Celebrating Ceramic
Jul
11
to Jul 13

Celebrating Ceramic

From 11-13 July, I'll be exhibiting at Celebrating Ceramics at Waterperry Gardens, near Oxford. The event will be held alongside a Desire Jewellery & Silversmithing Fair and one ticket gives admission to both events.

 

And here’s a fabulous New Year Offer! Use code NEWYEAR25 before 31 January and get your ticket for just £6 instead of £14 – that’s a fantastic £8 saving!  Or, why not visit both events AND enjoy the breathtaking gardens for only £16 (usually £22) with the same code saving £6!

 

This really is a fabulous deal for anyone wishing to experience both these events with over 200 exhibitors set against the backdrop of Waterperry House and Garden.  Visit to meet, engage with, and purchase from some of the finest contemporary ceramic artists, independent jewellers and silversmiths whilst enjoying live music, watching demonstrations, and taking a break within the food village.

 

I hope to see you there!

 

Link to book:  https://www.craftinfocus.com/next-fair/waterperry-july-2025

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Wholeself Wellness Retreat
Sep
1
to Sep 3

Wholeself Wellness Retreat

A beautiful collaboration awaits you at Florence House, Seaford. Join us for a transformative experience for mind body & soul with your hosts Sarah & Sara.

Our all inclusive retreat will feature…

  • Welcome activities

  • Yoga, meditation & sound bath sessions.

  • Mindful creative activities

  • Healthy and nutritious fully plant based meals

  • Exquisite, peaceful location of Florence House & grounds

  • Seaford beach within walking distance

  • Unlimited fruit, tea, coffee & biscuits

  • Free parking on-site

Follow us: @wholeselfwellnessretreat on Instagram for more information and regular updates

Email us: wholeselfwellnessretreat@gmail.com to book your place or ask us a question

 

Prices start at: £395.00 per person for a shared room (2-3 people sharing) with a shared bathroom.

Please note: Ensuite accommodation is limited and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. A non-refundable deposit of £125.00 is required to secure your place.

Room options:

  1. Shared room & shared bathroom £395.00

  2. Shared room with ensuite £430.00

  3. Single room & shared bathroom £465.00

  4. Single room with ensuite £495.00

Additional dietary requirements, such as Gluten free, can be catered for.

 

Our Wholeself Wellness Retreat…

Our retreat is designed to offer you a range of activities that enable you to rest, relax and be connected to the universe in a safe, nurturing space. A chance to unwind and decompress through yogic practice and mindful creativity, supported by healthy, nourishing food and connection to nature.

Sarah, the personification of serenity and kindness, is your yoga guide with extensive experience teaching and practicing yoga and nutrition in health & community settings and a sustained career in nursing. Sarah has followed a vegan lifestyle for 25 years, is a mother of 2, an avid allotment gardener and loves bodyboarding. Sarah will be offering a fantastic array of yogic practices to help you relax, quiet your mind and release your worries and stress. She can’t wait to share her wisdom with you. You can follow Sarah on Instagram; @findyoursadhana

Our yogic offerings will include:

  • Holistic Hatha Yoga including asana, pranayama, mudra, mantra, meditation and philosophy to harmonise mind, body and sprit.

  • Face Yoga; to tone, relax and rejuvenate the face and neck using facial massage, lymphatic drainage, acupressure and exercises. A lovely self-care practice that aids in diminishing fine lines and wrinkles, giving skin a glow and boosting collagen, naturally. 

  • Yoga Nidra; deep, transcendental rest at a cellular level, releasing stress and tension, and shifting old patterns and habits that are no longer serving you, in a very gentle way.

  • Sound Bath; the vibrations and resonance of the instruments shift and awaken that which needs to move, offering healing through the modality of sound. Featuring the goddess bowl, Chinese wind gong, rainstick, voice, sansula, drum and Zafir chimes. 

  • Fire ceremony (weather dependant); a transformational offering to set an intention and release what you no longer need, creating a path for new beginnings. 

The other Sara, passionate eco warrior, is your creative guide! Sara is a practising artist with an extensive art & craft teaching portfolio. She now focusses on sharing her love of creativity with adults in community settings. Sara is also a mother of 2, nature & animal lover. She became vegan a few years ago to aid recovery from a significant sports injury. Though continues this path for the environment, wildlife, and prolonged health. The injury prompted a lifestyle change which led her to taking up yoga & weight training. Sara is interested in the healing effects of Earthing/Grounding & Shinrin-Yoku (Forest bathing). Sara’s artistic practice incorporates ideas and influences from Japanese culture and Zen philosophy that she hopes to share with you. You can follow Sara on instagram; @sarabudzikmaking

Our mindful creative activities will include:

  • Gratitude & Empowerment release activities incorporating meaningful powerful words, designed to help you focus on what matters most, inspired by paper art, origami & the work of Yoko Ono.

