Highland Stoneware and Kaffe Fassett

When we visited the Highland Stoneware pottery in Lochinver I knew it was going to be good as soon as I saw this wall on the way in! It's all made up of broken bits of pottery that are no use for anything else. I'd love a wall like this round our house, sadly D is not convinced..

There are brilliant mosaics all round the building and already I was thinking it was like a Kaffe Fassett design, when I saw the bit in the picture below with his and Brandon Mably's signatures on it!
They have used all bits of stoneware, even the backs and teapot spouts, handles and lids.

These rocks were covered too, you need to click on the picture to see it in all it's glory!

Even a car in the car park, all done in broken pottery.

This settee was huge and they are making an armchair next to it at the moment. D gamely stood next to it to show how big it is...doesn't look very happy about it does he! He's not very into pottery!

Of course I came out with a couple of bits which I will put here another time and have informed my family that it's OK if they happen to drop any china and break it...just put it in the designated box for my mosaic collection!

Harris Tweed and Hebridean holiday.

I have just returned from 2 weeks holiday, the first of which was on the wonderful Isle of Harris which is part of the Outer Hebrides. (If you are interested click here onto my other blog and you will see how beautiful it is) All these tweeds are made in peoples cottages (or Crofts as they are known there) and by hand on a loom. It's quite expensive to buy but I did buy half a yard and some offcuts too. The sheep that provide the wool are on every hillside, road and any bit of grass, they are very hardy as the life is very tough up there.

Most of the colours are earthy and the fabric is very warm and quite thick. Very expensive jackets are sold in London made from Harris Tweed and they are much sought after.

This wallhanging was in the ferry waiting room and is made from Harris Tweed and is of the landscape. I have other stuff that I took pictures of when I was there which I will put on the blog another time.