Andrew Findlay black smith at work, leaning over hot coals, there are flames. He is holding a piece of steaming metal. He is wearing protective goggles, leather gloves and apron. In the background is a large red gas cannister, blacksmith equipment and a fire extinguisher.

Herefordshire Art Week Christmas Open Studios in Eastnor.

A portrait photo of Jon Williams. He is sat with his hands clasped together in front of him, leaning them on the edge of a blue pottery wheel. He is looking directly at the camera and laughing. He is wearing a black t-shirt and has curly brown hair. The are some shelves of ceramics behind with some hanging blue and white polka dot bunting
Sarah Monk potter, stood in here studio at Eastnor Pottery. She is leaning against a dresser full of her colourful slipware pottery. She is holding one of her hand thrown mugs and is smiling to the camera.
A portrait of artist blacksmith Andrew Findlay stood in his forge. He is wearing a back cap and leather apron. He is leaning on a large anvil with a hammer resting in between his hands. The backgound is an old stone wall with blacksmith tool hanging on it.

Three good reasons to visit Eastnor before Christmas!

Having had such a wonderful Herefordshire Art Week in September, we’re delighted to be participating in the h.Art Christmas Open Studio Weekends 29 & 30 November and 6 & 7 December 2025. Not only that, our friend and neighbour, blacksmith Andrew Findlay will be opening Eastnor Forge too, thus making Eastnor the number one destination to purchase a unique and hand crafted Christmas gift.

For those of you who haven’t visited Eastnor before, The Pottery and Forge are within 100 metres of each other, occupying independent historic buildings on the Eastnor Castle Estate.

Andrew Findlay – Eastnor Forge

Andrew has 40 years experience as an artist blacksmith and shaper of metal. He has completed a plethora of residential and commercial decorative metalwork projects worldwide. The distinctive style and appearance of his work comes from many years of risk taking, experimentation and learning through doing.

Check out his runner bean bird baths, gingko leaf sculpture and organically inspired garden furniture. Fire-irons, bronze key fobs and letter openers make for wonderful stocking fillers.

Sarah Monk – Eastnor Pottery

Sarah will be exhibiting her playful slipware inspired by nature, ceramic history and the softness of clay.

Cups and bowls are wheel thrown. Flower bricks and press-moulded plates are constructed from soft slabs of terracotta clay. Slips and colourful underglazes are brushed and splattered on the surface building layers of decoration and colour. Sgraffito flowers and abstract motifs are freely etched into the clay, making pieces pleasingly tactile. In a nutshell – she makes little pieces of art for the home, to use and cherish.

Jon Williams – Eastnor Pottery

Jon will be showing his interactive and decorative one offs constructed entirely from sections made on the potter’s wheel. Some pieces are intended to live outside, others are designed to be handled, shaken, tapped or submersed in water – all inspired by nature and natural forms.

Andrew Findlay black smith at work, leaning over hot coals, there are flames. He is holding a piece of steaming metal. He is wearing protective goggles, leather gloves and apron. In the background is a large red gas cannister, blacksmith equipment and a fire extinguisher.
Jon Williams potter. Making a large grey pot on the potters wheel. He is leaning to the side and looking at the pot and he is smiling. He has one hand inside the pot and the other on the outside supporting. The shape is very fluid and undulating.

Look at all these beautifully crafted art works designed and made in Eastnor Herefordshire.

A pottery bug on a metal stick. Made from terracotta and brushed roughly in white. This highly stylised bug has curly antennae, wings and round terracotta eyes. It also has 6 round terracotta feet.
A yellow hand thrown juicer with painted dark brown dots. The inside is painted cream and terracotta Made by Sarah Monk
A sculptural ceramic pear core made by Jon Williams. The pear is light green, the core is faceted in a cream colour and the rear stem is terracotta.
A round flower brick with holes in the top. It is white with simple painted flowers and sgraffito. The pot sits on 4 round dotty feet. The pot also contains an arrangement of fresh flowers, including daisies and cosmos.
Three stacking bowls made by Sarah Monk. Each bowl is the same size, but stacked up inside each other. They are decorated individually with sgraffito flowers. A white bowl at the bottom, a teal bowl in the centre and a yellow bowl at the top. The pots have white pie-crust type rims.
A collection of 4 pears made by Jon Williams. From left to right; a purple pear with a terracotta stalk and leaf, a blue pear lying on it's side with a terracotta stalk, a dark green pear with terracotta stalk and leaf, a light green pear with no stalk.

The Forge and Pottery will be open 10am – 4pm with festive refreshment on offer in both settings. If you can’t make one of the h.Art weekends, Eastnor Pottery Studio shop is open all year round 10am – 4pm Tuesday – Saturday…right up until and including Saturday 20th December.

h.Art map reference: 107

Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor, Near Ledbury , Herefordshire, HR8 1EW

What 3 Words: 

clubbing.glitz.revolting

Directions: 

Eastnor is located 2 miles East of Ledbury on the A438. Ledbury – Tewkesbury road. Once in the village follow the pink Herefordshire Art Week signs.

We look forward to seeing you xx

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