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treat Store Artist Profile – Beth Lamont

Beth Lamont trained as a Jeweller at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art.

Inspired by the clean form and touch of porcelain she uses ceramics as a medium to make her jewellery and objects. Beth uses a process called SLIP CASTING to create shapes from hand carved forms which she finishes off with a luxurious gold luster glaze.

SLIP CASTING is a ceramic making technique that involves making a plaster mold from a master. The master can be made from wood, clay or even plastic. It can also be hand carved, built or an already pr-existing item. Beth hand makes all of her own masters and molds in her Edinburgh studio. Liquid clay called slip is then poured into the mold until a desired thickness is reached, the remaining clay is then poured back out. The item is left to dry then is de-molded, finished with a glaze and then fired in the kiln.

To purchase any of these items or read more about Beth Lamont and her work visit the treat store here.

Recently Beth has been exhibiting her work at the latest Visual Arts Scotland show and has also been selected as part of the Craft Scotland Summer Show Exhibition. This will be on during the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, located at The White Stuff. Beth is on a roll as she has also been chosen as a finalist for an Etsy award in the Fashion and Accessories category, well done Beth!

Images courtesy of the artist and Lewis Matheson

Poetrytreat with Julia Prescott and Beth Lamont

Poetrytreat exhibition for StAnza 2016 Poetry Festival:

For StAnza 2016 six poets were invited to write a poem in response to the gift of a craft object. This was chosen for them from the forthcoming Spring/Summer treat Store collection which is now available to purchase at our treat Store online.  The varied responses show how an object can stimulate the imagination in many and sometimes unexpected directions.

We will be releasing each poem along with the craft object that inspired it. This week we will be focusing on the words of poet Julia Prescott and maker Beth Lamont.

Julia Prescott did a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology long ago and has been hooked ever since. Nowadays she is mostly a painter when she is not writing, to find out more about Julia and her work please visit here.

Beth Lamont is a Jeweller and Ceramicist based in Edinburgh, to view more of her work on sale at the treat Store or purchase this pot then please visit here.

treat is a brand developed by Fife Contemporary Art & Craft to promote high quality Scottish craft through a curated group of work featured in the online treat store and special pop-up events. To view our whole new spring / summer range please go here.