Simon is a very dapper and preppy hare and currently lives in a secret garden!

He's been made using Merchant and Mills linen topped with a lovely hand knitted cardigan using Jamieson Shetland yarn; Simon also has glass amber eyes which have been made in England and was especially created for HOMELINK's auction!

Simon Hare is a collectable and not a toy so is therefore unsuitable for young children due to small parts and wires.

Handmade by Sarah Dudley, member of The Sussex Guild. Sarah is self-taught and combines her love of nature and the fairy world with her passion for textiles. She uses Harris Tweed fabrics for all the bodies of her sculptures before dressing them in a mixture of fabrics, hand knitted garments and hand embroidered finishing and embellishments. Sarah undertakes commissions.

Size: 34cms from tips of ears to toes

RRP £75

Collection arrangements: donator will pay postage & post to winning bidder.

http://www.stitchnshenanigans.com

https://www.instagram.com/stitchnshenanigans/

Jonathan Chiswell Jones has been working for 20 years with reduced lustre. This technique was first used in the Islamic world 1,000 years ago. Few potters use this way of producing lustre since it requires careful control of so many variables. For this reason, the technique has fascinated Jonathan. He has been a professional potter working in Sussex for 45 years and is a member of The Sussex Guild.

Material: Porcelain

Dimensions: 20cm dia x 9cm high

Collection Arrangements: Donor will post to winning bidder

RRP £80.00

https://www.jcjpottery.co.uk/

These pear and cabbage tiles have been made by The Sussex Guild ceramicist, Angela Evans. Angela hand makes ceramic tiles from her workshop in Brighton. These two were made by taking a cast of the real thing. Angela's father was an avid gardener and encouraged her to help him in the vegetable garden with watering and harvesting.

Dimensions: 10cm x 10cm each

Collection arrangements: winning bidder to collect (from Brighton or Lewes)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

RRP: £17 each tile

http://www.angelaevans.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/angela_evans_ceramic_tiles/?hl=en

'Crow Crow!' is a unique embroidery piece by textile artist, Julie French. Made using free-motion embroidery as a drawing tool on reclaimed furnishing fabric, Julie has used this unconventional sewing machine technique to reflect the movement of the crow.

Dimensions: 40 x 30cm

RRP: £160 - £200

Collection arrangements: Donator will pay postage (UK only).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

https://www.artweb.com/artists/24434_juliefrench

https://www.instagram.com/juliefrenchtextile/

Rustic Bird Box

A delightful bird box made from recycled wood. Made for the creative challenge by Phil Clare, an Engineering Geologist. This is Phil's first attempt at making functional/decorative items with wood. He has also created a wooden planter for this challenge with the help of his four year-old son..

150mm x 150mm x 150mm

Material:
Recycled wood and exterior paint (green)

Buyer to collect locally - Lewes District area.
(Collection details will be provided at close of auction to winning bidder)

Hand printed and hand stitched felt decorations made by Charlotte Matthews. They are inspired by Victorian Staffordshire pottery dogs, however, a pretty little cat has snuck in, too!

Charlotte usually creates linocuts, woodcuts and collagraphs to make original prints. This time she's cut out her cat and dog designs in lino and printed directly onto felt adding a little bit of embroidery and added embellishment to complete each decoration.

Dimensions: Dalmation (13 cm high) Spaniel (11.5 cm high) Cat (12 cm high)

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to pay £3.58 1st class post (UK only)
*Payment details will be provided at the close of the auction.

http://www.charlottematthews.co.uk/Printmaker/

Hand-stitched patchwork throw made in the 50's. Much-loved, but unused, this throw is in lovely condition and crying out for a sofa to adorn! Its maker, who wishes to remain anonymous, made the throw for her Mother and used off-cuts and remnants of fabric she had to make it. It took six months to make.

Material: corduroy, velvet and velour

Size: 180cms x 230cms

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

'Downland Copse' freestanding curve made by glass artist, Becky Haskoll of The Beachside Kiln.

Made using several kiln forming techniques - including Becky's own for creating plant and flower elements - this sculptural piece is reminiscent of hidden pockets of the South Downs after rainfall. Peer inside and you'll see puddles, streams, floating wildflowers and leaves & stems.

This sculptural piece is beautiful in its own right but comes alive when back-lit by fairy lights or the glow of a candle.

Becky created this one-of-a-kind piece for HOMELINK's #homes4families fundraising auction.

Dimensions: 13.5cm wide, 13cm tall, 5cm deep

RRP: £85

Collection arrangements: Buyer to pay postage (£5.00)
*Postage payment will be arranged at the end of the auction.

https://www.instagram.com/beachsidekiln/

http://www.beachsidekiln.wordpress.com

Emily Maude is an artist working in Brighton she is inspired by the concept that great design can be applied to any surface and that good design should be affordable to all. Currently she is exploring reverse glass painting and developing a series of work based on the notion of what makes home personal to us and how objects can help to ground us and our spaces.

