
All things Great up North!
Now in its 8th year, the award winning Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair comes to Manchester’s Old Granada Studios this weekend for a fantastic weekend of contemporary craft. Attending the preview last night I think it’s safe to say that inspiring founders and organisers of the show Angela Mann and Ann-Marie Franey have set out on another exciting journey for this year’s show to make it as exciting as ever: "We always thrive to develop the show in new ways and our aim t

We Love a Happy Ending...
Back in June one of our regular visitors admired a beautiful ceramic collection by Luke Bishop. Luke had been part of our annual exhibition Made with Love; celebrating the romance of British craft (ideal gifts deemed perfect for Valentine's and Mother's Day). Our visitor Urwin wanted to know if Luke made any cups and saucers and as we didn't have any on display we contacted Luke to see if he'd like to undertake this commission. Luke jumped at the chance and set about gettin