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Handmade for Christmas
A glorious mix of unique and beautiful gifts from local designers, artists and makers Is it a gallery? Is it a gift shop? Is it a craft fair? No! It’s seven weeks of Christmas shopping heaven. ????? Is there space in your world for ????? Superb craftsmanship and design… The beautiful, quirky and unique… Local enterprise… Sitting by a roaring fire with a cup of something warming… Victorian architecture and stained glass… A chat and a laugh… Then this is most definitely the place (and time) for you. For just seven weeks each year this unassuming little Victorian Chapel metamorphoses into a glowing beacon of hope for all those who quail at the thought of the dreaded Christmas shopping trip. Dozens of very talented local elves and elfesses have been toiling all year in their workshops to make the most perfect hand-crafted gifts for those on your list (and I’m absolutely certain you deserve a pressie for yourself as well).
The Workhouse Chapel | Bath Road | Sturminster Newton | DT10 1DR www.workhousechapel.co.uk
Handmade for Christmas is 5 years old...
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Happy Birthday H4C!! So to celebrate the day in a proper kind of way we’ve decided to produce our very own directory of all the fabulous artists and makers. I get so many enquiries throughout the year about items that you have bought and makers you would like to contact – now you will have all the information at your fingertips. Everyone listed here would be delighted to hear from you with enquiries or orders at any time. Why not treat yourself, or a friend, to a workshop – on page 35 you will find a list of everyone who runs courses. Handmade for Christmas started as a ‘bit of a laugh’ and, although it is still an indubitably jolly affair, it has gained a seriously serious reputation for the huge diversity and the excellence of the work on display, not to mention the very warmest of welcomes. Maybe one of Dorset’s best kept secrets – shhh!! Don’t tell a soul…. Of course it would be nothing without you, the lovely customer – thank you for making H4C such a big success. We look forward to seeing you again at next year’s H4C (4th November to Christmas Eve 2017) when we shall be six… 3
Meet the team Rose Hatcher - Chief Cook & Bottle-washer The mastermind(?) behind the madness Bob Hatcher – Woodchopper & Firelighter The wind beneath Rose’s wings! Michelle Clements-Davies – Customer Care Because we do care very much Suzy Rushbrook – Girl Friday As Michelle, but only on Fridays Hilary Glyde – Girl Saturday Something for the weekend? Meg Dunford – Soshal meeja Delphine Jones – Techno-whizz Directory Designer www.delphinejones.com
If you would like to know more about what goes on in the WC (yes! I know) for the rest of the year, please visit the website and sign up to the monthly newsletter. 4
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And now...
Prepare to meet your makers! I have been utterly unable to find a rational way of sorting us. Alphabetically? Isn’t that what indexes are for? By discipline? But so many of us fall into several camps… By age? Wouldn’t want to be the last listed By personal beauty? Ditto Favoured way of serving potatoes? Oh yes… I have done the research!* But now we are getting ridiculous... so eventually I plumped for a gently meandering path through the disciplines, starting with textiles, draping softly into jewellery, which in its turn will melt into metal, and so on...
Quite a few exhibitors are brandsparkly-new to H4C this year – a very big welcome to them – and some are ‘originals’ (but not in the Levi’s jeans kind of way) and deserve a medal. Most are from within a 40-mile radius, but we also have a few ‘outsiders’ to add diversity. Many offer workshops. Whether new, original or in between, they are all amazingly talented and make this unique event very special indeed. I hope you will enjoy this slightly off-kilter (but still useful and informative) insight into the world of those of us who make. *Roasties come out on top! 5
Annabel Wilson Makes – fabulous colourful lamps and lampshades Materials – natural fabrics Process – the ancient Japanese art of Shibori Favourite word – teapot Would rather be – cycling “I used to be indecisive – now I’m not so sure”
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www.townhillstudio.co.uk | FB: Townhillstudio annabel@townhillstudio.co.uk | 07971 605 316
Kate Westcott Makes – contemporary and striking hand-printed table linen Materials – linen Process – screen printing Inspired by – images and silhouettes from English countryside and gardens Favourite colour – magenta Strange bit about Kate – she just loves cold gravy on toast for breakfast!
