New work on show as part of a joint exhibition, Uncommon Beauty at Craft in the Bay, Cardiff. Curated by glass artist Verity Pulford the exhibition features 27 makers.

Uncommon Beauty

Verity Pulford

I will be attending this lovely contemporary Craft Fair in November.

Blue Magpie Craft Fair will be open again this November, ready to bring some of the finest makers of crafts to Elmslie House, Malvern

Admission to the fair will be £3 on the door (by cash or card, accompanied children under 16 are free), which includes a wrist band allowing entry for all three days and entry into the Makers’ Raffle.
Enjoy homemade refreshments inside, including light lunches at the café at Elmslie House, or to take them away to savour at home.
There will be a changing line up of makers over each day of the fair – 26 each day, with over 50 in total over the weekend featuring designer-makers who work in ceramics, jewellery, textiles, glass and wood, as well as artists and illustrators exhibiting at the Fair, there will be plenty to choose from and be inspired by

I will be joining Verity Pulford at her studio in Eryrys, Near Mold from 27th to 29th August for an open studio event. To find Verity’s use Sat nav to The Sun Inn, Eryrys then follow the Open Studio signs.

Also taking part are Ruth Thomas and Tara Dean printmakers who will be opening at Ruth’s studio at Bryn Egwallt, Llandyrnog Denbighshire LL16 4NB. To find Ruth’s studio follow Sat nav to The Golden Lion at Llangynhafal, LL16 4LN continue in the direction of Llangwyfan for another mile and then look out for the Open Studio signs.

The studios will be open from 11am -4pm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

A joint exhibition of sea inspired original art by local artist Laura Bryson and ceramicist Kirsti Brown. Laura Bryson is an emerging artist living in Ballyclare. She is largely inspired by the sea and works in acrylic. Most of her paintings features the beaches and atmospheric skies of the County Antrim coast. Kirsti Brown’s range of stoneware ceramics are inspired by her love of wandering, drawing and daydreaming by the coast. Each of her ceramic vessels is hand built and influenced by the sea, beaches and cliffs around Wales and Scotland. The decoration is added to evoke shorelines, waves and landscape and features a distinctive vivid turquoise glaze.