ARTISAN MADE UK
21 & 22 MARCH 2026
SKIPTON AUCTION MART BD23 1UD
SAT 10AM-4PM SUN 9AM-4PM

ARTISANMADEUK
2025/2026
EXHIBITOR
DIRECTORY

PAPER CRAFTS
FOXGLOVE PRESS
Ellie is an independent printmaker based in West Yorkshire. She produces fine line, etching prints inspired by the natural floral, fauna and landscapes that surround her, she has a keen interest in wildflowers. With a range of high quality greetings cards and wrapping papers along with notebooks and calendars inspired by her artwork Ellie aims to bring a printmaking process not often seen and the nature that inspires her into people’s homes.

FRONTED
New For 2026
Fonted travel across the UK photographing public signage on hotels, pubs,
shops and iconic buildings.
As a result they have generated a vast archive of beautiful letters in a variety of
typographic styles, ranging from vintage and weathered to sleek and
contemporary.
The letters are then used to create fine art prints and greeting cards.
On the reverse of each piece, a certificate indicates the location of each letter
and the building it originates from.

ART
GILL KIRK
Returning For 2026
Gill is a fine artist. She responds to the local landscape, and to flora and fauna of the Yorkshire Dales. She runs a gallery - “Jack Albert & Gill 2” in Pateley Bridge. She sells original art, giclee prints and blank art greeting cards, sold individually and in box sets. Gallery and exhibition space welcomed.

CERAMICS
GIN DURHAM CERAMICS
The inspiration for Gin Durham’s Ceramic work stems from traditions of storytelling and a life-long fascination with the representation of animals in culture.

CERAMICS
HANNAH STANIFORTH
Hannahs work emerges from a personal connection to mark-making, a process that allows her to experience a unique quietness and clarity within her mind. As an artist with dyslexia, she finds that drawing and creating are among the few activities where her thoughts settle, and she can focus fully on the task at hand. Her work is spontaneous, reflecting an intuitive response to her materials and surroundings visually represented on her ceramics and prints.

TEXTILES
HELEN SIMONE TEXTILES
Helen Simone is an MA graduate in printed textiles and surface design. Helen has been working for herself since October 2018. Her inspiration comes from architecture, travel and nature using photographic material as a base for her drawn designs. Her designs are colourful with a retro / vintage feel, that enhance modern and character homes, bringing brightness into the living environment and lifestyles. All items are constructed from vibrant fabrics or are sublimation printed.

SCULPTURE
FRAILLOOP
Returning For 2026
Gavin Darby up-cycles scrap steel, old tools, just about anything steel, to create a range of
sculptures for inside and out. Animals, butterfies, flowers and the occasional tree are created from
the metal brought to Gavin's studio.

CERAMICS
GARRY JONES CERAMICS
Known for his boundless imagination and vibrant sense of humour, Garry Jones Ceramics creates one-off clay works that are truly a statement piece for any kind of space.
Oozing with character, laughter and immense joy, Garry creates “ceramics that make you smile”. From mischievous hares to canned rabbits, sheep bursting out of the pen to dogs hanging out of a car window (with a real car door!) and so much more, each is truly a work of art.
Many collectors throughout the UK are lucky enough to own Garry’s work, one commission was even used on a client’s roof! As well as individual collectors, Garry’s work has also been commissioned by UK retailer River Island and can be seen throughout their UK stores.

TEXTILES
GILLIAN SMELLIE ECO PRINT TEXTILES
From her studio in County Durham Gillian transforms second hand textiles into unique pieces of clothing and accessories. Inspired by the surrounding plant life she uses the eco print process to create permanent images on the textiles from plant material
Aiming for as circular process as possible she also offers a return programme for any item purchased from her and reprints and reuses returns to create new products.

GLASS
GLASS DEVA
Based in Chester, Neela specialises in fused glass hanging decorations, coaster art and dichroic jewellery. She is a part time GP and developed her art through using microwave kilns and larger flat bed kilns.
She is inspired by all things bright and colourful and enjoys using light and dichroic glass to make her fused glass art sparkle. Her eye catching decorations and jewellery are coupled with beautiful greeting cards, making perfect letterbox gifts.

JEWELLERY
HAZEL ATKINSON JEWELLERY LLP
Returning For 2026
Hazel Atkinson is a full-time designer/maker.
Her award-winning designs have enabled her to run a successful creative jewellery business for years. working exclusively with hand decorated bright coloured anodized aluminium and silver. This specially treated aluminium can be dyed, manipulated, textured, and formed, allowing incredible freedom of design. Hazel’s work is visually intricate with intertwining patterns and vibrant colours producing intense flashes of unique jewellery.

HOMEWARE
HERD AND ELDER
Returning For 2026
Founded by Jack, Herd & Elder crafts artisan goat‑milk soaps (made from their own herd on their smallholding at the Lancashire‑Yorkshire border), vegan botanical soaps, bath salts, and hand‑poured soy wax candles scented with essential or fragrance oils. Returning to Artisan Made UK for the third year, the brand blends ethical ingredients, slow making, and natural aesthetics to create giftable, functional items rooted in connection to land, craft, and calm.
