News and exhibitions
October 9th, 2024
We are returning to the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair next week!
From 17th - 20th October you can meet over 200 makers in the historic surroundings of the Victoria Baths.
This is my favourite show as it was my first ever in October 2021.
This show will be all about collaborations, with ceramics made with Dom Marshall Design, Jewellery made with Rachel Butlin, and a few of these beauties made with Studio Critical. I will also have my new holiday baubles!
You can find us in Pool C at stand 44.
We hope to see you there!
September 9th, 2024
I’m excited to share that I will be taking part in the Birmingham Open Studios @birminghamopenstudios #birminghamopenstudios2024
This will be my second year in this light-filled space, and I am happy to share that Dom Marshall and Rachel Butlin Jewellery will be there too!
Across the weekend of 5th / 6th October, I will have work for sale at The Quarter Workshop, 13-15 Fleet Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1JP
Please pick up a free map from Lux Gallery (Edgbaston), Seventh Circle (Moseley), Moseley Exchange (Moseley), Precision Imaging (Stirchley), Bearwood Community Centre (Bearwood) or Coffin Works (JQ) to find the complete list of studios.
I look forward to seeing you there if you are in Birmingham.
September 8th, 2024
I can’t believe its a year since we popped up at Fiona Wilson’s wonderful Ginger Beer Factory as part of the Leek Open Studio day. This is a ‘meet the maker’ event so one of my trusted printers will be with me and hopefully behaving itself! If you are in the area please pop in and say hello.
There will also be the chance to buy a coffee and cake with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Where
The Ginger Beer Factory, 6 Leonard Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5JP
When
Saturday 21st September
10 am – 4 pm
Price
Free entry
There will also be the chance to buy a coffee and cake with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.
July 16th, 2024
I am delighted to share that I will be exhibiting again with BEAUTIFUL & USEFUL this September. We had such a lovely time last year we couldn’t say no when Natasha invited us to return.
It is held in the wonderful setting of the SUSSEX PRAIRIES.
Head over to their website to see the other makes taking part, some returning like myself, and lots of new ones too!
Dogs are welcome, so why not bring your pups for a stroll in this stunning garden?
It is wonderful to have been asked to provide the headline images for this year’s marketing activities.
Where
Sussex Prairies, Morlands Farm,
Wheatsheaf Rd, Henfield BN5 9AT
When
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September
11am–5pm
Price
Free with garden entry
(Adult £12; child £6; RHS members & season ticket holders £9.60)
July 1st, 2024
I am excited to be taking part in the Selected Space show at Persistence Works in Sheffield in 10 days time!
The show opens on Friday, July 12th at 12pm, with drinks being served from 6-8pm.
Saturday 10 -5
Sunday 10 - 4
There isn’t a cafe onsite but the team has negotiated a 10% discount for visitors and exhibitors at Kollective Cafe next door (in Site Gallery on Brown Street).
My friend Laura Plant took part last year and recommended it to me, Laura will be there again and I can’t wait to see her new work.
I am looking forward to spending a few days in this creative city.
May 21st 2024
SUMMER EXHIBITION
I am delighted that this collection is heading down to Burton off Bideford in Devon for their summer show
THE WATER FESTIVAL
Kate asked me to select a collection of Blue and Green hues across a mix of my shapes to compliment the theme and other artists working in the gallery.
The Burton at Bideford is an art gallery and museum on Kingsley Road in Victoria Park, in Bideford, Devon. It houses collections on various topics connected with Bideford’s history and cultural heritage. The art gallery displays work by local, national, and international artists
They have been a stockist since we met at CRAFT FESTIVAL Bovey Tracey nearly a year ago!
The exhibition opens on 3rd June.
April 22nd 2024
NEW STOCKIST!
I am delighted to have been invited to send a small selection of the Winter Neutrals to Maker Culture.
Maker Culture’s ethos is to offer high-quality, eco-friendly products made in the UK from recycled materials.
They promote the work of artists, makers, designers, and manufacturers who reuse, upcycle, and repurpose materials found in the built environment or nature.
They make many of the products sold in the shop. As well as shopping online, you can visit their sustainable shop in Cirencester, Cotswolds.
More details through this link.
April 9th, 2024
A new show for me this year!
Join me for the spring Makers Market at Torr Vale Mill, in the High Peak of Derbyshire on Sunday 12th May.
It’s an independent Makers Market, showcasing the best makers and artists in the High Peak and surrounding areas.
Torr Vale Mill is the best surviving example of a 19th-century cotton mill in New Mills – a town with a strong industrial heritage. It was built in the 1780’s by Daniel Strafford and is positioned in the centre of town at the bottom of a dramatic 40m deep sandstone gorge (The Torrs), two waterwheels were powered to spin and weave cotton until it was rebuilt in 1856, and a steam engine added.
You can find out more through this link.
April 11th, 2024
NEW STOCKIST!
I am thrilled to be stocked at the CHURGATE GALLERY in Porlock, Somerset.
You can find out more about the gallery here…
This selection of my Brights will hopefully bring a splash of colour to this wonderful gallery space.
March 30th, 2024
I am thrilled to be returning to Devon for this celebratory year at CRAFT FESTIVAL. This will be my 3rd year and I really can’t wait. It has to be my favourite show, with the wonderful festival atmosphere and visitors who arrive in their thousands over the three days.
You can find out more through this link.
CRAFT FESTIVAL BOVEY TRACEY JUNE 2024
There is also a celebratory exhibition, being held at Make SouthWest in Bovey Tracey. You can find out more here…
The list of exhibitors is incredible!
March 4th, 2024
I am thrilled to share that a small selection of my work will be on show at GILL WING JEWELLERY in Islington.
My work will be in the window accompanying DeeLyn Walsh’s jewellery, which looks stunning.
This will be my third placement in a jewellery gallery, I think the scale of my pieces seems to work well in this setting.
I can’t wait to see how the window looks and share more images.
March 4th, 2024
From Fri, 1 Mar 202410:00 am Thu, 28 Mar 20244:00 pm you can this collection at the VK GALLERY
18a Bridge Street, St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
This is my second exhibition with Victoria, and I am delighted to have been asked to return to the VK Gallery to take part in the REUSE; RECYCLE exhibition.
A celebration of artists and makers who use waste materials, and sustainable materials in their work.
March 4th, 2024
I am happy to share that you can find this collection of brights available at the MADE GALLERY in Uppingham, Leicestershire.
The Muddy Stilleto people said the following recently:
It’s the perfect place to get a fix of pretty pieces of jewellery and an eclectic mix of edgy art, ceramics, prints, cards, wooden planters, and more with an emphasis on everything being handmade by different creative makers.
