HOMEWARE
HOLLINGATE
Hollingate was started by two sisters in Otley, with a passion for crafting. They combine the traditional craft of decoupage with more modern paint methods, including glass paint, acrylic pours and resin.
Several different techniques are used to decorate vases and plant pots, creating beautiful abstract patterns to brighten up your home.
The sisters take great pride in avoiding waste, using left over materials to make smaller pieces including jewellery, coasters and other gifts.
MIXED MEDIA
HONEYBEE ARTISAN
Honeybee Artisan combines raw honey (Yorkshire Honey), essential oils in their soaps, skincare products, melts and candles as well as bee and insect jewellery. They use natural dried flowers, seeds, herbs, leaves, sea glass and crystals (often sourced locally) to paint the soy and beeswax melts and candles, uniquely creating tiny seasonal gardens in each candle.
WOOD
HUMBLEWOOD
Humblewood design and make colourful, contemporary homewares and gifts with a distinctly Scandi feel. Their hugely popular ranges of clocks, lamps, kitchen wares and accessories are designed and created in their rural Cumbrian workshop, using traditional woodworking methods. Everything is then hand decorated with colourful highlights of water-based finishes. The products are made from hardwood timber which comes from local timber yards, and is harvested from sustainable sources within the UK.
ART
HUPA LINOCUT - PRINT BY MATT HOOPER
Matt Hooper is a linocut printmaker from Leeds who’s relief printmaking focusses on
fine detail, careful composition and attention to detail inspired by the Japanese
woodblock tradition.
He rejects the common perception that linocut prints are naive and seeks to introduce
the detail and fine line the Japanese woodblock masters achieved whilst retaining the
traditional spirit of European relief printmaking.
His subject matter is eclectic and wide ranging but focusses primarily on the natural
world.
TEXTILE ART
IN THE FOREST FELTING
Living in the Northumberland countryside, fibre artist Michelle Gormely can't help but be influenced by the wildlife and fauna that surround her. Inspired by nature with a touch of fairytale, her needle felted animals are brought to life with clothing, props and vintage finds, giving each its own personality and creating characters that look like they've stepped from a storybook.
HOMEWARE
ISZI DESIGNS
Iszi Designs creates gorgeous laser-cut acrylic goodies to decorate your home. Her minimalist style and use of colour creates gorgeous pieces that are perfect to compliment the season or gift to another.
Each product is designed, created and packaged lovingly by Iszi in her Whitby studio with an intent to keep each product as sustainable as possible. Each decoration, wreath, garland or other giftware are designed to be kept and treasured as heirloom pieces.
WOOD
JACK.IN.THE.WOODS
Handcrafted wooden wares that have been carved and turned from locally sourced storm-felled trees and reclaimed timber. Functional items including spoons, utensils, Shrinkpots and bowls made from native British trees such as Beech, Cherry, Birch and Rowan. Pieces are finished using a range of decorative techniques and textures, creating distinctive and unique items for the home
GLASS
JADE TAPSON GLASS
Jade Tapson is a glass artist based in West Yorkshire. She studied at the University of Sunderland’s National Glass Centre, where she graduated with an MA in Glass in 2016. Since graduating, Jade has specialised in screen printing on glass and combining this with the air entrapment technique known as Ariel. Jade works to commission creating artworks, as well as making jewellery, tableware and giftware to showcase at fairs, galleries and competitions.
ART
JAYNE LANCASTER ARTIST
Jayne specialises in drawings and illustrations depicting livestock and rural wildlife. Sketching from life and observation of the animals in their natural environment is essential to her work and this is combined with larger scale studio creations where she uses a variety of media, predominantly pen and ink with watercolour. The use of bold, flowing line, captures the essence of the subject together with conveying simplicity, motion and energy in her unique impressionistic style.
MIXED MEDIA
JEN'S WOOD WONDERLAND
Jen's Wood Wonderland was created over twelve years ago, by Jennifer Pennington. The Family based business, is based in Barnoldswick. She hand-makes many different personalised/bespoke items across several different medias. Her passion to create works of art derived from her love of anything creative and making memories for others to cherish forever. Whilst working full time as a carer, she crafts at any spare moment, making sure she offers great items and service along the way.
CERAMICS
JENNIFER BARLOW CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS
Jennifer is primarily inspired by the natural landscape. First she re-creates her favourite places in oil-paints, before using elements of these to inform the decoration of a collection of ceramics. Her hand-thrown, stoneware, ceramic pieces are decorated with a combination of glazes, over-glaze pens and waterslide decals printed from her own pen illustrations.
JEWELLERY
JESS WITHINGTON JEWELLERY
Living on the bank of the River Humber, Jess likes to create intricate and delicate pieces of jewellery inspired by her surroundings. Capturing little worlds full of colourful and playful characters for people to enjoy and wear. Jess works primarily in silver, whilst adding bright pops of coloured enamel and a mixture of precious and semi-precious stones.
JEWELLERY
JEWELLERY BY MANDY
Jewellery by Mandy hand crafts her Silver & Copper jewellery from her home studio in the stunning Lune Valley.
This can be custom made pieces including memorial jewellery from ashes or fur, personalised, hand stamped occasion jewellery and landscape pendants of your sentimental places.
Alternatively, there is a wide selection of jewellery that is available and ready to purchase at craft fairs and online.
CERAMICS
JO PIPKIN CERAMICS
Inspiration for Jo’s ceramic figures comes from the activities and encounters in daily life.
Each figure is hand modelled using a combination of pinching and sculpting with wooden tools and repurposed dental instruments. Interesting texture is created by impressing fabrics and found objects into the clay surface, whilst coloured underglazes and oxides in the final decoration help to highlight the details and bring out the character of each piece.
GIFTS
JO'S LITTLE PEOPLE
Jo designs & makes each of her figures individually from polymer clay, which makes each one slightly different and unique. She has a wide selection of figures ranging from different dog breeds to wild swimmers.
She started her business over 25 years ago, which has grown alongside her family. Jo works from home, a converted cow Byre on the family farm.
SCULPTURE
JOHN RATTENBURY SCULPTURE
John Rattenbury is a Yorkshire sculpture based near Ilkley. For over fifteen years he has been creating beautiful sculptures covering British wildlife, dogs, figurative pieces and a range of wall plaques. The majority of his work is made using the cold cast bronze method although some specialist finishes are available. All pieces are entirely handmade and individually finished making every piece unique.