About Me

Hi!

I am Tara, I have lived in Glenbrittle for four years now. Between the iconic Cuillin mountains and the beautiful black sand beach, I do not have to look far for inspiration. Given the harsh environment of Glenbrittle, I have always been in awe of the resilience of the local wildflowers. There is little to no shelter from the strong winds here, yet every summer there is an abundance of beautiful wildflowers to keep the bees and the butterflies happy.

My pendants and earrings are made using aluminium. They are hand dyed and imprinted with local wildflowers in Glenbrittle. The chain and jump rings are sterling silver. They vary in size and each one is unique.

The name “Lus Na Cuillin” means plants of the Cuillin in Scottish Gaelic. As an Irish girl, I do not speak Scottish Gaelic (yet) but have found the similarities between Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic very comforting while living here. The name came about while I was researching the different wildflowers and found the Gaelic name for meadowsweet to be “Lus Cuchulainn” after the legendary Irish warrior Cuchulainn.