Dec 24, 2020
In our Christmas Special of The Capital of Craft podcast, Dr Kate Strasdin talks to Craft Festival Director, Sarah James about her life in making.
They talk about her early years in West Wales and how it has shaped the way she runs her business. Relentless advocate for makers, the Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey has...
Dec 17, 2020
In our latest episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah from Craft Festival talks to Dr. Kate Strasdin, Fashion Historian and Lecturer in Fashion History and Theory at Falmouth University and Visiting Lecturer at DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai, China.
Also a curator, writer and fashion commentator, Sarah and...
Dec 13, 2020
In our latest episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah from Craft Festival talks to one half of Reptile, Carlo Briscoe.
Based in the Preseli hills of Pembrokeshire, Sarah and Carlo talk about Reptile's career in making huge tile murals & ceramics and bringing creativity and individuality into a competitive and commercial...
Dec 10, 2020
In our latest episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah from Craft Festival talks to sculptor, artist and clay-mation specialist Jim Parkyn.
They chat about his early years in animation and plasticine modelling to joining Aardman and running the Aardman Academy. They talk about developing his own live Community Claytime...
Dec 3, 2020
In our latest episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah from Craft Festival talks to potter, Arwyn Jones.
Based in Modbury in Devon, Sarah and Arwyn talk about how he was introduced to clay, his career in cricket and how the repetitive nature of throwing pots keeps him sane.
Arwyn is a member of the Devon Guild and a...