Discover a World of Crafts and Arts at the Llandeilo Festival of Senses Llandeilo, the charming market town nestled in the heart of Carmarthenshire, is gearing up for it's annual Festival of Senses. This vibrant celebration of arts, culture, and community is set to captivate visitors with...

One of our wonderful and talented members, Rahmat Haverkamp, has been invited to have an exhibition of her art work in Gallery121 London. Remarkable Connections Rahmat’s paintings are what she describes as “…a dance (or a bit of a balancing act) between silent intuition and discernment”. ...

Legend has it that in ancient times Turkish craftsmen weavers would introduce intentional flaws into their beautiful carpets. They believed only Allah was capable of perfect creation and therefore no man should even try to rival His work. Whetherthat is true or not, it is extremely...

Svitlana Kozmin is a Landscape Artist living and painting in Swansea, UK. Svitlana was born in West Ukraine and grew up in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. It was here that she developed a profound love of the enchanting forests and crystal streams that surrounded her, and nature...

Viv Kersey is the January Featured Artist in Crafts Alive and you can see her work downstairs as well as in the upstairs gallery. Viv lives on a smallholding near Llanwrda and finds great inspiration in the wildlife of the area. She makes small editions of original prints including wood and...

I was introduced to printmaking at art college and loved exploring how to use different processes to develop my drawings of birds and animals. Since moving to West Wales nearly 40 years ago I have gained great inspiration from the wildlife and countryside and feel very fortunate to live in such...

Crafts Alive artist of the month for April is Chloe Rodenhurst. Chloe’s naive watercolour paintings bring a ray of sunshine to a grey day. Her deceptively simple local scenes celebrate the beautiful landscape of West Wales, its people and animals. Inspired by a love of textiles, her work often...

Hi, I'm Justine - a stained glass artist from Llandysul, rural West Wales and the creator of The Welsh Scrapbook. I've been self employed for 3 and a half years now, and really love being able to start the day with a dog walk, spend the day working with my best friend (my husband, Chris!) and...

Cariad Glass is based in the small market town of Llandysul, and produces a wide range of glass gifts, mirrors, bespoke glass panels and offer both commission and restoration services. Owners, Justine and Chris Dodd, work primarily with sheet glass and lead, but also use copper foil, some...