Sustainable crafting

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 grants just now for making our proposed artist residency fully accessible. One of the questions that always gets asked is about sustainability. It matters to us so much. We love this planet, this country we live in, our little bit of woodland. We have a beautiful little grandson and want the world to be alive for him into his future. The artists words really struck home. It’s not just about being careful which glazes we use, recycling clay or only firing the kiln when full. It’s about the stories we tell. It’s about portraying the beauty of this world in a way that inspired others to care for it too. It’s about using our creativity purposefully and carefully. It’s about working in ways that honour the world we live.

You’ll be seeing more of these beauties in the coming months. They were the teeniest of lichen in a bed of lichens and were so adorable – the image is taken on macro or you wouldn’t be able to see them. now my job is to sketch these out or make them in clay. Can’t wait!