Designers & Makers

  • Letterpress Printed Stationery by Mark Hearld

    Letterpress Printed Stationery by Mark Hearld

    If you are coming afresh to the work of visual artist Mark Hearld, it can be said that he is…

  • Daily Rituals: the joy of using handmade tableware

    Daily Rituals: the joy of using handmade tableware

      Each morning as I unfurl into the day I ritually reach for a handthrown mug made by Devon-based potter,…

  • Sunny Todd – giving it some thought

    Sunny Todd – giving it some thought

    There is something very inspiring about passion. In this case, I mean passion for one’s work. Sunny visited us with…

  • Ed Kluz visits us

    Ed Kluz visits us

    Artist and printmaker, Ed Kluz visited Ledbury a couple of days ago in preparation for his part in our next…

  • Keeping it Local (2)

    Keeping it Local (2)

    Following the earlier post about Merchant and Mills, we’d like to introduce another local artist, Michael Birch. A textile artist,…

  • Curiosity Curtain

    Curiosity Curtain

    We mentioned Emily Sutton’s printed design, Old Curiosity Shop, in an earlier posting, signing off with a promise to make…

  • New Fabrics – perfect for one another

    New Fabrics – perfect for one another

    A triumph of a fabric from St.Judes by artist Emily Sutton arrived today just as a delivery of “Ink” Irish…

  • Print Works

    Print Works

    It is sometimes difficult to imagine how bold printed textiles will work in a given application – as curtains, blinds…

  • Birdbath in its New Home

    Birdbath in its New Home

    Here is an update on Mark Pedro de la Torre’s bird bath, featured in a previous blog. At the end…

  • Show Review (with cakes)

    Show Review (with cakes)

    A blustery,  but thankfully dry, Saturday morning allowed visitors to enjoy the opening of our outdoor H-art show – and…