First fair of the Autumn season under the belt and I had a good show at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Old Granada Studios in Manchester last week.
I took a lot of old favourites but also some new work straight from the kiln like these vessels.
But the great thing about doing shows is seeing the amazing work of others. There’s never enough time to explore when you’re on your own doing a show, but on my quick nips round these are some of the things that caught my eye that I managed to get half decent photos of.
I love the work of Tanti Design – its clean lines and functional nature make it very desirable…
Head and Haft have a similar design aesthetic…
I loved this love seat by Ian Saville…
I spent most of the show gazing at the wonderful drawings and textiles of Dionne Swift who had a stand opposite me – these light shades inspired by the landscape were particularly lovely….
I love the shadows that these acrylic hangings by Navdeep Dhiman throw onto the wall…
There were a lot of textiles to choose from and one of my very favourites is Sian O’ Doherty – I love her scarves and the blankets are beautiful…
These cushions by Sarah Allen caught my eye…
and Louise Gardiner’s luscious scarves never fail to delight…
Must not forget to mention Angie Parker either who is at the same BV Studios as me and loves colour as you can see from these rugs…
Who have I missed? Emily Knight was showing her collection of enamelled jewellery…
and I always love to see Jane Dzisiewski’s jewellery with her resin stones…
Among the Emerging Makers stands I particularly liked Jasmine Simpson’s very strong drawings and her whimsical ceramics which made such a striking stand…
Elsewhere I also enjoyed Marina Buguil’s mystical creatures that won the Potclays award for ceramics and was very tempted to buy…
Jo Gorner’s prints were stunning and something for me to aspire to create – I’m afraid my photo doesn’t do them justice at all…
And finally, a brief mention of the wonderful Ruth Green’s prints – always great and I particularly liked her new botanical work. She also had copies of her new children’s book Stanley’s Plan which looks wonderful…
Next show up for me is Made by Hand Wales at Cardiff City Hall, 30 October – 1 November 2015.
