Handmade for Christmas 2022 - The Workhouse Chapel
A glorious mix of unique and beautiful gifts from local designers, artists and makers
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<strong>Handmade</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
28 Oct - 31 Dec <strong>2022</strong><br />
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A TWO MONTH SLICE OF<br />
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING HEAVEN<br />
Open<br />
9.30- 4:30<br />
*<br />
everyday<br />
*but not <strong>Christmas</strong> or Boxing Day<br />
A glorious mix of unique and<br />
beautiful gifts from<br />
local designers,<br />
artists and<br />
makers<br />
THE WORKHOUSE CHAPEL<br />
Bath Road, Sturminster Newton<br />
DT10 1DS<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk
Is it a gallery? Is it a gift shop? Is it a craft fair?<br />
<strong>Handmade</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> is so much more…<br />
<strong>Handmade</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> at the <strong>Workhouse</strong> <strong>Chapel</strong> is an<br />
annual extravaganza of loveliness, a cornucopia of wonder,<br />
bringing together work by dozens of incredibly talented<br />
makers and artists from Dorset and surrounding counties.<br />
We do our very best to bring you a diverse and exceptional<br />
range of fairly priced, properly hand-crafted, completely<br />
unique gifts. Who knows, we might even have the perfect<br />
thing <strong>for</strong> Uncle Herbert - and then you’ll need a special little<br />
treat <strong>for</strong> yourself…
Hello! Hello! I’m Rose - the one with the<br />
glasses - and <strong>Handmade</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
is my baby. I like to pretend I’m in charge -<br />
please don’t disillusion me…<br />
Kate is my trusty second-in-command - she<br />
works super-hard to retrieve and maintain<br />
the control and balance that I have mislaid.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n there’s Bob - his job is lighting the fire,<br />
stacking the woodpile, lifting heavy stuff,<br />
fetching and carrying - not a genderstereotypical<br />
role at all…<br />
<strong>The</strong> three of us make up the all-year team,<br />
but even though we’re blooming wonderful,<br />
we couldn’t manage <strong>Handmade</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
without help from the Fabulously,<br />
Wonderfully, Incredibly Helpful<br />
Elves. <strong>The</strong>y’ll be oh-so-happy to<br />
help with your shopping and<br />
generally be cheerily welcoming<br />
and useful.<br />
And now prepare to Meet your Makers<br />
A huge <strong>Handmade</strong> welcome to this year’s exhibitors.<br />
This motley crew of creative folk are some of the most<br />
wonderful people I know. Clever, inventive, funny, weird,<br />
kind, moral, proud, humble, hard-working, imaginative, crazy.<br />
Here they are...<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
ALINE JOHNSON<br />
Luscious cyanotype velvet cushions<br />
and silk scarves. Multicoloured<br />
fused striped glass candle holders<br />
alinejohnson.co.uk<br />
ALISON BOWYER<br />
Beautiful fused glass birds, fish and<br />
other creatures with added wirework<br />
alisonbowyer.co.uk<br />
AMMONITE IRONWORK<br />
Organic metalwork <strong>for</strong> home<br />
and garden<br />
ammoniteironwork.com<br />
AT THE PATCH CREATIONS<br />
Needle-felted creatures and<br />
blockprinted accessories<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
A WOLF AND I<br />
Enchanting silver jewellery<br />
with a touch of dark magic<br />
awolfandi.com<br />
BARRY THE ARKMAN<br />
Handcrafted wooden arks<br />
and puzzles<br />
BEEWRAP<br />
Beeswax wraps and re-usable<br />
household items<br />
beewrap.co.uk<br />
BELINDA SALES<br />
Raku fired ceramic wall art<br />
and whimsical sculptures<br />
belindasalesceramics.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
BOB HATCHER<br />
Stars, lamps and other bright<br />
ideas - made from scrap<br />
BROTHERS MAKE<br />
<strong>Handmade</strong> products from 100%<br />
recycled plastic collected from<br />
local schools and beach cleans<br />
brothersmake.com<br />
CU DESIGN<br />
Lamps with an industrial feel<br />
and a creative flair<br />
cudesigns.co.uk<br />
DAVID METCALFF<br />
Wire garden sculptures<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
DELPHINE JONES<br />
Beautiful greeting card packs<br />
celebrating nature, food & drink<br />
delphinejones.com<br />
DIANA GIRDWOOD<br />
Tactile sculptures - lovingly <strong>for</strong>med<br />
- from all things; donated, found,<br />
thrown away<br />
DRIFTED AND GIFTED<br />
Lamps, clocks and other creations<br />
crafted from driftwood and<br />
