INFORMATION ~ STUDIO

 

 

The Croft Studio was founded by artist DAISY BUDGE who, as a young art student in 1932, first saw the Isle of Skye from the deck of the steam-ship Killarney, and fell in love with the beautiful island,. She met and married a local man Roderick Budge, who’s family ran the Dunvegan Hotel, but then had to leave Skye and find work in England where she taught art for many years, in private schools.  When Daisy and Roderick retired in 1968, they returned home to Skye and converted the old croft house into a studio where visitors could come in and see Daisy at work.
Inspired by the magnificent scenery of Skye, Daisy developed her watercolour paintings and studied copies of ancient Celtic manuscripts such as THE BOOK OF KELLS, developing her own screen-printing designs based on these. This was at a time when Celtic art did not receive the recognition and respect that it does today.
Now in her 88th year, Daisy is as active as ever and still enjoys painting every day . Little did she realise seventy years ago, that falling in love with Skye would result in a life-time’s work and that she would never take that so-called retirement!

 

After 10 years of hard work, Daisy needed more help in the Studio, so in 1978 her son DONALD returned to Skye to expand the screen-printing while his wife PAMELA hand painted Celtic designs and mythological subjects on wood. Pamela also continued the art of silk painting and extended the range of pressed-flower and seaweed lampshades. Today, after thirty four years of development, ,the Croft Studio displays a wide range of original work, all of it produced on the premises by either Daisy, Pamela or Donald. Come and see, watercolours, prints and cards from our own designs, wooden plaques hand-painted with Celtic motifs mythology, cushions, wall-hangings, mirrors, etc

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