STRATHMORE OPEN STUDIOS 26th - 29th May 2023
We were 43 makers and artists getting together for the Spring event, with 5 makers at Momentum Pottery for Strathmore Open Studios, with demonstrations and RAKU firings throughout the event.
Maria Nordgren - resident potter
Rachel Bower - willow weaver, Forfar
David McGovern - stone carver, Monikie
Christine Flynn - Raku firing, Dunfermline
Lorna Radbourne - Glass artist, Dunning
STRATHMORE OPEN STUDIOS 26th - 29th August 2022
35 makers and artists in the Strathmore Valley got together and launced the Strathmore Open Studios. It was four very exciting days with almost as many visitors as we usually have during the 9 days of POS.
We were 6 makers at Momentum Pottery for Strathmore Open Studios:
Potters Maria Nordgren, Christine Flynn and Leonie Garrett
Glass artist Lorna Radbourne
Textile artist Janet Brellisford
Artist, designer and illustrator Jilly Henderson
RAKU firings by Christine Flynn and demonstrations by the other makers throughout the event.
STRATHMORE OPEN STUDIOS 24th - 27th May 2024
This was the third year for SOS and we were more than 50 makers and artists getting together for the Spring event, with 6 makers at Momentum Pottery for Strathmore Open Studios:
Maria Nordgren - resident potter
David McGovern - stone carver
Christine Flynn - ceramics and Raku firing
Lorna Radbourne - stained glass
Janet Brellisford - textiles and spinning
Heather Wadsworth - painting
Maria also exhibited work made in collaboration with willow weaver Rachel Bower
There was RAKU firings by Christine Flynn and demonstrations by the other makers
throughout the event.
OPEN STUDIOS August 2023
It was a smaller open studios event this time. We were two venues with 9 makers in and near Alyth, with 3 makers at Momentum Pottery:
Maria Nordgren - resident potter
Christine Flynn - Raku firing, Dunfermline
Cornelia Weinmann - Textiles, Alyth
RAKU firings by Christine Flynn, throwing and carving demonstrations by Maria and sewing demonstrations by Cornelia.
PERTHSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS 6 - 8 September 2024
For POS this year, the pottery was only open the last weekend, with display and demonstrations of pottery, willow weaving, stone carving and Raku firings by the the four makers who have had so many great events together here:
Rachel Bower,
David McGovern,
Christine Flynn and
Maria Nordgren
Thank you to all who came along and made it
a great event!
STRATHMORE OPEN STUDIOS 23rd - 26th May 2025
We were seven artists and makers at the pottery for Strathmore Open Studios this year:
Maria Nordgren - resident potter
David McGovern - stone carver
Rachel Bower - basket maker
Christine Flynn - ceramics and Raku firing
Lorna Radbourne - stained glass
Janet Brellisford - textiles and spinning
Ros MacDonald - painting and printing
There were RAKU firings by Christine Flynn
on the Friday and demonstrations by the
other makers throughout the event.
PERTHSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS 2021
Maria Nordgren - resident potter
Rachel Bower - willow weaver, Forfar
David McGovern - stone carver, Monikie
Christine Flynn - Raku firing, Dunfermline
2021 was Rachel and Maria's 10th Perthshire Open Studios together at the pottery and David McGovern, Monikie Rock Art, joined us again.
Rachel demonstrated willow weaving and David stone carving, as well as exhibiting their amazing work throughout the event.
Christine Flynn came back to do her spectacular RAKU in the weekends
PERTHSHIRE OPEN STUDIOS 6 - 8 September 2025
The pottery will be open the FIRST WEEKEND, Saturday 6th to Monday 8th September, with display and demonstrations of stone carving by David McGovern, Raku firing by Christine Flynn and throwing/carving by Maria, who will also exhibit work made in collaboraion with Rachel Bower, Forfar
We are looking forward to welcome you to the pottery and garden - for directions, please see the POS website (link below). Disabled parking only in the front yard please - other parking in the street please. Dogs are welcome!