Studio Safari

Studio Safaris are back again for Sussex Craft Week - get ready to go behind the scenes with the makers who shape Sussex.This immersive, small-group experience will take you straight into the working studios of some of the region's most talented craftspeople.

These curated journeys offer something you won't find anywhere else: real conversations with real makers in the spaces where their work comes to life.The first (very special) stop will be to Sophie Coryndon's Sussex studio.

Her extraordinary sculptural wall hangings cannot be defined by a single material or category, but emerge from historical inspirations and bespoke techniques and have to be seen to be believed..Then we will head further into the countryside of the Sussex Weald to meet ceramicist Thea Thompson at The Waldron - the ancient barn where she works on her craggy sculptural vessels informed by landscape and technique.In the afternoon, the Safari will head to Dominic Parrette's workshop and yard.

Dominic is a Sussex based basketmaker specialising in organically woven willow forms and traditional frame baskets, including the endangered craft of Sussex Trug making.You will be joined by a knowledgable guide and there will be a chance to buy lunch at The Gun Brewery Tap in Gun Hill, or you are welcome to bring a picnic.Spaces on each Safari are deliberately limited to 8 people to keep the experience special.