Get into the festive spirit with a visit to Cambridge Christmas this November, a local event showcasing festive gifts and works of art by local artists and crafters. It’s the perfect place to kick-start your Christmas shopping. There’ll be mince pies and mulled wine aplenty, plus the chance to chat with the artists while you browse.
Cambridge Christmas has been running for seven years and this year it takes place on Monday 24 November (12pm-8.30pm) at the historic Unitarian Church Hall on Emmanuel Road. The featured artists, many of whom are part of Cambridge Open Studios, are hand-picked each year to showcase a diverse range of gifts.
This year, look out for ceramicist Helen Martino, daughter of a ship captain who draws on her ship-in-a-bottle fascination for inspiration; jeweller and Cambridge Open Studios member Jonathan Deer; textile artist Clarissa Cochran and illustrators Aurora Cacciapuoti and Jo Clark.
Returning are some familiar names including Roxana de Rond who creates delightful drawings, many showing familiar Cambridge scenes. She says: “It is quite obvious from my work that I love trees. Among my many leafy favourites are the trees on Jesus Green and the silver birches at Anglesey Abbey. Living in a city with so much green space offers suitable drawing inspiration of both people and nature.”
Cambridge Christmas was founded by Jo Tunmer, who will be showcasing her paintings and etchings together with a range of greetings cards. Others featured include painters and printmakers, jewellers Abi Cochran, Claire Howieson and Marieke Hordyk, glass artist Alison Tait, illustrator Alison Hullyer, ceramicist Amanda MacPhail, bookbinder extraordinaire Edel Hopkin and painter and wonderful wire artist, Rhiannon Thomas.
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