The Easthope Diary
Welcome to a new series of blogs and interviews with women who inspire me ,friends of the studio who just also happen to wear Easthope jewellery. Here, they share what they’re up to, what they’re reading, listening to, and picking up from the corner shop, alongside a little insight into what it feels like to do the work they love. Think of it as a diary of the Easthope world - creative, everyday, and entirely human.
Kaori is a ceramicist living and working in Shropshire, drawing influence from her home country of Japan, her heritage, and the life she lives here in Shrewsbury. Her work, like all the best things, is beautiful and functional, playful and practical. Objects that want to be used. Textures and colours that slip seamlessly into the everyday.
Victoria Osburn (also known as @dangerleigh) is a Welsh-based writer and creative living in Wales, originally from the United States with time spent in Beijing. Her work explores memory, sentimentality, and the emotional connections we form with everyday objects, often weaving together themes of place, handmade objects, and personal history.
Alongside her writing, she works at Oriel Davies Gallery and creates across collage, poetry, photography, and mixed media, drawing inspiration from travel, music, books, and found materials. Her practice is rooted in curiosity and care for the handmade, and how small objects and moments can hold meaning across time and distance.
