Welcome to The Capital of Craft, where we talk with makers and thinkers about what it means to be a maker and how it can change your life. I'm your host, Sarah James from Craft Festival and Find a Maker, craft addict, maker and event producer. Please join me as we delve deep into the stories and lives of makers, of all kinds, every Thursday.
The Capital of Craft Podcast with Linda Unsworth
Craft Festival Wales 2026 Season
Craft Festival Wales director, Sarah James MBE met up with potter Linda Unsworth in the foothills of the Preseli Mountains. They talked about her early life in Communist Czechoslovakia and her post revolution travels. They also talked about her Qigong and Kung Fu practise and how it influences her ceramic work.
You can meet Linda at Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle from September 11-13, 2026.
22 Aug 2026
The Capital of Craft Podcast | Ami Pepper
The Capital of Craft Podcast
Craft Festival Wales Season 2026
Craft Festival Director, Sarah James MBE, met jeweller, Ami Pepper in her workshop / atelier in Newport to talk about her work, her family background and her approach to developing her jewellery collections. We also talked about what she is looking forward to at Craft Festival Wales 2026.
Ami Pepper Jewellery
Meet Ami at Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle from September 11-13th 2026.
30 Aug 2025
The Capital of Craft | Cathryn Gwynn
Craft Festival Wales Special
I met Cathryn Gwynn at her home studio in Cilgerran, a village near Cardigan in West Wales.
Her early life in Cardiff led her to a career in writing, editing and finally teaching at Preseli School. She later began an access course in art, leading to a degree in Textiles from Carmarthen School of Art in 2020.
Text, texture and textile: three words which reflect sher practice as a mixed-media artist. She is drawn to thread, pen, ink and paper and work somewhere on the cusp of these materials.
Cathryn Wynn will be giving an illustrated talk about her work at The Capital of Craft at Craft Festival Wales at Cardigan Castle.
Her work is part of an exhibition of 8 important Welsh makers at Canfas Gallery in Cardigan. Woven, curated by Suzi Park from Cambrian Wool, runs from September 5-October 5th.
Craft Festival Wales September 5-7, 2025
www.craftfestival.co.uk/wales
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