“Does madness bring creativity? Or does creativity cause madness? Can an artist create without the ups so high and the downs so low?”

 Kate Anderson is an artist specialising in  mosaics and is based at Tongland, Dumfries and Galloway. Kate creates pieces for exhibition and to commission, teaching occasional workshops in Painting and Mosaic. She uses a diversity of materials some of which she makes herself. Her work incorporates painted and sculptural elements and ranges from the narrative to semi-abstract

Anderson Art

 Sherri has been a professional ceramics restorer for 12 years. She has led several workshops in ceramic restoration including two for the Transferware Collectors Club at their annual conferences in Arizona and Rhode Island. As a restorer Sherri has great enthusiasm for the Japanese art of Kintsugi, a method of restoration that highlights imperfections rather than hiding them.

In 2019 she started teaching Kintsugi at the Edinburgh Remakery and now leads small workshops across Scotland.

   Sheralyn lives in Whithorn and runs her own vegan catering business, as well as being a professional chef in a local restaurant. She has many years experience in cooking, having previously owned her own cafe in Brighton. She is a passionate and knowledgeable forager. 

Several years ago she started fermenting foods for health reasons and to preserve vegetables and herbs. She loves to share her knowledge and experience with others. 

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 EcoArt is an ecologically focused charity based in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway,  connecting community, art and sustainability. Rose designs and delivers their programme of creative and sustainable workshops. She has trained thousands of people and has many years of upcycling experience. 

EcoArt Charity

George is a resident of Whithorn and has been blacksmithing as a hobby for 23 years. He was a high school teacher for many years teaching Design Technology and before that he was a shipping manager.  George is passionate about his community,  books, Scottish music and culture and trying to live as gently on the planet as he can.

  Kirsten is a textile artist inspired by nature and drawn to traditional heritage crafts. Kirsten firmly believes that creating garments and other items either from raw or recycled materials is a radical and empowering act, one that promotes self-reliance and resilience.  

Kirsten Milliken

  Along with his partner Lucy Lee, Edward runs a variety of creative workshops at The Old Mill in Palnackie, home to an exhibition space, bookshop and art studio. 

 Edward has spent many years developing techniques, working with plant materials in his art works. Over this time, he has built up extensive knowledge on the subject and now almost exclusively uses these art materials in his work. 

The Old Mill

  Lucy Lee, along with her partner Edward Campbell, run workshops in how to create using a wide range of art materials, from their studio at The Old Mill in Palnackie. Lucy is a mixed media artist, working with materials found in the landscape of her garden and surrounding area. 

The Old Mill 

 Magghi Mclean set up Puffinpatchworks in 2010 in Edinburgh to design and sell patchwork quilts and cushions.

The ethos of the business has always been to re-use and recycle as much fabric as possible to create unique and beautiful quilts, cushions and textile art.

Puffinpatchworks

Jane spent her childhood beachcombing and planting trees with her father along the coasts of SW Scotland. It was there that her love of Tidal and Woodland Creations began.
Over the years Jane has collected a vast amount of sea glass which she uses to create unusual jewellery and beautiful mosaics.

Jane Fraser Studio

 Emma is the Director of CIC Creation Mill, a textile focused organisation based in Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway. They provide a variety of workshops and weekly sessions in many different textile techniques, such as sewing machine skills, needle felting and weaving. They also provide training opportunities for young people, and those seeking a career change.

Creation Mill

 Nic Coombey is an instructor on the drystane dyke courses run by the South West Scotland Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association and has been involved in many training events both at home and abroad. 

SW Scotland Dry Stone Walling Association