It’s been a very busy, hot, weekend on Dartmoor in Devon. I was delighted to be invited to showcase my work at the ‘Craft festival’ in Bovey Tracey. Over 200 exceptional makers from across the UK came together for an amazing event.

The centre tent at the festival was the Heritage crafts association’s ‘Red list of endangered crafts’. Highlighted in the tent was a collection of Endangered craft forms.

Since 2017 the Heritage Crafts association have published a ‘red list’ to highlight dying crafts, and have set up an endangered crafts fund to help at-risk crafts overcome obstacles that are standing in the way of long term viability. They support and help makers in a multitude of ways, and are helping to reverse the decline of craft skills in the UK, where currently 84 crafts are listed as endangered, and 62 as critically endangered.

Verre - Eglomise , the reverse painting and gilding of glass is classed as an ‘Endangered Craft ’, meaning there are serious concerns about the ongoing viability of the craft. This may include a shrinking market, ageing demographic or a decline in practitioners. You can support and find out more over at the ‘Heritage Craft Association’s’ Website