Exhibitions
I don’t do Craft Fairs!
Years ago, I used to attend local craft fairs but grew tired of poorly organised and more poorly attended events, where potential customers tried to barter with us for the “best price”, so I gave Read more…
Years ago, I used to attend local craft fairs but grew tired of poorly organised and more poorly attended events, where potential customers tried to barter with us for the “best price”, so I gave Read more…
Since lockdown eased sufficiently for my woodturning tuition sessions to recommence, things have been rather busy and I’ve had to restrict the sessions to two per week; although it must be said that I’ve given Read more…
Greetings from Bala in lock-down, where my lathe must be wondering if I’ve forgotten where its on/off switch is! Apart from turning a few sample pieces for an article that I was writing, two weeks Read more…
Following-on from last week’s blog, we have had some good news regarding our bought-in stock and my own work. We were contacted a few months ago with a view to staging a two-month display of Read more…
“Folklore and Fairy Tales” is the theme of an exhibition which opened today at Oriel Tŷ Meirion Gallery in Dyffryn Ardudwy, near Harlech, and what a cracking exhibition greeted me when I called in to Read more…
One of the many enjoyable aspects of being a professional woodturner, is that of visiting woodturning clubs to provide demonstrations of the type of turning that I do. A couple of weeks ago I was Read more…
For the third year running, we’re delighted to be back at Oriel Brondanw, the former family home of the Williams Ellis family. It was Clough Willimas Ellis who built Brondanw and brought his singular, distinctive Read more…
We’ve had good news from a couple of the galleries that we’ve sent work to, with bowls and pots starting to sell, so we’ve been out and about over the last week or two, keeping Read more…
Since the temporary demise of our shop we have been approached by other business owners in Bala with some very kind offers of help. In the first few days after the shop was closed down Read more…
Our own shop is going to be closed for quite a few weeks, so a lot of our stock is being sent to local and regional galleries, and what has been very noticeable has been Read more…