This year celebrating its 50th anniversary exhibition, the Scottish Potters Association is at the vanguard of demonstrating the beauty which can be achieved by putting a lump of clay in skilful hands.
The theme of the exhibition derives from the saying attributed to Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, that, ‘Good parents give their children roots and wings. Roots to know where home is, and wings to fly away and exercise what’s been taught them’. In this case, ‘roots’ relates to the idea that makers should acknowledge their history and teachers, while the wings reference is envisaged as showcasing the best of Scottish ceramics in all their forms.
After starting at Resipole Studios in Acharacle, the exhibition has now moved to Haddington, and will progress to Inverness, West Kilbride, Inverurie and Aberdeen. The Haddington exhibition is organised in association with arts trust Lamp of Lothian.
A free pottery demonstration with Adrian Foulds, Problem Solving, will take place on 14th July 10:00 – 12:00 and 13:30 – 15:30 at the Mill building, Poldrate.
