We're very pleased to welcome six artists and craft makers from Somerset to display and sell their work at the festival in the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul. Please be sure to visit the church and see - and buy! - some of their work.
Art & Craft Sales Opening Hours
Saturday 15th - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday 16th - 11:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday 15th - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday 16th - 11:00am - 4:00pm
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Metal garden and indoor sculpture by Chris Kampf
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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. 2020 brings more new designs using recycled copper and stainless with a couple of new exhibitions too.
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Handmade ceramics by Clare Mahoney
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Clare produces beautiful tiles, which are 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.
'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'.
Clare's new website is currently being built; in the meantime you can reach her on Instagram/claremahonet7958
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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. She’s also making snowdrop-inspired brooches especially for the Festival.
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Natty Deco - individual wood decorations
Natty Deco original laser cut decorations are designed and made by Maggie Powell. Working primarily 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 is currently developing a range of laser etched vintage glass bottles and etched panels on ply offcuts. She is also in the process of developing some larger framed pieces and etched prints that she’ll exhibit in the coming months. |
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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. |
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Ceramics by Lavinia-Cellan-Jones
Functional but decorative ceramics in stoneware and earthenware clays inspired by the shapes, colours and natural beauty of Somerset.
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And don't forget to visit shops for arts and crafts in the town centre, including One Craft Gallery which will have displays of snowdrop inspired work created by local artists.
Where to Find Us:
The Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BL
The Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BL