With a fab new shop at the top of Uppingham’s pretty High Street, Made Gallery features work from over 70 artists on show; from the quirky and contemporary work of Karen Risby to beautiful and delicate pieces of jewellery from Jennifer Wall. The new premises mean the owner Julia, has more space than before and is able to offer larger workshops in the upstairs space.
As well as samples of work, there are also exhibitions, workshops (coming soon) and also a design and commission service where you can create your own bespoke piece of jewellery – now that’s a nice idea for the big day – just saying!
Doesn’t it sound lovely!
Thank you having me Julia!
February 1th, 2024
I’m thrilled to be taking part in the @midcentury_modern show in Dulwich on Sunday March 24th.
I first met the team @futureiconsselects last May and we had a great chat about my work and an opportunity to show with them this year.
It’s a one-day show and is a biannual chance to buy directly from furniture dealers and designers.
I’m deep in planning for this special show, we will be travelling by train so having to be weight conscious with my tabletop stand display, watch this space 🤗
You can buy tickets in advance through this link.
February 1th, 2024
Happy to share that you can now find a small collection of my work at the Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery which is at the Salts Mill, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saltaire, near Bradford, Yorkshire. It was a joy to work with Sarah Burns to create groups of colours and shapes for the gallery, they are displayed in groups of 3 (the magic number of course)
We haven’t visited this amazing place for a few years now so it’s going onto the list for our days out as we continue to explore Yorkshire.
January 20th, 2024
Super excited to be returning to Cheltenham for the Spring CRAFT FESTIVAL show. Click through to purchase advance tickets if you are planning to visit.
It’s so lovely to see Carolyn Sara’s knitted and colourful cushions used in the advertising. I treated myself to my second scarf at Christmas and love it!
Also very happy to see that two of my Friends, Charlotte of Flowers for Susie and Marcus Steel, are taking part for the first time in Cheltenham.
Please say hello if you are visiting.
January 20th, 2024
Thrilled to share my first exhibition of 2024 is at the TINKER GALLERY in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The ‘RED’ exhibition is curated by the owner Jo Tinker, an artist in her own right. Jo uses waste chocolate wrappers to create miniature objects in repetition.
The exhibition opens on February 2nd Feb and runs through to March 30th.
Head over to the website for more info and if close to Ilkley why not pop in.
December 8th, 2023
After being featured as one of the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair TRAIL BLAZERS back in October 2021 it is wonderful to be returning to the MANCHESTER ART GALLERY as part of A GREAT FIND MANCHESTER. This is a new show curated by the amazing Jewellery Designer Jo Lavelle. I am excited to have a stand alongside fellow makers STUDIO CRITICAL and EMMA WESMACOTT and many more!
Set in the beautiful Manchester Art Gallery, the two-day event will have 25 artists and makers stalls over 3 rooms selling ceramics, textiles, art, print, woodwork, jewellery & more. Free Entry
It’s running over the weekend of 9th and 10th December, a perfect place to buy those last-minute Christmas gifts or treat yourself … and why not.
I am looking forward to spending the weekend in this great city!
Dec 1st 1st, 2023
I seem to be rather busy as we run up to Christmas, after posting my work to the 5 galleries listed in my previous note I am also taking part in a few more in-person shows. Another pinch-me moment to have been accepted to take part in the HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD - CHRISTMAS MARKET. I will be there on the 2nd weekend which falls on the 2nd and 3rd of December alongside many many many other amazing makers including the wonderful FIONA WILSON PRINTS.
I will be situated in the main building close to the cafe (yum) and the galleries (amazing) and I am so excited!
I hope to see you there!
You can book your tickets through this link
December 1st, 2023
Happy to share that after a successful in-person show at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair back in October, I am taking part in the GNCCF online Christmas Edition. So if you can’t get to any of the forthcoming markets you can still shop from amazing makers from the comfort of your sofa.
Unique handmade craft to buy direct from 60 specially selected designer-makers.
GNCCFonline: Christmas Edition goes live on www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk from 8am, Saturday 2 December 2023 and is on all weekend.
For an opportunity to buy work before the general public, sign up to the mailing list via the website for an exclusive invite to the Private View from 6pm on Friday 1st December.
Follow: #GNCCFonline #GNCCF #CraftSaysSomething #ACEsupported #buylessbuybetterbuyhandmade
November 1st, 2023
We will be returning to the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham for the second time this year as we pop up at MINIMA on Sunday 26th November, from 11 - 4pm.
Minima is the home of timeless mid-century modern furniture, contemporary lighting & designer homeware & accessories. Available online & from the showroom.
Looking forward to being in this DESIGN HEAVEN for a few hours!
Their iconic Christmas tree will be for sale directly in-store!
Hope to see you there.
October 13th, 2023
I’m excited to share that I taking part in the BLUE MAGPIE Contemporary Craft Fair on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November. The show is running from the 16th. The show takes place in the beautifully restored Elmslie House, in the heart of Great Malvern, Worcestershire.
I first met the organiser Anna at Craft Festival Cheltenham in 2021 and I am thrilled to have been accepted to exhibit this year.
Really looking forward to a weekend in Worcestershire and I am sure I can grab a few Christmas presents for friends and family too!
October 23rd, 2023
Can you believe it’s only 9 weeks till Christmas 🎄
Here’s a little info map created by @dominicmarshalldesign showing the locations of the 5 Christmas and winter shows I have been invited to take part in this year 😊 it’s been a little hectic creating all the work but it’s all ready to go!
Details of the shows are as follows and I hope you enjoy visiting if you are close by:
📍The Winter Show
@bluecoatdisplaycentre Liverpool
📆 3rd November - 13th January
📍A Handmade Christmas Show
@sheffmuseums Millennium Gallery
📆 21st October - 24th December
📍Crafted Colour
@hubsleaford Lincolnshire
📆 4th November- 7th January
📍Craft in the Bay Christmas @makerswales Cardiff
📆11th November- 7th January
📍Under the Tree @makesouthwest Bovey Tracey, Devon
📆18th November- 6th January
October 15th, 2023
Really happy to share that I have been selected to take part in the MILLENIUM GALLERY - HANDMADE FOR CHRISTMAS SHOW.
This will be my second year in Sheffield and I am thrilled to be the banner image on their website.
The show opens on Saturday 21st October and runs through to Christmas Eve. I really hope we can squeeze in a visit to this cool city to see the rest of the show.
October 13th, 2023
I am so happy to be returning to the Victoria Baths in Manchester for my third year, to exhibit at the
GREAT NORTHERN CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FAIR.
Sharing my stand for the 2nd year with my husband Dom Marshall, once again it’s going to be a colour and graphic-filled stand.
We are in our favourite pool C on stand 39 opposite Studio Critical, Unit Twelve, and just around the corner from Laura Plant. Laura’s elegant and contemporary ceramic is featured here on the poster, thrown and turned porcelain of the highest quality.
