Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Sunday, 4 December 2016
Scottish Borders Christmas Gift Guide
Having spent the last two years running a gallery I have had the immense pleasure of encountering loads of wonderful creative work. As it is coming up to Christmas I thought fellow Scottish Borders folk might appreciate a brief list of who is making gorgeous gift ideas and where they can buy them.
This list is by no means comprehensive so please don't be offended if I've missed individuals or venues out; there is a distinct lean to the Eastern Borders )and Berwick) as that's where I'm based.
Galleries
If you want to support local artists and give handmade gorgeousness this Christmas I highly recommend checking out our wealth of galleries. Many of the galleries will be running winter opening hours so it's worth checking out their websites for opening times.
For paintings, printmaking, photography, furniture, wood, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewellery, cards and even gift vouchers do check out our local galleries.
First up, The White Fox Gallery is taking over our gallery space on the High Street in Coldstream and up until Christmas Stephen and Virginie will have both the High Street and Hirsel galleries open.
Number Four Gallery in beautiful St Abbs houses a huge range of contemporary arts and crafts plus you get the chance to go for a stunning coastal walk when you visit! If you are heading this way on a Friday make sure you pop into the St Abbs Market at the Ebba Centre too.
Kinsman-Blake Gallery, Smailholm, near Kelso, hosts the work of the Kinsman-Blake family including pottery, wood, jewellery, paintings and print making.
The Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder also has a lovely cafe to enjoy when you visit, or if you can't make it in person they have just started selling online.
The Crafters, Market Square, Melrose, hosted by a core group of makers with different guests showing work each month.
Not far from the Crafters is the brand new Melrose Gallery which opened last month.
Julia Linstead Glass Gallery, the Hirsel, Coldstream, home of Julia's workshop and a whole array of glass wonders.
Photographer and framer Ian Oliver at Tweedside Gallery, Newtown St Boswells.
Chirnside Gallery and Framers.
Online Shops
If you are shopping for festive gifts from the comfort of your own home here are a few Scottish Borders and Northumberland based artists and makers with web shops.
Wildlife artist Hannah Longmuir whose calendars make a lovely present.
Dave Watson and Morag Eaton of Foldyard Studios in Berwick-upon-Tweed have a selection of artist prints available to buy online.
Harris Tweed textile art, print and cards from Bright Seed Textiles.
Jeweller Fiona Luing makes beautiful jewellery with prices starting at under £10.
Prints from artist Sylvia Quinn Home.
Orwell and Goode the fabulous creators of home decor, art prints, fabric and accessories.
Kiki's Chocolate is delicious!
Beautiful beasties from Linda Lovatt.
Workshops
For those who would prefer to gift an experience it is possible to choose from a wide range of visual art and creative writing workshops for all ages at Allanbank Arts, near Allanton.
Maybe you know somebody who would like to make a willow chair, a rustic stool or carve spoons, all available at The Big Tree Society, Buy Design Gallery, Harestanes.
Weaving workshops in Swinton with Janis Embleton.
Mill Pond Flower Farm has an online shop where you can order flowers for local delivery, heirloom silk ribbon, natural dyed fabric and you can also book onto two flower farming workshops.
Lastly, for something a bit different; for the drivers there are gift vouchers available for 4x4 experiences or training with Farx4
This list is by no means comprehensive so please don't be offended if I've missed individuals or venues out; there is a distinct lean to the Eastern Borders )and Berwick) as that's where I'm based.
Galleries
If you want to support local artists and give handmade gorgeousness this Christmas I highly recommend checking out our wealth of galleries. Many of the galleries will be running winter opening hours so it's worth checking out their websites for opening times.
For paintings, printmaking, photography, furniture, wood, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewellery, cards and even gift vouchers do check out our local galleries.
First up, The White Fox Gallery is taking over our gallery space on the High Street in Coldstream and up until Christmas Stephen and Virginie will have both the High Street and Hirsel galleries open.
Number Four Gallery in beautiful St Abbs houses a huge range of contemporary arts and crafts plus you get the chance to go for a stunning coastal walk when you visit! If you are heading this way on a Friday make sure you pop into the St Abbs Market at the Ebba Centre too.
Kinsman-Blake Gallery, Smailholm, near Kelso, hosts the work of the Kinsman-Blake family including pottery, wood, jewellery, paintings and print making.
The Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder also has a lovely cafe to enjoy when you visit, or if you can't make it in person they have just started selling online.
The Crafters, Market Square, Melrose, hosted by a core group of makers with different guests showing work each month.
Not far from the Crafters is the brand new Melrose Gallery which opened last month.
Julia Linstead Glass Gallery, the Hirsel, Coldstream, home of Julia's workshop and a whole array of glass wonders.
Photographer and framer Ian Oliver at Tweedside Gallery, Newtown St Boswells.
Chirnside Gallery and Framers.
Online Shops
If you are shopping for festive gifts from the comfort of your own home here are a few Scottish Borders and Northumberland based artists and makers with web shops.
Wildlife artist Hannah Longmuir whose calendars make a lovely present.
Dave Watson and Morag Eaton of Foldyard Studios in Berwick-upon-Tweed have a selection of artist prints available to buy online.
Harris Tweed textile art, print and cards from Bright Seed Textiles.
Jeweller Fiona Luing makes beautiful jewellery with prices starting at under £10.
Prints from artist Sylvia Quinn Home.
Orwell and Goode the fabulous creators of home decor, art prints, fabric and accessories.
Kiki's Chocolate is delicious!
Beautiful beasties from Linda Lovatt.
Workshops
For those who would prefer to gift an experience it is possible to choose from a wide range of visual art and creative writing workshops for all ages at Allanbank Arts, near Allanton.
Maybe you know somebody who would like to make a willow chair, a rustic stool or carve spoons, all available at The Big Tree Society, Buy Design Gallery, Harestanes.
Weaving workshops in Swinton with Janis Embleton.
Mill Pond Flower Farm has an online shop where you can order flowers for local delivery, heirloom silk ribbon, natural dyed fabric and you can also book onto two flower farming workshops.
Lastly, for something a bit different; for the drivers there are gift vouchers available for 4x4 experiences or training with Farx4
Saturday, 3 December 2016
Pop Up Christmas Market at the Granary, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Next Saturday I'll be joining the lovely folk of 56 Degrees North studios at their pop-up market.
I will have a selection of sea glass and pottery jewellery, some enamel buoy jewellery and maybe even a bargain basket. This will be the first event I've done in ages as running the gallery did not leave much time for other events so it'll be fun to pop up somewhere different next weekend.
It will be a festive occasion and yes, if you read the small print that does say mulled wine and mince pies! See you there!
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