Issue 219

Front Cover Feature

• Phil Barnes, a Heritage of Enamelling Makers Features

Makers Features

• Bruce Marks, Glass with an African influence
• The distinctive style of Rachel Gogerly’s Fine Enamels
• Samantha Donaldson’s Sculptural Glass forms
• Current & Contemporary Irish Glass
• ‘Eye Candy’ from Northern Ireland glass artist Catherine Keenan
• Jake Mee, a man with a furnace at Smithbrook Glass

Craft & Design Month 2012

• Northern Clay

craft&design Selected Awards

• Introducing our Specialist Judges for 2012

Courses

• Treat yourself to a creative break - there’s lots to choose from at home or abroad

Business

• It’s beautiful, but will it sell? The art of Market Research

Makers Gallery

• Gorgeous Glass
• Exquisite Enamelling
• Something for Everyone!

Events

• Looking ahead to BCTF 2012
• Show Case: events in Hertfordshire & Essex
• Exciting Shows in 2012 with Craft in Focus and Romor Exhibitions
• 2012 Fairs in Cologne, Wales and Berkshire
• It’s Jersey Textile Showcase time
• Start the year with something crafty: Galleries, Events, Exhibitons, Workshops & Courses

Guilds & Societies

• Love Contemporary Glass?
• The Guild of Enamellers Bursary Award winners...
• ...and stars of the future
• Lobbying the EU

Craft Supplies

• Directory of Craft Supplies, Materials & Equipment Exclusive
• We’d like your input as Crafts take Centre Stage with NIACE

And there’s more...

• All about Glass
• Simon Bruntnell, specialist Photographer
• A brand new way to hang your Glass Art!
• Tips for Selecting an Electric Kiln
• Talking with Christine Dove, Chairman of the Society of Designer Craftsmen
• Made in the Middle, a celebration of Contemporary Craft in the Midlands
• Janine Partington’s final instalment in her Diary of a Craftworker