Arts and crafts in Wales
Wales has a population of around 3,059,000 and covers approximately 7,990 square miles. Here is a list of regions in Wales: Mid Wales, Mid West Wales, North Wales, South East Wales, South Wales, South West Wales.
Wales has a population of around 3,059,000 and covers approximately 7,990 square miles. Here is a list of regions in Wales: Mid Wales, Mid West Wales, North Wales, South East Wales, South Wales, South West Wales.
moreton park garden centre, chirk, Chirk, Wrexham
Friday, 29 March 2019 (3 day event)
Bellis Brothers Farm Shop and Garden Centre, Wrexham Rd, Holt Village, Wrexham
Friday, 17 May 2019 (3 day event)
moreton park garden centre, chirk, Chirk, Wrexham
Friday, 5 July 2019 (3 day event)
Bellis Brothers Farm Shop and Garden Centre, Wrexham Rd, Holt Village, Wrexham
Friday, 2 August 2019 (3 day event)
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
I am an artist who creates unique, original art, mainly surreal, myth, fantasy and fairytale. Always colourful and pops. I have just started ...
Denbigh, Denbighshire
As a textile designer with a passion for pretty and unusual patterned old china I decided to apply a little creative thinking to my china ...
Buckley, Flintshire
This is where the magic happens .. Using a mixture of hand-drawn, original sketches and a dash of digital wizardry, we can capture your ...
Caersws, Powys
We sell beads, findings and lots more interesting bits and bobs. We are mainly an internet based business, but often go out to village ...
Beechwood, Newport
Hi, I have been in engineering most of my working life. I have always had a keen interest in wood working. The last few years I have decided ...
Monmouth, Monmouthshire
I am Jackie, a new jeweller from Monmouth. Having grown up in the countryside and always lived in rural locations, I take inspiration from ...
Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
My Adventure Accessories range is designed for outdoor enthusiasts. Handmade items include: Crochet Hiking Mitts. Crochet Ear Warmers. ...
Near Usk, Monmouthshire
I design and create the pieces I have searched my whole life for. I work in solid sterling silver and create pieces of the highest quality ...
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent
I make and sell : - Felted Boots, Slippers, Felted soaps and acessories, Silk scarfs, Fairy wings, Fairy clothes, Needle felted Fairys, ...
Colwyn Bay, Conwy
Cooper Crafts is a gift shop based in Colwyn Bay. We have a variety of items, all handmade by local crafters. Kim Cooper (Proprietor) makes ...
Trefriw, Conwy
I am passionate about needle felting and I make 3D sculptures and design needle felting kits for beginners using only British Breed wool ...
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
We supply bespoke box frames and display cases. Detachable box frames or fixed flush sided box frames. Desktop display cases. Mostly ...
Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey
I mainly concentrate on making pens, also with a stylus tip, various sized bowls, egg cups and trinket boxes.Much of the wood I buy is ...
Hawarden, Flintshire
Artisans creating handmade bath and aromatherapy products, using natural and environmentally responsible methods. We produce soaps in ...
Chepstow, Monmouthshire
The Bag Lady was conceived in 2016 when it became apparent that people were happy to buy my crocheted and fabric/quilted bags and gifts ...
Ruthin, Denbighshire
Willow and Ash Creative Crafts is a new, small business based in North Wales, offering an ever increasing range of hand made/decorated ...
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
I make a range of items from Traditional Wood Spirit “Green Man” faces to small items of wood jewellery, all with a touch of Celtic tradition. ...
Cardiff, Cardiff
We are artists and crafters who specialise in a number of fields. Original pastels of quirky ideas and cats and dogs, also watercolours ...
Bangor, Gwynedd
I sell handmade crafts, all made from natural materials. My personal art is macramé jewellery (using waxed string or hemp) and I tend to ...
Cardiff Bay, The Vale of Glamorgan
KIDS4KIDS is an organisation which, working alongside our sister organisation, KidsWhoWrite, aid writers, especially younger ones in their ...
