VIC @suetyfiddle

Exhibited with New Animals: 18-10-24 

Artist and designer Vic recently moved back to Manchester. 

Her work comes in many forms but she focuses on exploring monster designs with various media.She uses leather, glass, and genuine shark teeth (not fresh!) to craft books, bags, and  wearables.

B3 @bitsbybe

Exhibited with New Animals: 13-04-24 

Barney, Be or B3 is based in south Manny. 

He designs and produces well-made & extremely useful items, offered at a reasonable price! 

Everything is usually handmade to order & all designed by him, right here in manchester. Most of his work is inspired by simple day-to-day problem solving.

He’s got your usual daily bags, bike pouches, various/specific straps, belts, hats… if it needs storing, carrying or strapping, he’s got the thing for you. Barney provides; Hardcore Softgoods, nice & functional things, built to last a life as tough as ours.

SEW CRAFTY @sewcrafty2023

Exhibited with New Animals: 13-04-24 

Ashleigh from Manchester is the creative force behind Sew Crafty. 

Since childhood Ashleigh has always enjoyed arts and crafts. She gets her creativity from her mum and has continued to pursue her passion for all things creative into adulthood. Always looking to improve and learn new skills, during lockdown she challenged herself to acquire a new skill, crochet. 

Since then she has developed her knowledge of crocheting and put this into creating fun and unique goods. The past few years have seen her start her journey as a small trader and make handcrafted items exhibiting at multiple events across the North West.

SHEILA HALDANE @haldane.sheila

Exhibited with New Animals: 13-04-24 

Most days Sheila can be found sewing her drawstring makeup and jewellery bags in the kitchen of her Sale home. She grew up with a dressmaker mum and has always enjoyed making and crafting. 

A regular market trader, and now occasional exhibitor too since starting to make textile art, she was thrilled to be asked to be one of three textile artists to exhibit at The Great Northern Textile Show last October. 

It was seeing the potential in the bags of left over fabric, especially colourful satins and taffeta, that inspired her to create dreamy imagined landscapes with layered scraps and hand stitching. 

FIREFOX JEWELLERY@firefoxjewellery

Exhibited with New Animals: 13-04-24 

Julie Ann is the creative force behind “Fire Fox Jewellery” and she’s Manchester born and bred. She spends her days handcrafting vibrant, mood-boosting jewellery infused with positive energy, using ethically sourced semi-precious gems and beads.

Crafted from a blend of recycled silver and brass, her jewellery pieces are glistening with vibrant hues using enamel and inks.  Each creation is handcrafted in small batches, ensuring minimal waste and maximum individuality

LIPSA PATNAIK @lipsapatnaikcreations

Exhibited with New Animals: 13-04-24 

Lipsa Patnaik, is an Indian in Manchester. Her love for art began with the fascination for mandalas, and creating beautiful unique dot mandala patterns soon became not just a hobby, but served a more therapeutic purpose. It was soon followed by Indian folk art, which is culturally so rich and appealing! 

In no time, resin art followed, and then the sky was the limit! She loves creating unique pieces using a combination of art and craft techniques.  A full-time mum to two little girls, when she needs a break, art is her love, her escape and therapy!