Exeter based stonemason Matt Hurley has recently completed an unusual commission for a local Devon customer.
To depict some of the many species they regularly see within a mile of their house near Dawlish, customers Ray & Ros Mason contacted Matt's company Hurley Marble to make them a custom fire surround.
Ros said: "We were very keen to find someone local to the area, a person as appreciative of this rich landscape and its wildlife as we are. Through a friend's recommendation, we met Matt Hurley and soon formed a good working relationship. We exchanged...
We’re really excited to announce more dates for our DIY Skirt Class!
This class is 100% suitable for beginners – come and guzzle tea and learn to sew the uncomplicated, casual Otton’s way. You’ll leave the class with one fully finished skirt to wear, and the know how to do it again and again.
The dates for this course are Thursday 19th March, 6pm to 8.30pm, and Tuesday 21st April, 6pm to 8.30pm, and Thursday 28th May, 6pm to 8.30pm.. The class will cost you £25, which includes everything except your fabric – bring your a metre of your own or buy some from us on the night...
Devon Stonemason Matthew Hurley has just launched a new local business called Hurley Marble, selling luxury handmade pietra dura marble tabletops, marble and stone fireplaces and bronze sculptures for high-end interiors. Hurley Marble’s objective is to combine one-off designs with exceptional craftsmanship using only the finest rare materials. He hopes to offer a reminder of past splendour, imbued with individual style.
Pietra dura is the Italian art of hard stone inlay. It is essentially marquetry in stone, usually depicting flora and fauna, with appropriate marbles chosen for...
Two free, family, drop-in and draw events at Devon Guild this half-term. Enter a special creative space in the gallery where you can draw, design and make a Venetian-style Halloween mask and lace-based patterns for a collective wall decoration. Activities include pattern-making, papercutting, stencilling and projection-tracing, and are inspired by our current exhibition intoLACE as part of the Big Draw Campaign for Drawing 2013.
Staff supervision. Materials provided. Drop-in: free,11am-4pm. Under 12s supervised please. No need...
This Christmas craft exhibition is a great place to buy a unique gift. Avoid the high-street crush and choose from a broad and exciting range of items in our gallery, which showcases over 50 of the best contemporary designers from across the UK.
Find graphic animal prints by Ruth Broadway, ethically produced bags and accessories in organic material from Hawthorn and Co, a fabulous jewellery collection and much more.
We love Emma Calvert’s colourful silver ribbon neckpieces and bracelets - just part of our huge choice of...
It’s National Vegetarian Week this week and there really is no better time to watch what you put on your skin. Lush’s fresh handmade cosmetics are full of fresh fruit and vegetables and made with the finest natural ingredients (organic where possible) and essential oils, are not tested on animals and look good enough to eat. They are 100% suitable for vegetarians, as accredited by The Vegetarian Society, and 80% are also approved by the Vegan Society - not just for this week, but all year round.
Choose from the delicious products below to create your own veggie recipe for beautiful...
Crikey It's Vintage invites you to come and fill up your stockings with vintage, antique and hand-made goodies from 55+ stall holders and have a jolly good time getting into the festive spirit, vintage-style, with only 37 days to go.
Entry fee £2 (under 18s free)
All attendees receive free prize draw ticket to win 2nd March 'Spring Fling' tickets
Come join us on the first Saturday of every month when McCoys Arcade on Exeter's Fore Street is transformed into a cave of treasure! as locally grown artists and makers descend upon the Arcade with their beautiful and unique creations, live music will fill the air and workshops from surrounding traders will inspire you to use your hands!
Handmade Arcade is an alternative kind of craft fair, a home of independent art, a celebration of culture outside of the mainstream, and a place to find amongst other things a handpicked selection of contemporary crafts, screen-printed matierials,...
