Makers Market
Celebrating our Love of Life theme, this year’s Coulters Makers Market brings together a range of talented makers, many working with natural materials – from basket weaving and woodwork to botanical plant pressings and skincare, alongside animal illustrations and more. Pop by daily, 10.00AM to 6.00PM.
1. Grain & Groove and Jilly Greig
Grain and Groove are a collective of three woodworkers and artists, creating collaborative functional art, sharing the stand with local basket maker Jilly Greig who creates beautiful willow baskets and teaches basketry, passing on traditional skills.
2. Lark Botanical
Lark Botanical creates contemporary plant pressings, drawings and paintings, using traditional techniques. Artist and lavender grower Johanna Dollerson works with the seasons, inspired by local flora and coastal countryside. Find botanical stationery, original artwork, and locally grown lavender at Lark.
3. Dukes of West Barns
Located in West Barns, Dunbar, Dukes of West Barns celebrates exceptional local talent through quirky handmade ceramics, hand-printed textiles and striking contemporary fine art in a vibrant gallery setting, representing talented artists and makers including Claire MacLellan, Celia Wood and Martha Duncan.
4. Fidra Studios
North Berwick based Fidra Studio creates bespoke homeware – drawing from the rhythms of coastal life. Their practical pieces are designed to blend artistic detail with the simplest of items to bring personality and playfulness into your home.
5. Bonzo Art
Local, professional artist Rachel Marshall captures life by the sea in original paintings, giftware, cards and prints. Coastal inspired and often with humour, Rachel works from her studio in the middle of North Berwick High Street and her work is collected worldwide.
6. Between the Woods and Sea
Between the Woods and Sea by North Berwick artist Lainey Miller presents hand-painted wildlife inspired by the Scottish landscape. Defined by rich patterns, her collection brings Scotland into homes worldwide, with a sense of place and timeless appeal.
7. Support the Makers
A collective of local makers from the Support The Makers community all work together to bring you a gorgeous range of accessories, jewellery, homeware, textiles and much more from End of Terrace Trading, Made By Ruu and Solas Sea Glass.
8. Raven Botanicals and Oir Soap
East Lothian based Raven Botanicals creates luxury skincare in a rural-coastal solar studio in the foothills of the Lammermuirs. The award winning sister-led brand uses locally harvested botanicals and UK grown ingredients in nourishing, eco-conscious formulations.
9. The Makery
Emma Westwater and Nem Sarton split their time in Dunbar, creating bright, colourful jewellery and homewares inspired by the natural world. Working across acrylic, wood and print, their weird and wonderful world of weather and wild animals is bursting with life. Pop by to pick up bugs, birds and butterflies to decorate and add to the Bloom Canopy in the central Hub.
10. Ella Fletcher
Ella Fletcher creates joyful, vibrant ceramics from her Midlothian studio – designed for everyday use and full of colour. Inspired by the Scottish landscape and coastline, her handmade pieces combine bold glazes with practical forms, each one wheel-thrown and hand-finished, making every piece unique.
11. Night Owl Books
Night Owl Books is an independent bookshop in East Linton, East Lothian, founded in April 2022. The bookshop will be popping up at Fringe by the Sea
with a signing table at each author event, as well as in the Coulters Makers Market, where you’ll find a carefully curated selection of books for both adults and children, including signed titles by authors appearing at the festival.
