HARVEST: Contemporary Craft Fair Programme
WorkshopMake Recycled Metal Botanical Garlands with Sally Cuthbert of Littlehouse Jewellery
10am - 12pm, 1:30pm - 3:30pm, Saturday 11 October 2025
Participants transformed recycled metal into decorative garlands. Using simple everyday tools, Sally of Littlehouse Jewellery guided you through essential metal working techniques to create leaves with unique textures and details. Sally blends traditional jewellery-making techniques with innovative design.
Image by Littlehouse Jewellery / Photography by the artist
Booth TalkMichelle Lowe
11am - 11:30am, Saturday 11 October 2025
Attendees gained insight into the processes and inspirations that shape ceramicist Michelle Lowe’s work. This talk offered a behind-the-scenes look at how a object is developed from a single idea to the final finished product, with time for questions and conversation.
Price: Free
Image: Michelle Lowe / Photography by the artist
WorkshopEmboss a Copper Tile with Bryony Knox
10am - 11:30pm, 11:45am - 1:15pm, Sunday 12 October 2025
Particpants made their own embossed copper tile with silversmith Bryony Knox. Bryony guided students through designing a simple motif based on the structural elements of autumnal grasses and foliage.
Price: £35
Image: Bryony Knox / Photography by the artist
Booth TalkRobert Hunter Ceramics
12pm - 12:30pm, Sunday 12 October 2025
Fresh from a two-month residency at Starworks, North Carolina, ceramicist Robert Hunter shared his latest work, created from natural materials collected on-site. Attendees discovered the research and development behind wild clay and glazes, as well as received an exclusive look into Robert’s future work.
Price: Free
Image: Robert Hunter / Photographer unknown
Booth TalkBryony Knox
2:30pm - 3pm, Sunday 12 October 2025
Inspired by stories and myths of birds and animals, Bryony’s work blends storytelling with function. This talk explored how ideas become finished pieces, the importance of interaction with her objects, and craft becoming part of daily rituals around the home. Attendees were also invited to handle finished objects, see works in progress and ask questions.
Price: Free
Image: Bryony Knox / Photographer unknown
WorkshopMake Your Own Upcycled Fabric Rope Basket with Eilidh Weir
12pm - 4pm, Monday 13 October 2025
Particpants brought their own fabric scraps or used the materials provided to create an upcycled fabric rope basket with Eilidh Weir. Eilidh creates textile works, sculptural pieces and objects with reused fabrics, plants, and repurposed plastics. This class was specifically designed to tackle the increasing global environmental problem of textile waste.
Price: £65
Image: Eilidh Weir / Photography by the artist
Booth TalkSusie Redman
12pm - 12:30pm, Monday 13 October 2025
Susie Redman illuminated the natural world and urban landscapes that informs and inspires her work. With samples to illustrate the talk, Susie shared her intuitive approach to testing and selecting colour palettes before weaving.
Price: Free
Image: Susie Redman / Photography by Shannon Tofts
Booth TalkKevin Andrew Morris
12pm – 12:30pm, Tuesday 14 October 2025
Centered on a collection of tableware developed for Art Farm and specifically, The Fish Shop Ballater and Washington, this talk explored how Kevin's stoneware pieces reflected HARVEST’s themes of hospitality and conviviality. From slip-casting to wood firing with oyster shells, Kevin Andrew Morris discussed his craft process and innovative methods with natural materials.
Price: Free
Image: Kevin Andrew Morris / Photographer unknown
WorkshopJapanese Stab Bookbinding with Cassandra Barron
2pm - 4pm, Tuesday 14 October 2025
Participants learnt the skill of Japanese stab bookbinding, a method of stitching single sheets of paper together characterised by an exposed spine with decorative stitch patterns. Guided by Cassandra Barron, who created artists books inspired by nature and botanicals.
Price: £40
Image: Bookbinding with Cass / Photography by the artist
WorkshopMake Your Own Leather Purse with Jude Gove
12:30pm - 3:30pm, Wednesday 15 October 2025
Using repurposed leather, pure wool felt and brass fittings, participants learnt how to make their own leather coin and card purse. Led by experienced designer/maker Jude Gove, who creates individually designed and handcrafted leather and pure wool felt accessories.
Price: £55
Image: Jude Gove / Photographer unknown
Booth TalkStudio Teller
12pm - 12:30pm, Wednesday 15 October 2025
Ross Baynham of Studio Teller explored the making of the Low Sofa, reflecting on how his experience in making kitchens informs his approach to bespoke furniture. Ross shared how the design evolved, from initial concepts and choosing Scottish-grown timber, to tackling the practical and aesthetic challenges of producing a refined piece within a tight timeframe.
