About Us

Stack & Tumble Pottery Studio is the creative home of Erin Roundsky, a Canadian, Indigenous ceramic artist whose family roots also reach across the Atlantic to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Now living and working on the island, Erin’s practice is shaped by the wild landscape, the layered histories of this place, and the deep personal journey that brought her here.

Her work is grounded in story, identity, and the intimate connection between land and material.

A Journey Shaped by Land, Language, and Clay

Erin’s path as a potter began in Canada, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Craft and Design with a specialization in ceramics at Sheridan College. From 2022 to 2025, she honed her craft as a production potter at The Ye11ow Studio in Picton, Ontario, refining both skill and rhythm in a working studio environment. Her exploration expanded further during an artist residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, where she deepened her interest in how clay holds memory, narrative, and cultural presence.

Her move to the Isle of Lewis brought her back to ancestral ground — a place of wind, water, rock, and long-standing craft traditions. The island’s rugged beauty, its shifting weather, and its quiet, powerful sense of history echo through her work. Living here has become part of her artistic vocabulary, connecting her Indigenous heritage in Canada with the landscapes and stories of the Outer Hebrides.

The Heart of the Work

For Erin, clay is a direct and honest connection to the earth. She is drawn to its texture and responsiveness — the way it records every mark, each gesture, every decision. It is through this material that she explores the relationships between place, culture, language, and identity.

Her pottery often incorporates:

• English and Anisininiimowin, woven together

• Motifs inspired by the natural world

• Patterns that become stories

• Stories that become part of each vessel

These elements reflect how the lands she calls home — both in Canada and on the Isle of Lewis — shape who she is and how she creates.

Erin’s practice is rooted in functional ceramics: mugs, bowls, jars, and forms meant for daily living. She is moved by the idea that handmade objects carry warmth and presence into ordinary routines — a cup accompanying slow mornings, a bowl becoming part of shared meals, a jar holding quiet moments. Each piece is made with intention, meant to travel outward and form new connections in the hands of others.

Life on Lewis & the Studio’s Vision

Stack & Tumble Pottery Studio operates from Erin’s home on the Isle of Lewis, where she works in a dedicated studio space surrounded by the shifting Hebridean landscape. The studio’s name reflects the movement of clay, the rhythm of waves and weather, and the balance between tradition and contemporary expression.

Inspired by island life, Erin creates small-batch ceramics that celebrate texture, language, and the quiet beauty of handmade work. Each piece is crafted individually — slow-made, considered, and shaped by the places and stories that define her practice.

Her collections are available online, at local markets, and through select retailers and galleries. Visitors are always welcome to step into the studio, see work in progress, and experience the creative process firsthand.

A Continued Conversation Through Clay

Every piece that leaves Stack & Tumble is part of a larger conversation — one about heritage, home, culture, land, and belonging. Through clay, Erin seeks to honour the relationships that shape us and to share objects that hold meaning in both the making and the using.

Thank you for supporting a studio rooted in story, craft, and the profound connection between land and hand.