Abigail A. Percy:
Silversmithing & Jewellery

Graduating with a first class honours in Silversmithing & Jewellery from Glasgow School of Art in 2026, Abigail was short listed for the Newberry Prize, Best in School and the 1999 Design Medal 2026. Abigail’s collection of work began with a love of and a fascination for historical repeat pattern design, particularly floral. “I began by exploring wallpaper and textile design of the late 19th/early 20th century, in particular floral architectural Bas Relief carvings as a bridge between two and three-dimensional disciplines. I have designed repeat patterns exploring the natural form, but also when interpreted as wearable forms, explore notions of the past and ‘vintage’….” www.abigailpercy.blogspot.com

Jaimie MacDonald: Silversmithing & Jewellery

Jamie graduated from Edinburgh College of Art and was one of seven short listed finalists for the very first Eco-prize for Creativity. This body of work has evolved from a great interest in reusing materials, by the consideration of the essential characteristics of materials and how they can be changed to have a new life in a completely different context. The work is also very much informed by Jaimie’s empathy with the Scottish landscape, it expresses her connection with the country and interprets aspects which she finds stunning and precious. The jewellery explores texture and layering, giving a feeling of depth, warmth, beauty and friendliness.

Selina Jackson : Textile Artist

Selina recently graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee with a first class honours degree in textile design. Selina was one of a group of graduates selected to exhibit in London. Her work is based on a country cottage theme and is inspired by the traditional idea of having afternoon tea in the garden. This idea began whilst rummaging through numerous charity shops and coming across pretty teacups, saucers and doilies and lace. The textile tea cups and saucers have brought the work round in a full circle, they interpret my original inspiration The design techniques used are wide-ranging – from painting to incorporating stitch details to using the computer.

Alisdair McKay: Wood

Alisdair is an established designer maker who has been based in Inverness since 1984. He has worked on both functional and non-functional pieces, mostly in Scottish hardwoods. Cutting the wood through and through into slices, often across the grain to reveal maximum richness, he constructs forms where the resultant sequence is the focus in sculpture, a feature in boxes and vessels or a detail in furniture. Alisdair juxtaposes texture, colour and form, introducing other materials such as wire or thong, to join elements with an illusion of precariousness or tenuousness.

Lianne Paterson: Ceramist

Graduating from Glasgow School of Art with specialsm in Ceramics in 2026, Lianne was inspired by the surroundings she experienced during her time as an exchange student in Canberra, Australia. Based in WASP studios in Glasgow, Lianne’s influences and ideas come from nature; the organic forms create a general idea of the original form. Hand-built from coils of red clay which is then burnished and smoke fired, these objects are tactile, fluid and sympathetic to their surroundings.