Really excited to see so many of the makers again and meet new ones too, and of course to chat with our visitors.
September 8th, 2023
I’m excited to announce that I will be taking part in Birmingham Open Studios @birminghamopenstudios #birminghamopenstudios2023
Across the weekend of 30th September / 1st October, I will have work for sale at The Quarter Workshop, 13-15 Fleet Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1JP
Please pick up a free map from Lux Gallery (Edgbaston), Seventh Circle (Moseley), Moseley Exchange (Moseley), Precision Imaging (Stirchley), Bearwood Community Centre (Bearwood) or Coffin Works (JQ) to find the complete list of studios.
I look forward to seeing you there if you are in Birmingham.
August 29th, 2023
We are excited to share we will be returning to Leek this September to take part in the LEEK OPEN STUDIOS TRAIL on Saturday September 23rd. Once again we are popping up at the Ginger Beer Factory, the cool workshop space of Fiona Wilson Prints.
Dom Marshall Design and Megan Keeling Ceramics are also exhibiting their collections. This year's theme is DEMO so we will all be showing you a small snapshot of how we create our designs. I will have a 3D printer running and hopefully playing nicely.
It is a free event and you can pick up a map at one of the studio locations taking part or download your digital MAP here.
Come and have a wonderful day exploring this very creative Staffordshire town.
August 6th, 2023
I am excited to participate in this end-of-summer show at the Sussex Prairies with Natasha Goodfellow of BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL. I am alongside 30 other makers, some I have met at other shows over the past two years and lots that I haven’t and I am eager to see all of their work.
‘Meet and buy from some of Britain’s best designer-makers at this carefully curated boutique fair. Work on offer includes an exciting, inspiring mix of ceramics, wood, textiles, metalwork and more. Delicious refreshments will also be available from the Syrian Kitchen, The Pizza Oven and Bangs, which will also be offering a local wine and gin bar. All set in a beautiful Prairie Garden!
This year’s fair will also feature a programme of workshops covering brush making (run by Rosa Harradine), willow plant supports (Dominic Parette of Sussex Willow), cyanotype printing (Caroline Hodgson of Indio Moth) and lampshade making (Rosalind Freeborn of Papershades)’.
You can buy your advance tickets here BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL TICKETS
Free entry with garden entry ( Adult £10, Child £5, RHS member and season ticket holders £8)
DOGS WELCOME!
21st June, 2023
Thrilled to hear that I am the featured maker for the month of June at the Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool.
You can see more here and buy my collection directly from their online shop.
21st June, 2023
An enormous bonus when exhibiting at shows is that you may be spotted by a new gallery or shop interested in stocking your work. I am thrilled to share I will soon be listed at the BURTON GALLERY AND MUSEUM in Bideford, Devon. After meeting Kate at Craft Festival Bovey Tracey a couple of weeks ago, I have just posted this collection and really look forward to seeing how they display my work in the gallery.
If in Devon why not pop in 😁
25th May, 2023
I’m delighted to be heading back to the Custard Factory on June 17th and 18th for the Paper Dolls Summer Market. It’s always a wonderful market filled with the work of many talented artisans and makers.
With FREE ENTRY how can you resist!
Click on this link for more information PAPER DOLLS - Summer Market 2023
24th May, 2023
I’m delighted to be heading back to Devon for our second year at the fabulous Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey from 9th - 11th June.
It is a fantastic opportunity to meet over 200 of the UK’s finest makers, across a wide range of disciplines and there will be lots of entertainment, demonstrations, workshops, and food.
You can find me in the main marquee on stand C 48.
Click here for tickets for the show, workshops and so much more!
3rd May, 2023
I am so lucky to be featured in quite a few publications about the FUTURE ICONS SELECTS event which opens a week today!
I AM BLOWN AWAY !!!!
May 10th - 14th 2023 - you can register for a free ticket through FUTURE ICONS
Here are a few of the press links so far!
April 7th, 2023
Excited to update that I will be exhibiting at the FUTURE ICONS SELECTS event held at the Bargehouse, behind Oxo Tower Wharf, in London town!
May 10th - 14th 2023.
AND how thrilled am I to be featured not only on the general admissions invite but also the press release. You can read the full press release for the event over on my PRESS page.
This will be my first foray into our capital city and I am so excited to see what the visitors think. I have visited design shows here many times in my previous life, searching out new talent and inspiration to keep on top of what’s going on… so to now be exhibiting is pretty special and under the banner of FUTURE ICON at 54 years old!
Never say never 😁
February 24th, 2023
Super excited to be posting a new order to Sarah Wiseman at her stunning gallery in Summertown, Oxford.
I am in very good company amid some of my ceramic heroes such as Rhian Malin, Linda Bloomfield, and Dawn Hajittofi. I was lucky enough to be a neighbour of Dawn’s in the start-up tent at Craft Festival Bovey Tracey last June and it’s wonderful to see her work doing so well as a fellow new maker in this wonderfully creative world!
February 24th, 2023
Announcing another new stockist, this time in Tiverton Devon. Really excited to have just posted a small collection to Lizzie at the gallery and I can’t wait to see how they display my work. We will be traveling to Devon again for the Craft Festival at Bovey Tracy in June and will definitely try and visit.
If in Tiverton why not pop in, the gallery looks lovely!
February 19th, 2023
Well, this is pretty amazing! A good 18 months ago Sue Pryke contacted me to ask if I would like to contribute to the new book she was writing with glaze goddess Linda Bloomfield. How could I say no?
It’s a wonderful book filled with 50 ceramic designers and makers’ tableware. Lots of unique insights into many making processes including a great section about Sue and her established business and world-recognised designs. Also, Linda sharing her extensive glaze knowledge too!
My small two-pager is about my 3d print processes and how I have used this method to make models for ceramic moulds. I spent the summer of 2021 at the Clayrooms in Ashbourne having lots of fun, press moulding and hand-building a few small vases (would you believe) I have since made a slip cast mould and am looking forward to making ceramics again this summer. I am not sure when the ceramics will make it into my collection of designs for sale … but one day hopefully 😁
You can buy the book through this link.
February 10th, 2023
I am very happy to share another new stockist over in Woodbridge, Suffolk. VANIL is an independent lifestyle store with a cool Scandi vibe, which of course suits my mini vases perfectly.
‘Our shop is our home and from here, we curate a unique assortment of Scandinavian-inspired accessories, furniture, and home décor which we carefully select from designers that we love. We feel passionate about championing partnerships with creatives who share a belief in slow design, which is all about taking time to create designs you’ll cherish for a lifetime’.
We have spent many a happy summer in this area on family holidays and its lovely to have my work represented for the first time in Suffolk.
