Galleries | Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics

New Stock for Hayrack Gallery

June 19, 2012 Charlotte 1 Comment

I had a lovely visit to one of my stockists a few weeks ago, The Hayrack Gallery at The Old Dairy Farm and Craft Centre in Upper Stowe. There was some union jack bunting hanging in the trees ready for the Jubilee celebrations, which gave a nice welcoming feeling to the gallery.

The gallery is currently undergoing a few changes and improvements and is looking fantastic. It was such a nice surprise seeing my work on the centre display as you walk in. Now that things have been moved around in the gallery, I was told that regular customers notice pieces that they hadn’t seen before.

The Hayrack Gallery is nestled inside a little courtyard shopping centre with other craft shops, a cafe and small boutiques. There are also woodwork and glass artists working on site with their workshops in some old barns that you are able to see working, and chat to. One of my highlights from my visit is always seeing this friendly cockatiel in the avery who always comes to give you a kiss and wolf whistles!

My stock of products at the gallery has now been rotated and updated a little, and is positioned in front of this beautiful watercolour painting – one of many others that you will find in the gallery.

If you are in the area why not pop in and have a look… There is plenty to see and do for an afternoon out, as well as picnic benches to eat lunch or enjoy a cuppa out in the sunshine.

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Studio 61 Gallery ~ New Stockist

March 02, 2012 Charlotte No comments

Introducing my new Derbyshire stockist ~ Studio 61 Gallery, a place where owner Karina Goodman paints, creates and exhibits her work, complimented by the work of over 100 other British designers.

Karina is now exclusively stocking my ceramic beach hut hangings and other seaside inspired items at the gallery. You can read my ‘Meet the Maker’ interview with the gallery on Facebook to find out more, just click on each individual picture using the link above.

Studio 61 Gallery is full of gorgeous pieces of work, many with a distinct seaside feel which makes me want to be at the beach!

There are guest exhibitions that change on a monthly basis to give a varied and refreshing feel to the gallery.

Nestled in the village of Holloway near Matlock with a stunning backdrop of picturesque Peak District scenery, the studio is spread nicely throughout numerous rooms and offers a beautiful and innovative range of gorgeous gifts, designer jewellery, pieces for the home, prints and cards with something for everyones tastes and budgets.

If you are in the area pop in and have a look, Karina always has the coffee machine on!

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New Stockist: Tea Room Boutique

July 18, 2011 Charlotte 2 Comments

I’m pleased to announce my new stockist ~ Tea Room Boutique in Lancashire. The shop sells ethical clothing and accessories from some of the hottest Eco designers in the UK, US and Europe. As well as this small, independent boutique providing beautiful, stylish and highly desirable clothing, Tea Room Boutique also sells limited designer-maker products to complement the clothing range. As the name suggests, Tea Room Boutique is also a tea room offering tea, cream teas, home baking and organic teas, coffee and soft drinks.

At Tea Room Boutique you will find a selection of new pieces from my dandelion range, displayed next to Vogue magazine where one of my vases is featured!

Some of my mini ceramic landscape art on easels arrived at Tea Room Boutique last week and has already flown out of the shop!

Tea Room Boutique can be located at Backridge Farm, Twitter Lane, Nr. Waddington, BB7 3LQ.

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Upcoming Exhibitions

June 24, 2011 Charlotte 2 Comments

The Contemporary Coastal exhibition at Staacks in Merseyside is going well, a few of my pieces have sold so far so I’m happy. There is still plenty of time to visit Staacks and view the wide range of contemporary crafts on show – definitely recommended!

This collection of my work above will be on show at the Victoria Fearne Gallery in Cardiff from 2nd July – 27th August for their summer exhibition. I’m very excited to be a part of this exhibition, amongst many other talented ceramic artists and designers.

As well as exhibitions, I have some handmade craft fairs and events coming up later in the year – some of them being my favourites that I return to each year and some of them being new. You will find me at the following events:

Handmade Market, St. John’s Church Hall, Kenilworth – 13th August 2011.

Art & Craft Fair, Napton Village Hall – 21st August 2011.

Craft & Gift Fair, The Benn Hall, Rugby – 30th October 2011.

Contemporary Craft Shopping Experience, Warwickshire Exhibition Centre – 4th Dec 2011.

There will be more fairs and exhibitions gradually added to the list so keep an eye on the right hand side bar of my blog as the list is updated.

Have a great weekend!

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Contemporary Coastal exhibition

June 02, 2011 Charlotte No comments

From 1st – 30th June, this little selection of my work will be featured in the Contemporary Coastal exhibition at Staacks in Merseyside, alongside the work of Wirral based Fine Artist Sherilyn Halligan. I would definitely recommend a visit if you are in the area ~ you will also be treated to a wide selection of other arts and crafts at Staacks.

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Exhibition at Down To Earth Gallery

May 04, 2011 Charlotte 2 Comments

The Down To Earth Gallery and Contemporary Crafts is supporting Craft and Design Month May 2011 – a brand new initiative designed to raise awareness of the enormous amount of creative talent we have in this country.

The Down To Earth Gallery is supporting Craft and Design Month as they recognise the importance of being able to choose handmade or individually designed and created products. “The products are a desirable alternative to cheap imports where everything looks and feels the same. However, whilst imported goods can be found at almost every supermarket and department store, it is hard to find individual designer makers. For many, a high street store or exhibition is just not viable.”

I am honoured to be taking part in the Craft & Design Month exhibition at such a beautiful gallery. I hope these taster images of selected work at The Down To Earth Gallery entice you into the gallery as much as they do me ~ it is certainly worth the visit if you are in the area.

Can you spot my work below?

For more information on Craft & Design Month May 2011 please click here.

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Craft & Design Month

April 26, 2011 Charlotte 1 Comment

I’m excited to be sending this selection of pieces up to Down To Earth Gallery in Shropshire today, for the Craft & Design Month exhibition in May. The focus of the exhibition is ceramics, where galleries & artists all do their own thing for Craft & Design Month across the country.

If you are in the area from 1st – 31st May, pop into Down To Earth Gallery to have a look at the other wonderful pieces on show.

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New stockist

March 14, 2011 Charlotte 4 Comments

On Saturday I had an appointment at a local gallery to discuss having my work for sale there. I took a selection of different products to show a broad range of my items…

The owner was really nice and I enjoyed chatting to her whilst making the most of having a look around the lovely shop & gallery.

I am pleased to say that Peephole Crafts Gallery is now one of my newest stockists

You can visit the shop at:

Peephole Crafts & Gallery

5a High Street

Long Buckby

Northamptonshire

NN6 7RE

I will be taking some more coasters and tea light bowls over soon.

It’s my dream to have a shop like this one day! There was an upstairs area too, with wooden beams and white painted stony walls.

Like most gift shops and galleries, Peephole is quite a seasonal shop. The shop owner mentioned that she is expecting French tourists over during the Easter holidays, so that should be a busy period. If you are ever in the Northamptonshire area, I would recommend Peephole as a place to visit, it’s a very quaint little shop!

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New Stockist: Rosewill Cottage

September 23, 2010 Charlotte 2 Comments

Today this bunch of ceramic goodies will be winging their way up to Newcastle Upon Tyne to settle into their new home, my new stockist – Rosewill Cottage in Whitley Bay.

The lady behind the new shop is Dawn of Rosewill Charms. She makes some beautiful jewellery, and is about to broaden her business by opening up Rosewill Cottage to stock beads and findings. Dawn has space in the new shop to accommodate 4 other designer/makers, and will be selling the work of Lazy Daisy Glass, Handmade in Heaven, The Sock Garden, and my ceramics. Rosewill Cottage will also be running workshops.

This is a view of the old shop front, which is being completely redesigned in a few weeks. Whitley Bay is on the North Sea Coast and boasts a fine stretch of beach of golden sand forming the bay. Rosewill Cottage will be situated at 188 Park View in Whitley Bay – the up and coming row of boutique style shops, and is scheduled to open its doors around mid October.

