Meet the Makers
Creativity - Passion - Handmade
Dizzy HQ offers makers, creators and artists the opportunity to showcase their work in a beautiful and busy setting in the heart of West Dorset.
Redlands Yard is a thriving collection of independent businesses dedicated to giving a unique and sensational shopping experience.
Each member of Dizzy Co Designs, Gifts, Gallery and workshop studio exhibit handcrafted and often unique works, with collection of over 25 individual makers under one roof, this must be one of Dorset's best kept secrets.
Meet some of the makers below.
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Step into a world of enchantment with Trisha Wood’s award-winning jewellery.
Her sought-after heart necklaces feature beautiful, bold colours, while her nature-inspired pendants showcase handpicked flowers pressed the old-fashioned way, creating wearable works of art.
Each peice has a sprinkle of fairy dust for a whimsical sparkle.
Meticulously crafted from recycled materials and foraged treasures, even the eco-friendly packaging reflects her care for the planet.
Discover these must have beautiful keepsakes, offering spiritual comfort and a touch of enchantment to your everyday life.

The Rupert Andrews Pottery has been established in 1974.
Unique Crackle Glaze on white stoneware that is fully water tight and functional. Creating and mixing his own glazes, finding precise temperatures of firings and understanding the delicate relationship between the nature of the glaze and subsequent crazing, he invented the technique of craze lines following his patterns creating intricate designs with swirls, waves, flowers and petals etc The process of creating craze lines is very intricate and requires extreme attention to detail, but the result is truly enchanting.
It is a unique opportunity to own a designer art piece or make an incredible gift for someone.
Katherine has been creating beautiful and one off unique works for many years, whether that be in fabric, wool or chain maille. She has been crafting for over 45 years and loves bold and bright colours. After a period of years living in France, she has returned to the UK and continues to create and be inspired.

Marion Spencer (Mars), originally from Crewkerne Somerset, studied at Yeovil
College and then took a BA in 3D Design Ceramics at Bath Academy of Art in the late 80s. She moved to Purbeck in 2014 and after two years recovering from surgeries became involved in Purbeck Arts Weeks, firstly as a ‘behind the doors’ photographer in 2017. Immersing herself in the work of others, helped her PTSD and menopausal symptoms and inspired her. After 15 years of barely touching a brush or lump of clay, Marion return to her first love of drawing and ceramics.

I am a watercolour artist and illustrator based on the beautiful south coast of England. My work is bright, colourful, and created to make people smile. The sun always shines in my paintings and there are lots of quirky little details to look at.
I enjoy painting well known villages and towns in the UK and giving them a little twist - literally! The streets and buildings all have a slightly organic feel and bend and twist around to face the sun or look at the people passing. There is usually at least one dog in each scene too. I love dogs and my constant companion is my very mischievous rescue dog, Scrappy, who promoted himself on arrival to become my CEO.

Lynn has knitted since she can remember learning on her mother's knee as a child. She loves all wool crafts and has taught herself many types of crafting but in particular wool and fabric.

Abby crafts all of her pieces in her shop/studio at Redlands Yard, with each piece being purposefully made using polymer clay and surgical steel findings to create unique, nature inspired designs. Every purchase with Green Grove Designs plants a tree via Switch2Zero, so when you shop with Abby, you are making a positive change to our planet

Diana Jane is a visual artist using a combination of photography and painting to create atmospheric landscapes and seascapes.
She draws inspiration from the impressive Jurassic coast and the rural farm land found on her doorstep. Diana Jane's background is photography and fine art

When I first started painting lots of years ago I was mainly interested in botanical art in watercolour. Since then my style has gone through several different stages and today I am focusing on small, double mounted and framed country scenes, still using watercolour. Mostly the pictures are based on the Dorset countryside, which I love in spite of being born and raised in Cornwall. with some Scottish and Hebridean influences thrown in to add some variety, having spent some lovely holidays there. My other form of art is using dried seed heads and hedgerow finds which make lovely objects for my cards using pen, ink and washes.

Doug Reeve
I have always had an interest in all forms of glass, including the techniques and processes involved in creating pieces. All of my items are individually designed and handmade in my South Somerset studio using art glass. The various pieces are fused together in my kiln at different temperatures to create the desired textures. I make a wide variety of beautiful stud earrings, T lights to larger garden pieces.

Gillian Acerman works with fine porcelain clay. The vessels are fired in a kiln at 1235C. Each pot is unique and is a response to the Somerset countryside which surrounds her woodland garden. The outside surfaces are impressed with wild plants and found objects.
The pieces may be fired and glazed several times to build depth and complexity of colour. The colour is developed from overlaying oxides such as chromium, iron or cobalt.
Gillian is a member of the Somerset Craft Guild and her work may be seen across galleries across the West Country

Jane Hester - Janehesterglass
I love the colours, the challenge and the process of working with Glass, in my case Fused Glass, glassware and jewellery created using a kiln. My glass fusing journey started over 12 years ago when I enrolled on a glass fusing workshop. Since then I have expanded my knowledge, learnt new skills and techniques in
this fascinating medium. All of the pieces I make are designed, created, cut and finished by me in my home workshop and most are unique. I strive to produce pieces of colour and quality which I hope will be appreciated and enjoyed, whether it’s a large statement bowl or small colourful pendant.

I am in my happy place when I'm drawing, painting and being creative!
My main passion is pastel drawings, especially of animals.
After many years of bringing up my 4 children, I had not done any drawing or painting until I picked it up again during COVID. Since then I have exhibited in two Dorset Art Weeks and have had many commissions. In the last few years I have also gained an interest in Gel plate printing, I have taken workshops in my home and have met some wonderful people.

Dan, originally from Cornwall has a background in architectural model making and Studied BA (hons) Model Making at the Arts University Bournemouth. After graduating Dan went onto lead the Model making section of a high -profile London based architectural practice, which involved a broad range of hand skills and CAD/CAM technologies.
After 10 years of working in the architectural industry, which Dan does do still, except on a part time basis, Dan had an idea of re- inventing the art of marquetry, but giving it a 3D edge, and using some more modern techniques, bringing together natural materials and some technology in harmony.

Izzy Masey who specialises in pastel portraits of pets and your 4 legged friends, including cows, pigs, horses, gun dogs, hares and horses to name but a few. She particularly enjoys commissions including those dearly departed.