We’ve posted lot’s of great photographs from the Winter Arts Market! Can you spot yourself? Click here to watch the Flickr Slideshow
Big thanks go to everybody who made beautiful things, sold beautiful things, smiled, sang, dressed up, ate, shopped, drank and laughed at the event this year.
Hopefully, we’ll see you all again soon.
Christina and Charlotte
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The Woolly Frog isn’t actually a woolIy frog, she’s a nice lady called Charmione Lloyd who doesn’t resemble a frog in the slightest. We‘re really pleased to have her selling her handmade creations (along with over 100 others!) on both days of this year’s Winter Arts Market, and we’re sure you’ll enjoy her work.
Knitted Silver Wire Ring by Charmione Lloyd
A skilled knitter Charmione makes her ever-popular snuggly knitted scarves and neck warmers, but also lends her skills to knitting with silver wire to create unique pieces of jewellery embellished with swarovski crystals or ceramic buttons.
Knitted Silver Wire Rings by Charmione Lloyd
She also makes a collections of headbands, clips and brooches using upcycled zips and feather headbands.
Charmione Lloyd Zipper Brooches
Her popular and unusual vintage brooch bridal bouquets are completely unique, and amazing to view in person, so don’t miss the opportunity – you won’t have seen anything like them elsewhere! Have a look at the event page to find out what else is happening at the Winter Arts Market this weekend.
Charmione Lloyd Vintage Brooch Bouquet
See more of Charmione’s work on her website at www.woollyfrog.com
With only a few days to go, we’re getting SO excited about the event this year. Join us on the 3rd & 4th December at St George’s Hall in Liverpool for the city’s biggest art and crafts fair. We’ve got 120 stalls on both days for just £1.50 entry, and it’s free for children!
Have a peek on the event page to see what else lies in wait, including music, workshops, Queen Victoria and more!
And so, for our next act…
Liverpool lass Laura Naylor will be at the Winter Arts Market (Saturday only) selling a variety of handmade creations which make for great gifts!
Her handcut and sewn textile accessories are vibrant and eyecatching, and can be worn many different ways.
'Explosion' Brooches by Laura Naylor
Interchange - Cuff by Laura Naylor
Red Blossom Bag by Laura Naylor
A keen printmaker, she will also be selling a range of fun and quirky handmade cards and christmas decorations which have been made using a variety of techniques.
Lino Cut Print Christmas Cards & Bauble by Laura Naylor
Axel Rods Neck Cuff - Kate Stewart Factory Floor Jewels
Liverpool’s Kate Stewart is the creator of Factory Floor Jewels – a range of distinctive urban jewellery. Working with objects discovered on the floors and in the bins of family & friends, trade suppliers & manufacturers, instrument technicians & luthiers; the jewellery has developed into a brand that is sold in prestigious galleries including the Hepworth Wakefield as well as online and at craft fairs.
Factory Floor Jewels by Kate Stewart
She is also the creator of ‘The Design Heaven’ range and she tell us “It’s a range of accessories made by myself and husband Steve, mainly from re-purposed materials and including coasters, key rings, plectrums and graphic items including a small range of cards using vintage graphics with a modern twist”
You can see Kate’s range of unique accessories and jewellery in person at the Winter Arts Market at St George’s Hall Liverpool on 3 & 4 December 2011, from 10am – 5pm, along with over 120 other artists and makers (and much more!
Kate also runs an online store where you can find more design-led items made in Liverpool by artists and designers – find it at www.made-here.co.uk
Factory Floor Jewels Blue Arrow Necklace
Coaster
Makers United is a Community Interest Company that works with communities, organisations and creative practitioners developing innovative, creative experiences, projects and products designed to enhance our wellbeing and living environment. They will be holding a stall at the Winter Arts Market this year (Sun only) selling a range of gifts using laser cutting technologies including architectural gifts, jewellery and lifestyle products with unique illustrative qualities.
We love their work… just look at the pictures below. Find out more about Makers United on their Facebook page.
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
Makers United - The Art & Design Pod
Alice Lenkiewicz will be holding a stall at the Winter Arts Market (on the Sat only) selling a range of her surrealist and expressionist creations including recycled candlesticks upcycled from wine bottles. They are beautifully hand-painted and embellished with collage and they can be used to create beautiful table displays – perfect for Christmas!
