22nd October 2026

Find a Maker Big Weekend

Sarah Monk has something exciting to share.. there’s a new event & she’s taking part!

A smiling lady with blond hair and pink glasses with a side plait wearing a checked cotton t-shirt. She is sat behind a table with lots of colourful pottery in front of her and behind her. The word NEWS! has been added to the picture.

‘Find a Maker Big Weekend’!

On the 13th & 14th November Find a Maker will be taking over MAKE Southwest in Bovey Tracey, Devon.

Friday Demonstration

On the Friday Sarah will be in the upstairs gallery demonstrating the process behind her famous slab-built flower bricks.

A close up photo of some hands at work, holding a pottery knife whilst using it to etch some flowers into a clay rectangular box. The box has been brushed with yellow paint too.

Friday’s programme also includes workshops with Michaela McMillan in mixed media and Patricia Dixon in stained glass painting, alongside demonstrations from Princetown Press, willow by Making Space to Make, wood carving by William Barsley and spoon carving by Alex Finberg.

Saturday Potter’s Wheel Classes at MSW

And on Saturday, Sarah will be bringing a bit of our Eastnor Pottery sparkle to MAKE Southwest. Join her in the Education Suit for one of our legendary ‘Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel Classes’.

A potter at at a blue pottery wheel. She is making a pot from grey clay, it is a cylinder. She is wearing a blue apron with a name label that says Sarah. She has blond hair put into a side plait. She's looking up and her hands are up in a describing gesture. She is teaching.

Alongside Sarah’s class there will be demonstrations from other professional craft practitioners: leather work by Janine Partington, printmaking by Molly Lemon, paper artist by Kate Kato and glass art by Patricia Dixon.

Throughout the weekend, the makers will also share their stories and expertise in a series of talks, offering an insight into their materials, processes and creative journeys.

The Find a Maker Showcase

The Find a Maker Showcase, opens in MAKE Southwest’s Upstairs Gallery on 7 November, featuring over 20 Find a Maker members from across the UK, offering visitors the chance to discover and buy beautifully made work directly from some of the talented businesses featured in the Find a Maker directory.

Running until 16 January 2027, the exhibition brings together a rich mix of ceramics, glass, jewellery, leather, paper, print, textiles, willow and mixed media. Featured makers include our very own Sarah Monk Ceramics, Birgit Pohl Ceramics, Teifi Woodworker, Lucy Turner, Sarah Rees Lloyd Ceramics, Elin Hughes Ceramics, Shiny Productions, Rachel Butlin Jewellery, Claire Lowe Jewellery, Janine Partington, ROCWORX, Michaela McMillan, Hatton Willow, Kate Kato, Cally Conway Prints, Gail Kelly, Beatrice Mayfield Textiles, Bridget Lane Weaving and more.

A rectangular flower brick in teal boldly decorated with large dark brown dots. It has a white piecrust edging. There is a fresh arrangement of colourful flowers including chrysanthemum, gypsophillia, and budleia.

Three plates displayed upright to show the varying designs. The plate to the left is cream around the edge with etched sgraffito daisy flowers, the middle of the plate is brown with white dots. The centre plate is pink around the edge with etched sgraffito daisy flowers and is brushed cream in the centre. The plate to the right is teal around the edge with etched sgraffito large bold flowers. All three plate have a pie crust rim.

Sarah says “Find a Maker is organised by Craft Festival events. I had the pleasure in exhibiting with Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey last June. It was brilliant! I’m excited to be returning to Bovey at MAKE Southwest. It’s just another wonderful example of the brilliant ‘happenings’ that Craft Festival organise, celebrating people, skill and creativity”