Introducing... The Printmakers

Little Miss Quarter

I'm not sure if you have noticed, but all of us Yorkshire Made lasses (as well as a lot of the people we know) are fabric freaks. We just can't help it - we are totally turned on by textiles! Whether it be fashion, accessories or homewares we just can't get enough of cloth!

Unfortunately this can sometimes mean we forget to include all of the other fabulous makers out there who work in other mediums - the potters, the silversmiths, the glassworkers, the woodturners... the list of crafts and the people who work in them is almost endless!

So today we start the first in a series of blog posts that will attempt to address the balance. Today I would like to introduce 'The Printmakers'

Doodley Boo

Modo Creative

Memo Helen

James Green - Printworks

Zebedee

More than words...

Well, like many of you, I suspect the recent warm weather and sunny days have given you the feeling that Spring is in the air - with the promise of Summer yet to come! A perfectly normal reaction to what has been a rather pleasant couple of days! But I wonder how many of you, in response to the lovely weather, have just started thinking:

"Spring has sprung , and the grass is griz. I wonder where the birdies is?"

I'm guessing not many of you?!

This is just one of those peculiar phrases that is stuck in my family history. I have no ideas of it's origins - although I'm guessing Spike Milligan - all I know is that it's something my Dad used to say and now it's something that I say! There are many other phrases too...
If someone says "Yes Dear" to you does it conjure up any memories? Do you feel the urgent need to say anything following this statement? No - I thought not! But me, that's a different matter! Thanks to my Dad I now have to say:

"I wonder whether he's a good boy like you and cleans his teeth every night and every morning?"

Again I have no idea where it's from, why my Dad remembered it and chose to teach it to me, or even if the phrase "Yes Dear" was ever really followed by "I wonder whether he's a good boy like you..." or whether I've just made it up! But, like it or not these phrases are now a part of my life!

So to honour all of the crazy phrases, mis-heard song lyrics, special words and family in-jokes I thought I would create a treasury of the best wordy items that Yorkshire has to offer!

To find out more about the people behind these wordy wonders,
just click directly on the pic! Laura x

Rhubarb

I must start with a confession. I found this blog post really difficult to write!

Now, I'm not one that often suffers from writers block (I have my own blog too, and I manage to write something for that nearly every week), nor one of these people that is often lost for words (quite the opposite in fact!) but... never the less, not only did I find this particular post very difficult to write, I couldn't even think of a topic! I have the whole of Yorkshire, and all the lovely new followers of the Yorkshire Made FB page as my inspiration, and I was completely stuck!

But then, suddenly from nowhere, inspiration struck! I remember it clearly, and I expect the other half does too, as suddenly in the middle of watching a very tense footie match on the telly box I proclaim at the top of my voice...RHUBARB!

Now I know he thinks I have finally lost the plot, but I am very pleased with my choice as it links in with us on oh so many levels!


Last weeks blog post from Lisa was about a love triangle....

Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb is only grown in a very small area in North Yorkshire - called the Rhubarb Triangle!



Yorkshire Made likes to promote local sellers, suppliers and events....

Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb is, as the name suggests, locally grown! In fact it was awarded Protected Designation of Origin status in 2010 which means the name is legally protected and the growers receive European funding to promote the product.



Yorkshire Made likes a good party - especially if there is food (but more especially cake) involved....

The Wakefield Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb takes place on the 25th and 26th February!

 I also think there is something very special and fascinating about anything that is created in darkness and harvested by candlelight!

If you would like more information about the  

Wakefield Festival of Food, Drink and Rhubarb 

just click on the link.

For now, here's a snippet of info from the home page: 

The festival celebrates the traditional links with rhubarb growing in Wakefield, while offering the finest and tastiest regional produce and showcasing the most talented local chefs. The festival will include street entertainment, cookery demonstrations, walks, tours, a Deliciously Yorkshire market and visits to the rhubarb growers.

I do hope you'll forgive me for not writing a particularly art/craft/design focused post and will join me in a toast to Yorkshire Rhubarb and the spirit of Yorkshire Made! If any of you are visiting the Festival or have gone to see the rhubarb growing sheds already, I'd love to hear from you! I'm fascinated and would love to know more!

Laura x from Yorkshire Made

Welcome to Yorkshire Made!

Hello and welcome to our new page! Glad you could join us!
Also well done for finding us so soon!

We are currently in the very early stages of setting up this blog, and are still making decisions about the design and layout - so don't be surprised if you see a few changes over the coming days and weeks!

We hope this blog and our accompanying FB page (www.facebook.com/yorkshiremade) will become a one-stop-shop for all Yorkshire based creative types. We have many ideas in the development stages, but we hope to include useful information, news, events, suppliers and eventually start to run special feature interviews where you can find out more about local craftspeople.

And that's just for starters!

We have lots and lots of ideas, but as this is a page for Yorkshire, not just us, we want to make sure we include as much of what you want too! Please feel free to 'Follow' us, become a FB fan, leave suggestions and comments under any of the blog posts or just send us an email!