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Arts and crafts in Gwent

has a population of around 575,000 and covers approximately 598 square miles. Here is a list of counties in Gwent: Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen

Artists and crafts people in Gwent
Handmade and homespun artisan crafters from in and around Gwent.

Essence of Tranquility

Essence of Tranquility

Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent

I make and sell : - Felted Boots, Slippers, Felted soaps and acessories, Silk scarfs, ...

Chase Me Charlie Designs

Chase Me Charlie Designs

Undy, Monmouthshire

Chase Me Charlie Designs produce unique and thoughtful gifts, homewares and decorations, ...

Sunflower embroidery

Sunflower embroidery

Newport, Monmouthshire

All of our products are customized according to the customers wishes. We have a wide ...

Needlepoint Hooch

Needlepoint Hooch

Monmouth, Monmouthshire

I make hand embroidered hip flasks (in a variety of sizes), and hand embroidered reusable ...

Portraits and other fine art

Portraits and other fine art

Beechwood, Newport

I have been painting for 50 years. Landscapes and portraits. I paint filmstars and musicians. ...

Beads2beads

Supplier

Penyrtheol, Caerphilly

For all your jewellery making needs ~ Sterling Silver Findings ~ Glass beads ~ Pendants ...

Influential and inspirational people from Gwent
People worth learning a little more about


Peter Prendergast

(Born 1946 in Abertridwr in Caerphilly), Painting

Winner of the Nettleship Prize for Figure Painting in 1967, Prendergast was thought of as one of the leading Welsh landscape painters.

Leslie Thomas

(Born 1931 in Newport in Newport), Fiction

Leslie Thomas was a British author who wrote many novels and is particularly well known for his comic novel The Virgin Soldiers. In December 2004 he was made officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature.

Doris Hare MBE

(Born 1905 in Bargoed in Monmouthshire), Theatre

She is perhaps best known for playing the mum of Butler from On the Buses. She was acting in film between 1934 and 1995. However, she way also a successful West End and Broadway stage actress.

Angus McBean

(Born 1904 in Newbridge in Monmouthshire), Photography

Known as a photographer who was a photo-surrealism pioneer. He photographed many music and film stars including Laurence Olivier, Vivienne Leigh and The Beatles.

William Henry Davies

(Born 1871 in Pillgwenlly in Newport), Poetry

Also known as W.H.Davies, he was a Welsh poet and writer. Spending a large part of his life as a tramp in the UK and the USA, his main topic was based on lifes hardship and his experiences as a tramp. He also wrote poems based on his love of nature. One of his notable works was The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp.