June 2019 |OxfordshireLimitedEdition| 197PROMOTION
handmadeinbritain.co.uk.H
andmadeOxford,
theInternational
ContemporaryArts
Festival,openswithan
excitingprogrammeof
talks,workshopsand
demonstrationsrunningalongsidetheartist
andmakersfairatWaterperryGardens
thissummer.
LookingforsomeinspirationforFather’s
Day?WithtalksbyTheArtsSociety,creative
workshopsandopen-airtheatre,entryto
HandmadeOxfordcouldbejusttheticket!
Whynotlearnanewcreativeskillin
oneofourworkshopsorwatchanexpert
demonstratetheircraft?Classesinclude
photography,sculpture,watercolour
techniques,botanicalillustration,calligraphy,
meditation,stonecarvingandmuchmore!
Takealookonlineathandmadeinbritain.
co.uk/oxfordforthefullprogrammeand
bookyourclass.
Browse,buyorcommissionhandmade
productsfromsomeofthemostexciting
makersfromallovertheworld,workingin
contemporaryart,craftanddesign.
Visitorsareinvitedtodiscover
emergingtalentsaspartofvariousgroups,
organisationsandguildsfromacrossthe
country,includingtheOxfordshireCrafts
Guild,DesignNationandMakingGoode.
Innovativenewdesignersshowcasetheirwork
alongsideestablishedexhibitors.
Thefestivalwillalsopresentthe 24 finalists
selectedasaresultofHandmadeinBritain’s
internationalartscompetition,Identity,
hostedinconjunctionwiththeAshmolean
MuseumandZealous,theonlinesubmissionsplatformforthecreativeindustries.
Searchingforthatspecialsomething?Take
alookatourgoldandsilversmiths.Leonie
BennettoftheOxfordshireCraftGuild,
workswithgoldandsilver,oftenusingthe
twotogether.Leonie’slatestcollectionisa
rangeof“bee”jewellery,inspiredbythebees
shekeepsonanallotmentinNorthOxford.
TakealookatKokkino’stimeless
handmadecontemporaryjewellery,
showcasingvibrantenamelcolourand
beautifultonesofgoldandsilverinclean
anduncomplicatedformswithdelicate
subtletextures.
Ifyoulikesimpleandnaturalformsyou’ll
loveJoMcAllister’sboldjewellery,hammered
withcarefullyselectedstonesfoundinthe
landscape.Undulatingsurfacesandedges
accentuatethewhitenessofpuresilverand
revealtherichcoloursofhighcaratgold.Iffashionisyourpassion,takealookat
MonicaBoxley’sclothingandaccessories.
Boxley’stextilesarehandordigitallyprinted
fromherownphotographs.Hershirts,tops
anddressesareoneoff,stylishgarments
andareinspiredbyhertravelsandtheworld
aroundher.
Aplayfuluseofcolour,dyesandtextiles
aretheingredientsforthedistinctive,bold
designsofscarvesandshawlsbyShelleyFaye
Lazar,whileRuthEmilyDaveyhandcrafts
multiawardwinningshoes,sandalsand
bootsusingBritishtannedleathers.We’veteamedupwithTheArtsSociety
torunaseriesoftalks.Topicsincludethe
artofgardendesign,modernartandoldmasters,thehealingpowerofplants,and
Picasso’swomen.Admissiontothetalksare
includedinthefestivalticketprice,asisentry
tothebeautifullandscapedformalgardens
atWaterperry.
Haveyougotyourticketyet?TheopenairtheatreatWaterperry
Gardensisamagicalsettingforourevening
programme,openingwithAMidsummer
Night’sDream.Bedelightedandbeguiled
bytouringtheatrecompany,Stuffof
Dreams’lively,fast-pacedandfamily-friendly
adaptationoftheShakespearefavouriteon
Friday,June 28.
Beenchantedbytheclassicromantic
Shakespeareanstoryofthefamous
Midsummernighteventsthattakeplace
inAthensandintheenchantedwoodjust
outsidethecitywalls.Willloveconquerall?
Whoknows?Theonlythingthat’scertainis
that“thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrun
smooth”.
OnSaturdaynightmuchlovedOxford
troupeOperaAnywhereinviteyoutohop
aboardHMSPinaforeforanopenair
productionofGilbertandSullivan’scomic
operetta.Climbaboardtofindoutiflove
prevailsinthispopulartaleofmismatched
loveacrossdifferentsocialclasses.
Hiphiphooray!Freeentryforages 16 andunder,withan
accompanyingadult.