Debbie Booth - Traditional Basketmaker

Info:  I have been making traditional willow baskets professionally for nearly thirty years, following an apprenticeship to the Norfolk basketmaker Ronnie Woods. After two years learning the basics of this ancient craft, I set up my first workshop in Mattishall in central Norfolk, with a further ten years in nearby Beetley. I now have a flourishing rural basketmaking business here in Reepham.

My handmade, quality baskets range from the totally utilitarian, traditional and robustly practical to the more artistic and colourful examples of skilled craftmanship in this immensely versatile material, willow. And in an age of disposable culture, carrier bags and built-in obsolescence, a resurgence of interest in natural, living materials and hand-crafted skills has provided a welcome impetus to an enormous variety of rural styles and traditions.

Debbie Siniska - Textile Artist

Info:  I am primarily a textile artist and work wherever possible with recycled, reclaimed and vintage textiles to make rag rugs and soft furnishings. I use the sustainable fibres of sheeps fleece to create my felt hats, bags, jackets, scarves and jewellery. I like to use local fleece sometimes, and know a few shetland sheep!

I have worked for many years as a bead jewellery maker, and had a book published in 1994 called Decorative Beadwork published by Letts. I make a small range of bead jewellery using glass seed beads and shell buttons, and tiaras with swarovski crystals.

I have taken the ethos of recycling into secondary and primary schools in Kent and East Sussex with a fun hands on art project that promotes the importance of recycling. School children have created cushions, rugs and banners and the project was televised by the BBC when I was teaching 5 year olds at a school in Brighton.

Eco Artistic Products

Info:  We represent a diverse selection from finest artists offering beautiful wood crafts, folding canes, wooden bowls, handcrafted jewelry, hair clips accessories, belts, recycled art, wood jewelry boxes and unique gift ideas, all considered natural art, which make unique gifts from precious rainforests of amazing biodiversity.

Eco Artistic Products wishes to share with you a superb collection of exclusive handmade, eco-friendly, natural and colorful artwork, which stands out not only in terms of quality and warmth, but uniqueness (no single piece is alike) and utmost beauty in craftsmanship. It is considered nature's art. Our products reach a global customer base and are great gift ideas for today's fast paced world. We source more than 100 exclusive handmade unique gifts, each one bringing a gorgeous wood tones and grain patterns. Exotic hardwoods are treasures of the tropical rainforest. We use sought-after exotic woods species from rainforest trees, such as the exotic wood Rosewood-Cocobolo.

English Willow Baskets

Info:  Introducing our stunning collection of willow designs and willow products, all hand made in Somerset, England. Our collection includes traditional and contemporary willow baskets, garden structures, exclusive willow gift ideas and practical additions for your home.

Based in the Somerset Levels, the heart of the willow industry, PH Coate and Son has been growing 'Withies' and producing wicker baskets and willow products since 1819.

Ethical Treasures

Info:  Our mission is to offer income-generating opportunities to craftspeople in developing countries by following fair trade practices, including offering payment in advance for at least the market price for items, ensuring that craftspeople receive payment, and ensuring that the craftspeople work in fair working conditions. We work directly with artisans, craftspeople, and producer groups to achieve these goals and hopefully help improve the lives of some of the people with whom we share this planet.

We are committed to playing our part in protecting the environment. Development of recycled crafted items from our artisan partners is central to our strategy.

Ethnic Supplies

Info:  African handicrafts enable poverty stricken women to lift themselves out of poverty. In many African countries women are still marginalized, excluded from education and formal employment but retain responsibilities for ensuring that the family is clothed and fed.

We have a range of ethically produced and fairly traded fashion accessories, including the world famous Kiondo, African hand bags and baskets, Kikoy wraps, silk scarves as well as hand made tableware.

Felt Head to Toe - Handmade Felt by Ewa Kuniczak

Info:  I design and make everything entirely by hand from 100% Merino wool, which I dye. Sometimes I incorporate silk and other fibres and exotic yarns. Whatever I do, I take pride in executing to the highest standard.

I was born in Poland and, after the Second World War, settled in Britain with my parents. Having graduated from Sussex University with an Honours Degree in Art Education, I taught Art and Design in schools and colleges for 10 years before I became involved in the wonderful world of textiles. By the time I completed a Postgraduate Diploma Course in Textile Art, I had discovered the even more amazing world of felt.

Garry Jones - Ceramic Artist

Info:  I love animals. Animals are everything to me; they are a continuous source of amusement, happiness, sadness and of course inspiration.

My aim is to create humorous, three dimensional cartoon images; I attempt to attribute animals with human characteristics, using word play and common phrases, recalling the old silent movies where moments in time and emotions were captured by expression alone. When I create I tend to portray mainly domestic animals I know well and have connected with. I come from Wales, but I have lived in the Midlands since 1969. My passions are linked to my childhood years spent in and around the Welsh countryside and culture. I have always been intrigued and entertained by everything nature and history have to offer.

My sculptures are a reaction to observations of animal behaviour; I set out to make people laugh. The techniques I use involve raku because I like the unpredictable results and the excitement experimentation evokes, the natural finishes and the whole primeval smoke, fire, exposure and physical involvement of this ancient process. Animals are amazing and portraying them in this way is what I do.