Artists

Lorna Ahlquist

south Route

I have always wanted to make pottery, jewelry and have developed a passion for photography. I love to recycle and upcycle. I am inspired by what can become.

Pauline Beautyman

south Route

I make a wide range of functional ceramics which I design and create for everyday use. Each pot is thrown on the wheel and layered with slips and glazes.

Moira Ferguson

east Route

I create individually hand-crafted ceramics inspired by the rugged landscape and ancient history of Scotland. They include planters and sculptural forms.

Michaela and Chris Goan

south Route

Chris and Michaela work together, in their garden studios, on ceramic pieces which reflect the beauty of the area, using words, textures and simple sketches.

Bill Williamson

east Route

Stoneware, figurative and functional ceramic work with colourful glazes and Raku pieces. A world of pattern and humour to explore beside the shore.

Frank Stephenson

east Route

We produce all aspects of our glass work in our studio, overlooking Loch Long. We are often influenced by our surroundings as to the variety of colours we use.

Ann Baxter

south Route

With constant inspiration from sea and coast I create colourful and textural jewellery,buttons and beads using printed and dyed aluminium,PMC and polymer clay.

Ylva Saleem

south Route

I use genuine gemstones, silver and copper wire and plate to create unique pieces of jewellery. I also do macrame, and can teach basic macrame if you want.

Natalie Sedgwick

east Route

Using silver, gold,platinum and gemstones I love to recreate the fluidity of nature. Commissions are always welcome.

Susan Turmeau

south Route

I love making jewellery, come and visit me in my workshop and let me loose to create you something special. I work with Gold, silver and some amazing gemstones.

Helen West

north Route

I make gold and silver gem set jewellery. Using a variety of individually shaped, sometimes unusual stones. My work involves themes- curls, leaves and waves.

James O'Neill

east Route

I make Fine metalwork & distinctive jewellery, in silver, copper and pewter, specialising in repousse decorated clocks, mirrors, and photo frames.

Derek Prescott

north Route

I work mainly in silver but use copper for sculptural pieces and wall panels. All my work is entirely handmade so that no two pieces will ever be identical.

Irene Florence

west Route

Inspired by nature, playing with a variety of material and colours, paper in its many forms, textiles, recycling things that interest me and using mixed media.

Sarah Sumsion and Marcia Clark

north Route

Drawing, colour and observing forms and structure in nature are the starting points for the textile work.

inge Bos

west Route

I draw on paper and paint on wood panels-always in series, with the two media in parallel. My work is about metamorphosis of the world of thoughts and ideas.

Marie Briggs

west Route

I started painting 10 years ago attending night classes at Glasgow School of art. I am inspired by the landscape and colour.

Jill Bryson

north Route

I use paint, collage, photography and gilding to produce work inspired by the strange and wonderful world of nature.

Eve Campbell

south Route

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Bonita Ellmore Cedarbank Studio

south Route

Inspired by the sea and its changeable environment, I paint using oils and watercolours.

Antony Clarkson

south Route

Space, light, paint and questioning inspire Antony's practice. He has exhibited and lectured at SFAI China, The Finnish Academy of Fine Art and across the UK.

Louise Day

north Route

I use watercolour, mixed media and textiles to create work inspired by the natural forms of the beautiful environment of Cowal.

Agnes Eperjesy

south Route

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Derek Farrar

north Route

Using our sawmill we mill locally sourced timber for sale, and for use within our creative works such as furniture, home accessories and garden structures.

Anthea Gage RSW

south Route

My paintings, often inspired by songs and poems, are also available as prints, plates and cards. This year I am sharing this great venue with Bonita Ellmore.

Tighnabruaich Gallery

north Route

We aim to bring a range of dynamic and engaging works to rural Scotland including contemporary art and crafts from a range of established and emerging talents.

Catriona Henderson Darroch

east Route

A warm welcome awaits you at Mingary cottage. Please email before you visit. If you are considering buying work online please contact me to discuss delivery

Tiffany Kendra

south Route

I try to capture the atmosphere of the scenes I paint. Keeping things simple, letting your own imagination complete the story.

