I first made a small version of this bowl for our exhibition – ‘Where the Streams Come From’ – to represent the support and encouragement I had had from so many people during the process of doing our first exhibition – much more stressful than I had imagined. Without people’s support, it wouldn’t have happened. […]
We (Seatree) are participating in another exhibition! This is at the wonderful TIG gallery, over in Tighnabruach, overlooking the Kyles of Bute- long reputed to be one of the most beautiful places in Scotland (therefore the world.) What better way could there be to celebrate the arrival of spring? The blurb is below. Come and see! We would […]
Most Friday afternoon see me and my Mum in the pottery welcoming in the primary school age youngsters that come along for Kids and Clay. Some weeks we have a plan, to introduce some new skills and new ideas. Some weeks the children themselves have a cunning plan. And some weeks the two come together. […]
It was one of our favourite programmes many moons ago – probably still is to be truthful – and for many years we used to bore our friends with ‘one day we will live on the west coast of Scotland and have chickens and all will be well’. In 2002, we finally made the […]
Now we run our own business, I am trying to get better at giving feedback to people that I buy from as I now realise what a difference it makes to small businesses and individual makers. It’s so lovely (and a relief) to get good feedback on our Etsy page. Sometimes we get emails – […]
March sees an annual Instagram event called ‘March Meet the Maker’. Every day there is a challenge to help you express some of your creative life to your followers. I (Michaela) do my best to participate as it makes me stop and think about the prompts- what they mean to me and how to respond […]
This wee cup is one I made as a sampler for an upcoming workshop for Mothers Day. (There are still places available by the way. Give us a shout for more information or check out the workshops page on this website.) However, my point of showing you the picture is that this is what happens […]
I am starting to get busy outside, and I love it. Every year I long for spring and when it comes, it never disappoints. The smell of the earth. The feeling of energy returning to the whole world around me, from the birds to the flush of shy green on the trees. The […]
Years and years ago, a friend offered us a tool that had been rusting in their shed. We had no clear idea what it was for exactly, but I have never been known to turn down tools so we collected it (it required two people to lift it) and installed it in a corner of […]
In winter, the land rests. The ground digests the fall of last years leaves and only the earthworms are active, stirring as deep as ideas. There are green things to come, but not yet. Not yet. This is an important time for those of us who make things for a living. The flow of creativity […]
