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Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
Victoria Baths
Thursday 13 - Sunday 16 October
Don’t miss the largest and most established selling event for contemporary craft in the North!
13-16 October 2022, Victoria Baths Manchester
Now in its 15th year, the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair 2022 sees the return of 200 of the UK’s finest makers to Victoria Baths, Manchester’s iconic heritage attraction. Buy unique, handmade, made-to-last pieces for you and your home direct from the maker, or perhaps commission something special. Exhibitors have been carefully selected for the quality of their work and to showcase a variety of craft with glass, jewellery, interior and fashion textiles, ceramics, prints, furniture, lighting & more. Five of our talented makers are taking part this year: Nell Smith, Ella McIntosh, Tracey Birchwood, Imprints of Earth and Nicola Sutcliffe.
Tickets can also be purchased on the door
Ella McIntosh
Ella McIntosh handcrafts contemporary pewter using skilled metalsmithing techniques to create items for your home and table. Working from her studio at Manchester Craft and Design Centre she often pushes the boundaries of pewter and her craft, established in 2012.
www.ellamcintosh.co.uk
Stand No: C04
Nell Smith
Nell Smith is an illustrator and printmaker working from a studio at Hot Bed Press in Salford. She makes unique multi-layered screen-prints by building up blocks of colour combined with painterly mono screen-printing. Her prints couple contemporary, expressive compositions with an uplifting use of colour.
www.nellsmith.co.uk
Stand No: A04
Tracey Birchwood
Tracey produces porcelain petal jewellery, inspired by beautiful English climbing roses. Each individual petal is hand-formed out of porcelain clay. These are then decorated with precious metal lustres and intricately linked together to form each piece of jewellery.
www.traceybirchwood.co.uk
Stand No: D06 Upstairs
Imprints of Earth
Mother and daughter, Bhaggie and Shakti are passionate about creativity as a healing force. They make mindfully, with authenticity. Their wabi-sabi worldview celebrates the beauty of transience and imperfection; using a range of firing techniques to capture a single moment in time. Each piece is unique and cannot be recreated.
www.imprintsofearth.com
Stand No: C31
Nicola Sutcliffe
Vintage inspired, Nicola creates classic pieces with a quirky, modern edge. Designed and made in her studio in West Yorkshire, she uses natural fabrics, cotton, silks, Irish linens, tweeds and wools from small batches, which add to their limited-edition appeal. A bespoke service is offered, and designs can be altered to customer preference.
www.nicolasutcliffe.co.uk
Stand No: C33