Super Seconds Festival is an online festival. Make sure you are in my Super Seconds Festival shop page at 10am on Saturday 11th May to grab your bargains! Sign up to my newsletter for early access too.
I will be joining the Anglian Potters Undercroft exhibition once more. This two week event is a joyful celebration of ceramics made by our members who have a wealth of skill and knowledge which is evident when you step into this Aladdin’s Cave of an exhibition. The Undercroft is skillfully transformed into a fantastic exhibition space to showcase the myriad of things you can make from a bag of clay.
The exhibition from from Saturday 6th April - Sunday 21st April, 10am - 4.30pm.
It is open every day except Mondays.
Browsers are welcome.
I am delighted to announce that I will be attending Craft Festival which will return to the beautiful town of Cheltenham from March 8-10th.
Meet 100 of the UK's finest makers, listen to interesting talks, watch fascinating demonstrations and take part in a workshop.
Families are warmly welcomed too with free craft activities for children with Jim Parkyn and Llantarnam Grange. Entry to the Festival for accompanied children is free too! A weekend of creative fun, not to be missed.
Very excited that the Festival will be opened by silversmith Brenton West from BBC's The Repair Shop. Brenton will also be talking about his new book, 'Silversmith's Secrets'.
For full details, to book tickets and workshops, click here
Friday 8 March 10am – 5pm
Saturday 9 March 10am – 5pm
Sunday 10 March 10am – 4pm
A Christmas market featuring 50 stalls on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th December at St Mary’s Works in Norwich, 10am - 4pm both days.
Come and browse the gifts, food and drink on offer, produced by local makers and artisans. There will be food and drink, a dj to set the mood and lots of Christmas cheer!
I will be back once again at one of my favourite events of the year, the Festive Fair in the Forum in Norwich.
The twinkly lights will be up, the brass bands will be playing Christmas music, the mulled wine will be flowing, what’s not to love?!
Local artisans and vendors will be showcasing their unique creations, offering an array of handcrafted gifts, delightful ornaments, and exquisite pottery pieces for you to discover. Embrace the opportunity to support local talent and find the perfect gift for your loved ones, making this season truly special.
Thursday 23rd November, 11am to 7pm
Friday 24th and Saturday 25th November, 10am to 6pm
Sunday 26th November, 10am to 4pm
Described by Country Living Magazine as 'A lovely event to start the festive season', this annual event is widely acknowledged as one of East Anglia's exceptional Christmas shopping experiences.
Discover perfect presents for friends and family from over a hundred boutique stalls and designers located throughout the Cathedral's magnificent nave and aisles.
A super sized Festive Shopping Marquee, located in the grounds adjacent to the Cathedral, will host a further 120 stalls selling festive produce, gifts and treasures. There will be plenty of food vendors on site providing an array of refreshments and hot drinks. All outdoor areas are free to enter.
* Wednesday 15 November
6.30pm - 9pm: Exclusive Shopping Experience
A special evening for ‘serious shoppers’ away from the crowds.
* Thursday 16 November
10am - 1pm | 1pm - 4pm
* Friday 17 November
9am - 10am - Exclusive entry for ‘shoppers with wheels’.
Especially created for those using mobility aids or push chairs, this is an hour long crowd free experience to shop and look around the stalls at leisure.
10am - 1pm | 1pm - 4pm | 6.30pm - 9pm
* Saturday 18 November
10am - 1pm | 1pm - 4pm
Event Tickets
Due to the popularity of this event and restricted numbers, all tickets should be purchased in advance.
Entry Price
* Thursday - Saturday
Adults: £5
Children (5 - 16 year olds) £2. All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Entry + Stained Glass Museum: £8 (Not available on Wednesday evening)
* Wednesday (Exclusive Shopping Experience)
All tickets £7 - Available here
It’s back and I’m raring to go! Super Seconds Festival was born out of a need to sell seconds during Lockdown when real life markets were not happening. Our amazing organiser, Sophie, put the word out to do an online market (remember those) for a day. The response was huge and it has grown and grown. Now is one of the only online markets still running. There are two sales a year and the next one is 7th & 8th October.
What is a second?
My workshop is stuffed with seconds of varying degrees. A second is a piece that has a flaw, maybe a crack, a patch of glaze that isn’t right or a funny shape. I also have end of line pieces that have nothing wrong with them but need a new home and I am hoping that you would like to buy them. All the pieces will be discounted.
How does it work?
At 10am on Saturday 7th October, all my seconds listings will appear on my Super Seconds Festival page here on my website. If you join my newsletter, you might just get an early sneak peek!
All 250 makers are listed on the Super Seconds Festival website. It is a great idea to have a look at the makers before the festival starts, make a list of the ones you want to buy from, in order of preference and be there at 10am with your finger feeling fast. This is a big event and things go quickly. As they are seconds, once they are gone, they’re gone.
I am so excited to be part of Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey in Devon. Makers are selected for this Festival and it has a reputation for showing the best of craft from makers all over the country.
