A Lovely Afternoon at the Little Northern Contemporary Craft Fair

By Beverley Holmes-Wright

Well, what a lovely afternoon, have always enjoyed the big one back in October but the LNCCF is so intimate and the artists are different.  Lots and lots of jewellery and Becca fell in love with Chris Boland's designs using bold geometry and interesting semi precious stones.  I, however, really enjoyed the textiles.  No dolls sadly but some very good work.  Beverley Holmes-Wright, you can find her at 'stitchingforthesoul.co.uk', makes such pretty wall pieces using differing machine techniques to create floral motifs.  Also Liz Cooksey, at 'LizCooksy.com', again embroidery but using wire in a very interesting ways.  She has leaping animals vaulting floral wire and embroidery frameworks, sounds odd but works very well.  Not an embroidery but working with natural materials, wood, shell and feathers, Jane Bevan's work is well worth a look.  All my life I have wanted to successfully make work using natural materials, the closest I came was wild flower pictures back in the 80's courtesty of Penny Black's books but Jane Bevan does it effortlessly.  Her free standing pieces and her collages are a delight to behold.  Next year, around the beginning of December look out for details of this event, there's always a pop up tea room and plenty of parking.  Its well worth an afternoon for inspiration and last minute Christmas presents!





By Liz Cooksey



By Jane Bevan