Emily is also an illustrator and designer. She has sold her collections internationally to clients including Liberty and Paul Smith and has completed illustration work for clients including The New York Times, Octopus Publishing, Canns Down Press and Amazon and is represented by Spinning Yarn. She is also an experienced buyer and product developer and is currently working for Westminster Abbey commissioning artists and producing ranges for Westminster Abbey from concept through to shop floor delivery.

Dimensions: A6 (10 x 14cm)

RRP: £110

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to pay postage - £10.00
*Collection arrangements and payment of postage will be arranged with the winning bidder at the end of the auction.

https://www.emilymaude.com/

https://www.instagram.com/emilymaudey/?hl=en

This unique mosaic is made from upcycled retro crockery. Each piece of 1970’s china has been skilfully cut and assembled into a flowering heart! Anna is a professional mosaicist specialising in the exciting craft of ‘pique Assiette’ – making mosaics from pieces of crockery. Originally trained in textile design (she graduated from Saint Martins School of Art in the 80s), Anna has been exhibiting and selling her mosaic work for nearly 20 years and is a Sussex Guild Member.

Dimensions: H 36 x W 25cm

RRP: £185

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay postage (UK only)

To see more of Anna's unique work:

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/annatilson

https://www.instagram.com/annatilsonmosaic/?hl=en

This seaside appliqué cushion is made by Louise Bell, a Sussex Guild member, who is renowned for her patchwork and appliqué quilts. Louise enjoys working to commission and also runs appliqué and quilt making workshops at The Sussex Guild Shop in Lewes. For details visit http://www.thesussexguild.co.uk.

Dimensions: 43cm square

RRP: £36 for each cushion

Material: Cotton (furnishing weight fabric) with zips. Polyester filling.

Collection arrangements: buyer to collect (Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

https://louisebellquilts.co.uk/home.html

This beautiful oil painting of The Seven Sisters is by local artist Carol Ruth Palmer.
Carol paints mainly local landscapes in oil and also runs the regular
Lewes Craft Market.

Dimensions: 30cm x 40cm (unframed)

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

ttps://www.facebook.com/carolsartandcraft/
https://www.instagram.com/carolsouthcoast/

Lewes Craft Market:
https://www.facebook.com/lewescraftmarket/

This is a framed original Brusho and ink painting by artist Sylvia May-Huggair.

Brusho is a transparent, highly-pigmented watercolour ink that comes packed in small drums which contain the dry, crystalline powder. Brusho gives the artist the ability to produce vibrant and expressive paintings with ease. The medium itself is highly-unpredictable so very fun to paint with!

Sylvia is a member of The Society of Eastbourne Artists.

Size: 58cm x 46cm and is framed.

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (Hailsham).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

'The Barbican, Lewes' - limited edition signed print by acclaimed Lewesian illusatrator, Marietta Van Dyck. Marietta studied fine art and has had a successful career as an illustrator. Last year she was awarded the Lewes Civic Award for 'Outstanding Service to People of Lewes in the Category of Arts'.

This print is unframed. There are two other limited edition prints by Marietta in this auction: 'Chappel Hill, Lewes' and 'Keere Street, Lewes'.

Dimensions: 24cm x 21 cm

Collection arrangements: donator to pay postage
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

This lap quilt has been made by Jean Mahoney who makes many quilts for the charity Project Linus.

Dimensions: 92cm x 81 cm

Collection arrangements: Donator will pay postage.
*Collection details will be exchanged at the end of the auction.

Jose Heroys is a fibre artist making life-like bird sculptures using natural yarns.

This cheerful crocheted blackbird is based on one that visits Jose's garden and is made from pure merino yarn. He has needle-felted detailing around his black agate bead eyes and is filled with carded lambswool. He stands on embroidery thread-wrapped wire feet and claws and carries a uniquely numbered metal ring on his leg. He is about half life size.

The inspiration for Jose's work comes from a life-long love of birds, which began in childhood from watching the antics of sparrows in her garden. With each sculpture, Jose tries to convey a sense of the character and energy of the bird, as well as the emotional response we have to it. She makes each one by hand, a process that takes several days for a small bird and a few weeks for the largest owls.

Jose is a member of The Sussex Guild.

The Blackbird id 12.5 cm tall and 16.5cm long

RRP £105

Donator will pay for delivery to mainland UK

https://www.joseheroys.com/
https://www.instagram.com/joseheroys/

This pair of watercolours depicting trees are framed in simple modern white frames. They come as a pair but they would also look fine displayed separately. They are painted by Palo Almond who is principally a watercolourist but occasionally paint with oils.

Palo mainly exhibits and sells her artwork with the Society of Eastbourne Artists, Alfriston Art Club, and Seaford Art Club.

