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Our Makers


Meet some of the talented artists and makers. When you visit you may find one of them serving behind the counter.

Cyanotype Artist and Workshop Leader

Libby Mornement

Libby is the artist behind Bloemen & Blue, creating original cyanotypes from her studio in Bromham near Devizes. Inspired by a childhood spent by the sea, her work uses the distinctive blues of the cyanotype process to evoke salt air, shifting tides and a sense of coastal home. Through experimentation and hands-on practice, Libby produces atmospheric, one-of-a-kind works that celebrate this historic photographic process. 

Sorisi Ceramics | Handmade Bradford-on-Avon

Sorisi Ceramics

Linda Claridge is the creative maker behind Sorisi Ceramics, a studio practice celebrating clay in all its playful textures and forms. Based in the South West, Linda works with a variety of earthenware clays, experimenting with pinch pots, wheel-throwing, slab building and casting to explore surface, pattern and colour. Her pieces range from one-off decorative pots to functional ceramics that bring joy and character into everyday use.

Jon Roynon

Jon Roynon is a ceramicist based in Corsham, Wiltshire. A structural engineer by background, he brings an analytical eye to form, symmetry and glaze behaviour, producing small-batch wheel-thrown and digitally-informed pieces that are both functional and expressive. His ceramics range from everyday tableware to sculptural objects, finished with his own glazes and fired to durable stoneware. Jon was a finalist on Series 6 of The Great Pottery Throw Down.

Sky Dog Glass, PJ Buchanan

SkyDog Glass

PJ Buchanan is a fused glass artist based in Chippenham, working under the name SkyDog Glass. Creating colourful glass gifts and ornaments, PJ’s work is inspired by modernist design and the natural world. Made in a garden studio filled with kilns and colour, her glass pieces celebrate craftsmanship, creativity and the simple joy of making. 

Sonja Kuratle

Sonja creates vessels, birds, pendants and plaques using porcelain or stoneware. Decorated by pouring or painting on to the surface with coloured slips, glazes or oxides.


Anthony Sheeran

Anthony works mainly with ink and watercolour and enjoy depicting architectural scenes, still life, landscapes and boats, and can also be commissioned for house portraits.


Simone Mitchell

Simone Mitchell is the founder of Wyld Rose Holistics – she creates handcrafted skincare and wellness products using natural ingredients, traditional methods, inspired by in India. Her work blends sustainability, wellbeing and beautiful design.

Melanie Gale Handmade Bradford on Avon, Brutalist Illustration

Mel Gale

Mel Gale is an illustrator and printmaker based in Westbury, Wiltshire. Working in both traditional and digital media, her work explores architecture, folklore, gardens and cats, with influences including psychogeography, psychedelia and liminal spaces.


Amy Yates

Amy has a passion for design and colour. Her preferred medium is oil on canvas, but she also enjoys experimenting with collage, printmaking and sketchbook drawings.  Her latest paintings often incorporate mixed media, reflecting her personal
connection to each subject and the memories and experiences formed while visiting
different places.


Paula Martyr

Paula is a children's book illustrator and mixed media artist, using materials such as teacake wrappers and old Beano comics. In 2025 one of her pictures was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

Joanne Bennett Handmade Bradford on Avon Silver Jewellery

All That Glitters

Silver jewellery made with love from recycled solid sterling silver by silverworker Joanne Bennet. Each piece is genuinely handcrafted and possesses its own distinct quality.


Nick Davison Handmade Bradford on Avon Heading West Oil on Board

Nick Davison

Nick’s work is inspired by a lifelong relationship with the ocean and the Cornish coast. A long-time surfer and member of Surfers Against Sewage, his paintings reflect both environmental commitment and influences including Jon Doran, Maggie O’Brien and Kurt Jackson.

Nicola Davis

Nicola Davis is a textile artist based in Trowbridge, specialising in silk painting, batik and tie dye. Creating vibrant 100% silk scarves and artworks, her designs celebrate positivity, colour and natural beauty, often drawing on flowers, landscapes and the female form. Working from her light-filled home studio, Nicola also runs workshops and creates large-scale commissioned pieces. 

Sara Wishart

Sara Wishart is a stained glass artist based in Corsham, working under the name Dragonglass by Sara. Inspired by colour and the natural world, she creates vibrant glass pieces from her home studio, with a particular love for dragonfly designs. Sara’s work celebrates the joy of choosing and combining glass to create luminous, handcrafted pieces. 

