We can't show their beautiful art and craft in the church this year, but we're still keen to support these eight artists and craft makers from Somerset who showed with us in 2020. With fairs, festivals and shows cancelled, the last year has been tough for artists and makers everywhere. They'd love to hear from you. Please be sure to visit their websites/on-line shops to view their work, and buy! 

​Metal garden and indoor sculpture by Chris Kampf ​

​In 2014 Chris exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Hampton Court Flower Show for the first time and the RHS Rosemoor Garden winter sculpture show, at which he is now a regular. The introduction of stainless steel sculptures with its reflective qualities has added another dimension to his work. Much of Chris’ inspiration is from nature, the humble hedgerow has given him most opportunity to expand on his theme. Cow Parsleys, teasels, grasses, wild roses and ferns make up the majority of his designs. Most recently, a few flowers have been introduced; mini rudbeckia has proved to be popular and larger versions have followed. Inspired by the display at East Lambrook Manor Gardens, snowdrops have also been a big hit. Now you can have snowdrops in your garden all year round.  

Go to Chris's website

Handmade ceramics by Clare Mahoney

Clare produces beautiful tiles, hand decorated with wax resist, paper stencil and limited edition screen print.  Her pebbles and touch stones are constructed from press moulded porcelain and individually decorated with inlay, impressions and screen print. They are frost proof and can be displayed in outside spaces. 

You can see Clare's love of nature and natural shapes in everything she creates. Delicate hand-cut porcelain leaves are added, piece by piece,  to create a lace-like translucent shape.

'I work with surface; breaking up 2D space, abstracting natural forms and fauna to produce images that strive to capture a twisted tendril or fragile leaf. The pieces are wall mounted ceramic sculptures, or tiles for architectural or interior settings. The techniques of printmaking are used to illustrate the designs, creating a feeling of layers and elements collaged together'.

See Clare's work in full on her new website.

Wildlife inspired home furnishings by Raggy Roux 

​Sarah’s artisan home furnishings - unusual cushions, lampshades and other soft furnishing items - are inspired by nature and British wildlife.  

Raggy Roux's work can be seen on Etsy 

Natty Deco - individual wood decorations

Natty Deco original laser cut decorations are designed and made by Maggie Powell. Working with sustainably produced Birch Wood and a beautiful heavy grade Somerset Paper locally sourced from nearby St Cuthbert's Mill, each decoration is drawn, designed, cut, and finished by Maggie in her custom built studio in Shepton Mallet.

Maggie is increasingly working with found and recycled materials and has  created a range of laser etched vintage glass bottles and etched panels on ply offcuts. She has also developed some larger framed pieces and etched prints.  

Natty Deco's work can be seen on Etsy 

Limited edition wood engravings by Georgina Heywood

​Georgina is an artist specialising in engravings, inspired by her local natural and built environment. Each print is meticulously engraved and printed by hand. 

All of her work is in limited editions; she creates a fixed number of prints, each of which she signs and numbers individually. 

​Handpainted and fused glass by Jo Eddleston

Jo Eddleston trained in ceramics, but now loves glass fusing. Jo has embraced this year's Snowdrop Festival theme - 'Hope in Nature' - with a series of beautifully hand painted glass pieces. All are individually hand crafted in Timsbury. Jo's inspiration comes from her own thriving garden and the wildlife within it - wrens, snails, snowdrops, snakes head fritillaries and other spring flowers. 

Contact Jo on joandegg@talktalk.net 
To see  more of her beautiful glass visit www.Instagram.com/eddlestonjo 

A single snowdrop (not shown here) is £14, the 3 snowdrops are £20 the stained glass vase of snowdrops is £40. For details of the more detailed pieces contact Jo.

​Ceramics by Lavinia-Cellan-Jones

Functional but decorative ceramics in stoneware and earthenware clays inspired by the shapes, colours and natural beauty of Somerset. 

Go to Lavina's website 

Prints & Textiles by Joanna Briar

Joanna is a print maker working with lino and wood to create original prints and cards. She uses plant materials and images from nature & the countryside around her, to create designs, which she prints using a vintage book press, or larger etching press.

Recently, she has been exploring Mokulito printmaking ( wood lithography), and experimenting with the the craft of weaving using a rigid heddle loom, combining yarns to complement the textures and colours of her prints. 

She produces woven panels, carves, shawls and accessories using a range of natural fibres including wool, cotton, and linen, inspired by the colours of nature. Her work has been exhibited in Wells and Mendip Museum, Richard Jefferies Museum in Swindon, Bath RUH and ACEarts in Somerton. Once Lockdown is lifted and we move back to a safer tier, look out for details of a new solo exhibition, 'A sense of Place', at the Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury.

Go to Joanna's website