Size: 63 x 33cm each

RRP: Palo's paintings sell for £70 each

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

https://www.instagram.com/paloalmondart/

'Keere Street, Lewes' - limited edition signed print by acclaimed Lewesian illusatrator, Marietta Van Dyck. Marietta studied fine art and has had a successful career as an illustrator. Last year she was awarded the Lewes Civic Award for 'Outstanding Service to People of Lewes in the Category of Arts'.

This print is unframed. There are two other limited edition prints by Marietta in this auction: 'Chappel Hill, Lewes' and 'The Barbican, Lewes'.

Dimensions: 24cm x 21 cm

Collection arrangements: donator to pay postage
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

'Towards Pendeen Watch from Portheras Cove, Morvah' - framed acrylic painting by artist Andrew Forrest.

Until his retirement in 2008, artist and historian Andrew was a Sixth Form College tutor in History and History of Art. Andrew chairs the Society of Eastbourne Artists and is a resident artist at Gallery North in Hailsham. He has shown work at the Martyrs and Chalk Galleries in Lewes, the Birley Centre in Eastbourne and Crypt Gallery in Seaford. In 2008 he took part in an exhibition at Tournon in the Rhône Valley.

As an artist, Andrew is enthused by vibrant cities at night, characterful architecture, the contours and colours of landscape and the creative chemistry of gardens.

Size: 42.5 x 67.7cm (framed)

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (Eastbourne).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

http://www.eastbourneartists.com/andrew_g_forrest.html

'Red Squirrel' (watercolour & pen) framed - painted by artist Liddy Davidson.

As an amateur artist, Liddy enjoys painting and exhibiting with the Meads Art Circle (MAC) in Eastbourne. Most of her paintings are of landscapes, birds and animals. She works mainly with watercolour and pen and is particularly inspired by vibrant colour and light. Liddy sells her paintings and prints; her cards sell well through local outlets in Eastbourne.

Dimensions: 42.5 x 35 cm (framed)

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (Eastbourne)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Mandala - hand painted acrylic dot design by artist Susan Munn.

Susan paints all of her artwork by hand with no template. Her colourful work evolved from painting dots on stones she had found at the beach. After doing some research her dot mandala designs where born. Susan began painting them as a hobby painting for family and friends but now sells them all over the world.

Her vision is to create beautiful paintings for you to enjoy and feel inspired by.

Dimension: 30cm round

Material: Acrylic on canvas

RRP: £70

Donator will post to mainland UK free of charge

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WhiteOwlCreationsUk?ref=search_shop_redirect

https://www.instagram.com/whiteowlcreationsuk/

x2 machine knitted dog tooth cushion covers made by Marian Hall. Marian is a very industrious charity knitter who knits mainly for charitable causes.

Size: 45cm square

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

'Autumn Silver Birches' (watercolour & acrylic) framed painting by artist Liddy Davidson.

As an amateur artist, Liddy enjoys painting and exhibiting with the Meads Art Circle (MAC) in Eastbourne. Most of her paintings are of landscapes, birds and animals. She works mainly with watercolour and pen and is particularly inspired by vibrant colour and light. Liddy sells her paintings and prints; her cards sell well through local outlets in Eastbourne.

Size: 45 x 35 cm

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (Eastbourne).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Seven sided wooden bowl handcrafted by retired Marine Engineer, Alan Mercer.

Alan loves to work with any material as long as it's recycled and is keen to experiment with shapes and materials. The main bowl area of this piece is made out of a recycled drawer; the outer white wood of the rim is from a piece of Holly and the base is an offcut of Sycamore. This piece began life as an eight sided bowl, however, Alan's geometry was a little out so it turned out seven sided! Alan loves these 'happy accidents' when crafting.

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Barry Firmin is a Lewes-based potter. He's been potting for more than 50 years, with a 40 year gap in the middle to earn a living. He is inspired by ancient Korean ceramics and a love of form and texture. His philosophy is beauty in the imperfection created in each unique process of hand making and firing a piece.

Barry runs a special initiative called 'Pots4good' and makes his pots for charitable causes - every penny received for his pots goes to charity.

Dimensions: 45cm x 40cm

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (from Lewes District area)

Jan Norman is an artist who has exhibited mainly in Sussex; she has also had paintings hung in the Mall Galleries, London.

Painting title: Yewdale Farm
Medium: Original watercolour and ink
Framed Print: 30 x30cm

https://www.artweb.com/artists/32318_jannorman

Jan also belongs to:
https://www.sussexwatercoloursociety.com/

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect locally.
*Collection details will be shared at the close of the auction.

Margaret Page enjoys practical activities and made this smart cushion from an unused curtain and recycled buttons.

Dimensions: 50cm x 54cm

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Dawn Wells is an amateur artist who lives in Newhaven. She is inspired by the sea, cliffs and harbour and surrounding countryside.

'Old Nore Boat' - An evening scene at high tide with sailing boat at anchor
Dimensions: Size: 35 x 44cm (unframed)

'Navigation Hut' - mixed media painting (unframed)
Dimensions: 36cm x 36cm

'Harbour Boats Evening' (unframed)
Dimensions: 38cm x 45cm

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

These quirky coasters were made by the parenting & craft blogger, Rachael Jess.

