Coming Soon... 2012 Artist & Makers

This year's Artists & Makers fair will be held in Lewes Town Hall 10am-5pm on 1st December, just in time for all your Christmas treats and gifts.

Check back here for updates over the next couple of months.

Record breaking 2011 Artists & Makers

The Artists & Makers show 2011 was the biggest and best yet.  There were over 60 stalls and very nearly 1500 visitors (not including children).  The cafe was a real attraction decorated with a woodland theme featuring real trees, chandeliers and moss (thanks to Alice at Vintage & Made) and the kid's craft table was busy all day with folk making willow stars and fruit and leaf wreaths.  Feedback this year was better than ever and everyone seemed to have a great day. Thanks to everyone who donated their time, brought their fabulous creations to share or just came and enjoyed the tea and cakes.

If you are interested in participating in 2012 for the first time, email us at the address in the about me section in the right hand column.

9:00am Setup begins at Artists & Makers

Shopping problems solved!

To help you plan your Artists & Maker's shopping here's a list of all the stall holders booked in as of today.  See you on Saturday and don't forget the shopping bags.  If you do, don't worry there will be bags to buy from Dodie Horton or Pauline Crook and probably others too. Artists & Makers 2011
ARTIST	MEDIUM
Eardley, Ken	Ceramics
Gilbert, Rowena	Ceramics
Hamid, Mohamed	Ceramics
Heriz-Smith, Bay	Ceramics
Jewell, Topsy	Ceramics
Pearson, Eric	Ceramics
Emtage, Liz	Ceramics - lighting
Skeet, Ginny	Food - chocolate
Neve, Sarah	Food - chutneys
Adamaszek, Sarah	Food - cupcakes
Lamb, Mica and Ash, Lucie	Food - fudge
Tyhurst, Terry (Glynde Forge)	Ironware
Butlin, Elaine	Ironware
Hamilton, Lisa	Jewellery
Caughey, Natasha (Auricula)	Jewellery -  gemstones
Marshall, Caroline	Jewellery - fimo
Murphy, Kathie	Jewellery - resin
Marshall, Hannah	Jewellery - sea glass
Morgan, Emily	Jewellery - silver
Kingsbury, Fiona	Jewellery - using old beads and buttons, vintage items
Martelhof-Johnson, Jessie	bunting, broaches
Sally Underwood (Ompompom)	knitting and felting
Fretton, Jackie; Fairman, Jane; Seaton, anne	button necklaces, homeopathy etc
Bunting Boutique - Sue Maullin	bunting etc
Shakir, Susie; Lewis, Debi	cards and small items using vintage textiles
Horton, Dodie	Childrens' bags, hats, headbands, stockings
Stas, Sam	Felt bits and pieces
Griffin, Nicole	Felt broaches, lavender bags
Hirschman, Stephanie	Felt wool brooches and scarves
Wren, Lucie	Hats
Stanley, Isabel	Lightshades
Hussey, Kay; Palmer, Imogen	Painted furniture and small items
Crook, Lydia	Paper cut-outs
Fellows, Mary	Sceen prints, textiles, mugs
Barnard, Lisa	Stained glass
Dorling, Caroline	Woodturning
Russell, John	Woodwork
Ellender, Mark	Paintings
Jameson, Liz	Paintings - landscapes and seascapes
Morgan, Dinah	Paintings - watercolours
Chapman, Alan	Photography
Crowther, Jo	Photography
Boxall, Ed	Prints
Croydon, Felicity	Prints
Greco, Mark	Prints
Robbins, Jane	Prints
Jones, Sarah	Prints
Lewes Printmakers (Carolyn Trant)	Prints
Toole, Liz	Prints - linocuts
Edgeley, Patrick	Prints - screen prints
Brown Helen	Prints - woodcuts
Adamaszek, Hannah	Prints, cushions
Milner, Sue	Textiles - cushions with vintage material
Hillier, Lizzie (Woven Oak)	Textiles - homewares
Heym, Kate	Textiles - patchwork cushions, puppet kits
Sherburn, Anna	Textiles - scarves
Goodyer, Sally	Textiles - screen prints, machine stitching, vint.
Crook, Pauline	Textiles -screen prints, cushions, bags, aprons,
Davies, Alice (Vintage and Made)	Vintage
Newman, Ness (Trailer Trash Vintage)	Vintage
Warner, Gerry	Vintage
Whitehead, Sibilla	Vintage

Art & craft inspired by nature available at Artists & Makers, 12th November

The Artist & Makers fair to be held at Lewes Town Hall on November 12th is strongly inspired by the natural world this year.  The beautiful autumnal themes of our artwork (many thanks to John Hamilton) are picked up in the Wild Wood Cafe, which is being designed by Vintage & Made with moss, glass, wood and animal imagery.  Many of this year's stall holders are also inspired by the natural world including Jo Crowther who declares "I am in my element in the landscape" and the light and form of the landscape inspire her striking photography.


Helen Brown works outside, directly from the landscape  on to wooden blocks that she prints from in her studio, while Liz Jameson's landscapes are inspired by growing up in Sussex.  Sally Cochrane's artwork,cushions and accessories are made from a range of natural and found fabrics where print effects form a base for hand and machine stitching, highlighting features of landscape  from both real and imaginary environments. Come along on Saturday and find the piece that fits into your own home landscape!

Patrick Edgeley - Screen printer at Artists & Makers 12th November 2011

This blog highlights the work of some of the stallholders who will be founds at the Artists & Makers event in Lewes Town Hall on November 12th.  


Brighton & Hove based screen printer Patrick Edgeley creates limited edition prints that employ   bold, hand drawn text and imagery. Americana, signs, packaging and pop culture are a great influence in these hand printed works.
  

Preparations begin for Artists & Makers 2011

Artist & Makers - 12th November 2011

For the fourth year Artists & Makers returns to Lewes offering a chance to purchase contemporary design, craft and art from highly original local makers and designers across all media. With jewellery, furniture, ceramics, textiles, clothing the fair offers beautiful handcrafted objects to suit everyone's taste and budget. 


This year Artists & Makers takes place on November the 12th and will capitalise on the buzz of bonfire to offer an autumnal feast of creative delights. 


This year autumn will bring a harvest of local delights, with food and vintage stalls added to the usual contemporary crafts.

This site will showcase designers and artists who will be at the fair and provide updates on some of the stalls and attractions that will also be there on the day offering an opportunity to forage for some of the autumns ripest fruits.