At all of our Game and Country Fairs you will find a Craft Village. An area of the show dedicated to the most talented Craftsmen and women in the country.
In here there will be traditional craft demonstrations including the Blacksmiths marquee and the Ian Freemantle Gallery.
In the Craft Marquees you will find craft exhibitors ranging from artists, designers, jewellery makers, ceramics and textiles.
It is the perfect place to buy your loved ones the ideal gift or treat yourself to something special – a shoppers paradise.
Below is a selection of craft exhibitors attending this event in 2024.
Isle Home and Garden
Piskey Lead – Richard White.
We create handmade wooden pastille burners using top quality, seasoned hardwoods derived from sustainable sources and coloured resin pastille burners.
Our scented pastilles are also handmade using wood flour, pressed into shape then individually scented.
Recently we have added incense sticks and ash catchers to our range.
Paul Bryant
My first encounter with the Bob Ross Wet-On-Wet Painting Technique was by pure accident. I was sitting at home on a six-week period of convalescence recovering from a skiing accident after breaking my shoulder. Home alone with the TV remote all to myself, I started scanning the channels. It wasn’t so much the soft speaking voice or the crazy hairstyle that grabbed my attention, but the fact that this man was producing a fantastic oil painting with brushes you would expect to use when painting your front door.
“I can do that” I thought, and I attended various courses in Holland.
Since then I have also qualified as a Bob Ross Instructor.
Dotty Birds
With our craft activity packs, it’s easy to keep the kids occupied for hours with having fun that doesn’t involve a phone or a computer. They’ll enjoy creating their own mini masterpieces from a craft activity pack that contains everything they need, including the template, glue and buttons.
It’s an easy, effective and relaxing sensory activity that’s perfect for creating calm in the house as well as some lovely results and unique keepsakes that you can treasure.
Jo Barker
Jo fell in love with glass and its magical properties on a visit when she was 13 to Venice. There she had the experience of seeing the Murano glass blowers.
In 2012 she decided to go back to uni to obtain a degree in glass. In 2015 Jo graduated with a 2:1 Ba Hons Glass.
While studying for her degree she discovered an old ancient technique which dates back to Mesopotamia which is often called “The Ghost Technique “ or “The Forgotten Technique” today this is called Pate de Verre which literally means paste of glass. Small granules of glass are mixed with a binder and then pressed into a refractory mould which is a one time use only. This mould is fired in a casting kiln and the final effect is a translucent effect on the glass. Jo specialised at PCA, glass casting and Pate de Verre (PDV)
Since graduating in 2015 Jo has been travelling around the country from Cornwall to Scotland selling at shows.
Pulse Magnetics
Magnetism is the very foundation of life on earth. The human body has developed over millions of years within a magnetic field. Our body is “electric”, it resonates within a frequency range and is constantly being altered by poor diet, injury, illness, accidents and the possible overexposure to electromagnetic fields so it makes sense to use magnetic therapy to re-balance our body’s natural healing mechanism.
Magnetic therapy products can help to readdress this imbalance by allowing the body to repair itself, from within by either applying powerful magnetic fields to a problem area or by exposing the iron atoms in blood to a Magnetic Field to aid and improve circulation to the whole body.
The Event Gallery Fine Art – K a y J o h n s – artist in residence!
Whether it be a mouse, hare, pheasant, cat, dog or best in show bull, Kay is in her element whilst painting wildlife. Kay is probably the best known livestock artist in the country. Kay is also well known for her hare, equestrian, canine and British wildlife art, both originals and prints.
Stokes of England – Blacksmith
Visit the blacksmiths tent, bringing an insight into this fascinating and very traditional English craft. Stokes Blacksmiths are at all of our shows. It is a long standing family business, now run by Chris Stokes, who has been a blacksmith for over thirty years.
He says he loves his work because of the creativity involved; the knowledge that he is leaving a legacy in his work that will last for many many years into the future and that fact that he never knows who his next customer will be. You can even have a go too! Make an original hook or keyring and get involved!
Please note that while every effect is made for the information to be correct at the time. Unfortunately, changes may occur due to unforseen circumstances and other factors that are out of our control.