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‘Have a Go’ Craft Activities | Saturday 17th October 11am-3pm

Come and ‘have a go’ at a variety of crafts practiced at designermakers21 on Saturday 17th October 11am-3pm.

This seasons offerings include making-

Mini besom and smudge sticks, create a collaborative fantastical clayscape, pronto print and Lino cut printing, batik, mosaic, bead making and weaving.

There’s also be delicious refreshments. See you there!

Adults £5, Under 18s £2.50 to participate in as many activities as you like.

No pre-booking required, however at busy times you may be asked to wait before taking part in an activity. Some activities have time slots.

Location: ground floor and first floor studios at designermakers21

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Heritage Open Days Workshops in collaboration with Winfarthing Anglo-Saxon Project | 19.09.26

Take part in FREE creative sessions with designermakers21 members, inspired by the Winfarthing finds and Anglo-Saxon life

Creative sessions at designermakers21:

  • Anglo-Saxon inspired bead making
  • Create an Anglo-Saxon stylized animal or figure in clay
  • Experience Anglo-Saxon Weaving: create a Community Cloth
  • Create a mosaic inspired by the Winfarthing pendant

Creative sessions at St Mary’s Church, Winfarthing:

  • Anglo-Saxon Inspired Embroidery
  • Make your own Anglo-Saxon inspired clay ‘cresset’ lamp
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Showcase Exhibition | February -April 2026

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

Displaying their work are Kim Croysdill, Cathie Fiddling and Helen Maxfield.

Kim Croysdill

Kim Croysdill makes beautiful calm ceramics, including vases and mugs, all finished with her own glazes. Kim also enjoys raku and pit firing creating simple, desirable pieces.

Cathie Fiddling

Cathie Fiddling creates effective mosaics from broken ceramics, often incorporating special pieces of interest and text to form her work.

Helen Maxfield

Helen Maxfield creates limited edition linocuts. Her inspiration comes from sketching trips in the Suffolk countryside and along the coastline. Designs start with observational sketchbook studies and evolve through the printmaking process back in the studio. In her work Helen aims to achieve images that celebrate both the beauty of the place and the natural qualities of linocut.

You can visit the Showcase any Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm upstairs in the main building at designermakers21. All works on display are for sale.

Opening times: 10am-5pm, Thursdays to Saturdays

Location: First floor Showcase Gallery at designermakers21

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‘Have a Go’ Day Saturday 25th October 11am-3pm

Come and try your hand at a variety of crafts practised at designermakers21. Explore our unique community, and learn a new skill.

Our members will be running fantastic drop-in activities between 11am-3pm. Unleash your inner creativity and have a go at…

  • Making a lino printed card
  • Pronto plate printing
  • Creating a community mosaic
  • Expressive mark-making

and, just in time for Halloween, get all spooky

  • Creating clay ‘beasts’
  • Designing Halloween inspired tetrapac prints
  • Making Besoms (think witch’s broom!)

£5 per activity, with all proceeds going to designermakersCIO fundraising.

No booking required, but at busy times you may be asked to wait before taking part in an activity. All ages welcome, children must be accompanied at all times.

Opening times: 11am-3pm

Location: ground and first floor studios at designermakers21

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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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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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‘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
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Mandala Mosaic Workshop with Joy Holden – Fundraising Event | Saturday 1st June 10am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm

Have a go at Mosaic with this Mandala Mosaic Workshop led by Joy Holden, with all profits going to designermakersCIO’s ‘Raise Our Roof’ fundraising appeal.
Saturday 1st June 2024, in the upstairs gallery at designermakers21
Morning Workshop: 10am-12.30pm
Afternoon Workshop: 1.30pm-4pm
Cost (materials included) £20 per person

Produce your very own mandala mosaic in 2.5hrs. Learn the direct method and, using preformed glass and ceramic tesserae, create your own design. Glue, grout and take home your finished work.

With a plethora of exciting colours and shapes to choose from, and guidance from Joy.

You can book your workshop place at the front desk in designermakers21 Thursdays-Saturdays 10am to 5pm.

mandala mosaic workshop with Joy Holden at designermakers21 saturday 1st june, tickets available from designermakers21 Thursday to Saturdays 10am to 5pm
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FREE ‘Have a Go’ Day, try out different Crafts with our members | Saturday 4th May, 11am-3pm

Come along on Saturday 4th May between 11am-3pm and try out different Craft activities with our members and visiting artists!

Mosaic Fish with Joy Holden

Peg Loom Weaving with Karen Versfeld

Clay Pinch Pots with Kate Welton

Pyrography Handrails & Horns with David and Becky Whatley

Lino Print Cards with Mike Fenton & Annette Rolston

Pronto Plate Lithography with Paul Sharrock

This event is free to attend but donations are welcomed to designermakersCIO’s ‘Raise Our Roof’ building fund for essential maintenance.

mosaic fish have a go activity at designermakers21 Saturday 4th May