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Hand made wooden wares from locally sourced Scottish hard woods and some driftwood from the Solway Coast. Based in Dumfries and Galloway.

27/08/2026

Burry oak lidded bowl.

This locally sourced wood is stunning, but also hard and gnarly to turn... but I got there in the end!

Maybe next time I'll employ a hand model, mine are a bit gnarly like the wood.

24/08/2026

Let me introduce you to my new candlestick design hand turned on the lathe here in Southwest Scotland.

I've tried to create something unique, organic, and curvaceous.

The close-up pictures are made from flamed beech, which looks really unusual flowing and stretching through the wood.

These flamed beech versions are truly one of a kind and will be heading down to Mōr Studio in Yorkshire this week MŌR

30/07/2026

Here's a snippet of some of my work I'll be bringing along to the Summer Market hosted by Made Up North THIS Sunday 2nd August at the Boiler Shop in the wonderful city of Newcastle!

Bringing together the best northern makers, artists, creative businesses and food vendors under one roof, it’s the perfect place to spend a Sunday.

Grab a drink or something to eat while browsing the incredible work of local potters, textile artists, jewellers, soap makers and so many other northern creatives.

Inside you’ll find a curated market featuring over 60 of the best northern makers, artists, creative businesses and food vendors.

The first 20 people through the door will receive a free gift. Tickets £2.

Can't wait!

25/07/2026

Some new dates for spoon making workshops with me here in Kirkgunzeon!

We are working with seasoned wood, so no knives or axes etc involved. Instead we use a small vice to hold the wood and carve with gauges, then round the spoon off with spoke shaves.

It's a great opportunity to try your hand at carving/working with wood.

I only have small groups with maximum 5 people, so it's a nice chilled and welcoming atmosphere.

26th Sept sold out.

24/07/2026

I'm soooo looking forward to this market!

Join me in Newcastle next Sunday 2nd August for an amazing event with over 60 vendors from food and drink to jewellery, craft and design in the heart of the city.

It's at the Boiler Shop Boiler Shop and you can find out more about the event on the Made Up North page Made Up North ✨️

I'll have lots of new pieces to choose from and I hope to see you there!

20/07/2026

I have a new local stockist...

You can now find my work at Gracefield Arts Centre
in Dumfries.

It's an art centre with two gallery spaces that hosts touring exhibitions, a great cafe, print workshop, craft shop and facilitates lots of creative workshops.

This is an oak fruit bowl that's in there at the moment, with some beautiful burrs and a little bit of spalting.
A simple shape to let the wood do the talking.

10/07/2026

Soo.. I've been a bit quiet on here because I've been busy wood turning and running workshops BUT I also have a new cat, who needs lots of cuddles!

Introducing my new (old) cat called Chicken (we didn't choose that name) who is 14 years young and adopted from Cats Protection 🐈 last month.

It was senior cats week a little while ago and I would always adopt an older cat. They have such strong personalities, they're less likely to catch birds 🤞and they love to just sit on your lap and have endless strokes.

Chicken is a funny little thing, incredibly soft fur and has a tiny tail with it's own personality! She has really started to settle in and feel more relaxed in her new home.

She loves being outside and I've seen her 'catch' some mice - at least she thinks she's caught them until they run away!

We love our little Chicken 🤎

27/06/2026

I've had a lovely morning teaching this group how to make spoons.

It's always a great experience for me to show the process of how I make spoons with local seasoned cherry wood.

Everyone left with their own large spoon and the satisfaction of making something physical by hand, that can be used for years to come.

I'm getting some new dates together soon, if you'd like to be the first to know, you can join my mailing list viathe link in my bio.

15/06/2026

Time to get messy!

Spoons have dominated the last couple of weeks, so it's time for me to get back on the lathe and turn some wood.

This is a shot of me turning some local and very rare walnut (rare because it was such a big walnut tree growing here in Southwest Scotland), of which I just have a little bit left to play with.

I also need to restock my wee dried bloom vases for The Found Gallery in Dunbar, where they're proving popular.

Better get going....

Photo by Kirstin McEwan | Photographer

Address

2025 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow
G43 1NE

Website

https://www.womanofthewoods.org/

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