t it beautiful. Chris didn’t go down to the shore and choose the glaze colours. It’s more like we just have soaked in the colours here and […]
This week, we mark eight years of us working as ‘seatree’ full time! I’ve been reflecting on it and where we have come to in that time. There’s so much chat right now about what a struggle it is for us artists just now and the struggle is real in this economy but my goodness, […]
I (Michaela) started making ceramic brooches some time ago, original using the circle cut out of the base of bowls, like the middle of a doughnut. I love detail and making small things and the space these small discs provided for adding one word and a small sketch was delightful. Many were made – but […]
This picture shows a decision being made. We make beautiful (we think) jugs – people buy them regularly for milk or for flowers, as gifts or for themselves. We are still making them, but have had to decide not to sell them anymore in shops and galleries. We think the commission taken by owners is […]
Recently, I was mentoring a potter who told me that the person he was learning from had told him not to bother with exhibitions as it cost too much money. This isn’t true. Obviously, you can choose to hire a space and pay for advertising and hope people come. but mostly, you work with a […]