A Feast for all the Senses

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.

See

My latest original monotypes, etchings, prints and cards

Enjoy

Talking to the artists and soaking up the atmosphere

Touch

Upcycled knitwear, hand-stitched books and hand-built ceramics

Smell

Handmade soaps and Hadrian’s Wall honey

Wear

Upcycled and handmade jewellery

Buy

Hand-made, local art, craft and gifts

Taste

Delicious home-made food in the lovely Hearth Cafe

Hear

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!