Sophie Davis

Sophie is a printmaker whose work is inspired by wild places and the ever-changing landscape. From rugged coastlines to the gentle hills of Somerset and Wiltshire, she is drawn to texture, imperfection and atmosphere. Working from her garden studio and at Bath Artist Printmakers, Sophie layers her prints slowly and intuitively, creating expressive pieces that capture memories, feelings and a deep sense of place.

Kate Davies

Kate Davies is an illustrator whose work is filled with curious characters, gentle humour and a love of storytelling. Her hand-drawn illustrations capture small moments and imaginative scenes with warmth and charm, inviting viewers into a slightly magical, quietly joyful world.


Alan Hemming

Alan creates thoughtful, well-crafted ceramics for everyday use. His work includes both functional and decorative pieces, shaped by an appreciation of form, texture and usefulness. Rooted in the British studio pottery tradition, Alan’s ceramics are made to be lived with and enjoyed.

Isabelle Deakin

Isabelle Deakin's artistry is behind Belle Design. Transforming hand‑drawn art into digitally rendered print, producing original, tactile, UK‑made fabrics, homewares, accessories and gifts—timeless in design, vibrant in colour, crafted to touch, built to inspire and delight for years to come.

Kevin Crane

Kevin is a woodturner working primarily with carefully selected timber, often locally sourced. His practice emphasises the natural grain, colour and character of the wood, resulting in functional and sculptural pieces. His work is prize-winning and rooted in a deep respect for material and craft tradition.

Kerrie McNeil

Based in Dilton Marsh, Kerrie is a screen printer, creating original hand-printed works inspired by the coasts of Cornwall and Dorset and by local landscapes. Working with layered inks and mixed media, she often paints directly onto the screen to produce atmospheric effects of light, sky and water. Each print is a unique piece, shaped by place and memory.

Colour Sense Jewellery

Isabelle Deakin creates mood‑boosting enamel Jewellery Handmade in small batches and designed with contemporary colour and surface designs that lift both your outfit and mood. Using Kiln fired glass and natural metals she creates earrings that are gentle on the ears yet durable, crafted to resist UV, moisture, and day‑to‑day wear.

Jane Gibson

Local potter Jane Gibson creates distinctive hand-thrown ceramics that celebrate simplicity, form, and everyday beauty. Inspired by natural textures and the quiet rhythms of making, her work ranges from functional tableware to unique decorative pieces. Jane’s practice reflects a deep connection to craft traditions while embracing contemporary design, bringing warmth and individuality to each object she makes.

Bramble Rose Designs, Ginnie Burns, Handmade Bradford on Avon

Bramblerose Designs

Ginnie Burns, working as Bramblerose Designs, is a Wiltshire-based artist inspired by the landscapes and landmarks of her local area. Painting in acrylics, she creates colourful, uplifting work that brings a sense of place and familiarity to her art. Alongside original paintings, Ginnie produces a wide range of art-based products, allowing her work to be enjoyed in everyday life and in the home.


Ching-Hui Wang | Handmade Bradford-on-Avon

Ching-Hui Wang

Ching-Hui Wang is a textile artist working in Corsham. Her practice centres on fabric and surface, with a clear attention to texture, pattern and making by hand. Through textile-based work and functional pieces, she explores the tactile qualities of cloth and the quiet beauty of materials, creating work that is thoughtful, understated and rooted in process.

MaryLu Mitchell | Handmade Bradford-on-Avon

Mary Lu Mitchell

Mary Lu Mitchell is a Bradford on Avon–based textile artist creating handcrafted lampshades under the name Stitches by Mary Lu. Her work combines dyed, painted and stitched fabrics to build rich colour and texture, often using recycled materials. Made in her home studio, each piece is playful, tactile and completely unique. 

Heart Knitted Designs

Diana Moolan-Feroze is the maker behind Heart Knitted Designs, creating beautifully crafted knitwear from her base in Bradford on Avon. Working primarily with 100% wool from renowned Japanese maker Noro, as well as alpaca, cashmere and merino, Diana designs blankets, scarves and hats that celebrate colour, warmth and longevity. Inspired by art history and the colours of the natural world, her work is designed to be cherished as durable, handmade heirlooms.