Thank you for having me Mandy and thank you Lisa B for the introduction ❤️
January 22nd, 2023
I am excited to be returning to Cheltenham for the Craft Festival in March. AND super excited to see that I am the poster for the festival. My daughter took the image which is being used before she headed off to Uni. I have since picked up the photographic duties and am pleased with my attempts so far 😁
I hope to see you in Cheltenham, please say hello if you are visiting. As always my stand will be full of colour and some new shapes too!
Buy your advance tickets here
January 6th, 2023
Just packing up a small collection for a new exhibition in Lancaster at ARTERIA!
This is a gorgeous shop that we stumbled across a few years ago. My son studied at the Uni so before lockdown we were lucky to have a few days out in this really lovely town. I was thrilled when approached to take part in this exhibition, it’s entitled RAW.
I am really excited to see how the work is displayed and how the lovely folks of Lancaster receive it. Also to see the other makers who are taking part.
Another fab start to January 2023!
The exhibition opens on February 4th and closes on 6th May.
January 1st, 2023
Absolutely thrilled to share that I will be posting my work to the PLATFORM GALLERY this week for their forthcoming show PLATFORM AND FUNCTION which opens on January 16th and runs through to March 25th. I received a showcase award at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair from the lovely team at the gallery which gave me the opportunity to take part in this show!
This was my second award in 2022 and I am still pinching myself!
January 01, 2023
Really happy to be starting 2023 off with another new stockist!
This brand-new store will be under the ownership and creative direction of Emma Trott of Olive Rose Jewellery.
I met Emma at my first Craft Festival in Cheltenham in March 2022 and we had a mutual admiration moment, with our love for colour!
Emma will be stocking a selective group of other Jewellery makers and will be using my vases to dress the cabinets and displays, in a very specific color story chosen by Emma of course!
December 19th, 2022
One year after exhibiting in the New Makers exhibition at the Bluecoat display centre, I am pleased to share that I have been asked to feature in their January Window display!
Yes, that is one whole month that my mini vases will be fully viewed in the window of this established and iconic home of craft and design in Liverpool!
The lovely team asked me a few months ago and I have been desperate to share this excitement.
I will be preparing the work over the next week and delivering it at the end of December, another excuse for a culture fix in this great city.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!
December 8th, 2022
Really happy to now be stocked at this gorgeous and colourful store in Hereford!
I met Alison in the last few minutes of the Craft Festival show in Cheltenham two weeks ago and we discussed getting a little order to DOT before Christmas… a little tight but where there is a will there is a way and Royal Mail did not let us down with their special delivery service - phew!
I feel a road trip coming on to visit a few of my new stockists in the new year.
December 8th, 2022
IT’S TOMORROW!!!
Christmas Gift Market at Compton Verney, Warwickshire, CV35 9HZ
Friday 9 & Saturday 10 December, 10.30am - 8pm
Sunday 11 December, 10.30am - 4pm
From 9 to 11 December, we are also curating the Christmas Gift Market at the award-winning Warwickshire art gallery Compton Verney, home to the largest collection of folk art in the UK. The centrepiece of Compton Verney’s Christmas celebrations, the fair will see around 20 invitation-only exhibitors offering a mix of high-quality crafts and artisan-made goods in a festive marquee.
In what is now a keenly-anticipated tradition, artists from Warwickshire have been invited to help transform Compton Verney’s spectacular windows, each with its own festive design relating to the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’. Large wooden reindeer in the ‘Capability’ Brown landscape will form a light-hearted treasure hunt, while artist Morag Myerscough’s fascinating and very bright installation, The Village, will illuminate the Old Town Meadow. Elsewhere there will be music and Christmas carols to enjoy, a Santa’s grotto for children and Yuletide-themed afternoon teas.
The newly opened Dutch Flower Paintings exhibition – featuring a selection of the finest examples of Dutch flower paintings from the National Gallery’s collection, including works by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Rachel Ruysch and Jan van Huysum – can also be visited with an optional ticket upgrade.
Tickets cost £10 including access to the grounds, permanent exhibition, gift shop and restaurant. Members and children go free.
Book your tickets here
November 28th, 2022
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair Online is this weekend!
This will be my third time taking part in this cool online shopping event.
Preview the exhibitors taking part through the link below. The makers’ online shops will go live Saturday 3 December at 8 am. To receive an exclusive subscribers-only invite to the pre-sale on Friday 2 December just sign up to their mailing list through the link below too!
November 28th, 2022
I have a selection of my work available at NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE IN CIRENCESTER, in their
A CRAFTED CHRISTMAS SHOW which runs from - 29th OCTOBER - 24th DECEMBER
‘Support independent makers and craftspeople this Christmas and buy unique, hand-crafted gifts for you, your home, and your friends and family. With work from over 100 UK-based makers, whether you are hosting this festive season and looking to refresh your home décor, or looking to treat yourself as the end of the year draws near, there is something for you.
Extended Opening Hours
Sundays from 30th Oct - 18th Dec, 10am - 4pm
EVENTS: MAKING MERRY
THURSDAY 8TH DECEMBER, 5PM - 8PM
Join the team for an evening of late-night shopping, with drop-in craft activities and festive mince pies, cookies, and mulled juice.
Resident makers Tracey Elphick, Hayley Kruger Jewellery, Loco Glass, and The Stained Glass Studio will remain open for the event’.
November 28th, 2022
You can still catch me in the wonderful ‘handmade for Christmas’ show at the Millenium Gallery in Sheffield. Open till Christmas Eve for those last minute gifts for loved ones or a self gift … and why not!!
November 15th, 2022
NEW STOCKIST ALERT!
WATERSIDE ARTS CENTRE, TRAFFORD
I am also pleased to share I have supplied a collection to this Arts Centre in Sale, Manchester. Looking forward to visiting soon!
November 15th, 2022
NEW STOCKIST ALERT!
THE GALLERY, SOUTH SQUARE CENTRE, BRADFORD
I am pleased to share I have supplied a collection to this gallery space, headed up by the lovely Florence Hoy.
South Square is a collection of 19th Century workers cottages, in the old Yorkshire village of Thornton, famous for its Brontë connections and its impressive 20-arch viaduct.
October 28th, 2022
After the wonderful Spring show in Cheltenham, I am happy to share I have been selected again to attend the new Christmas Fair by Craft Festival. It’s such a lovely town to visit and for two days we will be doing our best to bring some 3d printed festive cheer to the many visitors. I look forward to chatting to new and old customers again.
You can buy advance tickets here, come to Cheltenham and make a weekend of it why don’t you!
October 23rd, 2022
I am very happy to be returning to the Paper Dolls Handmade Christmas market on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of November at the Custard Factory in Digbeth Birmingham.
The market will open on Saturday at 11 am and close at 6 pm and on Sunday at 11 am and close at 4 pm.
