Dorset, Somerset &amp; Bristol


<p>Every year the most extraordinary artists pop up in the most unexpected  places and our county is brimming with creativity around the buzz that  is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk" target="_blank">Dorset Artweeks</a>. Now in its 30th anniversary and with around 500 artist-maker-designers, it&#8217;s one the of the largest open studios events in the UK. Have a look at their<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" directory and map (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/map" target="_blank"> directory and map</a>, plan your route and catch the artists in their studios/shedios/workshops from now until Sun 29 May. Here&#8217;s our pick of the potters.</p>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-AnnaStiles_BlueBowls_Ceramics.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title"> Anna Stiles &amp; friends, Sherborne</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Blue is the colour, pottery is the game. Anna Stiles has been making the stuff since her mother started teaching her at the age of 5 and she still uses the same wheel. And the friends? Nineteen other artist-makers making woven accessories, wildlife lino prints, oil landscapes, silver jewellery and felted wildlife.</p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/5e828fcd-6feb-48a2-a0c0-f171e944c774" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-polly-cazalet.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">The Dower House Studios, nr Blandford</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Ceramicist Polly Cazalet&#8217;s subtly coloured porcelain tableware is on show in the studios at the charming Dower House in Winterbourne Houghton, alongside work by sculptor Jane Shaw, ceramicist Victoria Jardine and fine artist Mark Russell. If you fall in love with The Dower House, you can book a stay via Airbnb.</p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/0f19083e-bdce-4d92-8d68-831b67bf2ee3" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-AliHerbert20200120-MATTAUSTIN-70-scaled-1.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Ali Herbert, Nettlecombe</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Hand-thrown tableware and vases combining contemporary design with classic craft, strength and simplicity. We love.<br /><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/49798441-7c9a-4f2a-afa0-6519bda220e7" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-JoBurnell__Curlews__Earthenware.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title"> JO BURNELL AND LINDSAY KEIR, nr Blandford</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Nature lovers: head over to Winterborne Whitechurch for Jo Burnell&#8217;s hand thrown and delicately painted earthenware pottery – this bowl is decorated with curlews – and Lindsay Keir&#8217;s paintings.</p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/b7f9070d-16a1-4046-9394-2c0e06e516dd" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-jane-elmer-smith-279969032_7732083630136912_5567777432162367255_n.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title"> JANE ELMER-SMITH, Creech</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Loving these jolly, boldly coloured earthenware mugs and bowls from Jane Elmer-Smith. Glass designer Aline Johnson will be selling her glass, gorgeous cyanotype cushions, scarves and wall pieces at the same venue.</p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/e6ecce38-a44f-4adb-874d-7352f924dc12" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-MartinDickson_Stoneware_Porcelain_Anne-LouiseBellis.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">MARTIN DICKSON, nr Sherborne</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Martin Dickson makes ceramics for interiors and gardens, from delicate polished porcelain (above) to planters, sundials and fountains. His work, alongside that of painter Anne-Louise Bellis is on show in a beautiful period barn studio/exhibition space in Glanvilles Wootton.</p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/c680ae74-000a-48d9-b953-d587c4081b93" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-sarah-gee-278120079_1721539288016660_9169528890239108494_n.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Sarah Gee Ceramics, Bridport </h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Practical bowls, mugs, pots and vases in earthy colours and shapes that are just calling out to be held. Hand-thrown in Sarah&#8217;s studio in Unit 2A on the St Micheal&#8217;s Estate,  book yourself in for a turn on the wheel during Dorset Art Weeks if you fancy. </p><p><a href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/606fc06b-b2c3-4825-a84d-a3d5e5283944" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-CorinnaPyman_NestedBowls_Ceramics.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Corinna Pyman, Thornecombe</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Oh so useful as well as beautiful, these hand-thrown nests of lipped pouring bowls in soft whites, blues and greens were inspired by the countryside views from her hilltop studio. Corinna also makes teapots, mugs, platters and French-style open cups.</p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="233 – Corinna Pyman, near Chard (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/9da17296-3264-4271-925c-7df456e7fd8d" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/05/00-CreativeClay3.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Creative Clay, nr Dorchester</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>It&#8217;s the diverse Dorset landscape – rolling hills, woodland, sandy beaches, rocky coastline – that inspires Deborah Clarke&#8217;s hand built ceramics. She runs fully inclusive workshops all over the place as well as making her own work and there will be demos during Dorset Art Weeks. </p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Visit (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.dorsetartweeks.co.uk/directory/list/venue/a05fbd7a-1ca8-4346-a714-10e1c47e4b8d" target="_blank">Visit</a></p></div></div></div></div>



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Go potty during Dorset Art Weeks!

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