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Exploring Scottish Coastal Jewellery: Connection to Sea and Self

There is a reason the sea so often plays this role. The tides offer a language of return. What recedes comes back. What is hidden is revealed and then concealed again. In this rhythm, many women find permission to move in and out of different versions of themselves without losing coherence. The Selkie, moving between water and land, becomes a powerful symbol of this fluid identity.

The Best Handmade Scottish Jewellery

It's a broad church, and each person will have their own preference, but we have tried to categorise our favourite five and why we like that particular maker. The focus here is on authentic...

Competition: Magical Faerie Dwelling

We would love to see children inspired by their imagination, with Scottish towns, cities and villages adorned with Magical Gardens. An enchanted space for faeries, pixies, bogles, elves...

Calling All Coastal Creatives

 

To help celebrate the year of Scotland's coasts and waters, the Lyth Arts Centre are in the process of creating a 'Marine Mosaic' featuring artwork from professionals and amateurs to...