Some unique bloggers from Scotland and Australia

Today I would like to highlight 3 artisan bloggers who recently left comments on my blog. Above you see the lovely porcelain bowls of Shannon Garcon. Supporting the idea of blogging for Artisans, Shannon sais “I am from the Umbrella Collective and living in rural Australia have found blogging to be a lifeline in keeping in touch with exciting things and people. Blogging is a great bridge from cyberspace to face to face communication. It can be very addictive.”




Florence Forrest is also a member of the Umbrella Collective. She makes contemporary folk art and toys. I was particularly drawn to her blog post entitled ‘Imperfection by design and Arachne’s Legacy‘. The notion of deliberately employing imperfection in art in order to ward off the attention of the evil eye is fascinating. Apparently “in many cultures both ancient and extant, the evil eye is alerted by perfection and words of praise, placing the subject in danger of misfortune (due most likely to the machinations of envy and jealousy).” Between William Blake, Maryam the Sorceress and this, I’m slowly losing my grip of reality I think. Well thank goodness for next months electricity bill. That will be sure to pluck me from my reverie.On blogging Florence sais, “We’ve found blogging to be a powerful tool in crossing the limits of location (Australia is very far from everywhere!), and has been a powerful tool in building community and genuine conversation on the arts and crafts outside of the institutions.Additionally, it refines ones presentation skills very quickly and is a wonderful way to record your arts practice and give people an insight into the work that artists do.”


Abigail Percy designs the most delicate jewellery and she too is convinced of the merits of Artisan Blogging. “Blogging has been an amazing turning {starting!} point for my
business….it filled the gap that leaving art school left, with just the
most amazing surge of support, feedback and friendships….and has been
an excellent tool, not only for documenting my work and my process but
also spurring me on to *want* to make and produce so I have something
to show, and contribute. Blogging is a community…and one I am really
proud to be a part of. I have been blogging for almost a year now, and
have only good experiences to show from it..both professionally and
personally. The custom of linking within blogs has meant a huge amount
of coverage of my jewellery {leading to sales, stockists etc} and I
have made many amazing friends around the world…many of whom I have
been lucky enough to meet in person.
My advice?….get blogging!!! it’s free, fun, positive and productive!”

Need I say any more on this topic(don’t worry I will)? Thanks to all who have commented on this post. And I encourage other artisan bloggers to add their perspective to the debate.

Long live the Revolution!

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