This will be my third time showing at the Custard Factory, it’s such a cool space and the atmosphere has always been so lovely, I am looking forward to returning for this two-day event in the run-up to Christmas.
Another date for your diary if you are in the area, it’s a perfect event for those special Christmas gifts with a plethora of beautiful work on offer.
Why not have a mooch around their beautiful and pleasing website to see all the other makers taking part, you can find me in the homewares section.
October 18th, 2022
Having been approached at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair to apply to join the CRAFTS COUNCIL DIRECTORY I did so on my return and am delighted to share I have been accepted!
This is a bit major for me, recognition from such a respected creative organisation has blown me away.
Click through this link above to view the full directory.
‘We believe craft skills and knowledge enrich and uplift us as individuals ... Browse, buy and commission from our directory of more than 800 craftspeople’ CCD
October 14th, 2022
Absolutely thrilled to share that I received a showcase award at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair from PLATFORM GALLERY. This was such a wonderful surprise during the preview evening, which was then followed by three great days exhibiting in the deep end of the Victoria Baths pool C!
The showcase at the Platform Gallery will be taking place in January 2023, so I best get busy creating more work for this exciting opportunity.
This funny picture of me was snapped by Dom Marshall who I was lucky enough to be sharing my stand with, I think you can see how excited I was!
A huge thanks to all the visitors who stopped by to say hello and find out about our work, and went on happily to purchase a vase or two.
September 13th, 2022
Oh my goodness me, what an exciting day. I have been asked to supply 3 of my designs to be showcased as part of the Green Living Live exhibition at Grand Designs Live in Birmingham. I am a massive Kevin McCloud fan so this means a lot to little old me. I can’t wait to visit and be inspired by all the companies exhibiting and I am sure we will come away wanting to build our own new home!
Making its debut at NEC Birmingham in October 2022, Green Living Live, powered by myenergi, is an event dedicated to showcasing eco-friendly products and services from companies that put sustainability at the heart of their business.
September 10th, 2022
NEW STOCKIST ALERT!
Absolutely delighted to share that my designs will be available at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Shop from October 2022. I am busily preparing a collection to send up North to this wonderfully inspirational place. I really can’t wait to visit this one. Another exciting milestone for my small business!
September 14th, 2022
Where better to start your Christmas shopping than at Compton Verney’s Christmas Gift Market.
Stroll through the market featuring over 20 hand-selected boutique stalls filled with a wide range of beautiful gifts from some of Britain’s best artisans and artists working in ceramics, wood, willow, metalwork and more. Housed in a large, heated candy cane striped big top on the lawn you will be able to find unique Christmas presents. Meet the makers, browse and shop in a relaxed setting.
In association with Beautiful & Useful, our Christmas Gift Market is curated by writer and editor Natasha Goodfellow, formerly deputy editor of Homes & Antiques magazine and manager of GROW London.
Digbeth Dining Club will be bringing some of the West Midlands’ finest street food chefs and producers to feed your passion for great food.
Be sure to head inside to explore our Gift Shop with a wide range of home and fashion gifts plus lots of lovely stocking fillers.
To complete the festive feel, the Gift Market will be supported by live music from some of our amazing local and community choirs and brass bands playing traditional carols and music.
Friday 9 December: 10.30am – 8pm
Saturday 10 December: 10.30am – 8pm
Sunday 11 December: 10.30am-4pm
Member: Free
Non-member adult: £10
Child: Free
Tickets include entry to the grounds, permanent collections, our gift shop and restaurant.
August 25th, 2022
NEW STOCKIST ALERT!
I am happy to share you can now find this lovely collection above at The Fox and Crow Gallery. I truly love selecting these individual collections for each new independent retailer or gallery space, with early shapes being printed in new colours and new shapes emerging slowly but surely, the opportunities are endless.
The Fox & Crow Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday and is situated inside the amazing Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek, Staffordshire. On the ground floor opposite the delicious artisan cafe, stocking homeware & gifts handmade by over 30 local artists. A mixture of unique designs of ceramics, glass, paintings, jewellery, and gifts that are all exclusive to their gallery.
Leek is a great town to visit and has a wonderful, vintage and antique market on a Saturday morning.
August 20th, 2022
With my second foray into the world of hospitality, my vases can now be found at Market House Cambridge. As a new business, they are sharing wonderful images of their delicious-looking food and drinks, and it’s so wonderful to keep seeing my mini vases nestled between the beautiful dinnerware and in the amazing interior. A selection of my Birchwood and Steel grey designs were selected by Jinzhao Li the restaurants Director.
It’s a must-go to restaurant if you are in Cambridge any time soon! A one-of-a-kind dining and meeting space. in the site of the iconic Don Pasquale building, in Cambridge’s Market Square.
Here is a quote from Bill Brogan,
We look forward to welcoming you to Market House. We have a very experienced and passionate team, carefully designed menus, exciting drink lists including a great range of wines from around the world, amazingly crafted gins, beers, locally roasted coffee beans, and a very interesting list of teas. We want you to come to Market House and enjoy a nice time over a comforting meal and great drinks. Consider us your home from home.
-Bill Brogan, General Manager @ Market House
August 19th, 2022
So happy to share that Dom Marshall and I are sharing a showcase at Prema Arts Centre in Uley, nr Gloucestershire. The showcase is running from now until early October so why not pop in if you are local to Uley and take a look? This is our first outing together and a little trial run for the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair which is taking place at the Victoria Baths in Manchester from 13th - 16th October.
Hello Gloucestershire!
August 17th, 2022
Another date for your festive diaries this Christmas. I am happy to share I have been invited to join the Beautiful and Useful Christmas Fair at Compton Verney in Warwickshire. Three days of festive fun will be set in the beautiful grounds of this amazing estate.
More details to follow but the dates are as follows:
9th, 10th, and 11th December 2022
August 17th, 2022
I can’t believe it’s nearly a year since my first show ever at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair. I will be there again in October 2022 and this time I will be sharing my stand with Dom Marshall my husband and partner in design crime. Dom knows that I will be in charge of course 😁
It’s so great to see the amazing work of Laura Plant used on the banner poster this year, stunning work which Laura first exhibited at the British Ceramics Biennale last year. I teach with Laura at Staffordshire University and am excited to see what new pieces she will be launching at GNCCF.
Here is the link to buy tickets for the show which runs for three days this time, I am busy preparing my designs already!
August 17th, 2022
I am absolutely thrilled to have been asked to supply a selection of designs to the Unlimited Design Shop and Gallery in, cooler than a cool thing, Brighton!
I have admired this shop for ages and it was on my list of dream retailers to approach. It is one of my go-to Instagram fixes when I need a colour injection. It has been lovely to chat with Sara and plan the collection together. A lovely group of vases and planters are heading there today.
If you are in Brighton why not pop in, I can’t wait to see how Sara displays my designs.
