Originally from Yorkshire Mary came to live in the Scottish Borders in 1975 in order to further her career in nursing. Through her enjoyment of hill walking her love of the Borders landscape has grown and grown. Mary has also been inspired by her many visits to the West Highlands and the Isle of Skye. In the past year Mary has found further pleasure in teaching others her self-taught skills. Mary started painting in 2003 and has been exhibiting in galleries throughout the Sco

Linda Kinsman-Blake has been creating pottery and tiles in the Scottish Borders since 1979. All raw materials are processed at the family-run studio in the village of Smailholm. The clays, glazes and colours are mixed to their own recipes. The pots are ‘once fired’ to 1120°C ensuring that they are hardwearing and robust. Each piece is hand-thrown and the specially adapted tin glaze is applied directly to the dry but unfired surface. This is then decorated, a particularly exac

Judith’s paintings and drawings of landscapes are her response to the local scenes she sees every day as she walks, rides, or drives through the beautiful Scottish Borders. These paintings are glimpses and fragments of the rolling hills and the colours and moods we take for granted. Judith works with watercolour, acrylic paint, coloured pencils and sometimes introduces collage work to try to emulate the beauty around her. “It gives us great pleasure to show Judith’s work in o