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www.katewestcott.com | FB: Kate Westcott - artist kate.westcott@btinternet.com | 07947 301 948
Carla Taylor Makes – contemporary sustainable wool sculptures Materials – wool Process – needle felting Inspired by – animals and landscape of the British countryside and coastline Would rather be – a shapeshifter “Fall in the love with the process and the rest will come!” www.themouseholewoolery.co.uk themouseholewoolery@gmail.com 07810 723 288 FB: themouseholewoolery
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Helen Hawkins * NEW * Makes – keepsake ‘dolls’ modelled on British wild animals Process – designing and patternmaking, then stitching Favourite word – pyjamas Would rather be – on holiday Helen has – represented England in Field Archery craftiekeepsakes@gmail.com | 07894 801 174 FB: craftiekeepsakes
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Kaye Mash
Caroline Harris
Makes – striking silk scarves Materials – silk Process – itajime shibori dyeing Favourite colour – royal blue Favourite way of serving potatoes – mash of course!
Makes – pictures of fishes, flowers, coastal scenes Materials – yes, lots of them! Process – appliqué Inspired by – the sea Would rather be – at the beach! “Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses”
www.kayemash.co.uk
www.seasawdesign.com seasawdesign@gmail.com 07977 141 492 FB: Sea-SawDesign
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Sue Britton Makes – stitched textile pictures Materials – a riot of fabrics and fibres Process – appliqué, embellishing & embroidery Inspiration – my life in Dorset with love of dogs, chickens & ducks Favourite word – bonkers www.dogsinstitches.co.uk dogsinstitches@hotmail.co.uk FB: Dogsinstitches textiles
Anne-Marie Vanner Meninafeliz Makes – quirky accessories for home and fashion Material – paper, knitwear, felt, haberdashery, recycled where possible Process – layering, hand stitching Would rather be... camping in the mountains Meninafeliz means ‘happy girl’ madebymeninafeliz@gmail.com FB: Meninafeliz 07835 806 483
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Rose Hatcher Makes – felt pictures, silk pictures, felt and semi-precious stone jewellery Materials – merino wool, silk fibre Process – wet-feltmaking, silk paper Inspired by – just about everything Favourite drink – gin & full fat tonic, ice & slice (lime) After all… a girl has to keep her weight up somehow! Favourite meal – egg and chips Would rather be – collecting shells
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FB: RoseHatcher.theworkhousechapel rose@rosehatcher.co.uk | 07900 580 716 www.rosehatcher.co.uk | www.workhousechapel.co.uk
Caroline Parrott * NEW * Makes – jewellery, home and garden accents, sculpture Materials – anodised aluminium Process – cutting, dying, printing Inspired by – Dorset, its countryside, flora and fauna Would rather be – having afternoon tea Favourite word – dinner Favourite book – cookery [is a theme emerging here?!]
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www.carolineparrott.com | FB: seaparrott caroline@carolineparrott.com 07779 580 247
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Rachel Reilly Makes – knitted wire jewellery Material – enamelled copper wire Process – knitting and manipulation Inspired by – colour and possibilities Has a wonderful shop – Facets of Avalon, 1 Archers Parade, Glastonbury BA6 9JA Rachel’s Huguenot ancestral name was Guildersleve, which translates to ‘goldweaver’… full circle! Favourite hairdo – bed hair (see mugshot) www.facetsofavalon.com info@rachelreilly.com FB: rachelreilly.wearablesculpture 01458 830003
Jane Alexander Makes – vibrant, colourful jewellery, boxes, buttons & pictures Materials – copper and enamel Process – firing complex designs in dry powder onto copper plate Would rather be… a Cirque du Soleil performer Her family call her The Hamistero (hamster), because she never gets off the wheel! www.jane-alexander.com janealexander@gmx.com 07818 345 358
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Fran Griffith * NEW *
Gill Smeulders
Fran just can’t get enough of the pure joy of design and colour. She dreams sparkling bead colours, mathematical designs, and intricate combinations! Beaded jewellery and wonderful beading kits to make your own. Eeyore or Tigger? How could one live without the other? www.frangipanibeads.co.uk fran@crumpetsfarm.com FB: Fran Griffith 01202 625775
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Makes – bold and beautiful jewellery Materials – handmade, recycled, sustainable and fairtrade buttons and beads, vintage finds, or my own work in pure silver Would rather be... by the sea Hairdo? – yes please Chips or salad? Both
FB: Random 07532 449 076 gillian_smeulders@hotmail.com
Rachel Eardley * NEW *
Min Fletcher-Jones * NEW *
Rachel uses decommissioned coins, picking out and intricately hand cutting the miniature images on the coins, then working them with silver to create stunning pieces of jewellery. Favourite book – Cold Comfort Farm
Makes – bold, opulent jewellery Materials – silver, gold, semiprecious and precious stones Process – silversmithing Favourite flower – rambling roses Would rather be... exactly who she is – wouldn’t change a thing!
