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Petra Steward
wood-fired salt-glazed stoneware and collagraphs
Clair Hodgson
gold, silver and semi-precious stone jewellery and watercolour paintings
Lynn Hodgson
wood carving with locally-sourced timber
Jeremy Steward
wood-fired salt-glazed stoneware and porcelain
Clyde Hoare
wobage-grown willow baskets, trays, platters and garden structures
slip decorated earthenware and high-fired ash and feldspathic glazed porcelain
Patia Davis
Ben Casson
local wood furniture and kitchen wares
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We run our gallery together, populating the shelves with works inspired by our natural materials and idyllic surroundings.
Wobage's 18th century sandstone barns are a beautiful setting for our exhibition spaces.
One of our small community of craftspeople will greet you on your visit. Everything we sell in the gallery has been made here at Wobage.
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willow
jewellery
prints
Hear first about our upcoming demonstrations, lectures and exhibitions via email.
the Makers Gallery is open 10am - 5pm every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from March to Christmas.
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Each summer we enjoy the lively Forest and Rivers Open Studios Arts Trail (FarOpen) and Herefordshire Art Week (h.Art) - welcoming people from far and wide to our sunny courtyard, where we drink tea from beautiful handmade mugs and talk all things craft.
FarOpen 2025 takes place
Saturday 5th to Sunday 13th July
and h.Art 2025 takes place
Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th September
There is plenty of parking available as you arrive at Wobage and there is also provision for parking close to the gallery, with slope access for wheelchair users.
Please email us if you have any questions or would like to visit outside of our usual opening times.
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workshops
Since Mick and Sheila Casson created their pottery in 1977, Wobage has seen seventeen professional craftspeople develop their practices.
Today we are eight makers, creating unique bodies of work with our individual methods and inspirations.
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Countless enthusiastic students have learnt to wheel-throw clay with the Wobage potters.
Patia's and Jeremy's pottery classes are extremely popular. The throwing studio is a vibrant, creative space during evening classes and summer courses.
Weave foraging baskets, Catalan platters and garden obelisks in Clyde's hayloft workshop using willow he grows himself at the bottom of the ancient Perry Orchard.
Clyde teaches weaving in his hayloft workshop. His students make foraging baskets, obelisks and platters with willow he grows at the bottom of the Perry orchard.
Find out more on Clyde's website_
Patia and Jeremy's pottery classes are extremely popular. The throwing studio is a vibrant, creative space.
Learn about the pottery courses here_
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get in touch with the makers via email_
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Mick and Sheila Casson
Meeting each other while studying ceramics in the 1950s, Mick and Sheila started their first pottery and gallery together in London.
Mick Casson co-founded the pioneering Harrow Studio Pottery course and presented his BBC series 'Craft of the Potter', earning an MBE for his contribution to post-war British craft.
A desire to experiment with wood-salt firing drew them to Herefordshire's countryside in 1976.
Wobage summer pottery schools were attended by professionals and novices from across the world. Mick and Sheila's generous spirit, appreciation of Zen and the Arts and Crafts philosophy inspired many.
In May of 2023 we shared the Mick and Sheila Casson Retrospective exhibition with pots from throughout their diverse careers. It was wonderful to enjoy their beautiful work with long-time friends, practicing artists who were influenced by Mick and Sheila and visitors new to Wobage.
