The Capital of Craft LIVE from Cheltenham Town Hall: Bonus Podcast As a bonus podcast, listen to Sarah James MBE talk to Dr Kate Strasdin about her critically and commercially successful latest non-fiction book, The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes.  The book is investagative journalism meets fashion and social history and is a brilliant read. Sarah and Kate talks about the fascinating story of how she found the diary and the lengths she went to to piece together the life and times of Mrs Anne Sykes.  Dr Kate Strasdin is a senior lecturer at Falmouth University, where she teaches contex ..read more

The Capital of Craft with Keith Brymer-Jones and Marj Hogarth. To celebrate the end of our good friend, Keith Brymer-Jones', storming national tour, we are releasing a podcast to end Season 3 of The Capital of Craft. Recorded live earlier this year at Craft Festival Cheltenham at the Town Hall,  Keith is in conversation with his partner Marj Hogarth, talking in great depth, with humour and poignancy about his life, growing up in London to Welsh parents. Becoming (as well as a dancer and singer) an accomplished and prolific potter, before being "discovered" by Love Productions and asked to ..read more

This weeks podcast is with the  brilliant, Lauren Aston. We met at her home and chatted about how she started out her chunky knit empire, with Craft Festival playing an important role in her starting her business. IAlways good to hear! You can follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/craftfestival/ You can watch our films on https://www.youtube.com/@craftfestival1035/featured You follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theoriginalcraftfestival You can follow Lauren Aston on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laurenastondesigns/   ..read more

Sarah James from Craft Festival and Find a Maker meets with lecturer, designer and maker Keeley Traae. We met at her home in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, UK. Keeley has had a varied and illustrious career in design having worked for ceramic industry giants Wedgewood and Royal Doulton. She set up her own making practise, Keeley Traae Design in 2020. She has extensive experience in ceramic design, design management and evaluating market trends. In her own practise, she is now known for her dististictive use of colour and shape,  specialising in 3D Printing techniques.  Keeley i ..read more

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Season 3 of The Capital of Craft Sarah James of Craft Festival and Find a Maker talks with maker and shop owner, Becky Prior.  They speak from her shop, Prior in Cabots Circus in Bristol. Becky's journey as a maker is interwoven with stories of overcoming great personal setbacks and is truly inspirational, told with great humanity and humour.  @priorshopbristol @priormade @craftfestival @find.amaker ..read more

In the final episode of Season 2 of The Capital of Craft, Sarah James of Craft Festival and Find a Maker talks with weaver and educator, James Donald from Pick One.  They speak from his workshop in Coburg House in Leith, Edinburgh. James talks about his journey into textiles and his early life in Brechin in Angus, which as well as having access to countryside and freedom, it also established his love of music and dancing at the iconic nightclub, Flicks.  James is joining us at Craft Festival Cheltenham from March 11-13th at Cheltenham Town Hall.  @pickoneweave @craftfestival &nb ..read more

In this week's episode of The Capital of Craft Podcast, Sarah James from Craft Festival talks with Find a Maker member and jeweller, Tanja Ufer.  Based in Brighton, we chatted whilst Storm Eunice did it's worst. You might hear her in the background.  Tanja's makes beautifully constructed and abstract jewellery. Born and trained in Germany, Tanja moved to Sheffield to complete her MA Studies and has lived in the UK ever since. You can meet Tanja at Craft Festival Cheltenham, March 11-13.  @craftfestival @tanjaufer  ..read more

This week on The Capital of Craft, Sarah James from Craft Festival and Find a Maker chat's with award-winning ceramic duo RAMP. ⁠ Based in Silverton, Devon, Make South West members and regulars at Craft Festival, they talk about their career in making. R.A.M.P, which stands for Roop & Al Make Pots, is a creative partnership between Alice Hartford and Rupert Johnstone. Roop specialises in the throwing of pots and Al’s focus is on the decoration. ⁠ @craftfestival  @rampceramics ..read more

In this week's episode of The Capital of Craft, Sarah James from Craft Festival and Find a Maker talks with ceramic artist, Paul Wearing.  We discuss his two year long project, Material Matters, an Arts Council of Wales funded project that originated from an invitation from Ruthin Craft Centre to deliver a solo exhibition in 2020. We also discuss his meticulous material experimentation and how important field research is for his practise.  Brought up in Swansea, Paul has been based in Cardiff since graduating from Cardiff Metropolitan University. He is also a leading member of F ..read more