www.racheleardley.com info@racheleardley.com 01984 248309
FB: minfletcherjonesjewellery min@minfletcherjones.co.uk 07920 221 360
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Jesa & Al Marshall ‘Once upon a time there was a little curly haired girl who liked climbing trees and hunting pixies and making stuff. In a strange kingdom, just east of London, she met a little hairy boy who liked wheels and fast things and making stuff and they liked each other so they hooked up. Together, they realised, they could achieve wonderful things...’ Make – fabulous fantasy world jewellery; talismen with a story to tell Materials – silver and precious stones Inspiration – folklores, fairytales and legends Hairdo – Jesa: short, blonde and pink, Al: messy
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www.awolfandi.com | www.fluxnflame.co.uk 07785 550 771
Charlie High Makes – contemporary designer silver jewellery Materials – silver and semi-precious stones Process – silversmithing Inspired by – shells, leaves, pebbles, flowers www.charliehigh.com info@charliehigh.com 07816 192 689
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Becca Williams Makes – bold simple jewellery and silverware Materials – silver and gemstones Process – silversmithing Inspiration – a camera full of pictures and pockets full of twigs and pebbles Would like to have been – an intrepid Victorian Botanist adventurer with a splendid moustache! Favourite drink – tea! Lashings of it
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becca@beccawilliams.co.uk 07845 579 377 www.beccawilliams.co.uk | FB: beccawilliamsjands
Malcolm Shepherd Champion Blacksmith and silversmith extraordinaire Makes – functional traditionally forged pieces for the home/silver jewellery, with a hint of blacksmith. Materials – silver, gold, steel and wood Process – Forging and silversmithing Would rather be… a hedgehog Lock up your biscuits! 01963 370109 | feustace@btinternet.com
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Colleen du Pon Makes – ornamental and functional ironwork for home and garden Materials – steel Process – traditional blacksmithing techniques Favourite colour - turquoise Would rather be… horse riding “Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe”
FB: colleen-du-pon-artist-blacksmith colleen@colleendupon.co.uk www.colleendupon.co.uk 07745 412 623
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Paula Joule Blake * NEW * Makes – sculptures and slate signs Materials – recycled wire netting/slate Loves a good murder mystery! Inspired by... the nature surrounding her wooden studio down All Fools Lane FB: Joule Signs & Designs at All Fools Lane www.slate-signs.co.uk foolslane@gmail.com 01202 885847
Michelle Clements-Davies
Jane Dunn
Makes – harbours, cliffs, fantasy worlds Materials – reclaimed and local timber, beach finds Process – following her imagination Inspired by – the formidable sea Would rather be… in the sea
Makes – Christmas trees, wreaths, cards Materials – driftwood and beach finds Inspired by – natural beauty sculpted by sea and sand Would rather be… retired “If things don’t change, they stay the same”
driftwoodmich@googlemail.com 07843 259 594 FB: Harbour-Wood-Design
onlygoneanddunnit@yahoo.co.uk 01929 471686
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Alice Blogg Makes – bespoke furniture and other products Materials – native British timber Process – Traditional jointing techniques Inspired by – natural beauty, function, simplicity Favourite hairdo – topknot Favourite flower – love in the mist www.aliceblogg.co.uk | FB: Alice Blogg Designs alice@aliceblogg.co.uk | 07962 224 249
Richard Gibson Makes – Traditional and contemporary boxes based on Shaker design principles Materials – locally and sustainably sourced hardwoods Inspired by - Shaker simplicity and work ethic Little known fact – knows a great deal about underwater explosions!!!! Would rather be… younger (wouldn’t we all!)