beach finds<br />
driftedandgifted.weebly.com<br />
ECHO<br />
Deliciously scented soy candles<br />
and diffusers<br />
echocandles.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
ELM HOUSE STUDIO<br />
Handbuilt and thrown ceramics<br />
elmhousestudio.co.uk<br />
EMMA LEONARD<br />
Contemporary silver jewellery<br />
with a pop of colour<br />
emma-leonard.co.uk<br />
FIONA KELLY<br />
Cheerful stoneware pottery<br />
fionakellypots.co.uk<br />
GILLIAN ACREMAN<br />
Gorgeous porcelain vessels<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
HANDMADE HARES &<br />
LITTLE RAYS OF SUNSHINE<br />
Stitched and painted<br />
whimsical loveliness<br />
HARBOURWOOD DESIGNS<br />
Imaginary worlds and seaside<br />
memories<br />
HELEN FRANCIS<br />
Hel’s Angels and mixed media<br />
semiabstract images<br />
JAN DANIELS<br />
Mad mosaic and bonkers brooches<br />
from recycled pots and jewels<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
JAN STEVENS<br />
Raku pots - Glass baubles -<br />
Garden ceramics<br />
JANE DUNN<br />
Trees and wreaths from driftwood<br />
JANE RENWICK<br />
Porcelain lights and resin<br />
metal relief dishes<br />
janerenwick.co.uk<br />
JASON FERMOR<br />
Decorative and functional items<br />
from locally sourced wood<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
JUDE SHAW<br />
Unique and sculptural statement<br />
jewellery using silver, brass and<br />
natural gems<br />
judeshawjewellery.co.uk<br />
KARINA GILL<br />
Silver jewellery influenced by<br />
organic repetition in nature<br />
karinagill.co.uk<br />
KATE KIRKBY<br />
Beautiful mirrors created using<br />
imagination and random bits<br />
and bobs<br />
KATE OSMAN<br />
Rescued greenhouse glass<br />
and mixed media prints<br />
kateosman.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
*<br />
*<br />
*<br />
<strong>Handmade</strong> Making by hand is at the ❤ of who we<br />
are and what we do - we make with love, passion and<br />
commitment. We work with natural, local and recycled<br />
materials, using skills, and tools, handed down through<br />
generations of craftsmen. For us making by hand is<br />
so much more than a way of making a living - it’s an<br />
instinct, a habit, a default setting. <strong>The</strong> items we make<br />
hold joy and creativity within them, a very human<br />
connection.<br />
Sustainable<br />
Here at the WC we constantly strive<br />
to be kinder to our beautiful planet. Making the right<br />
decisions is sometimes difficult, but we are proud to say<br />
that all our packaging is recycled or recyclable. If we use<br />
plastic, you can be sure it’s had a previous life (and we’re<br />
very happy to have it back to use again, and again, and<br />
again…. ). Wherever possible we use recycled materials<br />
and when we can’t, we research the best alternatives.<br />
Inspired It’s a circular thing…. I get inspired - I start to<br />
make something - the very act of making inspires me<br />
to try something else - I go down a rabbit hole, round<br />
a bend, somewhere unexpected - another idea - I get<br />
inspired all over again. Creative thinking is a muscle that<br />
grows stronger with exercise, so let’s all sit down and<br />
get creatively fit!!!<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
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<strong>Chapel</strong> Chicken’s <strong>2022</strong> holiday snaps<br />
1 At home - getting ready to pack the sleigh<br />
2 Planning the journey (hand stitched<br />
sketchbook - Rose Hatcher)<br />
3 What a pretty village scene (marquetry<br />
casket - Lester Durston)<br />
4 At the seaside (Harbourwood Designs)<br />
5 In the Teashop (diorama - <strong>Handmade</strong> Hares)<br />
6 Chatting to Piglet (Raku fired pigs -<br />
Nichola Hanman)<br />
7 Taking a chance with Freddy Fox<br />
(ceramic fox - Pippa Hill)<br />
8 Snuggling up to my Gullfriend (papier<br />
maché bird - Diana Girdwood)<br />
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5<br />
8<br />
7<br />
6<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
LESTER DURSTON<br />
Beautiful marquetry boxes<br />
and caskets<br />
LINDA ROWE<br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> decorations, gifts <strong>for</strong><br />
the home, sparkly jewellery made<br />
from vibrant fused glass<br />
lindarowe.co.uk<br />
LISA BERKSHIRE<br />
Illustrated artworks using vintage<br />
and salvaged objects<br />
theillustratedworldoflisaberkshire.co.uk<br />
LIZ OLIVA<br />
Hats as different as the people they<br />
are made <strong>for</strong>. Keep your ideas warm!<br />
lizolivahats.com<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
LYNDA GREGORY<br />
Agate ware ceramics made from<br />
coloured earthenware clay<br />
