Crafts features archive

The Scottish Arts Council is proud to support the many exciting crafts projects and activities on the go throughout Scotland.  Browse through this list of past features and select one by clicking on the image or hyperlink to read more.   Features include profiles of Scottish craft makers.

To view current features - go to our Crafts Features section

Past featured artists

Andrea Walsh Andrea talks about her work with Glass and Ceramics.

Sarah Hutchison Read about Sarah Hutchison's work in Silversmithing and Jewellery.

Ray Flavell Ray Flavell's journeys in Glass.

Lorna Fraser Read all about Lorna Frasers work in ceramics

Eileen Gatt Read all about Eileen Gatts work in jewellery and silversmithing.

Georgia Wiseman Read about Georgia Wiseman's work in jewellery.

Sam Chinnery Read about Sam Chinnerys works in wood.

Keiko Mukaide Read about glass artist Keiko's unique installation in a former church in York.

Emma Gale Read about Emma Gale's work in textile jewellery.

Beth Legg Read about Beth Legg's work in jewellery.

Wendy Kershaw Read about Wendy Kershaw's work in ceramics.

Marianne Anderson Read about Marianne Anderson's work in jewellery.

Nicola Cairns Read about the influences and techniques behind Nicola's glass making.

	Adrian McCurdy Read more on Adrian McCurdy's furniture.

	Johanna Basford Read more about her bespoke designs.

	Rachel Hazell  Looking at crafts bookbinder Rachel Hazell

	Dot Sim Looking at crafts Jeweller Dot Sim

	Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor Looking at crafts textile artist and designer Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor

	Pauline Burbidge Looking at crafts Quiltmaker/textile Artist Pauline Burbidge.

	Deirdre Nelson Looking at crafts Textile Artist Deirdre Nelson.

	Alison Macleod A chance to view the elegant jewellery of maker Alison Macleod, who takes inspiration from her fascination with junk shops.

	Jo Barker Jo Barker specialises in creating vibrantly coloured tapestry pieces.

	Sara Keith Sarah Keith's combines metal and fabric to produce distressed metal textiles and also produces body adornments in silver and silk and wall hangings.

	Fiona Allardyce-Lewis Working mostly in watercolour and pen and ink on wood, Fiona creates a wide range of humorously decorated interior items influenced much by Medieval imagery and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

	Frances Priest Ceramist Frances Priest creates sculptural ceramic objects combining influences of architecture and elements of colour and drawing.

	Lise Bech Lise Bech's new work in basketmaking takes the form of organic pod shapes and sculptural shapes with gentle curves reflecting the relationship of the Southern landscape.

	Adam Booth Adam Booth uses his blacksmithing skills to create functional sculptures, drawing on the site as the design inspiration.

	Mai Orsted Mai Orsted works in hot glass - blown, sculpted and cut - and his new pieces reflect the natural qualities of water and ice.

	Grant McCaig Grant McCaig's work in pure silver are inspired by nature or nature's effect on man made objects.

	Jeanette Sendler Fosusing on Jeanette's work in felt and performance art

	Adam Paxon Adam Paxon is a designer and internationally recognised jeweller.  He makes one-off pieces of acrylic jewellery, describing them as 'creatures to wear.'

	Anna King Anna King is a an Edinburgh-based basket maker.

	Sandra Wilson Sandra Wilson is a Dundee-based conceptual jeweller whose work is concerned with the interface between craft and science.

	Alison Bell Alison Bell is a Scottish textile artist who works with digital imaging and printing.

	Craig Mitchell Craig was employed by Edinburgh College of Art in January 2001 to present date as a Lecturer in Ceramics.