Interviews with the makers of Liverpool - Monthly Maker

Monthly Maker: Sue Grafflin

By Amy Higham on July 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

We’re heading into summer with a brand new monthly maker from stained glass artist and Make Baltic resident, Sue Grafflin. Sue and I met at our Baltic open-plan studios on […]

30th July 2021

Monthly Maker: Ruvimbo Munodawafa – Generations for Change

By Amy Higham on June 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

This month I chatted with Ruvimbo Munodawafa, creative and Young Producer at Make. Ruvimbo joined us through the Generations for Change project, a paid placement for young creatives of Black, […]

30th June 2021

Monthly Maker: Lewis Claus – Mind Kontrol

By Amy Higham on May 28th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

For May’s monthly maker we’re shining a spotlight on Lewis Claus, graphic designer and founder of music event and streetwear brand Mind Kontrol. Lewis joined us at Make through the […]

28th May 2021

Monthly Maker: Aurélie Vanbergen – Aura Living

By Amy Higham on April 30th, 2021 in Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

This month I met with North Docks resident, ceramicist and founder of Aura Living Aurélie Vanbergen. We met in our North Docks hire space and chatted about Aurélies’ journey into […]

30th April 2021

Monthly Maker: Rachel Owen Art

By Amy Higham on February 26th, 2021 in Monthly Maker

We’re back with our second monthly maker of the year and this month we chatted to Rachel Owen; artist, graphic designer and Make North Docks resident. Sat in our wonderfully […]

26th February 2021

Monthly Maker: Alex Fletcher Art

By Amy Higham on January 29th, 2021 in Monthly Maker

Well, we made it to 2021! And we’re starting the year off with a monthly maker from Alex Fletcher, an artist, painter and one of our residents based at Make […]

29th January 2021

Monthly Maker: Brantina Chisango – B’VARI

By Amy Higham on December 30th, 2020 in Monthly Maker

It’s time for the last monthly maker of the year, and what a year it’s been! What better way to finish it off than with an interview with the super […]

30th December 2020

Monthly Maker: Alex Walker – Blast from the Past Vintage

By Amy Higham on November 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

For November’s monthly maker, I caught up with one of our workshop members and founder of Blast from the Past, Alex Fletcher. Alex runs an online vintage store and also […]

30th November 2020

Monthly Maker: Charlotte Walford – Lottie Knits

By Amy Higham on October 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

It’s time for another monthly maker and this time I had a chat with Make Hamilton resident, and founder of Lottie Knits, Charlotte Walford. After what felt like forever, Lottie […]

30th October 2020

Monthly Maker: Sophie Mason – Pop Up Poetry

By Amy Higham on September 29th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

It’s time again for our monthly maker and this time we chatted with one of our newest Make Baltic residents, Sophie Mason founder of Pop Up Poetry. Sophie and […]

29th September 2020

Monthly Maker: Lee Pennington – Open Door Charity

By Amy Higham on August 28th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

This month we’re chatting to one of our newest residents at Make, Lee Pennington, founder of the Open Door Charity. I was thrilled to hear that the Open Door Charity […]

28th August 2020

Monthly Maker: Duane Chong GROW-Wellbeing

By Amy Higham on July 29th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

For July’s monthly maker I caught up with forest school leader, founder of GROW-Wellbeing, and Make Hamilton resident Duane Chong. Duane was one of our first residents at Make Hamilton, […]

29th July 2020

Monthly Maker: Anthony Parry Cappa E Spada

By Amy Higham on June 30th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker

It’s time for June’s monthly maker. A month back, I met with North Docks resident and furniture design whizz, Tony Parry, founder of interior design brand Cappa E Spada. I […]

30th June 2020

Monthly Maker: Claire Buckley

By Amy Higham on April 16th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

It’s time for April’s Monthly Maker and time for me to put technology to the test once again. Tea, tablet and notepad at the ready, I caught up over the […]

16th April 2020

Monthly Maker: Annabelle Gralton

By Amy Higham on March 26th, 2020 in Monthly Maker| Residents| Uncategorised

For this month’s monthly maker, I caught up with our fantastic North Docks resident and artist Annabelle Gralton. Sat at my makeshift working desk (formerly makeup desk), with a cup […]

