Christmas Presents - Art Gifts

Supporting small businesses makes a massive difference in so many ways, and shopping small will mean you're guaranteed to get a truly unique present made by someone's careful hands.

Here are our recommendations for art and ceramics gifts, all created by talented makers.

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Two Buttoned Blue Ceramic Vase by 2minty studio - £45.00

A hand-built two buttoned blue ceramic vase featuring two white buttons and a hint of an open front. Created by Girts from 2minty studio, the featured maker in our Christmas campaign. We love these free-form vases, a fabulous example of a quality handmade product and why they become treasured gifts.

Handmade ceramic blue bowl by Shelley Wood Studio - £25.00

Beautiful ceramic bowl created with various layers of earthenware white clay and coloured slips. The textures and colours are handmade using multiple layers, incorporating various techniques including mono printing, scraffito and slab pressed reliefs. The layers and patterns represent a persons emotional journey, mapping the places you have been, the people you have met along the way - all making you who you are today.

Yellow Tulip A2 Print by Charlotte Brown | Artist & Designer - £40.00

A digital collage of a black tulip layered over the top of a yellow background of abstract brush strokes and shapes to create a colourful artwork with a hand-made but modern aesthetic. A striking print that would make a lovely gift to someone with an eye for design.

Reg Boats Near The Sea, Framed by Tangopop Designs Ltd - £100.00

Reg boats by the sea, is a great photograph invoking the smell of the sea on a beautiful summers day. Framed in a luxury Oak Frame with a description of where and when this image was taken. A reminder of sunnier days and a lovely gift for someone that loves the beach. Oh to be beside the seaside!

Study in Pink; acrylic on canvas board by Rev Deb Artworks - £120.00

With shimmers of silver this unique art piece captures the imagination and is beautifully uplifting, created by Rev Deb Artworks as part of the ongoing 'One Thousand Days' series which began with a commitment to creating a daily piece of artwork as a Spiritual practice. This painting can be hung in portrait or landscape orientation, and comes with a booklet on how to use meditative art.

Dartmoor Series Round Bronzed Bowl by 2minty studio - £60.00

The Dartmoor series round bronzed bowl is handmade from stoneware and features a fused stained glass 'pool' nestled in its centre. The main feature is the use of contrasting textures to represent the dramatic landscape and outcrops of weathered granite in the Dartmoor landscape. It makes a beautiful decorative piece, but is also useful for holding all your bits and pieces.

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