by Kathleen Murphy | 20 Jul, 2022 | Designers & Makers, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
For Tinsmiths’ regulars you may already recognise the name, Carole Glover. Carole’s superbly decorated slipware pottery is a regular feature at Tinsmiths; her diminutive, hand-built wrens literally ‘fly’ out as soon as a new delivery arrives....
by Kathleen Murphy | 14 Jul, 2022 | Designers & Makers, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
For many, July marks life easing to a slower Summer pace. Not so at Tinsmiths as this year preparations are in full swing for our Autumn exhibition. This, our first exhibition since 2019, will coincide with Herefordshire’s annual arts trail, h.Art. A regular September...
by claredelatorre | 28 Oct, 2010 | Designers & Makers, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Here is an update on Mark Pedro de la Torre’s bird bath, featured in a previous blog. At the end of the September 2010 exhibition the (first and only so far) bird bath was loaded up and shipped off to a rather special home. Designed by Alex Clive, built by...
by claredelatorre | 16 Sep, 2010 | Designers & Makers, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
A blustery, but thankfully dry, Saturday morning allowed visitors to enjoy the opening of our outdoor H-art show – and many did. Mark de la Torre “did us proud” with lots of new and exciting garden pots to grace the Courtyard Garden here (which will...
by claredelatorre | 11 Aug, 2010 | Designers & Makers, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Having had the privilege of a sneak preview of some of Mark de la Torre’s new designs (August 2010), they are a feast to behold! Mark had quite a long break from potting, during which he worked as a stonemason restoring ancient buildings. The experience and the...
