AELWYD
Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay
Sat 18 Jan-Sun 1 Mar
Makers Guild In Wales’ winter exhibition will showcase work created by potters, glassmakers, designers and even a spoon maker. The 15 crafters, all from Wales, have created pieces that are focused around their own interpretation of what a home is, particularly within homewares. One of the makers is Cardiff’s Claire Cawte, who set up her sustainable textile business because she believed that nature could be the heart of her designs, and whose most famous piece of work is her scarf, made from leaves, berries, bark and lichen stain. She has also designed bags, bowls and felted cutlery all using natural components.
James and Tilla Waters set up their pottery business in 2002 and since have gone on to create many different items of homeware – jugs and pourers, mugs, teapots and vases – to be featured here. The couple’s focal point for their business is that home interiors should either be useful or beautiful, which is evidently seen through their highly ornate designs.
Aelwyd will also display work by Helen Flynn, wedding papercut artist from Swansea. Her work encapsulates the true meaning of belonging by designing personalised papercuts for weddings. This exhibit promises to deliver a contemporary look into the Welsh home artists of 2020.
Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 4611 / www.makersguildinwales.org.uk (EG)