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Make Your Own Story From Architecture to Ceramics with Borja Moronta
In the latest Make Your Own Story, ceramicist Borja Moronta discusses his pottery journey and tells us how it helped as part of the recovery process from a severe surgery.
11 Mar 2022
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Make Your Own Story Exploring Simplicity and Stillness in Textiles with Moira Third
Moira Third is an artist and maker who works from her studio in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park. She explores the landscape, folktales and songs of the North in her work.
18 Feb 2022
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Make Your Own Story Mohamed Tonsy: Connecting Ceramics and Literature through Imagined Futures
In the latest Make Your Own Story, ceramicist Mohamed Tonsy tells us about his uses of literature and ceramics to filter his own biographical history and explore imagined near futures.
25 Nov 2021
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Make Your Own Story The benefits of meditative making with Viv Lee
Glasgow-based maker Viv Lee discusses the inspirations behind her minimalist vessels, growing up in Hong Kong, changing careers and more in the latest edition of Make Your Own Story.
3 Dec 2020
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Interview Weaving Paisley’s History with Heather Shields & Shielagh Tacey
Heather Shields chats about her 2017 Sma’ Shots Weavers in Residence project in Paisley with Shielagh Tacey.
20 Mar 2020
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To celebrate #GreenArts Day 2020, we are rounding up 7 projects making craft greener in Scotland.
18 Mar 2020
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Make Your Own Story The interactive textiles of Ellie Turner
In this edition of Make Your Own Story, Aberdeen-based designer Ellie Turner tells us about the inspiration behind her interactive textiles, designed for individuals with support needs.
12 Mar 2019
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Make Your Own Story Exploring mental health through broken mirrors with Eleanor Kerr-Patton
In our latest edition of Make Your Own Story, we talk with Eleanor Kerr-Patton on how she uses a modern version of the Kintsugi technique to reflect mental ill health.
21 Feb 2019
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Make Your Own Story The three dimensional glass paintings of Jeff Zimmer
In this edition of Make Your Own Story, glass artist Jeff Zimmer tells us about the inspiration behind his three-dimensional glass paintings and how living in Scotland has influenced his craft.
24 Aug 2017
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Make Your Own Story Drawing with steel with artist blacksmith Agnes Jones
Next up in our Make Your Own Story series: we chat to Agnes Jones, an artist blacksmith who draws in steel to create wonderful pieces which are full of life.
20 Jul 2017
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Interview 20 into 175: An Interview with Christina Jansen
In celebration of The Scottish Gallery's 175th birthday, we chatted to Managing Director Christina Jansen about 20 years of running a commercial gallery, craft and Scotland.
12 Jun 2017
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Make Your Own Story The illustrative ceramics of Peter Wareing
Peter Wareing was a designer/maker of decorative earthenware. For this instalment of Make Your Own Story, Peter spoke to us in 2017 about his practice, process and living rurally.
24 May 2017
