Some of the exhibitors at Craft Festival Bovey Tracey
200 of the best contemporary makers from across the UK have been selected to exhibit, and this year includes:
ARTIST CLOVER ROBIN from Teignmouth, Devon, creates collage artwork from handpainted, found, and recycled papers. ‘It is wonderful to be among passionate and highquality makers at the Craft Festival, and I get to chat to visitors about my work,’ says Clover. cloverrobin.com
CERAMICIST PAUL YOUNG from Nuneaton in Warwickshire was an award winner at last year’s Festival. He works in earthenware, creating distinctive, decorative, and domestic pieces, inspired by European folk art and 18th-century Staffordshire ware. paulyoungceramics.co.uk
FITCH & MCANDREW are among the UK’S leading slipware potters and will be demonstrating at the show. Doug Fitch and his wife Hannah Mcandrew work from a studio in Dumfries and Galloway, reinterpreting traditional slipware in a contemporary style. fitchandmcandrew.co.uk
BRETT PAYNE from Sheffield is a leading British silversmith, making candlesticks, tableware and vases, and a long-term exhibitor. ‘We’ve exhibited at every Craft Festival since 2004,’ says Brett. ‘It’s such an amazing event, and successful for 20 years.’ brettpayne.com
CERAMICIST SUE PRYKE from Leicester is an award-winning designer-maker specialising in elegant tableware. She has been chosen to exhibit at the Craft Festival many times over the past 20 years, and returns for this special anniversary year. suepryke.com