Rachael upcycled these coasters using left over fabric from face masks and reusable sandwich bag makes! Rachael loves to upcycle and put love back into forgotten items.

Dimensions: 10cm x 10 cm.

Collection Arrangements: Donor will post to winning bidder

https://www.rachaeljess.com/

Here's is a link to Rachael's blog and how these coasters were made: https://www.rachaeljess.com/2020/09/how-to-make-coasters-from-face-mask.html

Framed Acrylic Painting - 'Still Life with Apples & Tulips'

Until his retirement in 2008, artist and historian Andrew Forrest was a Sixth Form College tutor in History and History of Art. Andrew chairs the Society of Eastbourne Artists and is a resident artist at Gallery North in Hailsham. He has shown work at the Martyrs and Chalk Galleries in Lewes, the Birley Centre in Eastbourne and Crypt Gallery in Seaford (for example with the Linchpin Group). In 2008 he took part in an exhibition at
Tournon in the Rhône Valley.

As an artist, Andrew is enthused by vibrant cities at night, characterful architecture, the contours and colours of landscape and the creative chemistry of gardens.

Size: 34 x 28.5cm (framed)

http://www.eastbourneartists.com/artists.html

Marian Hall is a machine knitter and a very industrious 'charity' knitter. She's knitted these knotted 'punk' worms for HOMELINK's craft challenge. Each one comes complete with a Mohican and a #homes4families badge!

Dimensions: 8cms long (knotted!)

Collection arrangements: Donator to post to winning bidder.
*Postage arrangements will be made at the end of the auction.

Beautiful hand-thrown slipware dish made by Elizabeth Jardine. Elizabeth grew up in Lewes and now lives in Exeter where she makes paintings and sculptures as well as teaching art, craft and pottery.

Elizabeth’s artwork reflects her interest in the ways we connect to our environment, undertaking long walks to fully engage with a place. Her artwork has been exhibited worldwide.

Dimensions: 23cm dia x 3.8cm high

RRP: £35.00

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

http://www.elizabethjardine.com

Hand stitched vintage fabric lampshade made by Diane Naested. Diane is an avid collector of vintage fabrics and simply loves giving them a new lease of life as lampshades. The patterns, colours and textures inspire her so much, even the faded bits that add so much character. Diane loves the fact that vintage fabrics are pre-loved and have been part of someone’s life.

Dimensions: approx 32cm tall x 24cm top diameter x 48cm bottom diameter
(Lampshade only).

RRP: £60

Collection arrangements: Donator to pay postage.
*Collection details will be exchanged at the end of the auction.

http://www.frufrutulip.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/frufrutulip/

Hand knitted cushion cover with intarsia 'H' for home. This wonderful cushion has been created by Emma Miles. The pom-poms on the corners are handmade (with Emma confessing that the pom-pom is her spiritual animal!)

Emma is a “resting” textiles teacher and mum. She makes small knitting and sewn commissions including knitted toys, baby clothes and home furnishings. She also makes her own clothes and clothes for her children (when they let her!)

Dimensions: 40cm x 40cm

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (Lewes District Area)
*Collection details will be exchanged at the end of the auction.

https://www.facebook.com/helloknittykat/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFJ2j3NFmMm/

Unique handcarved root sculpture 'Hardy' donated by Denise Hadley.

Root carving is a traditional Chinese craft form. It consists of carving and polishing tree roots into various artistic creations. During the creative process, root carving mostly maintains the natural form of the root with some areas polished; root carving is mainly guided by the inherent qualities of the root.

Dimensions: 24cm x 16cm

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Sally Blake is well known in Lewes for her needlework talent. She played a large part in producing the amazing 'Battle of Lewes' tapestry and taught Design Technology at Roedean for many years.

Dimensions: 39cms x 39cms and contains a polyester cushion pad.

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect (from Lewes District area)
*Address and collection details will be emailed to the winning bidder

Claire Graves is a secondary school art textiles teacher and love textiles! As part of a lockdown project she decided to create embroidery pictures all the foods she and her family enjoy. For each piece she sold she donated £5 to the local foodbanks.

Love it or hate it Marmite is an icon in the art world and is perfect on toast - everyone loves it in Claire's house! She used machine embroidery and yellow fabric for the lid and added watercolours to add the detail. This framed work is a fun and quirky piece to brighten up your mood and kitchen.

Claire has loved doing her lockdown project and has raised over £1400 for local foodbanks in doing so - something she's really proud of.

Marmite has been the most popular food item sewn during Claire's lockdown project so she's convinced people love it !

