PhD researcher at @aberdeenuni & @SUPERDTP1 | Seabird ecology 🐧 | she/her 🏳️🌈 | Wildlife arts and crafts
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I originally decided to make one of my little seabirds because I wanted one for myself, but I quickly fell in love with making them. Because each one is hand sculpted and painted, every piece is unique in its own little way, yet together they make lovely flocks.
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Im very glad to see our study on Arctic Skuas has just been published - it's all about the global conservation status (with population estimates for all countries) of these iconic seabirds, which we are losing at an alarming rate in the UK. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
The most fiddly ceramics I have done so far, but I'm very pleased with how the little seabirds earrings have turned out! 🐧
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Well this was a very lovely (self bought) surprise in the post today - gorgeous artwork by @EllaLillyy that I can't wait to wear! Something makes me think you knew who you were sending this postcard to ;)) 💙 Check out her online shop!!
I had a wonderful market last weekend in Aberdeen. All my sculpted mugs and plates found new homes, but I still have some sgraffito mugs and little ceramic birds, now listed on my website :)
I have been experimenting with new glazes. Very pleased with how these have come out 🐧 I will be at Aberdeen Ceramics Studio this weekend for our annual Christmas market 🎄
Busy weekend working on my ceramics. Really happy with how these gannet plates are looking. Fingers crossed for the glaze firing 🤞🏻
I love seeing my drawings turned into stitch. Thank you for all your orders so far ♥️ 24 hours left to order if you would like to get one 🦤
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Remember the birdy sweaters I designed three years ago? They are back! I have come up with some new designs including guillemots, razorbills, curlews and even an emperor moth 🦋
It has been very exciting seeing my drawings come to live in stitch. I'm particularly happy with how the storm petrel design has come out!🦤
Can't believe it has been 3 years since I made these - I’m finally doing another run of these birdy sweaters! 🪶 If you missed them last time, now’s your chance :)
After dreaming about it for a long time, I have made two embroidered sweater designs! As everything I make, they are birdy - sanderlings and storm petrels 🦤 They are currently available for pre-order if anyone would like one :)
ALT Blond woman in a forest green sweater with three embroidered sanderlings
ALT Ash grey sweater with three embroidered storm petrels
Link to the pre-orders here: the-puffins-burrow.sumupstor…
When you can't find embroidered sweaters with your favourite birds, so you decide to make your own 🐧
Remember the birdy sweaters I designed three years ago? They are back! I have come up with some new designs including guillemots, razorbills, curlews and even an emperor moth 🦋
The sgraffito mugs take the longest to carve, inspired by my love for the three auks I've had the privilege to study - Puffins, Guillemots, and Razorbills!
Making sgraffito pieces is slow, messy, and tedious but totally worth it when they come out of the kiln and the slips and glazes have done their job 😊