Eric Large

north Route

The items i create are hand made using Kiln dried hard woods and recycled whisky barrels from Scotland I will Demonstrate my skills on a small lathe on request

Paddy Allen and Leonie FitzGerald

south Route

See you at Burgh Hall this year with Paddy's botanical studies, landscapes, cards and bits, and Leonie's jewellery and artwork. Visitors welcome at home by app

Gill Maclellan

north Route

I am a trained printed textile artist but have been recently spending a lot of time painting the landscape around me as well as continuing my textile designing.

Hannie McCallum

north Route

Starting in 2005 I studied with different artist-teachers - oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolours. I now work mostly intuitively in acrylics and mixed media.

Geeta Menon

north Route

My art draws from the exotic surroundings of a childhood rich in colour and imagery. Nature and the binary aspect of light and dark inspires me.

Karen Middleton

north Route

I create hand-built ceramic pieces, inspired by the nature around me. My pottery is unique and colourful.

Heather Nevay

north Route

The intrinsic beauty of Sea Charts inspired me to create a world of secret places and sea-monsters in this collection of original drawings from around Scotland.

David Olson

north Route

My work uses traditional metal smything methods and upcycling found and salvaged materials, to create unique mixed media wall hanging artworks and jewelry.

Siobhan Owen

north Route

I am an untrained artist with a naive/outsider style. I paint land and seascapes and flights of fancy. I also make weighted blankets.

Brian Phillips

south Route

Popular Cowal artist Brian Phillips lively, colourful work covers local scenes, landscapes, still life etc, in his unique style.

Jenny Phillips

north Route

As a painter I aim to interpret my environment in a thoughtful way. Using myths and legends and human observation to comment and enliven the world outside.

Anne-Marie Pietersz-Powell

north Route

I have been afforded the time and opportunity to turn my passion for photography, art and the written word into a new way of life.

Birute Remeikyte

north Route

I am an artist based in the head of beautiful Loch Fyne. My paintings are an invitation to deconstruct our everyday social normalities and how we look at them.

Dawn Rossiter

north Route

Inspired by the ever changing shapes, I plug directly into the dynamic Scottish landscape & seascapes with passion and commitment to create my Vibrant Art

Jackie Stevenson RSW

east Route

I paint in mixed media, building up the image in layers using watercolour, inks and collage to create the atmosphere, moods and colours of the local area.

Gill Thompson

north Route

Visit and see my collagraph prints which show the colours and textures of our coastal landscape in a unique way. Framed/unframed prints, cards and more.

Becca Thorpe

north Route

My paintings are a representation of the natural beauty that surrounds me. I use oil paint to create intense depth of colour in my work.

Shirley Torrance

north Route

I work with natural fibres to capture images from nature, creating contact prints and "painting" with wool to make wearable, decorative and functional pieces.

Karen Komurcu

south Route

Come learn about the process of printmaking, try your hand at creating a miniprint and choose from a variety of framed and unframed limited edition prints.

Sheila Rodger

north Route

I look forward to welcoming you to Glencairn Studios on the side of Loch Fyne. I create collagraphs reflecting the subtle beauty of the West Coast of Scotland.

Sarah Ross-Thompson

north Route

I have spent around 25 years playing with glue, porridge oats, string and lichen to create my colourful collagraphs, inspired by the British countryside.

Deb Wing

south Route

You might have made 'potato prints' as a small child...........come and see what happens when the printing doesn't stop there!

Anne Armstrong

south Route

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Hayshed Gallery at Carry Farm

west Route

Welcome to Hayshed Gallery at Carry Farm. Knitted, printed and tanned textiles by Fiona McPhail and Eve Campbell, alongside ceramics by Karen McPhail.

Lynda Beer

east Route

I work with watercolour, fabrics and threads to create images and objects inspired by the countryside and coast. See my work at Blairmore Hub.

Lorna Morrish

south Route

A warm welcome awaits you at Aldersyde. Tapestry demonstration during COS. Be inspired learn tapestry weaving at my workshops on a 1:1 bases or a small group.

Carole Patrick

south Route

Scottish wild life and nature is the inspiration for my work. I use textiles and mixed media to create soft sculptured animals and 3D embroidery.

Derek Farrar

south Route

Using our sawmill we mill locally sourced timber for sale, and for use within our creative works such as furniture, home accessories and garden structures