Dimensions: 7 x 9 cm marmite piece and 9" x 9" in yellow frame

RRP: £35

Collection Arrangements: Donator to post to winning bidder (UK only)

Claire has kindly created three other embroidered food items for this auction:

'Pineapple'
'Yorkshire Tea'
'Colman's Mustard'

To see more of her fabulous work and her lockdown project:

https://www.instagram.com/clairegraves321/?hl=en

Ceramicist, Barbara Gittings, is fascinated by the geometry in nature. This piece was inspired by a wedge of pumpkin that she brought home from a farmer's market. It is Nerikomi porcelain, bisque fired in the kiln and then smoke fired and waxed. Nerikomi is the technique of staining the clay with various oxides, then layering different colours, slicing and rejoining to put patterns through the clay. This Crescent has strips of patterned clay inlaid into white clay.

Barbara exhibits her work across England and is a member of The Sussex Guild.

Dimensions: H.17.5cm x W.20cm x D.6.5cm

RRP: £200.00

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (from Lewes District area), or Barbara will post for an additional £5.00. *Collection arrangements will be made at the close of the auction.

https://www.barbaragittingsceramics.com/

https://www.instagram.com/barbaragittings/?hl=en

https://thesussexguild.co.uk/

Beautiful tapestry cushion, backed with velvet made by Penny Lower.

Penny first began this tapestry 20+ years ago but it had sat neglected in her sewing box until lockdown! She's since completed the cushion for the HOMELINK auction along with several other knitting projects! Penny is hoping for a happy HOMELINK home for her Nasturtium cushion.

Laura designs her mandalas using any useful object to hand - a protractor, cups, glasses. They are hand drawn and painted using mainly coloured inks and occasionally water colours.

Laura has donated two other mandala designs for this auction.

Dimensions: 305mm x 255mm

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay postage (UK only)

This delightful oil painting has been kindly donated by Elizabeth Jardine. Elizabeth grew up in Lewes and now lives in Exeter where she makes paintings and sculptures as well as teaching art, craft and pottery.

Elizabeth’s artwork reflects her interest in the ways we connect to our environment, undertaking long walks to fully engage with a place. Her artwork has been exhibited worldwide.

Dimension: 24cm x 24 cm (framed)

RRP: £220.00

Collection arrangements: winning bidder to collect from Lewes
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

http://www.elizabethjardine.com

Take a step into the world of Japan! This lot includes a one hour one-to-one personalised Japanese lesson and Japanese-style wrapped pebble ornament.

Fran Wrigley is offering a one hour one-to-one Japanese lesson, personalised to you and your interests. Get started on some basic spoken Japanese, take a look at the fascinating Japanese writing system, or learn some useful phrases for travelling to Japan. Delivered online via Zoom (or Skype, Google Hangouts etc).

Fran runs 'Step Up Japanese', a Japanese language school based in Brighton and now online. Fran first visited Japan in 2007 and fell in love with the beautiful Japanese language. She believes language learning is for everybody, and that the best way to learn Japanese is to have fun doing it!

https://www.stepupjapanese.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stepupjapanese
Instagram: @stepupjapanese
Twitter: @stepupjapanese

Sarah Jay is a talented local artist who loves to experiment with new art forms. Sarah has used traditional Japanese ikebana basket making techniques to produce this beautiful wrapped pebble that evokes a sense of peacefulness and tranquillity. The pebble is presented in a woven bamboo cube.

Dimensions: 67mm x 52 mm

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be shared at the close of the auction

Heather Simms is a care provider for vulnerable adults. She is usually a knitter but during the Covid lockdown learnt how to crochet. This blanket is the product of her efforts, made using remnants of wool.

Dimensions: 60cm wide x 100cm long

Material: Wool

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Slate and acrylic decorative piece crafted by retired Marine Engineer, Alan Mercer.

Alan loves to work with any material as long as it's recycled and is keen to experiment with shapes and materials. This piece is made from a broken piece of slate and has been joined together by dyed acrylic. This plaque can be stood on its handmade splated ash stand or can also be hung in a window for light to stream through its coloured acrylic joins (the piece has fixings on the reverse to support window hanging.)

Dimensions: 24cm x 24cm

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Framed acrylic painting - 'From above the Long Man towards Wilmington'.

Painted by Andrew Forrest. Until his retirement in 2008, artist and historian Andrew Forrest was a Sixth Form College tutor in History and History of Art. Andrew chairs the Society of Eastbourne Artists and is a resident artist at Gallery North in Hailsham. He has shown work at the Martyrs and Chalk Galleries in Lewes, the Birley Centre in Eastbourne and Crypt Gallery in Seaford. In 2008 he took part in an exhibition at Tournon in the Rhône Valley.

As an artist, Andrew is enthused by vibrant cities at night, characterful architecture, the contours and colours of landscape and the creative chemistry of gardens.

Size: 68 x 52.5 cm (Framed)

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (Eastbourne)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

http://www.eastbourneartists.com/andrew_g_forrest.html

Unique handcarved root sculpture 'Laurel' donated by Denise Hadley.