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FB and instagram: shastonboxes shastonboxes@hotmail.co.uk | 07988 437 741
Peter Thomas Makes – beautiful turned wood items Materials – local Dorset wood Process – natural edge turning Inspired by – nature’s paintbrush through organic forms Would rather be… busy than bored Favourite colour – green www.dorsetvisualarts.org/artists/profile/606 peterlivingwood@gmail.com 01935 83247
Barry & Gail Hooper Make – whimsical wooden toys, arks, animals to stimulate and educate Materials – wood Process – individually cut, hand finished and coloured Inspired by – wildlife and conservation Chips or salad? What’s salad??? If you could be anyone at all? Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers “It is not enough to stare up the steps, you must step up the stairs” www.thearkman.co.uk | FB: The-Ark-Man barry@thearkman.co.uk | 07866 721 392
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FAQs What is the Workhouse Chapel? A gorgeous little hidden gem of Victorian architecture built in 1891 to serve the neighbouring Union Poorhouse. It remained in use as a place of worship until 1969, then became a tool store, then a Museum, then after a spell as Sleeping Beauty’s castle (judging by the prickly impenetrable trees that had grown up around it!) it was rescued by Rose and Bob Hatcher and is now Rose’s studio and workshop (better be careful with that spinning wheel!).
Is the Chapel open like this all year? The wonderful bright sparkly spectacle that is Handmade for Christmas is an all-too-brief seven week phenomenon, running each year from early November until Christmas Eve. Like Cinderella’s carriage, when the year’s clock strikes Christmas, it turns back into a pumpkin (metaphorically speaking).
If I need to return or exchange an item, what do I do? Don’t panic!! Contact Rose and she will help you get things sorted.
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So what happens here for the rest of the year? 1. Rose can be found toiling away in her garret, taming her colourful wool and silk fibres into beautiful textural pictures of flowers, moorland, cliffs and beaches. Her work is usually on display, but there are no regular opening hours. Please ring to make an appointment. 2. Feltmaking classes - listed on the website. 3. Other exhibitions and events; see the back cover.
Can I hire the Workhouse Chapel for my own event/exhibition? The Chapel is not generally available for hire, but Rose is always open to new ideas, so it’s worth chatting to her about your hopes and aspirations…..
I would love to be part of Handmade for Christmas – what should I do? There is no application process for H4C - all exhibitors are here by invitation. The work is carefully selected to provide the broadest possible choice and best value for visitors. If you think your work meets H4C’s high standard of craftsmanship and design and you live within 40 miles of Sturminster Newton, please email Rose with images and details of what you do. rose@rosehatcher.co.uk | www.workhousechapel.co.uk 21
Liz Walsh * NEW *
Paul Windwood
Makes – functional and non-functional sculptural woven willow items Material – unstripped willow Inspired by – the fascinating shapes and constructions of Dorset’s rural environment Would rather be... Sitting under a summer apple tree, making something Favourite word – cake
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www.lizjwalsh.co.uk lizwalsh23@yahoo.co.uk 07799 654 982
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Makes – functional baskets, large and small Materials – willow Process – traditional basketweaving Would rather be... Cycling downhill towards a cake-filled café. Favourite colour – red paulwindwood@googlemail.com FB: Paul-Windwood-Basketmaker 01202 885075
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Pippa Hill Makes – ceramic animal sculptures Materials – clay Process – modelled by hand - some cast in bronze resin Inspired by – British wildlife/cats/dogs Would rather be… lying in an oldfashioned hay field listening to larks, surrounded by flowers, bees and grasshoppers. Mad cat woman! www.pippahillsculpture.co.uk FB: pippahillsculpture 01963 220367 info@pippahillsculpture.co.uk
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Linda Harris * NEW * Makes – ceramic clocks, fairies, etc Materials – earthenware/stoneware Process – slab built clocks and hand modelled figures Inspired by – life, people, nature, architecture, travel Would rather be… hunting the Northern Lights “Million to one chances happen nine times out of ten” www.lindaharrispottery.co.uk linpot@btinternet.com 01932 241948 FB: Linda Harris Pottery
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Vanessa Conyers Makes – indulgently fine and lustrous ceramics Materials – earthenware clay Process – hand built Inspired by – vintage lace and fabrics, nostalgia Vanessa enjoys – singing VERY loudly after dark in the woods Would love to be – a courtesan in the period of Coco Chanel
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www.vanessaconyers.com FB: Vanessa Conyers Ceramics hellopotteryparlour@gmail.com | 01258 455232
David Brown Makes – sculptural ceramics Materials – clay Process – throwing, turning, altering, slabbing, coil-building Inspired by – the place where the sea meets the land Would rather be… himself Bit’o’potting, bit’o’gardening, cuppa tea (green)
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www.dbpottery.co.uk | FB: David Brown Pottery dbpottery@hotmail.co.uk | 01460 75655
Elm House Studio
Cath & Jerry Broadway Make – decorated domestic ware, porcelain and raku Inspired by – nature, Jurassic Coast Chips or salad – one of each Eeyore or Tigger – ditto “It’s not what you look at that matters – it’s what you see” www.cathbroadway.co.uk c_broadway@live.co.uk 01258 863662
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Carin Ljungdell Makes – individual lampbases and one-off jugs and bowls Materials – local clays Process – thrown and slab-built Inspired by – bicycles this year Favourite hairdo – anything but pink (watch out Jesa!) carin.ljungdell@gmail.com 07766 764 878
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Fiona Kelly Makes – cheerful and practical domestic pots Materials – stoneware Process – thrown and slab-built Favourite colour – red Fiona runs the wonderful Creative Gallery in Wareham’s St John’s Hill www.fionakellypots.co.uk feakelly@hotmail.com www.creativegallerywareham.co.uk
Jonathan Garratt * NEW * Makes – tableware and sculptural garden pots Materials – locally refined clay Inspired by – West African textiles, Chinese Neolithic pottery and contemporary architecture. Would like to be – Edmund Blackadder or a lemur. Arrived at Eton College on his own, aged 12, with six small tomato plants to grow on - has never quite cast off the ‘complete nutter’ tag… Good man! www.studiopottery.co.uk jonathangarratt82@gmail.com 07549 020 454
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Claire Waters
Steph Smith
Makes – fused glass panels, stained glass Materials – glass, wood, stone Inspired by – the sea, flowers, riverbanks Would rather be… taller Life is not measured by the amount of breaths we take, but by the amount of moments that take our breath away
Makes – unique glass creations Materials – glass Process – tiffany, leading, fusing Inspired by – nature, colour and form Fave sitcom – Father Ted Would rather be... camping
www.claire-waters.co.uk claire.waters@live.co.uk 07738 162 791
steph@junipercompany.co.uk www.junipercompany.co.uk FB: thejunipercompany 01425 657768
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Linda Rowe
Alex Evans & Zoe Cull
Glass comes from the sea, my place of healing. I change its form, layering different colours and metals, firing it in the heat of the kiln until it loses its sharp edges and connects/flows to become one. Favourite drink – loves a Pimms “If you want to go far... travel light”
Zoe and Alex (aka Stoneform) use their complementary skills to design and hand-carve just about anything you can imagine in stone plus their own range of small works in cast stone.
www.lindarowe.co.uk linda-rowe@hotmail.co.uk 07752 952 852
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Alex’s claim to TV fame was his starring role in The Kama Sutra Temples. Zoe briefly taught stone carving at a Transylvanian Castle. Spooky!
