Heather.Elvidge.Ceramics

24/10/2026

Haddon Hall MERCATUM This wonderful event is coming up fast now! I’ll be there weeks 2 & 3 (18-22 & 25-29 November) It is the most Christmassy of Christmas markets and one of my favourite events of the year, hope you can make it!

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Haddon Hall

19/10/2026

What a ride! I’m just home from the most wonderful weekend of craft indulgence at The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in Manchester Great Northern Contemporary Craft & Art Fair this weekend. It was my first time exhibiting at this show and from start to finish the organisation was seamless. The beautiful Victoria Baths was the most spectacular backdrop for this event and the warmth and kindness from all the whole team, helpers and volunteers and other makers made it such a lovely atmosphere. Thank you to everyone that came to support us, I had so many lovely conversations and if you chose to take a little something home I’m really grateful and I hope they make you smile. ‘The Big Guy’ is now safely back home (I could hardly get his head through the door after all the ego boosting he’d had!)

Thank you to my lovely neighbours 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 (and Wendy!) and Designer/maker/illustrator who couldn’t have been more lovely and kept me laughing throughout! Your work is so beautiful it was a pleasure to gaze at!!

My weekend was topped off by being awarded the prize for most promising maker by the design trust. A huge thank you for this to both Patricia and Ann-Marie. It was a huge surprise and i can’t wait to get started ⭐️

17/10/2026

Well today was a good day! Day two at the beautiful Victoria Baths Manchester for GNCCF. I was overwhelmed to have been awarded the The Design Trust / Patricia van den Akker award for ‘most promising maker’ which is such an incredible prize! Thank you so much to Patricia and Ann-Marie, you completely made my day 🥰

The Great North Contemporary Craft Fair is on for one more day 10-4pm Sunday 18th October, the work is incredible, the venue is incredible, don’t miss it!

Great Northern Contemporary Craft & Art Fair

15/10/2026

All set up in this incredible venue! I’ve never been to the Victorian Baths in Manchester before but this place has to be seen to be believed - and that’s before you even start looking at the incredible craft here at Great Northern Contemporary Craft & Art Fair. Really excited for the first preview evening tonight from 6-9pm and 10-6pm tomorrow and Saturday and 10-4pm on Sunday!
Hope you can make it! I’m in Pool B stall 11 (the shallow end 🤭)

14/10/2026

11/10/2026

Really excited to take part in this year’s Great North Contemporary Craft Fair for the first time, this coming weekend!! The last kiln loads are cooling before the packing and inevitable final stand design tweaking begins! Come and find me at stand B11, hope to see you there!

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
15-18 October 2026 | Victoria Baths, Manchester

Tickets & Info: www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk

06/10/2026

Some real time carving! I was going to leave the sound on for a bit of satisfying scraping but I’m struggling with a nasty virus at the moment and the sniffing and coughing didn’t add much 🤧🫣 Anyway! Hope you like the finished piece! This and others will be coming to Great Northern Contemporary Craft & Art Fair with me next week!!

25/09/2026

Fresh from the kiln, a little daydreaming hare! This is the finished platter I showed in my most recent timelapse. I’m so happy with how it came out and it’s always with a huge sigh of happy relief when these large platters come through their final firing in one piece! This one will be coming with me to my next show Great Northern Contemporary Craft & Art Fair in a few short weeks! Eeep!

24/09/2026

These three are getting their final polish before they and a selection of my other pieces are heading off on an adventure to The Ropewalk Arts Centre for my very first solo exhibition starting at the beginning of October! I’m really excited to see everything come together!

21/09/2026

Sgraffito carved porcelain badges & brooches! So excited to finish the first batch of these today! They’ll be coming with me to Great North Contemporary Craft Fair in a few weeks!