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Betty Pepper

Betty Pepper designer/maker/storyteller:

My business is run from a home studio in rural Suffolk. My current collection, ‘Living on the Edge’ is made from and informed by damaged, discarded books and found materials which I persuade into one-off 3-dimensional collages. I find inspiration in their form and content and the resulting book sculptures are imbued with my own stories to build a tiny kingdom of magic realism in order to explore our human condition.
I am concerned greatly by the welfare of our planet and so re-use as many materials as possible including those for the packaging of my pieces. My aspiration is to be as eco-friendly as I can.
I work both to commission, telling your own stories, and to the beat of the drum in my head, finding inspiration and gently dark humour in everyday life.

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The Capital of Craft Podcast with Cathryn Gwynn

Craft Festival Wales Special

I met Cathryn Gwynn at her home studio in Cilgerran, a village near Cardigan in West Wales. 

Her early life in Cardiff led her to a career in writing, editing and finally teaching at Preseli School. She later began an access course in art, leading to a degree in Textiles from Carmarthen School of Art in 2020.

Text, texture and textile: three words which reflect sher practice as a mixed-media artist. She is drawn to thread, pen, ink and paper and work somewhere on the cusp of these materials.

Cathryn Wynn will be giving an illustrated talk about her work at The Capital of Craft at Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle. 

Her work is part of an exhibition of 8 important Welsh makers at Canfas Gallery in Cardigan. Woven, curated by Suzi Park from Cambrian Wool, runs from September 5-October 5th. 

Craft Festival Wales September 5-7, 2025

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Award Winning Festivals

Since 2003 we have run multi-award winning Festivals in Bovey Tracey, Devon, Cardigan and Cheltenham. In June, we host the UK's best loved and finest contemporary Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey featuring over 200 curated makers. Hosted in idyllic parkland on the edge of Dartmoor. Complimented by an dazzling number of workshops, demonstrations, masterclasses, talks, family activities, street theatre, live music and feasting! In March we head to the beautiful Regency town of Cheltenham, presenting 100 makers at Craft Festival at the Town Hall. In September we will be hosting our first Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle.

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