There will be demonstrations of different crafts as well as makers selling their wares.
Grab yourself a bargain at this new Samples & Seconds Sale here in Norwich! Featuring 50 stalls, wood fired pizza, bar & music.
Join us to see and buy the variety of work from seventy different potters from across East Anglia.
A big craft market with gorgeous handmade goods for sale. Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th March, 10am - 4pm at the Forum, Norwich. See you there!
Just south of Norwich, come along to Old Hall Farm for their Christmas Market and Carols with the Cows.
Lots of fabulous local producers and artisan makers will be there- get all your Christmas shopping done in one place, AND order your Christmas dinner. Plus you get to sing along with your favourite Jersey Goddesses (of the bovine variety)
I am really excited to be back in the Shoe Factory on St Mary’s Plain on Saturday 10th December. We will be there from 10am - 5pm. I am busy making pots for this event and lots of my other favourite makers are also involved so do come along!
We will have some amazing food from Khushee Indian Street Food outside the market (all vegan friendly). There will be hot drinks available from Etude Coffee plus mulled wine and other amazing drinks from Wallow Wines. There's a good range of cake stalls too plus lots of vegan options. We have a fantastic DJ: Damien Bennett (DJ Sure Delight) who will be playing a mix of festive and regular tunes all day.
The market is at The Shoe Factory Social Club, St Mary's Works, St Mary's Plain, Norwich, NR3 3AF
I will be back at the Festive Fair at the Forum this year. It will be full-on Christmas with the whole inside area and outside space filled with Christmas crafts, food & drink and charity stands. Come and browse the wonderful wares of local artisans and makes for Christmas presents and the odd treat for yourself! There will be live music too.
Thursday 24th November, 11am - 7pm
Friday 25th November, 10am - 6pm
Saturday 26th November, 10am - 6pm
Sunday 27th November, 10am - 4pm
Join us at the beautiful St Lawrence’s Centre for the Arts in South Walsham for a Christmas Craft Fair. This special craft fair is one of my favourites, with beautiful crafts for sale and refreshments served.
There is a warm and cosy atmosphere in this historic converted church (partly due to the underfloor heating!) and it is an annually well attended event by the village and surrounding area.
Alongside my ceramics, other makers that will be attending included La Plata Studio jewellery and Heavenly and Earth Candles.
It’s back! 250 makers from all over the UK and other countries are putting their seconds, end of llne and sample products up for sale for the weekend of 9th & 10th April.
Products go live on the makers’ websites at 10am on Saturday 9th April. Mine will go up for sale on my Super Seconds Festival page.
To see all the other makers and to create your own wishlist before the event, click here
Liv Humby and I have brought back our collaboration of mugs for another sale. They will go live on Monday 28th March at 6.30pm. This time, we have five different designs which we are really proud of. There are about sixty mugs on sale and a lot of people want them so get ready to drop one into your basket on Monday evening!
See our designs on my Instagram page
A large festive fair at The Forum in the centre of Norwich with stands ranging from ceramics and other crafts to plants, food and drink. There will be live music and a charity book stall.
We will be open for late night shopping on Thursday and will be there for the whole weekend.
The annual Christmas Craft Fair will be held once more in St Lawrence’s Centre. There will be ceramics, jewellery, knitted goods, scented candles, glass and woodturning. It is always a joyful event in a beautiful building. Do join us for a chance to buy presents for Christmas or just to soak up the atmosphere.
Ever look at indie businesses and wish you could buy EVERYTHING but realise that you can't do that with every one or you'd be super skint?! Well, Super Seconds Saturday is your chance to grab a bargain from lots of different indie makers all at once!
A lot of indie makers have seconds/misprints that just didn't go quite right - and normally a lot of these are sold off at fairs at bargain prices - but with few (or no!) fairs due to Coronavirus it means that these bargains aren't on offer!
This is your unique online opportunity to grab a bargain from LOTS of indie businesses all at once!
Kick off on the day is 10am and after the last two Super Seconds Saturdays my top tip would be to be ready to jump on your favourite makers at 10am sharp! Fancy more top tips for buyers? Head here!
How do I grab a bargain?
To buy my pots, just click here to see the products from 10am on Saturday 2nd October. To see other makers’ work, head to the Makers Catalogue to see who you'd like to buy from - make a note of who you'd like to shop with and be ready to buy from them at 10am sharp on Saturday 2nd October.
You can also follow along with the hashtag #supersecondssaturday on Instagram to see which makers are taking part. Click on the makers' posts and stories to find out more - it's as simple as that! They'll then direct you to their listings on their website or Etsy/a third party website.
Follow along with Ink & Bear on Instagram to keep in the loop - (www.instagram.com/inkandbear).
What's on offer?
There will be lots on offer - from prints, pins, ceramics, t-shirts, jewellery, cards, printed fabric goodies and loads more! All makers will be in the online catalogue for you to browse by category!
Contemporary and Country’s (C&C) latest exhibition Rock, Paper, Scissors encompasses art and handmade objects fashioned with the process of their making in mind.