August 2nd, 2022
I am absolutely thrilled to have been invited to supply a selection of designs to the RBSA Gallery shop. I have seen so many posts of beautiful objects available there and I am honoured to be joining their shop window both in Birmingham and online. I really can’t wait to visit!
August 2nd, 2022
I am pleased to share you can now see my work at Studio Vault. A small independent gallery and workshop space. Studio Vault are passionate about selling hand-crafted products that are made by skilled artisans all over the world. Based in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales they are certainly worth a visit!
July, 2022
This little collection has just arrived at this amazing community venue.
Black Swan Arts is a community venue for contemporary arts & crafts. Frome's art centre provides an enriching and challenging arts programme for everyone.
Black Swan Arts is in the heart of the renowned creative market town of Frome in Somerset. Our vibrant and varied programme features contemporary and innovative art and crafts. We are a popular arts venue for the creatives of Frome and beyond. Black Swan Arts has a courtyard cafe, shop, studio workshops, three exhibition spaces and studios/offices within the main building. It's a friendly place to meet, run almost entirely by volunteers working together and we encourage everyone to support Frome's Art Centre in whatever way they can.
July 2nd, 2022
I am absolutely thrilled to have been invited to supply a selection of designs to PRIOR in Bristol. We delivered the collection to Beck whilst spending the weekend visiting friends, Bristolis such a cool city, it’s a gorgeous store with a calming flow to it, I could have spent a lot of money that day!
PRIOR SHOP is an award winning not-for-profit independent shop, workshop space, gallery, and community hub in Bristol's City Centre.
ONE OF A KIND. RESPONSIBLE DESIGN
July 2022
I am pleased to share you can now see my work at Snowhome in Gillygate York. Helen and Matt of O+M at Snowhome, have shared values of Conscious Consumerism. Procuring a carefully chosen collection of responsibly sourced, design-led goods which celebrate the everyday; the store is a joyful experience where creativity, collaboration, and their partnerships with individual makers and conscientious manufacturers is integral to what they do.
July, 2022
In March I had an exciting order from Joanne at the Beehive in Crail, Scotland. My first foray this far North for my collection. I am happy to share that Joanne has just ordered her first replenishment order which makes me so happy. A gorgeous mix of Scandi colours in Aqua, Mint, Marshmallow and Milk.
June 5th, 2022
I am absolutely thrilled to have been invited to take part in the Heart Gallery summer exhibition with the wonderful title of INTO THE BRIGHT it will run from June 19th through to August 21st.
We delivered my collection last week and it was so lovely to mooch around Hebden Bridge, what a beautiful place.
Here are a few words about the gallery written by Alison the Gallery owner.
‘Hello from Heart Gallery; a warm and inviting independent contemporary gallery in the heart of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Nestled beneath rolling hills and breathtaking landscapes, Heart Gallery is a gem occupying part of a former Baptist Chapel in its own grounds. Heart Gallery first flung open its big black doors in 2006 and is now a premier destination in the picturesque town of Hebden Bridge for those seeking affordable contemporary art, timeless jewellery, and engaging craft’
Sounds fantastic doesn’t it, if you are nearby or visiting West Yorkshire why not pop in!
April 5th, 2022
I am absolutely delighted to have been asked by Jennifer Collier and the Unit Twelve team to take part in their next exhibition titled ‘Over the Rainbow’, The team says it’s going to be a spectrum of brightly coloured high quality contemporary craft, to raise a smile and spread joy.
With work by: Hanne Rysgaard, Curious Clare, Bonner Leather, Natalie Bell, LizzieHillier, Jennie Jackson, Eloise Scotland, Katie Kameen, Sibley Sparling, Lisa Gibson and Bryony Rose Jennings.
I can’t wait to visit and see all this amazing work.
(Please note the gallery will be closed on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of June for the Bank Holiday)
5th May- 3rd Sept 2022
Unit Twelve
Tixall Heath Farm
Stafford, ST18 0XX
June 5th, 2022
Another one for your calendar if you happen to be in Devon for June 17th - 19th!
This will be my first time at the famous Craft Festival Bovey Tracey event and I can’t wait. I am really looking forward to being in the start-up tent with makers such as Jean White. Jean makes stunning ceramic objects with intricate debossed and embossed endangered bird designs. You can see her work currently at the Manchester Art Gallery where she has her own showcase.
I am also looking forward to meeting more of the Find A Maker Family, you can check out their work here and find me in the mixed media section of the directory.
Buy advance tickets through the link below. There are also lots of workshops running throughout the weekend, and even an audience with Keith Brymer Jones!
I hope to see you there.
June 5th, 2022
I will be taking part in the Paper Dolls Summer Market on Saturday 11th June at the Custard Factory in Birmingham. I really enjoyed taking part in the Christmas market last year and so I am looking forward to a return visit. It’s certainly one for your diary 😁
It’s a contemporary handmade marketplace carefully curated to bring you a unique and creative shopping experience in the heart of Digbeth.
The printers and I have been working non-stop to get ready for this and my next show, it’s all very exciting. Hope to see you there! There are a couple of new shapes on offer and new colours too across my best selling shapes of course.
April 5th, 2022
Really excited to have been invited by Fiona Wilson Prints to exhibit in her studio and workshop space as part of the Leek Open Studios & Arts Trail after a two-year break due to Covid.
Fiona will be doing tours of her amazing print studio whilst myself, Dominic Marshall and Dawn Critchley will be showing our wares in the workshop and retail space, alongside Fiona’s gorgeous work, it’s going to be so colourful!
We hope that you will be as excited as we are and get involved by taking part, telling people you know that may also be interested and spreading the word when the event is running.
Definitely, a date for your diary if you are local or not 😁
The Open Studios will be on Saturday 7th May 2022 from 10am until 5pm
The Arts Trail will run from Saturday 7th May for one week until the 14th May 2020
March 14th, 2022
We have just returned from our first time exhibiting at Craft Festival Cheltenham and I am thrilled to share that I was awarded the Showcase Award by LLantarnam Grange, a gallery in South Wales. The award was presented by Louise Jones-Williams the gallery’s Director and Sarah James, Director of the Craft Festival.
I was absolutely blown away with this award, the prize being a 7-week showcase in the gallery sometime in 2023! I am not ashamed to say that it was an emotional experience and yes there were tears as we head towards this collection’s first year anniversary on March 23rd.
We had such a wonderful three days talking to customers and fellow exhibitors, meeting so many other makers, who I had connected with previously online but now in person, was such a treat.
I will be exhibiting again with Craft Festival at Bovey Tracy in June and can’t wait.
March 9th, 2022
I am thrilled to share you can now purchase the above collection through Kip Hideaways in their super cool online Kip Kiosk.
