Find A Maker Showcase and Big Weekend

Find A Maker comes to MAKE Southwest in Devon this Christmas. The Find A Maker Showcase features 20 independent makers from across the UK. The Find A Maker Big Weekend, will include demonstrations, talks, workshops, and family activities. About This Christmas, designer makers take centre stage at MAKE Southwest as Find A Maker brings together two special events celebrating the people, skills, and creativity behind handmade work. The Find A Maker Showcase, opening in MAKE Southwest’s Upstairs Gallery on 7 November, features 20 independent makers from across the UK, offering visitors the chance to discover and buy beautifully made work directly from some of the talented businesses featured in the Find a Maker directory. Running until 16 January 2027, the exhibition brings together a rich mix of ceramics, glass, jewellery, leather, paper, print, textiles, willow, and mixed media. Featured makers include Birgit Pohl Ceramics, Sarah Monk Ceramics, Lucy Turner, Sarah Rees Lloyd Ceramics, Elin Hughes Ceramics, Shiny Productions, Rachel Butlin Jewellery, Claire Lowe Jewellery, Janine Partington, ROCWORX, Michaela McMillan, Hatton Willow, Kate Kato, Cally Conway Prints, Gail Kelly, Beatrice Mayfield Textiles, Bridget Lane Weaving and more. Then, on 13 and 14 November, Find A Maker takes over MAKE Southwest for a special Find A Maker Big Weekend, bringing the exhibition to life with maker demonstrations, talks, workshops, and family activities. Visitors will be able to watch traditional and contemporary skills in action, including letterpress printing, willow work, wood carving, ceramics, leather, paper, glass, and mixed media. Friday’s programme includes workshops with Michaela McMillan in mixed media and Patricia Dixon in stained glass painting, alongside demonstrations from Princetown Press, Making Space to Make, William Barsley, Alex Finberg, and Sarah Monk. Saturday continues with ceramics workshops with Sarah Monk and demonstrations from Janine Partington, Molly Lemon, Kate Kato, and Patricia Dixon. Throughout the weekend, the makers will also share their stories and expertise in a series of informal talks, offering an insight into their materials, processes, and creative journeys. There will be something for younger visitors too, with a special Draw Along with illustrator Sarah McIntyre and her Adventure Mice, alongside additional children's activities in the Jubilee Gallery. For Christmas shoppers, the events offer an alternative to the high street and online shopping: the opportunity to meet makers, discover something genuinely individual and buy gifts with a story behind them. Read more Toggle Crafts Mixed media