Sunflowers Of Scotland

26/09/2021

A wonderful teapot in the shape of a conch shell, possibly the weirdest one we have ever had!

22/09/2021

A lovely vintage chamberstick and snuffer set in the Paynsley Pattern from Mason's Ironstone China. Available now on our Etsy store.

03/07/2020

Fantastic cards for sale at Studio 17. These images of the hare always reminds me of the Maddy Prior song "The Fabled Hare".

THE FABLED HARE
(Maddy Prior - based on a "spell" by Isobel Gowdie 1662)

Maddy Prior

I sall go until a hare
Wi sorrow and sick mickle care
I sall goe in the devil's name
An while I come home again.

I am ruled by the moon, I move under her mantle.
I am the symbol of her moods, of rebirth cycle.
I am companion to the gods, I can conceive while I'm pregnant.
I call the dawn and spring in, I am the advent.
I bring life from water in a cup that must be broken.
I whisper to the bursting egg, I'm Aestre's token.

Scent of dog, scent of man.
Closer, closer, smell them coming.
Hot breath, hot death.
Closer, closer, hard the running.
Tongues pant, hearts thump.
Closer, closer, through the fields.
Teeth snap, Bones crack.
Closer, closer, at my heels.
Nearer yet and nearer.
I can feel the poacher's knife.
He is running for his dinner.
I am running for my life.

Wynter wakeneth al my care
nou this leues waxeth bare
Ofte y s**e ant mourne sare
When hit cometh in my thoht
Of this worldes joie hou hit geth al to noht.

Man sprays no weeds.
The scythe cuts, the corn bleeds.
Leverets trapped in a harvest blade.
Tis the time of man the hare said.
Here's the tractor, here's the plough.
And where do we go now?
We'll lie in forms as still as the dead.
In the open fields the hare said.
No cover but the camouflage
>From the winter's wild and bitter rage.
All our defense is in our legs.
We run like the wind the hare said.

I've been cursed, I've been despised
As a witch with darkest powers
I sall goe until a hare
I've been hunted, trapped and punished
In these my darkest hours
Wi sorrow and such mickle care.
I've been thrown into the fire
But I do not fear it
I sall goe until a hare.
It purifies and resurrects
And I can bear it
Wi sorrow and such mickle care.

I have outrun dogs and foxes
And I've dodged the tractor wheels
I sall goe until a hare
I've survived you persecution
And your ever-changing fields
Wi sorrow and such mickle care.
I will run and run forever
Where the wild fields are mine
I sall go until a hare
I'm a symbol of endurance
Running through the mists of time
Wi sorrow and such mickle care.

We are over the moon with our new card collection!

28/06/2020

This is just one of the beautiful paintings produced by artist Caroline at Galloway Art.

Thank goodness for bad weather! Finally managed to finish a painting - this one's called 'Otters Reach'. An early morning visit to the river bank as the sun is rising and burning away the mist.

23/06/2020

Pair of Vintage Zinn-Becker Pewter Spirit Tumblers.
These impressive tumplers are available from our Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/813718718/pair-of-vintage-zinn-becker-pewter?ref=shop_home_active_14&frs=1

22/06/2020

Brilliant

Look at the fabulous face-masks one of our lovely clients so kindly made for us! We ❤️ them, thank you!

22/06/2020

We think our post etc has been rough during the Corvid 19 pandemic, but pity the small shops in Russia !!!!

20/06/2020

Vintage Standard China "Stuart Shape" Cup and Saucer.

A gorgeous, uncommon, Art Deco cup and saucer in the Stuart Shape from Chapmans of Longton, using their Standard China brand.

This beautiful cup and saucer is available from our Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/813399690/vintage-standard-china-stuart-shape-cup?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

18/06/2020

This stunning Mason's Ironstone Teapot can be found on our Esty shop.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/810921550/vintage-strathmore-green-multicolour?ref=shop_home_active_11&frs=1

16/06/2020

Mint Green and Gold Sugar Bowl by the Leonard Street Pottery, a rare find and available from our Etsy Shop.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/825363257/mint-green-and-gold-sugar-bowl-by-the?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

16/06/2020

This Miniature Bakery No 705 by Philip Laureston is new to our Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/811436774/miniature-bakery-no-705-by-philip?ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1

16/06/2020

Vintage tea towel available from our Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/811375046/vintage-souvenir-tea-towel-from-suffolk?ref=shop_home_active_3&frs=1