A very late Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year!!!

I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas and New Year. I was so busy up to Christmas with my Christmas craft fairs. I exhibited at South Hill Park, Bracknell which was a lovely first craft to show my work at as everybody was so very friendly, also I had a stall at Craft in the city in Nottingham and Merge Contemporary Craft Fair, Oundle. Everybody was so pleasant at all the craft fairs and really enjoyed them. It was really nice to get feedback from customers and most people couldn’t believe I was actually milk girl.

Over Christmas, I also was busy with commissions and did a lovely one as a wedding gift for the happy couple. It was a real honour to do as it was going to be a present off the mother of the bride, and I loved designing it. The bride was so surprised how alike the dress was to hers. I hope I get a few more of those because I really enjoyed it.

I have also been busy stocking art galleries which are totally amazing to have my work in, and I will be doing a photo-shoot over this weekend so you will finally be able to buy my work online.

My work is now stocked at

Bakewell Arts and Design Gallery in Bakewell, http://www.bakewellartsanddesign.com/

The Seed Gallery, Crich                                       http://www.seedgallery.co.uk/index.html

Debbie Bryan Shop & Studio, Nottingham        http://www.debbiebryan.co.uk/                             here am mentioned in her blog post http://debbiebryan.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-goodies.html

My work is currently at Smithy Studios, Glossop. http://www.thesmithystudios.co.uk/

For Christmas I had some new screen printing equipment which is enabling me to develop my new range ‘On the High Street’ which will highlight the decline of the local high street and those independent businesses which are disappearing.

BREAKING NEWS:

I am pleased to announced that I have been selected to be a Design Factory Flow Member which is very exciting. http://www.designfactory.org.uk/profile.php?source=sitesearch&section=&s=harding&id=3897&pagename=Lucy%20Anne%20Harding

I am now also sponsored by Gutermann Threads which I am very thankful for.

UP AND COMING EXHIBITIONS:

I will be exhibiting at Sock, Arts and Crafts Purchase and Commission Fair, Loughborough (24-25^th March) http://www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk/events/2011/03/26/sock  Am really looking forward to this event; it will be my first craft fair of 2012.

Other exhibitions I will be in later in the year-

A group showcase of the Royal Exchange Craft Shop Graduate winners (name to be confirmed) 5^th March to 28^th April http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/page.aspx?page=683

‘May all your dreams come true’ at Heart Gallery, Hebden Bridge (14^th May- 8^th July) www.heartgallery.co.uk

‘Found’ Exhibition at Unit 12, Stafford (2^nd August- 27^th October) http://www.unittwelve.co.uk/

I will also be doing a workshop at Unit 12 ‘Upcycling Ceramics’ on the 5^th October.

Thank you for reading!!

Lucy