  • Brushwork & mark making inspired by calligraphy, sumi-e painting & action art, utilising movement to leave a trace on a surface, encouraging you to be in the moment allowing space for experimentation & play. To embrace Wabi-Sabi (the beauty of imperfections) and embody Ensō (the state of no mind).

  • Group work to create a temporary and ephemeral piece of art inspired by Andy Goldsworthy and Richard Long. Utilising nature, encouraging you outdoors to make something transient with found materials.

Location: Florence House is a 40 minute drive from Brighton. Nearest train station is Seaford which is a 5 minute taxi ride to Florence House.

Not included: Transport/transfers to Florence House. Food and drink outside the venue. Alcohol will not be served.

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Hepworth Gallery Ceramics Market
Jun
29
to Jun 30

Hepworth Gallery Ceramics Market

The Hepworth resides in my artistic home of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. I am beyond thrilled to be showing my work there. It’s an amazing gallery that I visit now and then. I studied Fine Art at Bretton Hall in West Bretton, the home of Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It was quieter and smaller then, a privilege to be there, especially in the dark of night (when I lived on campus) or a foreboding autumnal weekend. You could wander the park and not meet another soul, just the wind, wildlife and sculptures for company. But let’s not discuss the time I fell into a patch of nettles with my friend during an off-track stumble through the undergrowth, slightly under the influence of a good night at the KB! I also return there often and daydream of one day exhibiting my work there…

It’s a curated show and well worth travelling to make a full weekend of it with the Hepworth, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Leeds City Art Gallery all within easy reach. West Yorkshire is immensely rich in arts heritage, you can wander to Wakey Museum or travel further to reach Halifax for the Dean Clough or Holmfirth to the Booth House Gallery which houses the work of acclaimed ceramicist Jim Robison or even the Sculpture Lounge. you are literally spoiled for choice.

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Fresh Air Sculpture 2024
Jun
16
to Jul 7

Fresh Air Sculpture 2024

This Year I plan to exhibit 3 large ceramic works in porcelain…

Flotsam, Fleet & Flourish

They collectively represent my response to our depleting ocean life. Intended to evoke a connection to and celebration of our seas and the life they contain but also act as a warning of what is being lost on a daily basis through over fishing and pollution. It is my call for change to protect the wonderful biodiversity of the worlds oceans and waterways. We must do better, we must change our ways.

 
 
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Paper Flowers Workshop
Jun
24
10:00 AM10:00

Paper Flowers Workshop

Join me to make your very own beautiful paper flowers and turn them into a stunning summer wreath.

The workshop will run from 10am to 4pm. You will need to bring a packed lunch or order one through Studio Pips. All materials and tea/coffee & biscuits will be provided for just £45.00 per person. You may wish to bring your own personalised paper to use; items such as special old letters or envelopes, photocopies, old maps and old book pages.

To book please email me at; sarabudzikmaking@gmail.com

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Up to the Beacon Sculpture Trail
Jun
10
to Sep 17

Up to the Beacon Sculpture Trail

  • Beacon Hill Country Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Beacon Country Park is hosting Artspace Loughborough and other local artists to create a wonderful sculpture trail to be enjoyed by all ages for the duration of the summer in the fabulous Leicestershire countryside.

I will be installing my Cornucopia exhibit for it’s 3rd public showing/incarnation nationally.

Cornucopia has a double meaning - it is one of a few collective nouns used to describe a group of slugs. It also has a historical context meaning; abundance and a plentiful bounty derived from Greek Mythology. My intension is to transform the viewer’s initial abject response of dislike and disgust towards these benign creatures. To reveal their awe and wonder and appreciate the simple beauty of each life that crosses our paths, no matter how small and insignificant. Slugs and snails not only help our gardens by eating decaying leaf litter, adding nutrients to our soil, they are also an important part of the food chain which sustains many other species of wildlife such as birds and hedgehogs. I hope you will start to see and appreciate their graceful presence and protect their place in the world, even your garden.

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Fresh Air Sculpture Show 2022
Jun
5
to Jun 26

Fresh Air Sculpture Show 2022

I am thrilled to have been invited to submit work into this wonderful show supporting contemporary British sculpture! I will be doing a site-specific installation of porcelain molluscs and others will be dotted around the grounds, available to purchase!

Please Note that this is a ticketed event.

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