The Shoal News

At The Shoal, we love to collaborate. We met Lorraine Finney (IFSINWP), an award winning Fine Art Photographer at the Food Festival in Highcliffe i...

I've been writing this blog for a long time!  Must do better with blogs! In the 2nd half of October 2023 off we went once again to visit Gianfranco...

Our ceramic fish and sea creatures are handmade in Sicily and here's how they make their way to the UK. The artists make the clay, press it in a ha...

January 22nd to 24th 2023 saw The Shoal exhibit for the second time at the SEC in Glasgow at Scotland's Spring Fair.  Last year as a newcomer in th...

It came round pretty quickly after months of planning and waiting for travel restrictions to ease - June 8th 2022 Diane and I flew out to Sicily, a...

The Shoal is delighted to announce a working collaboration with Philippa Lawler Interiors.  With both companies based in the South West of England,...

Having set the business up in the darkest days of 2020, it's a pity that we couldn't travel to meet the artists and our business partners in Sicily...

With the success of winning the Best Product Award 2022 at Glasgow Spring Fair, Sarah Ward shared her thoughts with Peter Earle and Diane of @thesh...

On an early, sunny Friday morning at the end of March, we loaded the VW van with our fish and trade show stand, left Lyme Regis and drove straight ...

We are getting excited about our foray to the other end of the Great British Isles - The Shoal is exhibiting on Stand LG52 in the Launch Gallery at...

The Shoal will be exhibiting on Stand 818 in the Newcomers' Area at Giving & Living which is the largest Gift and Home trade show in the South ...

Having bought some anchovies for her beautifully refurbished bathroom, GillHB life coach and podcaster was inspired by the story of The Shoal and i...