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Stone baked Pizza & Gallery Display

May 26, 2010 Charlotte 1 Comment

Do you remember the cast iron burner (scroll down on that link) that my Dad got last summer? Look at it now! It was originally pure black but it has been out all through winter and weathered with a rustic effect. I think it looks better like this, it gives it more characteristic.

Last week we sat out in the garden at my Dad’s and made homemade pizza’s. Yep, you guessed it – then we cooked them in the cast iron burner. (The section with the sunshine pattern on it is a flap that pulls down with a shelf inside).

We tried this last summer for the first time but we put the pizza’s on too early while the fire was still smoking. The pizza’s turned out tasting a bit like charcoal. But this year my Dad used coal instead of wood and the pizza’s cooked perfectly.

We used these hand-thrown terracotta dishes that are heat proof. The pizza still had that rustic tasting edge to it but thats what cooking in this burner is all about. Some nights we toast marshmallows on it too

Remember the new stock I took to the Hayrack Gallery before I went on holiday? Those pieces were added to my existing collection and a few pieces were swapped around. This will keep my display fresh for the customers, and it’s good for them to see new pieces I’ve been working on. My display in the gallery is looking quite big now.

~ News ~

And guess what?

I’ve had a shop in Devon contact me and they are interested in stocking a selection of my ceramics. This was great news and made up for the bad craft fair last weekend! I’ll be keeping you up to date with the progress.

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New stock for Gallery

April 25, 2010 Charlotte 4 Comments

I’ve been busy having a sort out of stock this week. I’ve made a proposed list of all the items I’ll be exhibiting at the ‘Gifted’ 2010 Christmas Exhibition at The Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery from November to December, so I need to start working on a few of those pieces soon. It’s exciting knowing a large display of my work will be on show at the other end of the country. I was selected amongst 50 other designer-makers to exhibit my work at this show, out of hundreds who applied, so I was very happy when I found out this news back in February! I’ll be keeping you up to date with progress.

One of my local stockists, The Hayrack Gallery, have sold a lot of my work over the past few months so I delivered some new one-off pieces to them on Saturday. I always look forward to paying them a visit to see what new pieces some of the other designers have been working on. I’ve watched many different designers’ collections grow since I have been supplying The Hayrack Gallery with my work.

This is a selection of new work I took to the gallery. Various one-off bowls, vases, sculptural vessels, packs of magnets, a clock, a letter rack, framed ceramic wall art, and some sets of coasters.

I like to keep the stock fresh and new so that it is varied for the customers. Although, I do keep a few pieces out on display for a long time. This is since one of my large garden vessels was purchased by a couple that had been admiring it for months – They kept going back to the gallery to look at it, and the lady finally decided to buy it months later when her husband wasn’t with her, as it was a present for his birthday. I love to hear all the little stories about the people who buy my work from this gallery.

So it does pay off if you leave the same item on display for some time, you just have to have a little patience. And I’ve proven that again today, as I’ve just sold this Hanging Fabric Print (left) that has been sitting in my Folksy shop for AGES…

I’ve been wanting to sell it for a long time as its a completely one-off piece that I made one day when I wanted to do something different, rather ceramics for a change. It was a print I designed from a range of my drawings of a pineapple surface. I’m so pleased that it has sold!

I made 2 of these prints, and the other one, which is slightly narrower, is now available in my Folksy shop here

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Wholesale order

February 26, 2010 Charlotte 10 Comments

I was contacted a couple of weeks ago by a couple who are about to open a new gift store in historic Lavenham in Suffolk, stocking handmade products from around the world. They were keen to stock a large selection of my work – I was delighted. They purchased some of my products upfront, and collected them earlier this week. It was nice to meet someone face to face who has bought so much of my work.

The new shop, ‘Gifted in Lavenham’ is due to open around mid March. The old tudor style town where the shop is based looks very picturesque. I think the shop will be successful, especially within this type of location.