Root carving is a traditional Chinese craft form. It consists of carving and polishing tree roots into various artistic creations. During the creative process, root carving mostly maintains the natural form of the root with some areas polished; root carving is mainly guided by the inherent qualities of the root.

Dimensions: 24cm x 16cm

Collection arrangements: Winning bidder to collect (from Lewes).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

This gorgeous cushion has been made by “resting” textiles teacher and mum, Emma Miles. Emma makes small knitted and sewn commissions, knitted toys, baby clothes and clothes for herself and family. Emma has been a creative inspiration to many in her community - she was particularly productive during lockdown making facemasks and is known locally for often using her creative talents to lift the spirits of others.

Dimensions: 40cm x 40cm

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect (Lewes District Area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

https://www.facebook.com/helloknittykat/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFJ2j3NFmMm/

Marian Hall is a machine knitter and a very industrious 'charity' knitter. She's knitted these knotted 'punk' worms for HOMELINK's craft challenge. Each one comes complete with a Mohican and a #homes4families badge!

Dimensions: 8cms long (knotted!)

Collection arrangements: Donator to post to winning bidder.
*Postage arrangements will be made at the end of the auction.

'Chappel Hill, Lewes' - limited edition signed print by acclaimed Lewesian illusatrator, Marietta Van Dyck. Marietta studied fine art and has had a successful career as an illustrator. Last year she was awarded the Lewes Civic Award for 'Outstanding Service to People of Lewes in the Category of Arts'.

This print is unframed. There are two other limited edition prints by Marietta in this auction: 'Keere Street, Lewes' and 'The Barbican, Lewes'.

Dimensions: 26cm x 20 cm

Collection arrangements: donator to pay postage
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Margaret Sweatman is an amateur photographer with a special interest in wildlife photography. Margaret is donating three framed animal photographs to this auction.

'Tiger'
The tiger photograph was seen in the wild at Kanha National Park in India. Margaret used a 100 to 400 mm lens to capture this close-up. The tigers are so used to land rovers that they show little fear of vehicles.

Dimensions: Photo 17cm by 12 cm mounted. In clip frame 15cm by 21 cm.

'Peacock'
The Peacock was seen at the Royal Palace of Het Loo at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.

Dimensions: Photograph 17 by 12 cm with a turquoise mount (in clip frame 15 by 21 cm).

'Dog Asleep'

Dimensions: Photo 17cm by 12 cm mounted. In clip frame 15cm by 21 cm.

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

'Merry-Go-Round' quilt - cotton fabric. Hand and machine quilted by members of a quilting group comprised of seven friends who completed a City and Guild patchwork course together. Afterward they decided to keep meeting together once a month in each others' houses. They decided to make this quilt together - each person created a centre then passed the work on to the next person on the list after a month. After roughly a year, each person had a quilt which they could finish quilting. A lovely reminder of friends!

Dimensions: 136.5 cms x 135cms

Collection arrangements: Donator will pay postage.
*Collection details will be exchanged at the end of the auction.

Claire Graves is a secondary school art textiles teacher and love textiles! As part of a lockdown project she decided to embroider all the foods she and her family enjoy. For each piece sold she donated £5 to the food bank.

They love sausages and mash in Claire's house and think Colman's is the perfect choice to accompany the dish! Claire particularly loves the Coleman's mustard pot as it is such a classic design and a true English gent. Claire used appliqued fabric and then machine embroidery to add the detail.

This is a fun and quirky piece to brighten up your mood and kitchen. Claire has loved doing her lockdown project and has raised over £1400 for local food banks - something she's really proud of.

Dimensions: 10 x 16 cm in a 9 " X 9 " black frame

RRP: £35

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay postage (UK only)

Claire has also created these other food embroidery pieces for this auction:

'Pineapple'
'Yorkshire Tea'
'Jar of Marmite'

To see more of Claire's work and her lockdown project, visit:

https://www.instagram.com/clairegraves321/?hl=en

Painted wooden planter made by Phil Clare with the help of his four year-old son, Patrick. Patrick helped Daddy drill the holes and cut the timber and then put the planter together. They then painted it lovely colours.

The planter is constructed of old floor boards and other reclaimed timber and has a geotextile liner to keep the soil in.

Dimensions: 60 x 30 x 30cms

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be shared with the winning bidder at the end of the auction.

Oil painting of Cliffe Bridge, Lewes. Paul Lucas is self-taught and from an artistic and equine background; he is a member of the Society of Equestrian artists that promotes excellence in equestrian arts. Paul's paternal grandfather was an artist and maternal grandfather and family were both trainers and jockeys in Lewes. This painting is unusual because it is not Paul's usual style or subject, he has, however, lived in Lewes for 76 years and loves the town - the inspiration behind this scene.

Dimensions: 30cm x 30cm

Collection arrangements: winning bidder to collect (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.


http://www.paulanthonylucas.co.uk

Susan Prince is a textile artist and has crafted this decorative wreath from her own hand made felt cut into strips. The strips were sewn on to cotton fabric and then sewn around a craft ring; it's finally been embellished with small buttons.

