Ethos

Talamh Arts is guided by biophilic and regenerative art principles ~ pieces are made from natural materials, pigments and chemical processes that are gentle on the environment. Biophilia means “love of living systems”. Biophilic art is created to reconnect people with the natural world, especially in places where that connection might be missing like homes, cities and modern indoor spaces. Regenerative art gives back to nature, working in balance with living systems through material choices and practices that strengthen relationships between people, place, and ecology.

Hand-foraged materials used in creating pieces follow local foraging laws and guidelines, with care taken to allow natural regeneration. For example, letting time pass before returning to and re-foraging from a site, and remaining small-scale in overall production.

Other materials are sourced locally where possible. Talamh Arts is proud to use local beeswax from Ed’s Bees (Graeme's Glasgow Honey) as a natural protective coating for home accent pieces such as mushroom shelves and magnets.  

Ed's Bees - urban beekeeping that nurtures honey bee colonies across the city of Glasgow, supporting pollinator populations and local biodiversity.

All packaging is plastic-free and either compostable, biodegradable, or recyclable/part-recycled, and only organic fabrics and carbon-neutral printing are used. As Talamh Arts evolves, a priority is staying up to date with processes that meet regenerative and circular economy principles, building on existing practices that already reuse and minimise waste, or give back to the environment.