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<- Back to Arts & Crafts 2008 main page Demonstrators at Crafts @ the castle English traditional basket work and willow work of all forms. Margaret specializes in weaving unusual containers, fish-traps, hives and cages as well as measures for fruit and baskets for food storage. 32 Orchard Avenue Tel: 01332 811639
Working exclusively with traditional hand forging techniques Darren creates commissioned domestic, architectural and agricultural objects. Sometimes combining materials such as stone, rope, leather and wood items include; fire grates and irons; signage and way markers, grilles and gates; latches and lanterns; strong-boxes and chests, decorative and religious pieces. The Georgian Forge Tel: 07770 777708
Robin is the only turner in England specialising in making wooden bowls and plates on a traditional foot-powered lathe. He also produces individually hand-crafted benches, picnic tables, fences, bridges and garden sculptures all from locally-sourced English hardwoods. Right Hand Police House Tel: 01433 670321
Anthony Wassell has been making glass for 30 years and draws his inspiration from traditional glassmaking techniques and sources of Art Deco styles and some areas of Russian Constructivist art. He makes large cameo pieces with many layers of coloured glass, which are then cut, engraved and sandblasted to reveal the colours within the piece. He also makes functional glass, a series of drinking glasses, bowls and vases with roots in Jacobean glassmaking namely the Airtwist glass. 4 East Workshops Tel: 01909 487604
John Wheeldon specialises in the production of raku-fired ceramics. He uses a combination of clay, metallic oxides and gold to produce rich surface qualities modified by the smoke fire of the raku process. 4 West End Tel: 01629 822356
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Margaret Cooper
Darren Ainsworth
Robin Wood
Anthony Wassell
John Wheeldon