Coll Products - Artisans


A little bit of glass

An ever changing collection of fused glass jewellery, small glass items and quirky pieces of recycled glass.


Fused glass earrings, pendants and small glass items often incorporating dichroic glass and millefiori. A "drunk on Coll" range of recycled bottles which are slumped or cut and then sandblasted with designs to produce a new quirky item! 

Glass workshops are advertised when available.

Contact: Availability:
  • Web site
  • Collection, by appointment only
A little bit of glass

Mel Cottrell

Artist, illustrator & mosaics from Coll's natural resources.


Mel Cottrell worked as a professional illustrator in North Wales before moving to Coll in 2003.
Her clients included the Countryside Council for Wales (now Natural Resources Wales), The National Trust, local government and enterprise agencies.

Mel works in several media, water colours, pastels ... but more recently in mosaics enriched by Coll's natural abundance.

Mel is not accepting commissions at present.

She has a Bsc. (hons) in Geology/Biology and a postgraduate diploma in Countryside Management.

Contact: Availability:
  • Web: In preparation
Mel Cottrell

Monadh Machair

Isle of Coll Apiaries

Raw ployfloral Honey, hand crafted beeswax candles, artisan soap, cards, with paintings & drawings by native artist 


Our bees are the original Northern European honey bee (apis mellifera mellifera) we have developed our apiaries with the kind support of local landowners.

Here on the northern fringes of our continent bee-keepers support each other in developing and maintaining genetically diverse colonies. These hardy but endangered bees give us organic raw honey.

Coll Honey is truly a superfood!

Come and see us at the craft market every Saturday.

Availability:
  • Every Saturday at An Cridhe market
  • Collection, by appointment only
Address:

Barr na Greine
Ballard
Isle of Coll
PA78 6TB

Monadh Machair

Kip Poulson

Artist based in Aringour, Isle of Coll


Kip Poulson lives and works on the small Hebridean Island of Coll, located off the west coast of Scotland. Specializing in the dramatic landscapes of Coll, Kip captures the beauty and simplicity of island life.

Kip studied Fine Art at Leeds University and Chelsea School of Art and has been painting since 1978. Traveling around Cornwall and France he has developed an interest in fishing harbours and architecture.

Working in both watercolours and oils, his major interest is in the play of light on landscape and water. He also paints portraits upon request.

Another area of interest for Kip is the South of France and Switzerland, where he records the architecture of each region set against the spectacular mountain scenery. Recently he has had several one-man exhibitions in the Cevennes, Paris and in the Gard region of France and Geneva.

Contact: Availability: Address:

Kip's Gallery
Heather Cottage
Arinagour
Isle of Coll
PA78 6SY

Kip Poulson