Follow the Moray Coast Artists Trail as part of the North East Open Studios from Saturday, September 9 to Thursday, September 17
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WILLOW coffin making, kilt making, silversmithing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, wood carving and live demonstrations will form part of an art trail kicking off in Moray next week.
Twenty-five creators have joined forces to form the Moray Coast Artists Trail as part of the North East Open Studios (NEOS) running from Saturday, September 9 to Thursday, September 17, opening their studios to the public in person.
Karen Collins of heritage crafts company Naturally Useful at Marcassie Farm, Rafford is putting on workshops.
She said: “They will include creating prints on silk scarves using natural dyes, basket making and crafting a willow dragonfly. One of our key events is an open day, in collaboration with the charity Pushing up the Daisies, where people can see a willow coffin and woollen shroud being made.”
Forres-based bespoke kilt maker Andrea Chappell of Acme Atelier creates kilts in both historic and contemporary styles that become wearable works of art.
Nearby in Forres visitors will find painter Maggie New, who creates luminous, contemporary semi-abstract landscapes and still life paintings.
In Findhorn and Forres, ceramicists Vera Bohlen, of Claysongs Ceramics, and Iain Campbell of Ceramics at the Annexe, are inspired by the natural world, and both use techniques such as raku and smoke firing.
In her hillside studio at Wester Lawrenceton, near Forres, painter Jude Edgar will reveal the secrets of how she creates textures and sparkle in her acrylic seascapes.
In Dallas, at Hillockhead Farm, discover how Duke Christie creates wood sculptures and furniture using sustainably sourced hardwoods.
These are just a few of the studios open to visitors.
Over the course of the nine days, 270 creators and artists who have signed up, open their studios to the public from Forres to Stonehaven.
Full details of everyone who’s taking part can be found at northeastopenstudios.co.uk and on the newly launched NEOS app.