LYNNE DINMORE<br />
Botanically inspired ceramics<br />
and jewellery<br />
lynnedinmoreceramics.weebly.com<br />
MALCOLM FAY<br />
Handwoven baskets and decorations<br />
MALCOLM SHEPHERD<br />
Award-winning blacksmith and<br />
rainy day silversmith<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
MARNHULL LEATHERCRAFT<br />
Leather hats, bags and belts<br />
marnhullleathercraft.com<br />
MATT WAITE<br />
Wheel-thrown pots made from<br />
Cornish stoneware clay<br />
mattwaitepottery.co.uk<br />
MENINAFELIZ<br />
Hand stitched fashion accessories<br />
and lovely treats <strong>for</strong> your home<br />
MIN FLETCHER-JONES<br />
Beautifully wearable, organic silver<br />
and gold jewellery<br />
minfletcherjones.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
NATTY DECO<br />
Original laser cut decorations<br />
and handpainted flowers<br />
nattydeco.store<br />
NICHOLA HANMAN<br />
Raku ceramics that need to be<br />
touched<br />
PAUL BRAYSHAW &<br />
MARK CODLING<br />
Turned wooden bowls and<br />
whittled spoons<br />
Paul - pbrayshaw.co.uk<br />
Mark - fireeye.co.uk<br />
PETER THOMAS<br />
Artistic, functional and organic<br />
lathe turned work<br />
peterthomaslivingwood.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
PIP NATURAL SKINCARE<br />
<strong>Handmade</strong>, soothing,<br />
nourishing skincare<br />
pipnaturalskincare.com<br />
PIPPA HILL<br />
Animals sculpted by hand in clay<br />
pippahillsculpture.co.uk<br />
PLANKED<br />
<strong>Handmade</strong> wooden gifts and<br />
chopping boards<br />
plankeddorset.co.uk<br />
RACHEL HEWITT<br />
Freestyle machine embroidery<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
RACHEL REILLY<br />
Knitted copper jewellery<br />
and sculpture<br />
facetsofavalon.com<br />
ROSE HATCHER<br />
Silk floral images - rubbish jewellery -<br />
hand stitched notebooks and<br />
sketchbooks<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk<br />
ROSEMARY HUMPHREYS<br />
Hand-knitted fair-isle hats and<br />
mittens<br />
RUPERT ANDREWS<br />
Unique colourful crackle-glaze pots<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
SAM DODD<br />
Vibrant acrylic paintings of our<br />
native flora and fauna<br />
samdoddart.co.uk<br />
SARAH JANE<br />
Wheel-thrown ceramics and festive<br />
porcelain decorations<br />
sarahjanehandmade.co.uk<br />
SARAH ROBINSON<br />
Linocut prints and gorgeous cards<br />
sarahrobinsondesigns.co.uk<br />
SARAH TRUSCOTT<br />
Weaver of scarves, inspired by colour<br />
sarahtruscottweaver.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
STEWED FAIRY<br />
Up-cycled clothes and accessories<br />
made from repurposed wool and<br />
cashmere<br />
SUE BAKER<br />
Gloriously realistic paper mache fish<br />
papiermachefish.co.uk<br />
SUE JENKINS (TONLEAF)<br />
Eco-printed and hand-stitched<br />
fabrics. Scarves, clothes, bags,<br />
cushions<br />
tonleaf.com<br />
SUNSHINE BINDERY<br />
Delightfully joyful and earth-kind<br />
stationery<br />
thesunshinebindery.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
SUZY Q<br />
Beautiful machine embroidered<br />
accessories<br />
THE GARDENER’S BLACKSMITH<br />
Decorative plant supports and<br />
garden structures<br />
thegardenersblacksmith.co.uk<br />
THE JUNIPER COMPANY<br />
Glass inspired by nature, colour<br />
and <strong>for</strong>m<br />
junipercompany.co.uk<br />
THE MOUSEHOLE WOOLERY<br />
Contemporary needle-felted<br />
wool sculptures<br />
themouseholewoolery.co.uk<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
TIBOR EPERJESSY<br />
Simple and durable designs in<br />
colourful leather<br />
tiboreperjessy.com<br />
That’s all folks!<br />
We’re so looking <strong>for</strong>ward to welcoming you to<br />
<strong>Handmade</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> at <strong>Workhouse</strong> <strong>Chapel</strong> - you’re<br />
just going to love it!<br />
If you want to know more about what we do here <strong>for</strong> the<br />
rest of the year, why not visit workhousechapel.co.uk<br />
and sign up to our delightfully sporadic newsletter.<br />
And don’t <strong>for</strong>get to follow us on Facebook and<br />
Instagram to keep up with our day-to-day creative<br />
adventures (and disasters).<br />
Wishing you a very, very happy, healthy, warm and<br />
peaceful <strong>Christmas</strong>.<br />
With love from Rose, Kate, Bob and the Elves<br />
XXXXXXXX<br />
workhousechapel.co.uk | handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk | 07900 580716
THE WORKHOUSE CHAPEL<br />
Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 1DS<br />
07900 580716 • handmade@workhousechapel.co.uk<br />
www.workhousechapel.co.uk<br />
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