A group exhibition showing contemporary craft and applied art by makers living in Jersey. A wonderful opportunity to see the creative ideas and skills that have evolved from the stunning landscape and colours that surround the artists on this beautiful island.

Jersey based artist Lisa MacDonald will be working with school and college groups for five days in the gallery at Craft in the Bay to create a growing installation made entirely from recycled objects.
Lisa is a textile artist and will be showing work in our exhibition Coast2Coast. She will show the young people how to incorporate a wide range of man made and natural materials into their construction - working on the theme of the coastline.
Workshops must be booked in advance. Please contact the Education Officer at Craft in the Bay. 029 20484611

The completed installation will remain on show in the gallery for a further week until Sunday 29th June.
This project has been made possible through the support of the Arts Council of Wales.

This exhibition aims to present a pictorial essay that charts the rituals and processes that occur within the studios of five artists; Justine Allison, Sam Bakewell, Melanie Brown, Joanna Howells and Vicky Shaw. Also on display are photographs by Toril Brancher. Toril has created a visual essay documenting the working environments and practices of the five artists represented.


A touring show curated by Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre and supported by the Arts Council of Wales.

A catalogue supports the exhibition.

Ceramicist Mick Morgan and textile artist Matthew Harris will be showing their recent work at Craft in the Bay.
Having studied in London, Harris now lives in Gloucestershire and has exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the Fibre Art Now exhibition in Munich and at SOFA in Chicago.

Harris is an enthusiast of modern music and the visual patterns and marks that he sees in particular in the work by composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen and George Crumb. His striking cloths derive from the drawings Harris has made from these musical scores.

His drawings and cloth-making are closely linked; 'there's always a physicality involved, a sense of working the surface'. Harris' textiles draw the viewer in to look at the detail - the quality of the line, the layering of the fabrics and the marks of the stitch work. Standing back from the work you become aware of the movement and rhythms across the vertical and horizontal lines of the layered textile pieces.

Morgan's ceramics appear to share with Harris, this passion for mark making and breaking up a surface with the suggestion of movement.

Morgen claims to love the haphazard - the happy accidents. The firing of work can be very unpredictable at times. However he also admits to being a control freak and hopes to manipulate the making process in such a way as to allow 'accidents' to happen.

Both artists will be giving talks about their work. Dates to be confirmed.

Recent work by 2nd year students studying applied art at the Metropolitan University in Swansea. This exciting exhibition will show the work of fourteen students who have been investigating texture, colour and pattern via a wide range of materials and processes.

Pierced metal, screen printing, china clay, fused glass and ceramic casting are just some of the processes and materials that these young designers have been exploring.

Gaining inspiration from the natural landscape, urban environment, personal reflections on their family history - you are sure to find this exhibition a stimulating and fascinating experience.

New work by members of the Makers Guild in Wales. Ceramics, glass, jewellery, metal work, wood and textiles.