Our regular Midday Makers interviews on the MakersMarketFromHome IGTV channel showcase the talents of the creative folk in the MMFH community.
Every weekday at 12 noon we chat with a maker to find out about their business, the skills they use and their creative background. Read more about each featured maker and watch their live chats via the posts below…
- Julie Hollis from Made on Cloud 9
Cloud 9 is the name of Julie’s gallery in Dumfries and is the place that has inspired her beautiful jewellery collection. Julie says: “As an artist… - Printmaker Mel Wickham
Find out more about Bristol-based lino printer Melanie in our midday makers chat… - Sue Quinby from Squiggly Sue Designs
MMFH Ambassador Alice chatted to Derbyshire-based artist Sue Quinby who told us how she uses pen and ink and watercolours to create playful designs… - Illustrator Ellie Good
Illustrator Ellie Good uses her colourful geometric illustrations to make sustainable goods, with the aim of bringing smiles to people’s faces and keeping the planet happy. - Alex Peberdy from The Art of Sparkle
During Alex’s midday makers chat with MMFH Ambassador Lydia we discovered how she creates stunning bespoke resin pieces… - Sharon from African Affair Bags
Find out how Sharon makes unique and colourful accessories during her #MiddayMakers chat with Alice… - Lucy Glombek from Inside Lulu’s Mews
We learnt how Lucy creates amazing abstract pour art paintings using acrylic paint and alcohol inks… - Simon from Koala Chess Art
Artist Simon has been turning his designs into cool tees and hoodies for about four years… - Caron from What Caron Made
Caron little handmade business is called What Caron Made, making jewellery with beads… the smaller the better! - Mel from Mel Langton Art
Mel is Lincoln based freelance artist and her work encompasses both digitally created pieces and traditional paintings… - Penny from Penny Varley Ceramics
Back in the 1980’s Penny threw her first pot on a manual potters wheel, it was one of the most difficult things she had ever tried to do… - Beverley from BevArt Designs
Beverley’s passion is most definitely to make, create and inspire, absolutely loving to use colour 🙂 - Joy from JoyCliftonUK
Joy is a visual artist, who captures the fluidity of the ocean realm focusing on the movement of water the abstraction of light and the sea creatures that inhabit this realm 🙂 - Andrea from Dandylion Design
Andrea tells us all about her journey into the creative life of a jewellery designer 🙂 - Joanna from Mrs Marvellous
From the age of 4 Joanna was making dolls clothes and bits for her dolls house. Hear how her creative journey developed in our chat… - Hannah from Lush Life London
During our MiddayMakers chat with Hannah we found out how she started her indie biz and and uni life… - Anna from One Mans Trash
Anna from @onemastrashuk is passionate about sustainable jewellery design… - Jai from Earth Goddess Jewellery
We were joined by Jai at our Midday Makers chat, finding out all about how she came into the world of jewellery from a very different life… - Louise from Louby Lou’s Luxuries
We caught up with Louise from Louby Lou’s Luxuries to find out how she got into working with wax… - Becci Davies from Shore Fired Pottery
During our MiddayMakers chat with Becci we found out how she transitioned from a career in hospitality to pottery… - Jo and Rob from Ginger and Tweed
We were joined by Jo and Rob during our Midday Makers chat to find out how they combined their skills to create a unique upholstery business… - Roma Crookes from Unique Sonder
We caught up with Roma to chat about how she transitioned from medical microbiology to vibrant jewellery design… - Heather Hanshaw from Loch Ness Leather
Find out how second-generation leathersmith Heather first got into crafting with leather… - Sapphire from Sapphire Frills
Discover how Sapphire’s career in fashion led her develop her passion project of vibrant jewellery making… - Jane Charles from Small Stitches 6
Find out how Jane’s background in fashion led her to develop her creative textiles business… - Paulomi Debnath from Handmade by Tinni
Have a watch of our lively chat with Paulomi frrom Handmade by Tinni to find out how she got into making sustainable and colourful cotton jewellery… - Pippa Hicks from Pipsty Puffin Art
Our ambassador Lydia chatted with Pippa from Pipsy Puffin Art to find out how she got into painting and turned her hobby into a business… - Ian Driver from Kura Woodworks
Learn how Ian’s love of wood began – and how making animal puzzles and wooden toys became his business… - Rachel’s Soaps at FirstLightMakersMarket
We chatted live with Rachel as part of #FirstLightMakersMarket where we took over the First Light Festival instagram account and learnt more about how she makes her natural skincare products… - Helen Thrower Jewellery at FirstLightMakersMarket
We spoke with Rachel Thrower during our #FirstLightMakersMarket IG takeover for First Light Festival 2020 and took a tour of her studio… - First Light Festival Midday Makers Takeover
As part of First Light Festival 2020 we did an Instagram takeover on and hosted a FirstLightMakersMarket! Watch interviews with three local makers… - Kay Lilian Designs at FirstLightMakersMarket
We interviewed Kay Lillian Designs as part of our Instagram takeover to host the #FirstLightMakersMarket for First Light Festival 2020. Enjoy! - Charlotte from Charlotte Miller Ceramics
Discover how Charlotte Miller got into making ceramic budgies and guinea pigs… - Lani Scholtz from Sincerely Africa
Watch Lani’s Midday Makers chat with Alice O’Connell to find out how she began printing textiles… - Katy from Katy Wilkinson Jewellery
We chatted with Katy from Kew Jewellery to find out how she went from her day-job in marketing to working as jewellery designer full-time… - Sarah from Sarah Trotter Art
Lydia chatted with Sarah Trotter to find out how she got into painting and about her background in surface pattern design… - Felicity Knights from Annie Honey Stitches
Learn more about free motion embroidery with Felicity from Annie Honey Stitches… - Hannah from Sandpaper Kisses / Hannah Weeks Illustration
Join Suffolk-based illustrator Hannah Weeks as she chats about her two creative businesses… - Hassina Khan from Sea Green Glass Art
We chatted with Hassina to learn how she got into stained glass art and what it is about the process that she enjoys… - Andrea from Andrea Wright Designs
Find out how Andrea’s background in fine art printmaking has influenced her tactile jewellery designs… - Gemma from Quirk Botanicals
Discover how Gemma escaped the corporate world to create her vegan, cruelty-free, natural beauty business… - Sam Self from Self Made
Read more about how Sam got into making sugar skull jewellery and developed her business ‘Self Made’. - Alice O’Connell from Wool & Water / Wool & Whiskers
We caught up with Alice from Wool & Whiskers to find out about her business, her knitwear design background and life as a TV actress… - Lydia from Lydia Miriam Design
Find out more about MMFH ambassador Lydia Miriam and her ethical tagua jewellery business. - Andy Greenacre from Unruly Print
Learn more about artist and printmaker Andy from Unruly Print
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