Deeside, Flintshire
I have a pretty but contemporary vintage look to my stall, i attract a lot of people to it with my set up. I hand make all my own beautiful ...
Wrexham, Flintshire
Shop outside the box with your very own one of a kind pair of shoes! If being a unique individual is your style, my hand painted shoes ...
Whitchurch, Cardiff
Candles In The City is a small candle company founded in 2016 by Aislinn Millichip. Soy wax container candles are lovingly hand-poured ...
Penyffordd, Flintshire
I make handmade items that look beautiful around the home, the items that I currently produce are, handmade scented candles, floating teacups, ...
Ruthin, Denbighshire
An award winning range of natural skincare rich in plant oils and butters all with lashings of UMF15+ Active Manuka Honey. Fabulous for ...
Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil
I make handmade pottery on the wheel, making mostly small pieces which are functional. I currently sell my work at craft fairs and markets ...
Llandrindod Wells, Powys
Red Kite Designs make lamps, shades and decorative gifts. It is run by Clive and Helen Bradley. Most of the designs were originally made ...
Llanfairfechan, Conwy
GlowBeanie design and create glow in the dark beanie hats and other accessories. Using a yarn with a reflective thread running through ...
Rhyl, Denbighshire
Hand sewn soft furnishings, childrens clothing and accessories. Specialising in personalised items such as bunting and patchwork nursery ...
Connahs Quay, Flintshire
We hand make contemporary and re-enactment items - bags, belts, knife sheaths, armguards, dog collars - whatever you can think of! We ...
Buckley, Flintshire
Gems by Gloria has been creating fine 18k gold and sterling silver jewellery since 1999. Individual handmade classic jewellery settings ...
Coedpoeth, Wrexham
hand made metal art out of scrap and old tools every thing from snails out of old saw blades to log berners to star wars x fighters
Llandudno junction, Conwy
We are small family run business in North Wales, Llandudno Junction. We handcraft Wooden Gifts, Furniture, Home Decor and lots more. We ...
Rossett, Wrexham
ShivaBelle is run by British designer Olivia Thomas and is full of bohemian and hippie inspired treasures. It began in the summer of 2014 ...
Colwyn bay, Conwy
Award winning illustrator producing prints in high quality limited editions and a new and unique range of backlit images, landscapes and ...
Bradley, Wrexham
I add personalised embroidery to clothing for leasure or work, I enjoy using highly detailed designs to give a realistic look, in a way ...
Cardiff, Cardiff
Well, Christmas is fast approaching and things are getting hectic in the Design Salad camp! Apart from wanting to have as much Chrismassy ...
Buckley, Flintshire
Heres a little info graphic of how the Characters and Items were created from the customers photos.
Buckley, Flintshire
This recently grown Wedding Party You Tree was created for a couple who were married on Safari! The customer ordered the portrait as a ...
Buckley, Flintshire
I am delighted to have now written, illustrated and self-published two, in a new series of childrens picture story books! Both cute, rhyming ...
Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
I taught myself to crochet from YouTube. Yes, I actually did. Did you know that YouTube does, in fact, have useful educational videos? ...
Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Cross Stitch I first started on a cross stitch project in 2008. It isnt big or complicated, but I still to this day have not finished the, ...
Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Around my late teens/early adulthood, I took up cross-stitch embroidery and recently thought it was about time to finally finish a project ...