www.stoneformdesign.co.uk info@stoneformdesign.co.uk FB: Stoneform 07932 163 616
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Tibor Eperjessy Makes – bags, glasses cases, books Material – leather Inspired by – simplicity and durability of design Favourite drink – anything from the Tokaj region Would rather be… himself www.tiborleathercrafts.com tiborcrafts@gmail.com FB: tibor.eperjessy
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Marnhull Leathercraft Leather hats, gloves, bags and belts. Also sheepskin, reindeer and cow skins. Eeyore or Tigger? – Pooh Favourite flower – not really my thing, but I do know Marie likes a dozen red roses on Valentine’s Day… Good man Martin! Although I suspect Marie answered this question for you?! www.marnhullleathercraft.com marnhull.leathercraft@hotmail.com 07866 158 569
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Johanna McDouall * NEW * Makes – rustic wreaths Materials – hedgerow materials and found items Inspired by – all things natural “Never say no to something new, you don’t know what you are missing” jomcdouall@gmail.com 01747 811203
Marilyn Allis Paints – a wide range of subjects in a unique, loose, impressionist style, using a choice of mediums. Popular TV artist and overall winner of Artist Of The Year Favourite flower – arum lily
www.marilynallis.com info@marilynallis.com 07789 026 546
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Sam Dodd
Patricia Burns
Paints – British wildlife, farm animals, gardens, anything Materials – acrylic on canvas Inspired by – long walks, gardening, wildlife Chips or salad? Chips – anyone who says salad is lying! On a snowy Boxing Day in 1995, Sam saw the Beast of Bodmin Moor!
Paints – flowers, still life, landscapes Materials – watercolours, oils and mixed media Favourite flower – tulip www.pbpaintings.co.uk pbpaintings@btinternet.com 01258 821089
www.samdoddart.co.uk samdoddart@icloud.com 01963 23974
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Robin Moorcroft Makes – fine art prints Process – Collagraph and lino cut Inspired by – the structure of plants Took her gap year at age 50 Would rather be… by Lake Garda, feet in the water, drinking Prosecco and limoncello! OK if I join you Robin? ;-) www.robin-moorcroft.com robin.moorcroft@aol.com FB: Robin-Moorcroft-ArtistPrintmaker 07773 239 990
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Sarah Robinson Makes – Bunting kits, cards, lino prints Process – relief printing Inspired by – the flora and fauna of the Dorset countryside Would rather be… a skylark “Who’s eaten all the chocolate? Oh, it was me…” www.sarahrobinsondesigns.co.uk sarahrobinson68@btinternet.com FB: Sarah-Robinson-Designs 07470 345 544
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Hush-Arts Makes – ‘Retro’ note and sketchbooks Materials – Unloved books, maps, pamphlets, comics Process – Deconstruction, restoration and reconstitution Inspired by – the need to rescue books Eeyore or Tigger? Tigger, GRRR! Favourite word – Fuzzy www.hush-arts.co.uk | www.folksy.com/shops/hush sarah@hush-arts.co.uk | 07746 398 578
Delphine Jones Makes – illustrations, greetings cards and prints Materials – fineliner pens, inks, watercolours, collage Inspired by – food, travelling and daydreaming in my garden studio Favourite word – palimpsest, a word I happily discovered after having made some of my own! www.delphinejones.com | FB: delphinejonesillustrator jonesdelphine@gmail.com | 07967 466 996
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Also showing work from: Jac Thomas Off-Cutz Kate Kirkby Gothic Mirrors 01749 677388 k.l.kirkby@talktalk.net Alan Long Woodturner Fiona Geradin Pygmy Goat Skins Bere Marsh Farm 01258 860284 Bob Hatcher Star man
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We asked H4C makers their favourite words. The results, as Wordle sees it:
Workshops & Courses Why not learn something new this year? Just take a look at all the H4C makers who are happy to share their expertise with you! Some offer one day workshops, others run regular classes…
Textiles
Shibori dyeing – Annabel Wilson Screen printing – Kate Westcott Needle felting – Carla Taylor Wet felting – Rose Hatcher Hand stitched felt brooches – AnneMarie Vanner
Leather
Leathercraft – Tibor Eperjessy
Jewellery
Metalwork and craft skills – Caroline Parrott Silversmithing – Jesa & Al Marshall Make your own wedding rings – Becca Williams
Beading – Fran Griffith Enamelling – Jane Alexander
Wood & Willow
Shaker boxes – Richard Gibson Sculptural willow weaving – Liz Walsh Basketweaving – Paul Windwood
Ceramics
Ceramic sculpture – Pippa Hill Pottery – Vanessa Conyers Pottery – Cath and Jerry Broadway
Glass
Fused glass – Linda Rowe
Painting/Printing
Collagraph printing – Robin Moorcroft Painting – Marilyn Allis Relief printing /needlefelting – Sarah Robinson
Stone
Stonecarving/Lettercutting – Alex & Zoe Cull (Stoneform) Check out their websites or contact the makers by phone or email to find out more. You won’t regret it!