Price: Free
Image: Ross Baynham / Photographer unknown
Booth TalkLouise Bennetts
2:30pm - 3pm, Wednesday 15 October 2025
Attendees discovered the process and techniques behind Louise Bennetts textile works, from cushions created with Scottish mill-waste to window hangings inspired by Edinburgh architecture. Louise shared raw materials, samples, and techniques, including cold-water dyeing, to illustrate how discarded fragments are transformed into new designs.
Price: Free
Image: Louise Bennetts / Photography by Ellie Morag
WorkshopWeave a Willow Square Platter with Anna Liebmann
10am - 1pm, Thursday 16 October 2025
Particpants of this workshop could weave their own willow square platter with basketmaker Anna Liebmann, suitable for holding a pot or using as a tray. Anna grows eight types of willow, of different colours, hues and elasticity, to create her intricate baskets and forms.
Price: £65
Image: Anna Liebmann / Photographer unknown
Maker Profile
Booth TalkFrances Priest
12pm - 12:30pm, Thursday 16 October 2025
Award-winning ceramicist Frances Priest shared the encaustic tile motifs she created for Chelsea Flower Show 2025, developed in collaboration with Down’s Syndrome Scotland and Burton Hall Garden Design.
Price: Free
Image: Frances Priest / Photography by The Image Factory
Booth TalkAnna Liebmann
1:30pm – 2pm, Thursday 16 October 2025
An introduction to willow growing and basketmaking with Anna Liebmann. She shared her journey into willow weaving using her own homegrown materials and answered questions in a Q&A session.
Price: Free
Image: Anna Liebmann / Photography by Kat Goldin
WorkshopPaper Flower Making with Natalia Manczak
2pm - 4pm, Thusday 16 October 2025
Participants discovered the craft of paper flower making and created their own bouquet of elegant cosmos flowers using premium Italian crepe paper. Led by talented maker Natalia Manczak, who creates bespoke installations, artworks and botanical sculptures.
Price: £50
Image: Natalia Manczak / Photography by the artist
Late Night Shopping
4pm - 8pm, Thursday 16 October 2025
Visitors joined us at the City Art Centre from 4pm and enjoyed an evening exploring our curated collection of contemporary craft from across Scotland.
Image: Frances Priest / Photography by Shannon Tofts
WorkshopWeave a Sheep's Fleece Rug with Marguerite Fleming of Westfield Croft
10am - 2pm, Friday 17 October 2025
Participants wove their own small rug from washed sheep's fleeces sourced from local farms in Aberdeenshire. Marguerite Fleming of Westfield Croft taught the group about the tools to use, how to string the loom, and weave with different fleeces.
Price: £70
Image: Westfield Croft / Photography by the artist
Booth TalkAlison Macleod Jewellery
12pm – 12:30pm, Friday 17 October 2025
Alison Macleod shared insights into her new Interlace Collection, exploring how it came to life from first inspiration to finished piece. She talked through her process; from gathering ideas on walks in the woods near her atelier, to sketchbook development, bench experimentation, and hand making the jewellery.
Price: Free
Image: Alison Macleod / Photography by Laura Sparrow
TalkFuture Legacy: Curating Contemporary Craft at Schloss Hollenegg
6pm - 7pm, Friday 17 October 2025
We hosted an inspiring evening where Alice Stori Liechtenstein shared her curatorial process and revealed how she approaches shaping the programmes at Schloss Hollenegg for Design.
Image: Alice Stori Liechtenstein / Photography courtesy of Schloss Hollenegg for Design
WorkshopIntroduction to Leather Working with Jamie O'Donnell of Muirhead Leather
10am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3pm, Saturday 18 October 2025
Participants learnt key foundations of leatherworking in this comprehensive free workshop led by Jamie O'Donnell of Muirhead Leather. They created their own keyrings and sowed a glasses case while Jamie guided the group through the process.
Image: Jamie O'Donnell / Photography by the artist
Booth TalkEbba Goring
12pm – 12:30pm, Saturday 18 October 2025
Transforming designs from cotton to gold, Ebba Goring brought samples and models to illustrate her making process. Attendees heard about the inspiration behind her work for HARVEST, her approach to material sourcing and love of textile skills that are passed down from generation to generation.
Price: Free
Image: Ebba Goring / Photography Allun Callender
WorkshopCrochet Button Making with Maija Nygren
12.30pm - 3pm, Sunday 19 October 2025
Participants made a selection of buttons using a range of crochet stitches in this free workshop with award-winning textile maker Maija Nygren. Maija brought expertise as a knit technician, engineering knitwear for luxury brands, as well as her own unique designs.
Image: Maija Nygren / Photography by the artist
Maker Profile
Booth TalkFfion & Steven Blench
12pm - 12:30pm, Sunday 19 October 2025
Led by Steven Blench, this talk touched on the geology, chemistry and uses of gypsum before focusing on its capacity to be endlessly recycled. Attendees were guided through the transformation of crystal to plaster to cast and witnessed alchemy in action.
Price: Free
Image: Ffion & Steven Blench / Photographer unknown
