Scott Woyka and Friends
31st March – 23rd May 2012, open daily 11am-5pm
Cotehele Gallery, National Trust Cotehele, St Dominick, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6TA
New craftsman-built furniture designs from some of the best of the west furniture, lighting and decorative art for interiors.
Dedicated to exhibiting and selling the work of West Country artists and craft makers, Cotehele Gallery is set within the historic Tudor mansion at National Trust Cotehele in South East Cornwall, just a few miles from Plymouth.
The Ceramic House
Saturdays and Sundays in May, 11am–5pm
75 Stanmer Villas, Brighton, BN1 7HN
The Ceramic House is an ambitious project, converting a 1920s semi-detached house and garden in Brighton into a living showcase of permanent ceramic and glass installations. As part of the Brighton Open Houses, The Ceramic House will feature a curated show of ceramic art from fifteen established ceramists, offering a singular overview of contemporary ceramic practice.
The Ceramic House is open to the public during the Brighton Festival, part of Artists Open Houses, venue i35 in the Independent Trail.
Rufford Abbey Country Park and Craft Centre
22nd – 24th June 2012
Ollerton,
Nottinghamshire
, NG22 9DF
Earth and Fire is one of the country’s premiere ceramic events. For three days, at the end of June, over a hundred potters from across the UK and Europe come to Nottinghamshire to sell direct to the public from outdoor market stalls. For 17 years collectors, gallery owners, enthusiasts and the general public have flocked to Rufford to meet and talk to the potters selling everything from garden planters and sculptures, to bowls, pie dishes, teapots, mugs, plates and egg cups, (and lamps!). My first time at this show!
Art in Clay Hatfield
, Pottery & Ceramics Festival
6th – 8th July 2012
Hatfield House,
Hertfordshire
, AL9 5NQ
Celebrating 18 years of Art in Clay at Hatfield House in 2012, this show has now become one of the most important ceramic events in Europe. The makers range from young imaginative students and relative newcomers to leading national and international makers. Some of the best ideas for ceramics in interior and garden design will be on display for you to admire and buy.
Art in Clay Farnham,
Pottery & Ceramics Festival
17th & 18th November 2012
The Maltings,
Bridge Square,
Farnham, Surrey,
GU9 7QR
The 16th Art in Clay Farnham takes place in November. There will be a range of work from newly qualified artists working in clay to potters with many years of creative work behind them. From animal sculptures to kitchen and garden pots with a variety in between to interest any one that enjoys skilfully crafted objects. You will be delighted with the range of exhibitors and work at a show that has become the highlight on the calendar of art collectors in the South and South East.
Winter Crafts
20th October – 12th January 2013
Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2JT
Beautifully handmade crafts, ideal and unique gifts for Christmas. A broad selection of the best makers work crafted in the UK with prices range to suit all budgets from stocking fillers to that wow! present. Featuring the Lighting Showcase – stunning lighting made by a wave of new makers creating unusual, versatile and magical lighting.
I was honoured to be selected for:
Everyday Encounters, The Society of Designer Craftsmen at the William Morris Gallery
October – December 2012
Lloyd Park, Forest Road, London, E17 4PP
The Society of Designer Craftsmen has been invited to stage an exhibition at the William Morris Gallery following its current refurbishment.
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not believe to be useful or beautiful” William Morris