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Index
Name
KEY:
C – Ceramics G – Glass J – Jewellery L – Leather M – Metal O – Other P – Paint / Print S – Sculpture T – Textiles W – Wood
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Craftform
Alexander, Jane J Allis, Marilyn P Blake, Paula S/M Blogg, Alice W Britton, Sue T Broadway, Cath & Jerry C Brown, David C
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Craftform
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Burns, Patricia P Clements-Davies, Michelle W/S Conyers, Vanessa C Dodd, Sam P duPon, Colleen M Dunn, Jane W Eardley, Rachel J Eperjessy, Tibor L Fletcher-Jones, Min J Garrett, Jonathan C Gerardin, Fiona L Gibson, Richard W Griffith, Fran J Harris, Caroline T Harris, Linda C Hatcher, Bob M Hatcher, Rose T/J Hawkins, Helen T High, Charlie J Hill, Pippa S Hooper, Barry & Gail W Hush Arts O Jones, Delphine O Kelly, Fiona C Kirkby, Kate W
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Name
Craftform
Ljungdell, Carin Long, Alan Marnhull Leathercraft Marshall, Jesa and Al Mash, Kaye McDouall, Johanna Moorcroft, Robin Parrott, Caroline Reilly, Rachel Robinson, Sarah Rowe, Linda Shepherd, Malcolm Smeulders, Gill Smith, Steph Stoneform Taylor, Carla Thomas, Jac Thomas, Peter Vanner, Anne-Marie Walsh, Liz Waters, Claire Westcott, Kate Williams, Becca Wilson, Annabel Windwood, Paul
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C 25 W 34 L 29 J 14 T 8 O 30 P 32 J/O 10 J 11 P/O 32 G 28 J/M 15 J 12 G 27 O 28 T 7 L 34 W 19 T/O 9 W 22 G 27 T 6 J 15 T 6 W 22
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So now that you’ve got to know us all a little better, you may be interested to either confirm or confound your conclusions and suspicions. Read on for a deeper insight into our surprisingly simple lives... Exhibitors were asked to answer a very serious and in depth questionnaire. Well – the results are in; the analysis has been done… and the survey shows that the average H4C Exhibitor is: ...living in a house with curtains, eating roast potatoes (cake for afters) and drinking buckets of beer and red wine whilst watching The Big Bang Theory or Fawlty Towers, a dog at their feet, a cat on their lap, an erudite work of literature at their side. He/she has pink, easy-to-manage hair and loves sweet peas, roses, bluebells and daisies. Her/his favourite colour is blue, but, to be fair, anything goes as long as it’s not mustard yellow. If given the choice between chips and salad he/she favours salad (really?) but would probably choose both. Ditto beer and cider – oh dear! Mixing drinks again… She/he is a tad schizoid (or perhaps very well-balanced) about the Tigger/Eeyore question, only slightly favouring the Eeyore option (with just a hint of Pooh thrown in for good double entendre measure). 38
If the exhibitors could be… Animals – they would be big cats or birds Historical characters – we have suffragettes, great adventurers and heroes, artists and innovators Plants – trees (especially oak), climbing roses, honeysuckle and wild flowers. Their perfect job would be their own or anything involving creativity, conservation or animals.
They would rather be… 1. Themselves 2. On holiday 3. By the sea 4. Camping 5. Eating cake 6. Listening to skylarks
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2017 at the Workhouse Chapel 29 – 30 April Charity clothes sales
We raised £2500 in 2016 from this event! Let’s beat that in 2017. Come on ladies – have a good sort out and pass your quality unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories to me (after Christmas please) – every penny raised will go towards ****************.
20 – 29 May Making Dorset
Brought to you by the organisers of Dorset Art Weeks. A 10-day celebration of Making in Dorset (venues countywide).
4 November – 24 December Handmade for Christmas
60+ very talented local elves will be beavering away in their workshops throughout 2017 to bring you unique and beautiful handmade Christmas gifts for you and your loved ones. Sign up to the newsletter at www.workhousechapel.co.uk to hear about other unforeseen fun!