Chepstow, Monmouthshire
I started selling my craft last summer and was surprised at the numbers of people who wanted to pay for the items that I had made previously ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
I felt like painting some penguins going to a party so I did. Mr. P and his family are queuing to go to Mr and Mrs Claus Christmas party.... ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Heres my latest commission piece I did. Was given a list of the couples favourite things to do, music, hobbies, likes etc and created a ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
I recycled this one from the Drawvember challenge.as its another Let It Snow! I used watercolour paint, ink, metallic and white gel pen. ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was one of the prompts for Bad Apples 12 days. Holly and Ivy are winding the boy elves up by having a cheeky kiss under the mistletoe... ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was one of the prompts for Bad Apples 12 days. I decided to draw one of my cheeky elves for this prompt, covering her modesty finding ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was one of the prompts for Bad Apples 12 days. Oh dear, Jenny and Olivia have found The Clauss prosecco.....Jenny is wasted and ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was a prompt for day 6 for Bad Apples 12 days. I had another busy day so had to recycle a reindeer from Mab Graves December drawing ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was one of the prompts for Bad Apples 12 Days December 2016. I had to recycle this one as I had a busy day. I imagine there being ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Loved this prompt! I have adore the film Nutcracker, super festive and magical! Had loads of fun drawing this one!!! George has been ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was one of the prompts for Bad Apples 12 days. The fairies are gathering round to decorate Mrs. Claus tree in the garden! Its a beautiful ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was Day 2 prompt for Bad Apples 12 days. I decided on a naughty elf trying out one of Santas Cane tickets for the sleigh! Naughty ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Wreath is the first prompt for Bad Apples 12 Days leading upto Christmas. The fairies are rushing around decorating Mr and Mrs Claus house! ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was the final prompt for Art It Up With Friends November 2016 hosted by Pabkins and Bad Alice. The elves are excited and bustling ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Survivor was one of the prompts for Art It Up With Friends November 2016 hosted by Pabkins and Bad Alice. She stopped for 5 minutes, sat ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Lucky was one of the prompts for Art It Up With Friends November 2016 hosted by Pabkins and Bad Alice. Feeling lucky tonight? Come on ...
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff
This was one of the prompts for Art It Up With Friends November 2016, hosted by Pabkins and Bad Alice. Cabinets of Curiosities were encyclopedic ...
(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.
(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.
(Born 1925 in Penllergaer in Swansea), Nonfiction
An honorary member of the Royal Society, Maddox wrote a number of works on science. Most recently published was What Remains to Be Discovered,other works include Beyond the Energy Crisis, The Doomsday Syndrome and Revolution in Biology.
(Born 1924 in Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil), Pottery and ceramics
Known as an influential teacher of pottery. He produced modernist stoneware which was exhibited during 1961- 1968. His pottery is represented in the National Museum Cardiff and Aberystwyth University.
(Born 1918 in Llangefni in Isle of Anglesey), Painting
Sir John Kyffin Williams painted landscapes which are now exhibited in major art collections and is considered to be the most important Welsh artist of the twentieth century.
(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.
(Born 1904 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.
(Born 1890 in Tenby in Pembrokeshire), Painting
Her work was exhibited at The Royal Academy London and Salon dAutomne Paris. She was painted and sculpted by many artists.
(Born 1887 in Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd), Poetry
Hedd Wyn who was born Ellis Humphrey Evans was a Welsh language poet. He was influenced by romantic poetry and took his bardic name (Hedd Wyn) which in Welsh means blessed peace. He was killed at Pilckem Ridge, Ypres during the First World War and was posthumously awarded the Bards chair in 1917.
(Born 1885 in Flintshire in Flintshire), Stained glass
Joan Howson was a British stained glass artist of the arts and crafts movement.
(Born 1876 in Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire), Painting. Sculpture
Gwendolen Mary John, Welsh artist, was known for her portrait work and also modelled for sculptor Auguste Rodin.
(Born 1873 in Maesteg in Bridgend), Painting
Welsh artist Christopher Williams often painted large canvases, requiring venues of sufficient size to exhibit them. The subject matter he chose generally included themes of interest to him, such as Welsh heritage and identity, as in his painting Cymru’n Deffro (Wales Awakes in English).
(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.
(Born 1860 in Canton in Cardiff), Sculpture
An excellent sculptor of public monuments like the statue of David Lloyd George in Caernarfon.
(Born 1833 in Carmarthen in Carmarthenshire), Poetry
As well as being a politician and academic he was also a popular and well known poet. He was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1895.
(Born 1714 in Penegoes in Powys), Painting
The Welsh artist Richard Wilson was one of Britains earliest landscape painters.