Their tag line is Small places with soul and they certainly live up to this. Kip is a unique curation of the very best boutique rentals in the UK for 2-6 people, all gorgeous, under-the-radar and affordable. It’s a membership site — joining reveals secret content, direct booking with the owners, member offers and gifts when you stay. Plus they’ll plant a tree in your honour.
Emily asked me to pick a hideaway that I felt suited my brand and product and I chose the Devon Secret Cabin. You will see two of my vases styled in this gorgeous hidden gem, I really want to visit myself.
Happy Holidays all!
February 26th, 2022
On March 10th we will be heading south to Cheltenham to take part in the Craft Festival.
I can’t wait to share my new collection at this event, here is a little sneaky peek of a few of my new designs.
I am so excited to see how my collection is received and speak to customers and also my creative neighbours at the show. With 100 makers there will be so much to see and hopefully we can explore Cheltenham a little too!
On Friday March 11th, Keith Brymer-Jones is opening the Festival and talking to a live audience about his life & new book, Boy in a China Shop. I have met Keith on one of his many visits to Staffordshire University where I also teach, he is an amazingly supportive ambassador for our course Product, Furniture, Ceramics BA (hons)
There is still lots to do in preparation, but I am extremely excited to have this opportunity, less than one year after launching my collection of 3d printed designs.
February 26th, 2022
The NEW MAKERS exhibition closed today at the Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool and it has been wonderfully received with two restocks required during the showtime. I am thrilled to have been invited to stay on in their general gallery space which is such an honour as I will sit alongside some of my craft and design heroes, such as Justine Allison Ceramics!
I am still pinching myself!
I am coming up to my one-year anniversary of this website launch and the introduction of the ‘hello beautiful’ collection back in March 2021.
What a year!
January 28th, 2022
Following on from participating in the amazing Winter Show at the Craft Centre and Design Gallery Leeds I have been invited by the lovely team to stay on in the general retail space, which is fantastic! The designs above were delivered this week and you can see them in situ or buy them online through the gallery website.
The Craft centre is celebrating its 40th year and you can read all about their story on their website and social media.
You can currently see the solo exhibition of Studio Critical - beautiful wooden pieces created by Nick Vorstermans in Manchester. Nick and I have connected through Instagram as new makers and I have started to collect his wooden mini vases to compliment my own growing collection. Mini’s are a thing in this home!
Treat yourselves to a day out in Leeds, it’s an incredible city!
Another wonderful start to 2022!
January 28th, 2022
The NEW MAKERS exhibition is underway at the Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool. I am thrilled to have been invited to partake alongside an incredible bunch of other new makers. The team spotted me at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair last October and approached me just before Christmas. You can see my designs in situ or in their online shop. The show runs until February 26th so treat yourself to a day out in this amazing city of culture. The gallery is a short walk to the Tate and Liverpool docks.
A wonderful start to 2022!
December 15th, 2021
I am very excited to announce I have been selected to take part in the Craft Festival Cheltenham in March 2022.
Craft Festival, Cheltenham was founded in 2018, they believe that working in partnership is the key to success and sustainability. Their partners Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen, madebyhandonline.com, Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre and Unit Twelve Gallery have been a vital part of their success.
I can’t wait to share my new collection at this event, the hotel is booked and although I am having a couple of weeks rest over the Christmas holidays my sketchbook won’t be far from my side as I am itching to start making new things.
A wonderful end to my first year of business.
December 10th, 2021
I am very excited to announce I have been selected to take part in a New Makers exhibition at The Bluecoat Centre, Liverpool.
I will be opening early January until mid February 2022.
I think I have enough pieces but I may have to do a few extra cheeky prints over the holidays!
The Bluecoat Display Centre is a nationally and internationally recognised contemporary craft and design gallery that has been established since 1959. They sell, exhibit and promote over 350 selected contemporary craftspeople each year working in a broad variety of media. I have visited a few times in the past and never dreamed I would be asked to submit work for an exhibition, another wonderful end to my first year of business.
I will share more nearer the time.
November 29th, 2021
How excited was I to see my mini vase used in the promo banner for this event, VERY!
This will be my last event of this very exciting year, after which I will be working towards my last Christmas orders on 15th December followed by a restful few weeks over Christmas.
I will be sending a discount code to my subscribers so sign up by Friday 3rd December to take advantage of this offer.
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair - online: 4-5 December 2021.
Unique handmade craft to buy for Christmas, direct from over 100 specially selected designer-makers.
GNCCFonline: Christmas Edition goes live on www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk from 9am, Saturday 4 December 2021 and is on all weekend.
Follow at: #GNCCFonline #GNCCF #CraftSaysSomething #ACEsupported
October 16th, 2021
I will be taking part in the Paper Dolls Christmas Market on Sunday 28th November at the Custard Factory in Birmingham. I visited one of their fairs before lockdown and was blown away with the quality of the work on show and bought lots of pressies for friends and family. It’s certainly one for your diary 😁
October 16th, 2021
I am really happy to be taking part in the Digital Craft Festival online event which runs over the weekend of the 13th and 14th November. The weekend is crammed full of interesting talks and activities which you can sign up for, check out their website for more details. I will also be taking part in an Instagram live chat with Andy Greenacre on Sunday 14th November at 12.30pm, we will be talking all about 3d printing and my small business adventure being just 7 months old there is so much to talk about 😁
October 12th, 2021
So after the most wonderful weekend at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, I am back in my studio, recharged and ready to print new designs for the WINTER SHOW at the CRAFT CENTRE AND ART GALLERY LEEDS. The exhibition runs from November 6th through to January 29th.
I can’t wait to visit!
October 12th, 2021
Excited to share I have popped up again in another of the CURATED MAKERS made local pop-up events. This time in Leeds Trinity shopping centre. You will find a selection of my mini vases available amongst 40 other makers designs and products. This is a temporary event until Christmas, so pop on in if you are local. I think I need a trip to Leeds sometime soon!
October 12th, 2021
Following on from the Curated Makers Pop up at the World of Wedgwood I will be supplying a small collection to this new little shop created by the World of Wedgwood team. The shop is called @josiah.and.co, purveyors of local goods. A little shop with a big ambition to put local artisans on the map!
They have sourced some of the best local makers in the Staffordshire area and I can’t wait to visit and see how it’s going.
Another maker listed is Dominic Marshall Design, check out his website for more information about his screen printing adventures. A little shout out for my super talented hubby… and why not 😁
September 17th, 2021
I’m excited to share this news !
As part of the Great Northern Contemporary Crafts Fair, I have been selected to take part in the TRAILBLAZERS showcase selected by the Manchester Art Gallery shop. They shared this post last night with my mini vase collection nestled amongst this amazing group of makers.
Makers such as Studio Critical who hand turns these elegant wooden vases, one of which I had to snap up during the GNCCF online event back in July. I have a thing for small and beautiful.
