Art and craft exhibition showcasing local artists. Also a celebration of music, literature, poetry, humour and photography. Local celebrity speakers and a variety of performers. For full detail check with Porlock Visitor Centre 01643863150 or porlockci@somerset.gov.uk
Melanie Carroll - Basket Maker Tel 01643 863448 - email
Melanie Carroll uses willow from the Somerset Levels to make traditional English baskets including shoppers, log baskets, laundry baskets, hampers, picking baskets, bottle carriers etc. Baskets made to measure. Willing to teach or demonstrate basketmaking. Visitors welcome at workshop but are advised to telephone first. Baskets sold from stock. Commissions and repair work undertaken.
James Horrobin
Blacksmith & Art Metal Work Doverhay Forge Studios
Designs and makes metal works of great diversity encompassing architectural, domestic and sculptural objects. visit our website
Caroline Lytton designs and makes silverware and jewellery. She takes inspiration from natural forms, hand raises items and textures the surface of the metal to give a non-reflective finish. Work may be seen at Harbour Studios Porlock Weir.
Maggie graduated from West Surry College of Art 1993. She has exhibited in London, provincial galleries and in private collections in GB and Germany - including that of an ex director of the Tate Gallery. Her work is influenced by her practice of meditation, offering a sense of calm to the viewer.
Wildlife in the Wood - Wood Sculptor
Piles Mill, Allerford Tel: 01643 862328
An exhibition of lifesized wood sculptures, depicting many different species of wildlife found on and around Exmoor. Varying in size from dormice to deer, the pieces are cut in local wood by sculptor Mike Leach. visit our website
Handloom weaving and hand felting. Using materials sourced from the immediate locality and highest-quality yarns imported from Finland. The strong bright colours and modern designs are a hallmark of contemporary Nordic fabric design. visit our website
Melanie Carroll - Basket Maker
Caroline Lytton - Jeweler
Maggie King - Sculptor & Painter
