Helen Johnson, Yorkshire Writer
Helen Johnson Freelance Writer
Years ago, when Heather Ritchie moved to Swaledale, neighbours taught her to make traditional, thrifty, rag rugs. Heather was inspired to ‘paint’ with coloured rags, and her rugs became pictures. Continue Reading →
It was great to see a Yorkshire lad win the National Pig Awards Young Pig Farmer of the Year. Matt Donald, who won the award, works on his family’s farm Continue Reading →
Christmas in Yorkshire can be dark, dull and cold. But at Ravensworth Nurseries in Yorkshire, Christmas heralds a munificence of glowing scarlet poinsettias filling acres of cosy, heated glass houses. Continue Reading →
It was a pleasure to visit Newcastle-upon-Tyne to meet Donna Cheshire for Craft&Design Magazine. Since she was a child playing with Granny’s button box, Donna Cheshire has worked and played Continue Reading →
Back-breaking manual work Once upon a time, potato picking was dirty, heavy, back-breaking manual work. Generations of rural families spent long cold days picking the vegetables by hand from the Continue Reading →
Emilia My work this month features Emilia Ellen in Craft&Design Magazine. Emilia is an inspiring young woman who set up her own business straight from school. Emilia uses her Continue Reading →
Corinne Young is a textile artist who takes her inspiration from nature, antiques, and country houses. Her favourite subjects are plants and insects, with her latest venture, embroidered butterflies, Continue Reading →
Noreen Todd’s glass art When I saw Noreen Todd’s glass last year, my first thought was ‘how does she make it?’ Unique process When I asked her, I discovered that Continue Reading →
Carol Coleman, Textile Artist It was a pleasure to meet Carol Coleman, a woman who has taught herself the skills that have culminated in winning Craft&Design Magazine’s Selected Gold Award Continue Reading →
Rob Watson became a potter in the 1980s When Rob Watson decided to become a potter in the 1980s, things did not go well. His idea was to make functional Continue Reading →