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Showcase Exhibition | February – April 2025

We are delighted to welcome three local artists in the Showcase for February, March and April.

Displaying their work are Becky Whatley, Cathie Fiddling and Keri Lowe (Fibre and Earth Studios).

Becky Whatley – Multi-talented, Becky is showing her fabulous pictures, which she creates with precision pyrography, and oil paint to finish. Becky also creates rather wonderful felted creatures.

Cathie Fiddling – Cathie makes attractive mosaics using broken crockery. Adding extra interest, and a little bit of humour with lettering in a very charming fashion.

Keri Lowe (Fibre and earth Studios) – Keri is a potter and sculptor. She hand builds with coils, slabs, and throws on the wheel. Her work is decorated using sgraffito. All are beautiful pieces of work, often functional, sometimes sculptural, with a focus on surface decoration.

Visit the Showcase upstairs at designermakers21 every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.

Mosaic by Cathie Fiddling in the showcase at designermakers
Keri Lowe ceramics
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FREE ‘Have a Go’ Craft Activities | Saturday 15th Feb, 11am-3pm

Come and try your hand at a variety of Crafts practiced at designermakers21 for FREE.

Explore our unique community of makers and learn a new skill.

Activities include: making a community mosaic, printmaking, making a collaborative ‘clay-scape’, concertina sketchbooks, making a community quilt, metalwork and weaving.

No booking required, however at busy times you may be asked to wait before taking part in an activity.

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designermakers21 Events Programme 2025

February

FREE ‘Have a Go’ Craft Activities with our members Saturday 15th February 11am-3pm

April

‘Teenage Kicks’ – Exhibition by local artist Richard Scoulding 24th April-10th May

May

‘Teenage Kicks’ – Exhibition by local artist Richard Scoulding until 10th May

June

Summer Artisan Fair Saturday 21st June

Diss High School A-Level Art Exhibition 27th June – 12th July

July

Diss High School A-Level Art Exhibition until 12th July

August

Summer Open Exhibition 7th – 30th August

September

Heritage Open Days, history/heritage displays and workshops 11th – 20th September

Besom Making Workshop Saturday 13th October 11am-3pm

October

‘Where The Wild Hearts Are’ Exhibition of Photographical Work by local artists Fay Jones & Kally Davidson 4th -25th October

‘Have a Go’ Taster Craft Activities with our members Saturday 25th October 11am-3pm

November

SAORI Weaving Exhibition 6th – 27th November

Winter Artisan Fair Saturday 29th November

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Exhibition 05.12.24 – 21.12.24 ‘Seeing Wonder: roots, journeys, discovery and impermanence’, Anya Temple & Louise Thompson

The exhibition showcases a collection of paintings, natural sculptures, screen-prints and mixed medias pieces, that reflect the artists’ deep connection to the natural world.

Visit the exhibition in the upstairs gallery at designermakers21 from the 5th -21st December, open Thursdays to Saturdays 10am-5pm.

seeing wonder exhibition by Anya Temple and Lousie Thompson at designermakers21 December 2024

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Showcase Exhibition | November 2024 – January 2025

We are delighted to welcome three local artists in the Showcase for November, December and January.

Displaying their work are Karen Bek, Proche – Maggie Gospel and Fehmi Gokes.

Karen Bek Willow – Karen is skilled in traditional and contemporary basketry. With exquisite baskets of all shapes and sizes, basket bags with leather handles and much much more including willow sculptures and Christmas decorations.

Proche – Maggie Gospel has a stunning display of ‘eco print’ sij scarves, shawls, cushions and cards. These are quite remarkable with rea variety and intensity of colour. Maggie also makes lovely framed textile artworks.

Fehmi Gokes Mosaics – Fehmi has shown with us before and is arriving next weekend. His mosaics are incredibly original and beautifully produced. Abstract tiles through to calm seaside scenes, something for everyone.

Visit the Showcase upstairs at designermakers21 every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.

karen bek willow work
maggie gospel eco print scarf
fehmi gokes mosaic

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Christmas Market at designermakers21 | Saturday 30th November 12pm-6pm

Christmas Craft Market at designermakers21, with 11 visiting artists stalls, alongside our studio members, and work by associates in the galleries.
Saturday 30th November, 12-6pm, with festive drinks and nibbles!
Artist Stalls:

James Collier – Pargetting

Roz Barnett – Textiles

Mark Papworth – Leatherwork

Yvonne Pratt – Textile/Embroidery

Heather Richards – Ceramics

Marna Alberts – Textiles

Sue Marsham & Sarah Francis – Weaving

Sue Hulme – Feltmaking

Charlotte Todd – Collage Artworks

Diane Boden – Quilling

Becky Whatley – Needle Felting, Pyrography & Paintings

christmas craft market at designermakers21 Saturday 30th November 2024 12pm-6pm
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SAORI VI, A winter exhibition showcasing work by East Anglian Saori weavers | 7th – 28th November

SAORI VI

A winter exhibition showcasing work by East Anglian Saori weavers.

This exhibition unites SAORI weavers, showing the boundless and creative potential that exists within and connects us all.
Visit the upstairs gallery at designermakers21 between 7th and 28th November to see the latest works and buy woven presents.
saori weaving exhibition poster, exhibition 7th-28th november at designermakers21
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‘Silica in Action’, a day of Glass Making Process Demonstrations | Saturday 28th September 11am-3pm

‘Silica in Action’ – An immersive day of all things glass!

Visiting Glass Artists, alongside our Associate Members will be demonstrating their processes at designermakers21 between 11am-3pm.

This event runs in conjunction with Silica, A celebration of Glass in its many guises, an exhibition at The Corn Hall in Diss from 14th September to 19th October 2024.

Clare Gaylard lampworking glass process
Clare Gaylard, Lampwork Glass Process
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Diss Heritage Transport Festival | Sunday 22nd September 10am-4pm

designermakers21 will be open on Sunday 22nd September 10am-4pm, for Diss Heritage Transport Festival.

Over 200 heritage vehicles will be in attendance, with the event running from 10am-4pm.  The whole of the town centre will be closed to through traffic to make a safe place for visitors to wander and see not only the cars, but also the Morris Dancing, Jive/Lindy Hop display, street theatre and the musical acts planned for the day. 

Diss Heritage Transport Festival 2024 Sunday 22nd September

 

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‘Silica’ – A celebration of Glass in its many guises, The Corn Hall, Diss |14th September -19th October

“Silica” – a celebration of glass in its many guises

designermakers21 in collaboration with The Corn Hall, Diss.

14th September – 19th October

Open Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm.

This exhibition draws together an eclectic group of artists, each utilising the compound ‘Silica’ in their individual ways. Encompassing a myriad of processes, the spectrum of glass is displayed in all its colourful glory. Running in conjunction with the exhibition will be ‘Silica in Action’ on Saturday 28th September, a day of demonstrations of processes by glass artists held at designermakers21.

Bullrushes mosaic table by Joy Holden
‘Bullrushes’, Mosaic table by Joy Holden