The Henley Arts Trail 2010

On Friday we went to the private view of venue 13 of the Henley Arts Trail. There was so much lovely handmade work there I had to treat myself to a few things.

I'd seen this on Beady Pool's facebook page a few weeks ago and rather liked it so I quickly snapped it up. I did have mine adapted slightly so it doesn't have the silver heart.



I also bought two of these cute badges from Sumptuosity, I'll be wearing one out today.

I couldn't reist these fab melamine on oak coasters from Kate & Anna. They've finally added some colour to our white living room. They have a fab pic and mix idea, the only trouble is it takes ages to decide which combination to have.

Yesterday we also visited seven venues during the day, my favourites were venue 13, 9 and 11. Check out Wendy Penrose at venue 11, a fab mixture of makers at venue 9 and Jo Jo Jewellery, Beady Pool, Patchwork Butterfly, Ellen Brown, Kate & Anna, Penny Spooner and more at venue 13.

Hampshire Open Studios

Last week I went over to visit Alice, Caroline and Penny at their venue as part of Hampshire Open Stuidos. This Saturday (22nd August) is their last day and I highly recommend visiting them. Their venue is very welcoming with a really friendly atmosphere and lots of space to browse. You can see Alice doing a wet felting demo between 1pm and 4pm, it's well worth it. I want to go again this weekend but will be shut away in my own workshop creating new products.

I bought a few pieces of Penny's ceramics which are fab, i want to share a photo but they're for a friend for xmas so i can't risk spoiling the surprise.

You can see more of Penny Spooner's ceramics in her folksy shop, i love this Speckled Pink Pouring Bowl.

See more from Alice (Raspberry) in her folksy and etsy shops. This Natural Linen Tote Bag, with tangerine lollipop flowers looks even better in real life. Caroline Green makes a beautiful delicate porcelain range of jugs, bowls, napkin rings and more. This porcelain petite jug is so cute. See more of Caroline's work in her folksy shop.

Enjoy.

Caversham Open Studios

It's time for Caversham Open Studios! I'll be at venue 12 which is open from 10am - 5pm on June 6&7. See map for further details. I will be showing my ceramics (which will be available to purchase) and giving tours of my studio as well as mini demonstrations. Feel free to pop in to see where I spend my time creating, and if the weather is nice there will be tea on the lawn!

Other venues are also open on 5th June, see details below for specific opening times.





This is the second year of COS with 15 venues and 27 artists exhibiting. It promises an even more exciting and interesting tour of artist’s studios within the locality of Caversham centre. Artists have set up a studio to present their work wherever they can, often in interesting and unusual locations. Enjoy this free event, an open house experience which includes: painting, print, sculpture, ceramics, stained glass, photography, video, textiles, jewellery and more.

Hope to see you there. Visit the COS blog for further details.

The Henley Arts Trail

It's this weekend.....hope to see some of you at venue 13.

I'm taking part in The Henley Arts Trail from 23-25 June at venue 13 which is Jo's house in Twyford. If you are local or in the area you are welcome to visit any of the venues that are on the website, see http://www.henleyartstrail.com/ for further details. There is a wide range of craft on show and for sale with some venues open for 3 weeks. You can pick up a map from the first venue or from the website.

The Henley Arts Trail map.

Ceramics on Folksy.com

Thought it was time i shared a few folksy finds with you. I've picked four of my favourite ceramicists who have wonderfully stocked shops on folksy.com

I love this beautiful singular butterfly pinned to an olive green background by Julia Davey of White Elephant.
You can see this and lots more in Julia's shop on folksy.com.

This Pondlife mini dish by Prince Design UK is stunning. This little bowl was inspired by floating leaves on a pond, carried by currents and collecting in corners. Each organic stamp was imprinted by hand into the soft clay, and later glazed with a watery blue glaze.

I like the simplicity of this Speckled Pink Pouring Bowl by Penny Spooner Ceramics. See more hand built and thrown potter at Penny's shop on folksy.

This porcelain pendant by Sea Urchin has holes filled with green glass and a touch of gold lustre on it. I've see Sea Urchins pendants in so many places on the Internet lately, they are truly amazing. See more at Sea Urchin's shop on folksy.