Studio Safari

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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 stop will be to meet Thomas Sargeant, a stone carver and letter cutter whose prestigious clients include St. Paul's Cathedral. St. Pancras Train Station and the Chelsea Physic Garden.

Then we will head to Ditchling village to visit Laurence Moracchini, whose extraordinary work in wood embraces imperfection and the beauty in reclaimed materials.

In the afternoon, the Safari will continue to watch James Price in action at his award winning Sussex forge which specialises in bespoke hand-forged architectural metalwork.

You will be joined by a knowledgable guide and there will be a lunch stop at Artelium, or you are welcome to bring a picnic. We will then finish back at the vineyard and if you have time you can pop into the Skelton Workshops on-site and see more stone carvers at work.

Spaces on each Safari are deliberately limited to 8 people to keep the experience special.

The mini-bus for this trip will start and finish at Artelium Wine Estate, near Plumpton Station, on Saturday 27 June / 10am - 5pm and is being run in partnership with their vineyard.