26th March 2020

Monthly Maker: Ben Evans

By Amy Higham on February 29th, 2020 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Uncategorised

February’s monthly maker is none other than our very own, Ben Evans. At Make, we have an eclectic mix of makers, from puppeteers to silversmiths and beyond. But it’s not […]

29th February 2020

Monthly Maker: Catherine Rogers Cut Out Collage

By Amy Higham on January 22nd, 2020 in Make Baltic| Monthly Maker| Residents

We sat down with Catherine Rogers, founder of Cut Out Collage and Resident of Make Baltic, to bring back our Monthly Maker series. Catherine makes beautiful collage pieces, fine line […]

22nd January 2020

Monthly Maker: Mikki Gleave

By Amy Higham on June 14th, 2019 in From Amy Higham| Monthly Maker| Residents| Uncategorized

After a long wait our Monthly Maker series is finally back! And to Bring back the series is Artist, writer and photographer Mikki Gleave. Mikki has just finished a residency […]

14th June 2019

Monthly Maker: Anthony Parry

By Ruby Jenkins on August 17th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker| Residents

Anthony Parry, founder and maker behind the high-end furniture company Cappa E Spada, took some time to tell us about what he makes, why he makes it, and where […]

17th August 2018

Monthly Maker: Hairy Mitten

By Ruby Jenkins on May 30th, 2018 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker| Residents| Workspace

The maker of this month is our North Docks resident Sign Maker Harry Mytton. He is a traditional bespoke sign writer based in Liverpool and Chester and has made […]

30th May 2018

Monthly Maker: Ro The Cake Artist

By Ruby Jenkins on April 18th, 2018 in Monthly Maker

April’s Monthly Maker is Ro the Cake Artist! Ro makes stunning wedding cakes from her space at Make Baltic. Seriously, have you seen these cakes? They would be equally […]

18th April 2018

Monthly Maker: Ken Bullock

By Ruby Jenkins on March 21st, 2018 in Monthly Maker

Our monthly maker for March is the one and only Ken Bullock, our long-time serving craft signwriter here at Make Baltic. Ken is a freelancer and has managed to […]

21st March 2018

Monthly Maker James Stampone!

By Ruby Jenkins on February 7th, 2018 in From Ruby Jenkins| Monthly Maker

Written by: Abi Clayton and Cait Milner, edited by Ruby Jenkins Our monthly maker for February 2018 is our Make Baltic resident James Stampone, an illustrator and graphic […]

7th February 2018

Monthly Maker: Miriam Rowe!

By Ruby Jenkins on January 12th, 2018 in From Ruby Jenkins| Monthly Maker

This month’s monthly maker, Miriam Rowe, is a film editor and one of our newest residents at Make Baltic. She says that working in film, she is “particularly drawn to […]

12th January 2018

Go Green Leasing: The quarterly fund has been donated to our workshop

By Amy Higham on November 28th, 2017 in Monthly Maker| workshop

We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Go Green Leasing for their £500 donation as part of their quarterly reward. Go Green Leasing is a vehicle leasing business with […]

28th November 2017

Monthly Maker: Brittany Kefira of Noctua

By Ruby Jenkins on October 20th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker

Jewellery is something that, for me, I have a personal connection with. Each individual earring, ring, or necklace that I own connects me to some moment in my life. […]

20th October 2017

Monthly Maker – Rawhide Custom’s Max McDonough

By Ruby Jenkins on October 12th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker

Rawhide is a term that, for me, conjures up images cowboys riding horses, slinging guns, throwing lassos. That, or the Blues Brothers singing in a dingy country bar somewhere […]

12th October 2017

Monthly Maker – Chris Wylie of Puppetuity

By Ruby Jenkins on September 14th, 2017 in Make North Docks| Monthly Maker

Our Monthly Maker for September 2017 is Chris Wylie of Puppetuity! Chris is a puppet maker and resident here at Make North Docks. He has a background in marine biology, […]

14th September 2017