Jil Smith returns with her magical cushions, badges and homewares - stuffed with love:
From 10 am today and 11am sunday at Leeds Corn Exchange we will be blogging live from reetsweet's autumn fair (doesn't feel like autumn with this weather does it? tsk!) you will find only the very best handmade handpicked for your perusal!
Entrance is free, and you'll find prices starting from as little as £2 for a little piece of handmade loveliness - keep in mind as well that this will be Kayleigh O'Mara's (work pictured above) last reetsweet as she is moving down south..Nooooo!
Another new reetsweeter to proudly introduce to you is Rhys Hale - a Yorkshire-born digital illustrator, who sells contemporary art-prints, cards, badges and stickers...
'Having limited resources while travelling the world the last few years, he is firing on all cylinders to get his own studio and establish himself as a bright new local artist. His partner in craftiness is Juliette Daum, a girl so adept with a sewing machine that to paraphrase Peggy Lee, she could make a dress out of a feed bag. A hatter and bag lady extraordinaire who likes to use natural fabrics and also material from recycled clothes...They've rocked craft markets in the US, Germany, France and England, and have recently settled in Yorkshire to spread their arty brand of love.'
... and now they are going to be joining us on Oct 1st and 2nd (next weekend guys!) at Leeds' Corn Exchange for reetsweet's autumn fair...!
hello friends!
just a quick update from reetsweet as we come up to our 1st birthday! we have a few dates for your diary this autumn...
firstly, our regular fair at leeds corn exchange returns on oct 1st and 2nd, and in dec on sat 3rd and 4th...then for the first time we bring our fairs to the leeds university union on tues 8th Nov at the Riley Smith Hall!
secondly, and very excitingly - we have our first fair at our new venue in sheffield - reetsweet arrives in style on sunday 27th nov at the millenium gallery! all our events are free to attend, we are always bringing new talent through as well, so no fair will be the same and you will always see new and exciting works!
take care reetsweeters and watch this week as we give you the autumn stallholder previews!!
xxx
Headingley Arts Trail - Call For Artists!...
Our friends over at The Bowery in Headingley Leeds - an amazing cafe, craft shop and craft learning centre are currently inviting local artists and designer makers to this year’s Headingley Arts Trail, a collective exhibition held between Headingley centre and West Park. The event will also be hosting a craft fair where stalls will be available for designer makers and artists to sell work from, a series of workshops will be taking place during the course of the event. This year we are also offering mentoring to new artists in specific areas such as textiles, ceramics and much more. The event takes place over the weekend of 12th and 13th November
You can apply online via Bowery website www.thebowery.org, the closing date for submissions is 5th August.
Not only are zinc white two super super nice people, but they do amazing things with all the stuff we throw away! Specialising in eco friendly upcycling, they came to our Nov/Dec events and rocked, and their pencil pieces do amazingly well...now they return on sunday, and so here's a taster of what zinc white have to offer!
Working mainly in felt, made by lolly makes colourful collections of accessories and gifts for you and your home. Current items include brooches, hairbands, cushions, bookmarks and notebooks.
New items are always being added to the range and Laura is happy to take custom orders if there is something you would like to challenge her with! This is made by lolly's first reetsweet, and this being mother's day - the perfect kind of gifts for the lady of the day!Come see on sunday 3rd april at reetsweet in the corn exchange x