Alice Lenkiewicz Upcycled Candle Holders
She will also be selling glass paperweights and original watercolours of the River Mersey which are painted en plein air and make a wonderfully original gift.
See more of Alice’s work on her website at www.alenkiewicz.com
Alice Lenkiewicz Plate
Alice Lenkiewicz Watercolour
Rachel Jones - "We can't all be stars"
Bird House Press is the studio of local printmaker Rachel Jones. She makes bright and whimsical hand drawn illustrations and artworks, created using traditional printmaking methods including screen-printing, letterpress and lino cutting.
She’ll be selling her work as limited edition prints, tote bags and greetings cards at the Winter Arts Market in St George’s Hall this December.
“My first print, and still my most popular to date piece, was a simple paper stencil cut out, with three plump birds. I am always trying new print methods, and enjoy finding different ways to produce my work and always strive to have new work for all the art fairs I attend”
Rachel’s a Winter Arts Market regular having taken part at the very first one back in 2009, and she loves it! Here’s what she told us:
“The Winter Arts Market is a fabulous way to show case the creative talent that is available in Merseyside / North West, and has a wide range of artist makers, which in turn means hundreds, if not thousand of handmade products, all under one (immensely impressive) roof.”
“The great thing is that the public get to chat directly to the artists/makers who have spent their time creating the work – making it a more personal experience. I love chatting to all the different people who stop by my stall, explaining how a print was created, discussing what the idea was for a particular design, or having a natter about anything and everything! If people are interested in trying out screen-printing – I know to point them to the Bluecoat – where they are able to try something new – without having to go miles to do it!
The whole day is a great experience, for me its also a great way to get feedback about the work I have done, find out what people are looking for, get new ideas, and meet other artists. Last year was great, this year, I have been focusing more on my screen printing – and have lots of new designs, so hopefully – it will be even better”
Check out Rachel’s website to have a peek at more of her designs, and see them in person at her Winter Arts Market stall on the Saturday 3rd (although the event runs for the whole weekend Sat 3 & Sun 4th December) between 10am-5pm. Entry is £1.50 for 120 stalls and under 16′s enter for free.
Bird House Press Website Screenshot
Rachel Jones “Cat with a Moustache”
Have you spotted a Winter Arts Market poster on your travels around Merseyside?
Snap it on your phone or camera and post it to our Facebook page or @_openculture on Twitter and we’ll enter you into a prize draw to win a £50 Winter Arts Market voucher or one of two £25 vouchers! Just think of all the wonderful handmade goodies you could buy!
You have until midnight on 29th November to send us your snaps!
When you make your journey to the Winter Arts Market this year, why not make a day of it and visit one of National Museum Liverpool’s world class museums and galleries, just a 2 minute walk from St George’s Hall!
You’re spoilt for choice with a number of FREE events including an exhibition of Henri Matisse’s Art Books, free Jazz concerts at the Walker Art Gallery, and the fantastic family friendly Dinomania! at the World Museum where you can meet a young T-Rex roaming the museum!
Take a look at what’s on below:
Dinomania! at the World Museum
10.30am – 4pm 1 – 4 December 2012 – FREE ENTRY
A young T-Rex will be roaming around World Museum – come and meet him if you dare! Four days of FREE dinosaur events, talks and activities. (Plus on 2 & 3 December enjoy Dino-Night at the World Museum, buy your tickets from the Museum shop)
The Art Books of Henri Matisse at The Walker Art Gallery
Runs until 15 April 2012 – FREE ENTRY
Sixty-three framed original illustrations with text from four of Matisse’s most significant books, including his famous ‘Jazz’ (1947), one of the most celebrated artists’ books in the history of modern art.
Highlights include:
Jazz at the Walker Art Gallery
1 -3pm on Sunday 4 December & 8 January – FREE ENTRY
Old time traditional jazz, live in the Walker Art Gallery on the first Sunday of the month until 4 April 2012.
Age of the Dinosaur at World Museum
Runs until 15 April 2012 – Ticketed
Featuring animatronic dinosaurs, fossils, interactive exhibits, and a life-size replica of a T-Rex. Enjoy the sights, sound and smells of the pre-historic era. (Tickets available in World Museum and online at liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/dinosaurs)
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