Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Craft Demonstrations at the 10th Anniversary of The Contemporary Craft Festival


Celebrating 10 Years of the Contemporary Craft Festival




Not quite at panic mode yet but The Contemporary Craft Festival is winding itself up to be bigger and more beautiful this year. I'm new to blogging as usually engrossed with Facebook and Twitter and I'm looking for guest bloggers to write short pieces on the Craft Festival. If you'd like to be part of our comms team running up to the Festival, leave a comment. 

We're not afraid to shout form the roof tops that we love craft and the Festival brings together exceptional work from leading makers from all over the UK and Ireland. We're expecting over 10,000 visitors to the small town of Bovey Tracey in Devon so plans are nearing completion. 
200 makers selling their work, demonstrations, workshops, children's crafts, street food, live music, lectures, debates. We've got it covered.

Including demonstrations by  Gareth Neal and Sarah Kay
Sarah Kay
Wheel thrown ceramics by Devon’s Clive Bowen.
Clive Bowen

Leading printmaker from Bovey Tracey, Rosie Sanders,
Rosie Saunders

Matt Dingle Blacksmiths from Chagford, glass blowingwith E&M Glass, screen printing by Plymouth’s Emma Purdie,
Emma Purdie

 inspirational paper artist Jennifer Collier,
Jennifer Collier 
 wire sculpture by Celia Smith 
Celia Smith
and experimental and multiple, award winning weaver Laura Thomas
Laura Thomas
And to celebrate InternationalYarnbombing Day and World Knit in Public there are rumours of a Yarnbombing by Graffiti Grannys from Cornwall! More news to come about the Talk Tipi