Designers & Makers Market at the Turner Contemporary, Margate

Saturday 2nd December 10-5pm                                                                                                                        Sunday 3rd December 10-4pm

The Designers & Makers Market at the Turner Contemporary is now in its 6th year.

For this table top market I will be selling smaller gift sized pieces from my collections. Jewellery, candle holders, key rings and decorations.

Step into a world of creativity and craftsmanship at the Designers and Makers Market, where the finest talents from Kent showcase their original works. Held at the prestigious Turner Contemporary in Margate, this curated event invites you to experience handmade artistry.

On the 2nd and 3rd of December 2023, immerse yourself in an engaging shopping experience, as you explore a diverse range of local creations. From intricately crafted jewellery to captivating ceramics, stylish hats to beautiful woodwork, the market offers an abundance of unique treasures directly from the skilled hands of the makers themselves.

This is also your opportunity to support local talent, connect with the artists behind the works, and take home truly meaningful pieces that tell stories.

Join us at Turner Contemporary, renowned as one of Kent’s premier arts venues, and discover one-of-a-kind pieces that reflect the essence of Kent’s thriving creative scene. You will be inspired and delighted by the talent of exhibiting makers and designers:

Pop up shop in the heart of Folkestone’s creative quarter

Eight squared gallery in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter beautifully Illustration by Ben Baudry.

Objects of Desire

Things to do and see in Folkestone.

I visited Folkestone yesterday while the sun was shinning between the down pours to do some flyering in and around the Quarter. I was on a slight voyage of discovery having only been to Folkestone twice before and what a treat it was to meet so many warm and genuine independent businesses.

Here are a few of my favourites that I think you may also like to visit: Starting back to front, as that’s how I like to do things.

THE POTTING SHED: round the corner at the very top of the old high street. It has a great mix of curated vintage pieces along with a secret cocktail bar out the back through…. Yes, you’ve guessed it, a bookcase. I do LOVE an interior with a quirk.

THE BEER SHOP: next door. Beer (obviously) all from independent and Kentish suppliers.

STEEP STREET: Tea & cake (or coffee) halfway down the old high street.

EMERALD FAERIE: I am near the bottom of the hill, there is also an art gallery opposite and a Banksy!

ANTIK: will be my pop up neighbour, (also popping up for 2 weeks) selling vintage homewares, furniture etc

Then of course there is the Harbour arm market with loads of small independent creatives, coffee shops & bars. Plus, the old train station & track you can walk along. You can do a great walk and promenade to the lower leas costal park and could even keep on walking along the seafront (or drive) which leads me to Sandgate….

The potting shed folkestone antique shop and bar

Things to do and see in Sandgate.

I have just discovered SANDGATE and I am totally smitten with the place. It is just a small high street, but full of interesting architectural buildings each one with its own character, set against the wide-open expanse of the sea and sky. With a growing community of independent businesses- you can see a theme running here. There are a handful of old school junk/antique shops with beautiful frontages, you know the ones with everything piled high you wonder how anyone could ever get in the shop, let a lone look around it?! I am like a moth to a flame! There is even a cockatoo in the window, which I think if I was to start collecting, I might never stop. I would have to create a dedicated ‘bird room’ in the house. But I’m not sure how that would go down….

Sandgate junk shop piled high

Moving on… here are a couple of my favourites:

JOHN DORY: A fantastic wine shop & small plates which is well worth the walk or drive.

WORKSHOP NUMBER 29: A fab architectural salvage shop with beautiful things who have made a point of stocking and selling the work of local-ish (Kent based) makers. Who knows maybe they might stock some of my wirework lampshades. They don’t exist but I can see them in my mind.

East Kent Artists’ Open House at Radford House.

A landmark building, Radford House, Ramsgate’s old fire station as it is today.   Image from RadfordHouseRTC FB page.

East Kent Artists’ open houses 2023 or EKOH for short, is now in its 23^rd year.

With over 250 artists spread over 80 houses and studios. The artists’ trail gives the public a personal insight into how an artist works within their specialist field. 

As part of EKOH Emerald Faerie has been invited to showcase her work at Radford House in Ramsgate, alongside three other local artists for the first weekend 14 & 15^th of October.

What will I be doing?

I am super excited to set up studio at Radford House, a building full of history and character. Our current studio workshop is out of town and hard to get to without a means of transportation. It is my first ‘open studio’ event since moving to Ramsgate nearly 5 years ago.

Emerald Faerie studio @ Cordy house, London, 2008.    Photographer:  Giles Angel.

For this years East Kent artists’ open house I am recreating a small corner of my workshop, with selected pieces from my jewellery and lighting collections, where you can find me creating wire and glass flowers from my Flora & Fauna lighting collection. Ever wondered how I make them? now you can find out!

Atmospheric detail from the FLORA & FAUNA lighting collection