Welcome to Talamh Arts, founded in November 2023. Talamh is a gaelic word, pronounced "Talav" meaning earth, ground, land. I make handmade art prints, home accents, and rewilded textiles using foraged or wild-harvested materials from Scottish landscapes. Working seasonally with nature, I create pieces that reflect the ecology around us and foster a connection to nature. I design pieces with biophilic and regenerative principles in mind and value slow, small-scale production - you can find out more in the ethos tab.
I began foraging and creating in 2014 when I moved into an old stone cottage called 'The Apple Shed'. Tucked away in a quiet, remote forest on Scotland’s east coast, the cottage was once used by a king for apple storage and cider making. Here I started photographing local fungi and taking an interest in ecosystem dynamics, which led me to complete a BSc Environmental Biology and MSc Restoration Ecology.
The inspiration behind Talamh Arts comes from the time I’ve spent working with Scottish species, landscapes, and communities. I’ve spent time on organic farms across the UK and Europe, carried out regenerative agriculture and paludiculture research with landowners and crofters in Scotland and supported research on UK pollinator conservation. I’ve also been involved in landscape-scale restoration of the largest blanket bog habitat globally.
More recently, I’ve worked as a chainsaw operative, removing invasive species in Scotland's temperate rainforest on the west coast to support its restoration. I now work in urban woodland conservation, and Talamh Arts is a way to bring art and ecology together in my creative time.
Outside of work, I manage an allotment and operate Talamh Arts between my little garden hut and studio. The studio is always open for website orders, even when social media is quiet. You can find Talamh Arts at pop-ups across Glasgow and wider Scotland - check out my pop-ups page or get in touch at [email protected].