Also, Larka Jewellery makes graphic and crispy designs that combine high-tech laser cutting and more traditional jewellery-making techniques in acrylic, walnut, and metals.
I think I might be spending any profit on some self-gifting!
The Manchester Art Gallery shop is open Wednesday through to Sunday from 10 - 5 so if you are in the vicinity why not pop in and see my mini vases for yourself.
We have still yet to visit the Grayson’s Art Club exhibition which runs until October 31st at the Manchester Art Gallery, it is free but booking is essential. Grayson and Philippa were such a tonic during the lockdown inspiring the nation to get creative. We absolutely loved it! I can’t believe just 6 months into my new design venture my designs are showcased so close to Grayson’s art pieces, I am seriously not worthy.
Back to the studio for me, creating new shapes and prints for the show in 3 weeks time.
September 11th, 2021
I’m excited to share the link below to book your tickets for the Great Northern Contemporary Crafts Fair which opens on Friday 8th October through to Sunday 10th October at Victoria Baths, Manchester. This is going to be my first ever LIVE show. The Designs are underway, the stand is being made and the hotel is booked, only 3 weeks to go… I am nervous and excited at the same time. I hope you can pop along to say hello, maybe get lots of your Christmas presents snapped up, and have a wonderful day out in one of our coolest cities.
The Victoria Baths were designed to be the grandest baths in Britain when they opened in 1906, the decorative tiled and stained glass interiors of this Grade II listed Edwardian landmark will be a fitting backdrop for the GNCCF.
The GNCCF is an amazing celebration of British craft with jewellery, textile accessories, print, furniture, lighting, ceramics, metal and glass available to buy.
Over half of the 160 makers selected for the fair will be exhibiting for the first time, including me! Alongside 30 recent graduates in the emerging talent exhibition, Changing Spaces.
CRAFT SAYS…
“Be brave, trust your taste. Because you don’t need to follow the herd; you’re smarter, savvier and more stylish than you think".
I am looking forward to meeting the organisers, Ann- Marie and Angela who have made the whole process pretty much painless.
July 18th, 2021
So today is my birthday on the hottest day of the year!
I am excited to share some more fabulous news for my new small business. I have been selected to take part in the CURATED MAKERS - MADE LOCAL POP UP which is being held at the World of Wedgwood gift shop in Barlaston, Stoke on Trent from August 4th - September 26th.
So from leaving Wedgwood/ Royal Doulton after many years in May 2020, it will be fun to go back to Barlaston in a very different capacity as a designer-maker of my own collection. I am hoping to see a few old friends when delivering stock to the site and really hope it is going to be a fruitful pop-up for all designers and makers involved.
I will be sharing lots more on Instagram and Facebook in the next few weeks and hope you get to pop along if you are local to the area.
July 17th, 2021
Back in October 2020 I had the opportunity to become a visiting lecturer on the 3d Designer-Maker BA course at Staffordshire University. Working under the guidance of course leader Tim Forrester, and also with Angela Atkinson, Francesco Feltrin, Rachel Butlin, and Laura Plant. I am thrilled to bits to announce that I have been offered a permanent senior lecturer position for 2 days a week commencing in August this year. I feel blessed to have this position and look forward to working with the next generation of creatives over the coming years. The course covers mixed materials including; ceramics, metal, wood, and plastics. With amazing academic and technical staff to help the students realise their ideas, it’s an amazing course. It is a homecoming for me as I studied for my BA and MA there, roll on October, and the start of a new semester!
July 16th, 2021
This event is upon us - so soon!
The Great Northern Events - GNCCF online show is running through the weekend of the 17th and 18th July and I will be here manning my online shop, sharing new colours and designs and a special offer for my first ten orders from current subscribers.
Join the Great Northern Events mailing list for an exclusive early bird preview of all the 120 makers on Friday 16th at 6pm.
May 28th, 2021
I am thrilled to bits to have been selected for the physical GNCCF event in October 2021, click on the button for more info. It runs from Thursday 8th through to Sunday 10th October and will be in a new location at Victoria Baths, Manchester. I will be sharing more details nearer the date, in the meantime, I best get designing my stand and creating more ‘hello beautiful’ designs for this my first physical show!
May 12th, 2021
Fantastic to hear that the Royal Doulton Signature 1815 collection has won The Tableware International Award of Excellence in the Casual Dining category for 2021. This was my last design project with the company before I left a year ago this month. It feels wonderful to receive this recognition along with the design and NPD teams who have brought this to market. It was a great project to work on.
GO TEAM ROYAL DOULTON !
May 9th, 2021
My first ever INSTA LIVE interview with Fiona Wilson Prints was so much fun after I had managed to quash my nerves! If you would like to hear more about my 3d printing adventure and new small business you can watch it by clicking on the link below. Thanks to Fiona for making me feel so at ease!
May 8th, 2021
Another momentous day for this small business, my second wholesale customer received their stock today and their feedback has been just lovely. Thanks to Martin Kyran for the order and to Jo Mcpherson for the recommendation. I can’t wait to hear how they sell-through. Sailors are anti-mass production and strive to find one-offs, limited edition, handmade, vintage, or locally sourced goods. Check out their gorgeous store in person if you are based in East Sussex or online in the link below.
May 4th, 2021
Another momentous day for this small business, I am featured today in fiona-wilson.blogspot.com. I really enjoyed answering Fiona’s questions about this my first year of business and my creative process. Pop on over to have a read and check out Fiona’s beautiful creations in the link below.
April 12th, 2021
Today was a momentous day for my new small business, I posted out my first wholesale order to my first ever stockist ‘Curated Collective’. They are also a new company whose brand purpose resonated with me. The business began online during lockdown and, they have opened their first bricks and mortar store in Ealing Broadway this week.
Click on the link below to find out more about them, they are encouraging all to…
SHOP WITH PURPOSE
‘The Curated Collective is a carefully chosen edit of mostly British makers & designers. We work with partners who strive to create something new and interesting while remaining sustainable and ethical.
Join us on our mission to 'Shop With Purpose' - for people who like to spend a little more thoughtfully...’
April 1st, 2021
I am thrilled to bits to have been selected for the GNCCF online event in July 2021, click on the button for more info. It’s happening on July 17th, and 18th, and I will be sharing more details nearer the date, in the meantime, I best get creating more ‘hello beautiful’ designs for this my first online event.
March 22nd, 2021
I am absolutely delighted to have been selected for this new online directory, click on the button for more info.
“We have spent 18 years creating some of the most beautiful craft festivals in Europe. Along the way, we have gathered a loyal and knowledgeable audience of followers that love and appreciate skillfully handmade objects. We want to connect our audience with a curated collection of the finest makers, regardless of where they are based” - Find a Maker by Craft Festival