FEATURED ARTISANS

Blacksmith – Greg Abel
Once at the heart of every British village, blacksmiths were revered for their mastery over metal. Meet a man who taught himself the art of the trade

 Woodturner – Sharif Adams
In a threshing barn on a 17th-century cattle farm, woodturner Sharif Adams creates tableware using a method that dates back millennia

 Hide tanner – Jessie Watson Brown
Salvaging skins from culled animals and roadkill, Jessie Watson Brown creates ethical leather goods using ancient tanning techniques

 Wet-plate collodion photographer – Nicky Thompson
Using one of the earliest photographic methods, Nicky Thompson shoots striking wet-plate collodion portraits of her community

 Upholsterer – Stuart Coote
Working in a Georgian coaching stable in Chagford, upholsterer Stuart Coote reveals the secrets hidden within our seats

 Willow weaver – Katherine Miles
Combining her love of weaving and wildlife, Katherine Miles makes sculptures and lampshades inspired by moorland creatures

 Woodworker – Ambrose Vevers
Melding traditional woodworking skills with a contemporary aesthetic, Ambrose Vevers crafts elegant furniture and kitchen accessories

 Printmaker – Isla Middleton
Inspired by the variety of plant life on her doorstep, Isla Middleton creates lino-block prints of the moor’s most beautiful botanicals

 Floral artist – Joanna Game
Drawing on her knowledge of ‘micro seasons’, Joanna Game creates arrangements that capture the fleeting life stages of flowers

 Potter – Alison West
In a tiny tack room in a Georgian stable yard, Alison West crafts one-off saggar-fired pieces bearing the organic imprints of foraged finds

 Toolmaker – Jordan Harris
In an old milking parlour overlooking over a forested valley, Jordan Harris makes and restores bespoke tools for hedgelayers and woodsmen

 Natural dyer – Babs Behan
Offering a healthier, eco-friendly alternative to chemically dyed textiles, Babs Behan uses homegrown and foraged plants to create naturally coloured clothes and home accessories

 Letterpress printer – Emma Hogbin and Jon Palmer
It’s time-consuming, finicky and hard to make economically viable, but for Emma Hogbin and Jon Palmer, letterpress printing is a deep-rooted passion

 Stave basketmaker – John Williamson
By piecing together historical records, John Williamson has resurrected a 16th-century Devon basket to preserve it for future generations

 Stone sculptor – Peter Randall-Page
Peter Randall-Page uses the patterns and shapes he observes in nature to inspire his acclaimed stone sculptures, drawings and prints

 Woolsmiths – Lewis Steer and Flora Searson
Lewis Steer and Flora Searson started out with a few pet sheep. Now they are one of the UK’s largest rare-breed sheep farmers, with a shop selling eco-friendly products made with their flocks’ fleeces