Dimensions: 34 cms diameter

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (Rye)
*Collection details will be exchanged at the end of the auction.

To see more of Susan's work and creative adventures:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Susan-Prince-Textile-Artist-532874106791409/

https://www.instagram.com/lilypearl26/

'Firle Beacon' - pastel landscape drawing by Anne Stamper. Painting has been a life long hobby for Anne who enjoys working in different mediums.

This pastel drawing is mounted but not framed.

Dimensions: 29cms x 19cms

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Created by Nina Plumer - a beautiful hand quilted star patchwork in cotton with sleeve for hanging. Could also be used as table cover.

Dimensions: 58cm x 58cm

Collection arrangements: Donor to pay postage.
*Collection arrangements will be exchanged at the end of the auction.

Sussex Guild ceramicist Tessa Wolfe Murray has created this special ceramic vase with a HOMELINK window!

Tessa has become known for her unique smoke-fired surfaces work which allow pots to be functional and hold water. She's designed ranges for The Conran Shop, Libertys and Takashimaya in Japan.

RRP: £80.00

Material: ceramic

Collection arrangements: Bidder to collect locally (from Lewes District area).
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

https://www.wolfemurrayceramics.co.uk/

Alison Croft has created these embroidered raw silk lavender bags from an upcycled bridesmaid dress! Lavender is a natural insect repellent and will help protect clothes from moths. These lavender bags are reusable as you can untie them and replace the home-grown lavender sachet.

Alison enjoys all kinds of crafts and sometimes holds charity sewing workshops for her friends. By day she works as an audiologist.

Dimensions: 10 x 15cm

Collection Arrangements: Donator will post to winning bidder.

This 'Blue Vase' watercolour painting (unframed) has been painted by Lesley Robertshaw.

Lesley is a member of the Sussex Watercolour Society and likes to paint in oils and watercolour spontaneously and direct from life, figures and landscape. She lives immersed in the colour of Sussex nature outside Lewes.

Dimensions: 12 inches x 12 inches

RRP: £140

Collection arrangements: TBC

This seaside appliqué cushion is made by Louise Bell, a Sussex Guild member, who is renowned for her patchwork and appliqué quilts. Louise enjoys working to commission and also runs appliqué and quilt making workshops at The Sussex Guild Shop in Lewes. For details visit http://www.thesussexguild.co.uk.

Dimensions: 43cm square

RRP: £36 for each cushion

Material: Cotton (furnishing weight fabric) with zips. Polyester filling.

Collection arrangements: buyer to collect (Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

https://louisebellquilts.co.uk/home.html

Claire Graves is a secondary school art textiles teacher and love textiles! As part of a lockdown project Claire decided to embroider all the foods she and her family enjoy. For each piece of art sold she donated £5 to the food bank.

Claire ate a few pineapples! She loves pineapples as they are colourful and rather amazingly full of pattern and texture. Claire used a technique which she uses a lot called 'slash and trash' - this is where you layer fabrics and then sew shapes and cut away the layers. Claire used this technique as the main body and then used vintage fabrics to make the top. She then embroidered using gold threads and paint to enhance the piece.

This pineapple is just a fun and quirky piece to brighten up your mood!

Dimensions: 39 x 19cm framed in a yellow frame

RRP: £45

Collection Arrangements: Donator to pay postage (UK only).

Clare has also donated three other embroidered food pictures for this auction:

'Colman's Mustard'
'Yorkshire Tea'
'Jar of Marmite'

To see more of her work and lockdown project visit:

https://www.instagram.com/clairegraves321/?hl=en

Handmade felted tree frog made by Ella Mitchell. Ella knits and makes jewellery as a break from her maths and physics A levels.

Dimensions: 7 x 5cm

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay postage.

Marian Hall is a machine knitter and a very industrious 'charity' knitter. She's knitted these knotted 'punk' worms for HOMELINK's craft challenge. Each one comes complete with a Mohican and a #homes4families badge!

Dimensions: 8cms long (knotted!)

Collection arrangements: Donator to post to winning bidder.
*Postage arrangements will be made at the end of the auction.

Judy Christie-Miller made this little pottery house - Judy had attended adult education pottery classes. A small battery tea light placed inside house keeps the home fires glowing!

26cm x 16cm

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (from Lewes District area)

Barry Firmin is a Lewes-based potter. He's been potting for more than 50 years, with a 40 year gap in the middle to earn a living. He is inspired by ancient Korean ceramics and a love of form and texture. His philosophy is beauty is in the imperfection created in each unique process of hand making and firing a piece.

Barry runs a special initiative called 'Pots4good' and makes his pots for charitable causes - every penny received for his pots goes to charity.