Skills made evident in bringing about their innovative ideas through a diverse range of art and handmade objects have been a recurring point of interest for the artists and makers that work with C&C. Rock, Paper, Scissors refers to the childhood game of chance where material properties prescribe the outcome of each playful exchange between two players, with the material choice made by one player winning the point. The artists and makers contributing to C&C’s latest exhibition at Houghton Hall Stables show how they exploit material qualities during the production process to create an original and unique work of art.
Technical ability has played a subsidiary role in the production and appreciation of art in recent decades. More conceptual work has proved dominant in contemporary museums and galleries around the world. Rock, Paper, Scissors celebrates creatives who have developed what they do against the grain, despite this prevailing direction. They’ve accumulated a wellspring of personal experience coaxing their creative ideas into being. Carved stone bowls, single sheet paper cuts, clever collages, poured paintings, hand built porcelain vessels, hand woven baskets, welded and sand-cast sculptures, hand blown glass, tactile turned wooden bowls and hand-hewn wooden platters acknowledge their material origins. Each piece reveals the alchemy that occurs between creative intent, material choice and dexterous fabrication.
Artists and makers contributing to C&C projects live and work in non-metropolitan, rural locations in the east of England. They have a strong connection with or include the natural world in their subject matter. Everything exhibited will be for sale.
Join me for the Makers Market from Home birthday party! The virtual market is having a party to mark a year since its first market. I will be releasing new listings here in my shop and bringing back some seconds (as well as more seconds) from 10am on Saturday. We will be on Instagram and Facebook which you can search using #mmfhparty to see everyone taking part and what they are selling. You can watch LIVES with makers on @makersmarketfromhome’s page from 10am-2pm.
The popular Fresh Artisan Christmas Market will take place December 13-15 at The Shoe Factory Social Club in the fine city of Norwich, with over 40 talented artisans and makers, as well as street food, a cafe and bar. I will be there on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December, 10am - 4pm
Night market Friday 13th - 5-9pm DJ, Bar, great atmosphere!
Saturday and Sunday 10-4pm meet local makers and artisans, shop for exclusive, authentic craft
Enjoy artisan coffee, cakes and sweet treats
Licensed bar providing drinks - why not meet up with friends and make a social occasion of it!
Delicious street food from several vendors
Disabled access, all on one level
Well behaved dogs on a lead are also welcome!
Local and hand made direct from the Designer/Maker/Artist to you. UNIK Design is a group of local Designers/Makers and Artists behind the hand-crafted work. Their collection comes in a wide variety of materials and styles including glass, pottery and ceramics, textiles, wood work, calligraphy, photography, paper and much more.
Be inspired by their creations, meet the designers and find a unique gift for yourself or someone else
A highlight on the craft fair calendar, the Etsy Local fair is located in the gorgeous surroundings of the Assembly House, Norwich. All the makers have been picked from a wide selection and the high quality of the products on display is evident.
From quirky and unique jewellery to cosy crochet and knits, from on-trend homeware to natural skincare, from vintage and upcycled treasures to original prints, posters and cards… The Cambridge Made Christmas Fair has established itself as one of the city’s festive highlights, regularly attracting many thousands of visitors over three days. The Cambridge Made team has carefully chosen over 45 designer-makers from around Cambridge and East Anglia, from a huge number of high-quality applicants. As well as some established Cambridge Made favourites, this year’s event will showcase many new and inspirational makers and artists. Each day, visitors can browse a different selection of stalls, chat to the real people behind the products and buy limited-edition handmade gifts. It all makes for a friendly, relaxed and festive atmosphere. The event takes place right in the heart of Cambridge at the St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church and entry is free.
I will be there for one day only and would love to see you on Friday 29th November.
A fabulous festive fair, featuring East Anglian arts and crafts, seasonal food and drink, live music, charity book stall and tombola and much more. All welcome, entry free.
Join us at the beautiful St Lawrence’s Arts Centre in South Walsham for a festive Christmas fair. There will be a selection of high quality crafts on display as well as food and drink. I love going to this fair because I grew up in the village so I get to see a lot of familiar faces as well as new ones!
UNIK Design is a group of local Designers/Makers and Artists behind the hand-crafted work. Their collections come in a wide variety of materials and styles including glass, pottery and ceramics, textiles, woodwork, calligraphy, photography, paper and much more.
Be inspired by their creations, meet the designers and find a unique gift for yourself or someone else
A collection of crafts will be gathered together for a week in beautiful Blakeney on the North Norfolk coast. It is in the Church Rooms, just on the quay. I will be there on Friday 4th October and my pots will be there all week. We would love you to visit.
A selling exhibition at All Saints’ Church, Jesus Lane in Cambridge with the work of 60+ potters from around the region.
Opening hours:
Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
All Saint’s Church is opposite Jesus College on Jesus Lane. The nearest car park is Park Street. Park and Ride buses all drop you off at or near the Drummer Street bus station.
