Meet The Queen's Scholars
Written: 21 April 2022
Dear Craft Festival Friend,
I hope this finds you well and the sun is shining where you are.
This week, long-term Craft Festival Friend and Collaborator, Louise Jones-Williams picks her 5 favourites. Louise is Director and Curator of Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre in Cwmbran, South Wales.
Read on to discover Louise's 5 Favourites. With over 200 exceptional makers to choose, do you have 5 Favourites? Take A Look Here.
Last year I chatted with Louise about Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre on The Capital of Craft. You can listen to our Craft Conversation, HERE.
It's apt, that in the week of HRH Queen Elizabeth's 96th Birthday, I'd like to introduce Queen Elizabeth's Scholarship Trust. We are honoured, in the Queen's Jubilee year that we will be joined in June by QEST. CLICK to meet our QEST Scholars.
You will be able to meet the QEST team and a range of their scholars who will be demonstrating their skills in the QEST Tipi in the heart of the Festival. Read on to discover more.
Buy your tickets and save on the door price, here.
We also have a limited number of advance tickets for sale in person at Make South West in Bovey Tracey. Grab yours Now!
Catch up soon,
Sarah
Here are Louise’s 5 Favourites
2 Hungry Bakers
Modern handcrafted tableware forged by their love of food and baking, gorgeous simple shapes and vibrant coloured glazes on hand thrown pottery and teamed perfectly with hand carved wooden lids and spoons.
Sarah Drew
Inspired by her home in Cornwall and a love of collecting Sarah’s work is made all the more attractive by her sustainable way of creating, using recycled materials, found objects and traceable gems to make these unique pieces.
Lisa Krigel
I love the idea of functional sculpture and share Lisa’s love of brutalist architecture. Her work is wonderfully playful and interactive allowing you to stack and admire your tableware as well as enjoy your food on it!
Hayley Trezise
In a world of fast fashion it is so wonderful to see people really slow it down – with handmade and sustainability at its core, Hayley creates bespoke wearable art which will turn heads and last a lifetime!
By Raz Maker
Brass and recycled silver tableware with beautifully simple designs and construction details – definitely too good to keep in the drawer!
QEST is a charity dedicated to supporting excellence in British craftsmanship. QEST offers scholarships for the training and education of talented and aspiring craftspeople. Their aim is to sustain vital skills in traditional and contemporary crafts and contribute to excellence in the British craft industry.
You will be able to meet the QEST team at Craft Festival in June and a range of their scholars who will be demonstrating their skills in the QEST Tipi in the heart of the Festival.
CLICK to meet our QEST Scholars.
Buy your tickets and save on the door price, here.