About us

Roots & Ripples

We are a grassroots collective rooted in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Our work is an expression of creativity, shaped by our relationships with land, culture, and community.

This shop is part of our journey. It exists not only to share what we create but also to invite you into reciprocity — into ayni, the Quechua principle of balance. In our tradition, ayni teaches that every gift carries a response, that giving and receiving are part of the same circle. When you support us, it is not charity; it is joining a living exchange where creativity, care, and hope flow back to you and into the wider world.

We began with simple acts: walking together, speaking our truths, noticing nature, and creating artefacts from what we experienced. From these moments came our first zine, our first film, and the seeds of future works. Each one is more than a product — it is a trace of our collective footsteps, our silences, our laughter, and our strength.

Funding for grassroots creativity is not easy. Too often, the barriers are high, and the voices of women from diverse backgrounds are left unheard. This shop is one way we are breaking those barriers — with our own hands, in our own words, offering artefacts of creativity as pathways of support.

Every purchase, every donation, is part of ayni. You help us bring our next artefact to life, and we return that gesture through the creations we share: zines, films, prints, and future projects that keep alive the threads of connection between women, land, and culture.

We also believe in weaving wider. We welcome collaborations with ethical organisations and individuals who share our values of justice, creativity, and care. For us, collaboration is another form of ayni — a way of holding one another in balance as we imagine shared futures.

Together, we are nature. Together, we weave.