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Sara Lois -Meet the Maker SEPTEMBER

Tell us a bit about yourselves. Can you recall how and why you became a maker? My favourite subject at school was always Design and Technology however I didn’t really discover jewellery until my se...

Rosie Brewer -Meet the Maker AUGUST

ROSIE BREWER Tell us a bit about yourself. Can you recall how and why you became a maker? I grew up surrounded by the smell of fresh sawdust and damp pine. When I was young my parents owned a sawmi...

Alice Tams Birds in Hats -Meet the Maker JULY

Tell us a bit about yourselves. Can you recall how and why you became a  maker?    It's hard to pin point a particular day when I decided to become one. The inclination was always there, I've love...

Charlotte Farmer Meet the Maker: JUNE

Tell us a bit about yourselves. Can you recall how and why you became a maker? I always loved drawing & colouring in, there never seemed to be enough paper around so I'd end up using tissue box...

Rich Fairhead -Meet the maker: MAY

This month we're getting to know illustrator Richard Fairhead. Tell us a bit about yourself. Can you recall how and why you became a maker? I can remember drawing dinosaurs and animals when I was 7...

Cha Com Letras -Meet the maker APRIL

Cha Com Letras Tell us a bit about yourselves. Can you recall how and why you became a maker? We both studied Design together and feel comfortable working in a team. James’sarea of study was Illust...

Where the Beginners Jewellery Course could take you...

We have so many lovely people coming to learn something new, expand their knowledge or just enjoy being creative at our workshops, Lyndon is one such customer. We have had the pleasure of his c...

I Am Acrylic -Meet the maker MARCH

I Am Acrylic Tell us a bit about yourselves. Can you recall how and why you became a maker?            Hello! We are Brendan Fan and Ruth Williams and we make jewellery and other bits and bobs usin...

Rolfe & Wills Meet the maker: FEBRUARY

An interview with Rolfe & Wills This month we're catching up with the creative talent behind Rolfe & Wills, Alice Rolfe, to find out what makes her tick. Alice spent 10 years studying Fine...

Jude de Berker -Meet the maker JANUARY

An Interview with Jude de Berker This month we didn't have to look far for our artist of the month. We've been chatting with our very own Jude, the Turpentine's creative mastermind.   So tell us a ...

Christmas Craft Workshops

We've been making it personal this Christmas with our crafty workshops. They were so much fun we wanted to share them with you here.   Over the past few weeks we've been running a series of C...

Turpentine wins Brand Amplifier's Platinum Award!

  Earlier this year we entered a competition run by Brand Amplifier, never imagining what that application would kick off for us.  We made it through the first round over the summ...

Silver Necklace Workshop bloggers evening

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a bloggers evening organised by StreetHub, which is a great app for finding independent shops like us in your area.   Joining us, and the first to take pa...

Boodle -Meet the Maker DECEMBER

An interview with Boodle This month we're catching up with the creative talent behind Boodle, Beth Buss, to find out what makes her tick. Beth's work features a range of ingenuous animals and their...

Fold your own Christmas Stars

These stars make great Christmas decorations and cost almost nothing! We’ve been going star crazy here hanging whole clusters of them from our ceiling. Try using coloured paper, newspaper of even ...

Will Clarke -Meet the Maker NOVEMBER

An interview with Will Clarke This month we've been getting to know Will, who's explained how he combines intricate hand drawn illustrations with screen printing to produce his striking graphic wor...

Instagram to WIN a £25 gift voucher

Enter our Instagram competition and win yourself a £25 Turpentine gift voucher to be used in store or on any of our art classes.   All you have to do is upload a photo of your favourite T...

DIY - Pumpkin Carving

With just a few days to go to Halloween why not try your hand at pumpkin carving this week and make a Halloween lantern. It's easy, fun and your average kitchen should have all the tools you need! ...

DIY - Concrete casting Tealights

Make your own industrial chic tea lights in the latest of our craft tutorials. Just follow the steps below, this is a great crafty project and super cheap!     ...

Liam Roberts- Meet the Maker OCTOBER

An interview with Liam Roberts   Meet Liam, the man behind the Brixton Tree, a self confessed map geek and a whole lot more besides. When Liam isn't creating imaginative maps, he travels the world ...