Dimensions: 45cm x 40cm

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (from Lewes District area)

Two vibrant rainbow crochet cushions handmade by Fru Fru Tulip. They are the same both sides and the insert is crocheted into the covers.

Fru Fru Tulip is Diane Naested's virtual shopfront - she's made it her business to bring genuine vintage fabrics and looks back to life.

Dimensions: Apx 50cm x 50cm

RRP: £25 each cushion

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay postage.

To see more of Diane's retro-inspired creations visit:

https://www.frufrutulip.co.uk/

Joan Everitt is a prolific artist and paints for pure enjoyment. She has created this cheeky chicken painting to brighten any home.

Dimensions: 24cms x 26cms including the mount. Unframed picture.

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect (from Lewes District area)
*Address and collection details will be emailed to the winning bidder

This is a brilliant opportunity to get creative in your own garden! Choose 10 beautiful plants from the wonderful 'Pelham Plants Nursery' (valid March - October 2021) and enhance your gardening skills at one of the inspirational workshops run by 'The Garden House' in Brighton.

Paul Seaborne of Pelham Plants (recently featured in Country Living) will be on hand to give you advice on selecting your plants.

You can see some of the fabulous workshops run by the 'Garden House' in the link below.

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (Lewes District Area)
*Collection details will be shared at the close of the auction.

https://pelhamplants.co.uk/

https://instagram.com/pelhamplants?igshid=j916n2d6a9y0

http://www.gardenhousebrighton.co.uk/

https://instagram.com/gardenhousebrighton?igshid=lqm6mdti6dzj

Hand-painted wooden box with floral design. Made by Kathy Russell who took inspiration from flowers , trees and nature.

Dimensions: 5 1/2 inches x 4 inches

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay for postage (UK only).

Painted by Rosemary Newton. Rosemary began painting in 1995 via an introductory course at Eastbourne College of Art and Technology. Her style is essentially realistic with a strong sense of colour. She paints with watercolour, oils and acrylics.

Dimensions: 26cm x 38cm (without mount) 38cm x 50cm with mount.

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect locally.

This quilt was made for an exhibition of Ouse Valley Quilters. It's been made by Jannice Hale, a self-confessed obsessive quilt and patchwork maker who has been making quilts for over 30 years. Jannice did her craft training with City and Guilds.

This quilt is a rural scene with a vintage car travelling along the road to Brighton.

Dimensions: 135cm x 135cm

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect locally

A beautifully crafted mahogany sculpture which rests on a spalted ash base made by retired marine engineer, Alan Mercer.

Alan loves to work with any material as long as it's recycled and is keen to experiment with shapes and materials - this piece was crafted from a piece of dumped mahogany furniture.

Collection arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (from Lewes District area)
*Collection details will be provided at the end of the auction.

Amateur oil painter, David Franklin, is inspired by the outdoors and created this wonderfully atmospheric landscape painting.

Dimensions: 16 x 20 inches

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay postage (UK only).

As part of her lockdown 'project', Claire Graves and family ate a lot and drank a lot. She especially drank a lot of this lovely Yorkshire tea! Claire is from an area about five miles away from Yorkshire so this really is a taste of home for her.

This piece is embroidered by machine and then watercoloured. Claire is a teacher of art textiles and loves inspiring the students she teaches . She likes making art to make people smile .

Dimensions: 14 x 12 cm framed in 9 x 9 " black deep box frame

RRP: £35

Collection Arrangements: Donator will pay postage (UK only)

Claire has made three other embroidered food pictures for this auction. Look out for:

'Pineapple'
'Colman's Mustard'
'Jar of Marmite'

To see more of Claire's fabulous work and lockdown embroidery project go to:

https://www.instagram.com/clairegraves321/?hl=en

Linda Fisher makes colourful bunting mostly to celebrate her three daughters' weddings and other happy occasions.

Linda has made six different combinations of fabric, a total of 90 bunting flags. Each flag looks good on both sides and is perfect to hang on a wall or over the space between walls.

Dimensions: from top:-length-1.0m,1.5m,1.5m,0.8m,0.75m,1.3m,1.0m,0.8m,1.12m,1.0m,1.2m

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect (from Lewes District area).

‘Hare in a Scrape’ is a delightful watercolour painting by Bill Harding, a retired amateur painter based in Chichester.

Dimensions: 48.5 cm x 38 cm (mounted and framed)

Collection Arrangements: buyer to collect (from Lewes District or Chichester)
*Collection details will be arranged at the end of the auction.

Phil Palmer is a member of Bentley Wildlife Carvers, a group of individuals who come together once a month to share advice and experiences with carving. The group specialise in carving life size or scale models of birds. This is a hand-carved and hand-painted Hawfinch made from Jelutong wood. The Hawfinch is a lesser known native songbird.

Dimensions: H23cm x W20cm

Collection Arrangements: Buyer to collect locally (Polgate)
*Collection arrangements will be shared at the end of the auction.

https://bentleywildlifecarvers.weebly.com/