Herefordshire Location

Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair 2009

beautiful objects for you and your home

 

13, 14 and 15 November

Friday and Saturday 10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 10.00am - 5.00pm

Admission: £2.50

The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR


 

 

Wally Gilbert

Meet the 58 makers of contemporary craft from across the country. Choose from a stunning range of ceramics, glass, jewellery, furniture, metal work, fashion accessories and much more. Discuss techniques and inspiration with the maker, commission a unique piece of craft or just enjoy the atmosphere at this popular show.

 

It is an unrivalled opportunity to find that ideal Christmas gift or something very special for yourself.

Ben Casson

 

 

 

 

From a piece of jewellery for you to exciting designs in hats, silverware, metal sculpture and glass, there is something to fulfil even the most demanding wish list.

Stuart Houghton

 

Stuart Houghton - Winner: New Exhibitor Award 2009

Almost 42 years after training in ceramics at Birmingham School of Art, Stuart has become a potter. The intervening years spent designing, making and exporting giftware around the world provided a good number of jobs but left no spare time for the potter's wheel.

Stuart commented "There has been a little mental adjustment to be made - I now talk in terms of a couple of dozen pots a week whereas I was used to counting in thousands. It has been quite a shock to realise how multi-skilled a "one-man band" must be - keeping accounts, ordering materials, drumming up publicity, selling, packing and posting - not to mention actually designing and making."

Stuart is a "materials person" and his inspiration comes from the clay; from stretching his knowledge of its qualities and from developing his technique. He uses a very fine porcelain which, on the face of it, could give one a false impression. His pots are robust, not fine and shell-like but thrown to be strong and resilient and to cope with dishwashers and the thermal shock of oven to table use.

Visit the on-line catalogue for a preview of this year's exhibitors at www.h-craftfair.co.uk

For further information, contact: Anna Morgan on 01432 260182, or e-mail amorgan@herefordshire.gov.uk

List of Exhibitors 2009