A Potter, an Artist, a Silversmith,

Welcome to Artisans and Artworks

A chance for visitors to meet and purchase works by three prominent Norfolk artists, Michelle Daniels, Sarah Burt and Catherine Downes.

Michelle Daniels is the Potter of ‘Oby Pottery’, Sarah Burt is an Artist and Catherine Downes is a Silversmith. They are all based in Norfolk and met whilst exhibiting together at events across the county and in Suffolk. 

“Whilst we all work in very different fields and continue to exhibit independently, we always felt that our three artforms made a good combination. There is a common theme that we share…a love of the great outdoors and the world around us and an almost obsessional passion and enthusiasm for making and creating. With this in mind, in the Spring of 2021 we decided to launch Artisans and Artworks.

We were keen to create a platform to show our work together, where we could not only offer finished work for purchase but also convey the story behind our work. We are hopeful that we have achieved this and so we are looking forward to staging a second series of ‘Artisans and Artworks’ one day pop ups at Creake Abbey, just a few miles from the beautiful north Norfolk coast.

Michelle Daniels - Potter

In addition to wheel thrown stoneware, Michelle has created a collection of Raku “Space pots” inspired by the incredible images of Earth taken by Astronaut Tim Peake whilst on board the International Space station.

Sarah Burt - Artist

Inspired by the beautiful Norfolk coast and countryside, Sarah works in Pastels and also creates contemporary artworks using British and Merino wool fibres.

Catherine Downes - Silversmith

Catherine makes contemporary Jewellery and functional and ornamental items in Silver and is also currently working on some sculptural pieces in copper which can be commissioned in Silver.

You can find this pop-up in the Grain Store at Creake Abbey, opposite the Food Hall on the following days:

Saturday 19th March

Saturday 23rd April

Saturday 21st May

Saturday 18th June

Saturday 16th July

Saturday 20th August

Saturday 17th September

Saturday 15th October