Green Maker Initiative Event
Saturday 9 November, 10am - 4pm
FREE ENTRY
Jubilee Gallery
Sustainable Craft Fair
Riverside Gallery
Making activities
Maker demos
Courtyard
Maker demo - blacksmithing on a mobile forge
Workshop Space
Children & Families workshop
Sustainable Craft Fair - Jubilee Gallery
13 of our Pledged Green Makers will be taking over Jubilee Gallery, selling sustainable craft from textiles and glass to wood and jewellery. Princetown Press will even have a tabletop letterpress at their stall that you can have a go at yourself!
Andrew Spilsbury Shaker Boxes
Bonnie Mustoe-Whitehill
Bridget Arnold
byAliceWood
Celandine Books
Expanded Skies
Flotsam Prints
GO Repurposed Leather
Kate Toms
Mary Toon
Princetown Press
Sarah Drew
Sarah Hemmings-Vourda
The Sockists Project - Riverside Gallery
Dig out your old socks and prevent them going to landfill. The Sockists Project is here to help you have some fun transforming old socks into your own little eco-activist!
No previous making experience is needed – just some time, a little patience and some simple hand stitching. Make them for friends and family this Christmas for the ultimate environmentally friendly present. All materials provided (sourced from Plymouth Scrapstore) and socks will be available if you haven’t got your own.
FREE
10.30am - 12.30pm: bookable session
1.30pm - 4pm: drop in session
Find out more HERE.
Printmaking Drop In - Riverside Gallery
Drop in and have go at printing your own recycled cardboard bookmark.
Choose from one of makerslane.uk’s pre-carved lino print designs to print yourself a bookmark on recycled card and add a tassel made of scrap materials.
This activity only takes minutes and no booking is required.
FREE
10am - 4pm: drop in
Find out more HERE.
Willow Weaving Demo - Riverside Gallery
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MAKE Southwest Maker Member, Jenny Gracie of Making Space To Make, will be demoing the traditional craft of willow weaving.
Jenny first discovered willow growing in the garden of her new home in Devon 20 years ago and has been cultivating both her willow bed and knowledge of its uses ever since.
Drop by and watch Jenny at work while she demos willow weaving throughout the day - ask her questions about the craft and her practice. Jenny will also be selling a selection of her work!
FREE
10am - 4pm: drop in
Find out more HERE.
Blacksmith Demo - Courtyard
Pop by and watch Stephen Thompson work on a mobile forge in our courtyard.
Stephen works as a scrap metal collector. Some of his keepable finds are either, objects that deserve (in his opinion) another life, or scraps of stock material that he feels don’t really need to go through the recycling system.
During the GMI Event, Stephen will be demoing his forged metalwork on a mobile forge that will be housed in our outside courtyard. Most of this work is not recycled as Stephen doesn’t always find the right metal required for forging. However, he will have a number of his recycled products on display.
Pop by and watch Stephen at work and ask him questions about his practice!
FREE
10am - 4pm
Find out more HERE.
Recycled Paper Puppets - Workshop Space
Children & Families Workshop
Join Helena from The Wowhaus to make lovely paper puppets from scrap and recycled materials.
This workshop is suitable for children aged 6 and up, but young children should be accompanied by an adult. Adults do not need to book tickets.
£2.50 per child
2.30pm - 4pm
Find out more HERE.
Part of the Green Maker Initiative Season
Throughout November, December and January we’ll be celebrating our Green Maker Initiative (GMI) Season; hosting events, workshops and exhibitions themed around the natural world and championing sustainable craft.
Find out more HERE.
