designermakers21Come along 11am-3pm to watch ‘reuse’ demonstrations, and try out a range of Craft processes. Some activities may require booking on the day. Donations welcome to support designermakersCIO ‘Raise Our Roof’ fundraising appeal for essential building repairs.
REUSE Exhibition runs from 4th-25th May in the upstairs gallery at designermakers21, open Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.
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.
‘Spring into Action’ Grand Draw is raising funds for essential building repairs & improvements to 21 St Nicholas Street.
ONE lucky ticket holder will win this bundle of Craft, handmade by our members! Tickets are £5, and available from designermakers21 Thursday-Saturday between 10am and 5pm until Friday 3rd May.
The single winning ticket will be drawn at our Ceilidh night at Roydon Village Hall on Friday 3rd May. The prize winner will be notified by phone.
We are delighted to welcome three local artists to the Showcase for November, December & January.
Exhibiting work are Marna Alberts, Keri Lowe, and David Oates.
Marna Alberts is a local surface pattern designer. Marna has recently completed her Masters degree in textile Design, specialising in the combination of digital and screen printing processes.
Keri Lowe began her journey with textiles and felting, but has since turned her hands to ceramics, a practice she has enjoyed for over 30 years.
David Oates is a children’s book illustrator and author. David uses Gelli plate printing to create powerful, textured and colourful backgrounds, and uses ink and gouache to add illustrations or artwork on top.
Visit the Showcase gallery upstairs at designermakers21 every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.
designermakers21 is taking part in Norfolk Open Studios again this September and October. The studios will be open 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 30th September, and the 5th, 6th & 7th October 10am-5pm.
Come along and meet our members in their studios, learn about a variety of craft processes, and browse the work in the galleries.
On Saturday 7th October take part in Textiles in Action, a day of demonstrations and have-a-go sessions with resident and visiting textile artists.
Explore the textiles on display in both the Corn Hall and designermakers21. Come and join us to try your hand at a range of surface processes and watch artists at work!
Demonstrations of Surface Textiles processes with visiting artists:
Batik Demonstration with Helen Dougall
Machine Embroidery demonstration with Jean Fryer
‘Have a Go’ drop in sessions with our members:
Natural Dyeing with Caroline Hyde-Brown
SAORI Weaving with Kim Morgan
Sashiko inspired visible mending with Marie Mallen
Showcasing new work by SAORI hand weavers. Works include hangings, wearable pieces and yarns.
Open from the 7th September, Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.
The Nettle Dress Film
Wednesday 13th September 10am and 7pm @ The Cornhall, Diss
This beautifully constructed documentary sensitively tracks the journey of textile artist Allan Brown who spent seven years making a dress by hand using only the fibre of locally foraged stinging nettles.
Full details and tickets here
In collaboration with designermakers21, this year’s exhibition will feature a selection of textile artists who utilise the surface of textiles to showcase their practice, encompassing a myriad of processes including: batik, natural dye, agri-textiles, fabric manipulation, embroidery and collage. The exhibitors will include designermakers21 residents, as well as eminent textile artists.
The exhibition will be held at The Corn Hall, Diss, open Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm.
