Looking for something special?
Something not mass-produced?
Something locally made?
You are invited to The Hearth Winter Fair & Open Studios
Sat 19th and Sun 20th November 2016
10am to 4pm each day
At the Hearth Arts Centre (20 mins drive from Newcastle upon Tyne)
Free entry. Address and Directions
The Hearth winter fair brings together a wide range of artists and craftspeople who will be showing and selling their own hand-made, hand-crafted items.
My latest original monotypes, etchings, prints and cards
Talking to the artists and soaking up the atmosphere
Upcycled knitwear, hand-stitched books and hand-built ceramics
Handmade soaps and Hadrian’s Wall honey
Upcycled and handmade jewellery
Hand-made, local art, craft and gifts
Delicious home-made food in the lovely Hearth Cafe
Music and poetry in the church
The ten resident artists will all throw open their doors to show new work:
Cathy Duncan, printmaking and painting
Ruth Hicken, textiles through time
David Holliday, watercolour painting
Melanie Hopwood, ceramics
Ellie Langley, felt
Kim Lewis, drawing
Sara Jane Palmer, ceramics
Mandy Pattullo, textiles
Jill Stewart, jewellery and clocks
and myself, printmaking
Our guest artists and craftspeople this year are:
Ceri Aitman, Oakwood Soaperie
Adele Burdon, Printmaker
Helen Grierson, Glass Artist
Natalie Henderson, Vintage Luxe
Cath Hodson, Printmaker
Kate Jackson, textile artist and bookbinder
Dorian Pritchard and Pam Peart Honey and Wax
Sue Reed, The Woolly Pedlar
I do hope to see you there. There's no obligation to buy, just soak up the atmosphere and enjoy talking to the artists!