Meet the Makers. We’re lucky to have a talented community of makers at the farm, from ceramists to herbalists.
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Emma Aitchison
Jewellery Maker
Emma launched her brand in 2016, and it has since grown organically, attracting attention from the TATE Modern, TOAST, and features in The Independent and The Guardian for its focus on sustainable jewellery.
Drawing on her background with prop makers and fashion designers, Emma creates concept-driven, sculptural pieces inspired by emotive elements of nature—like the wind on skin or the smell of rain—bringing moments of connection into everyday life.
Committed to sustainability, Emma uses only ethically sourced materials and eco-friendly methods. She donates a portion of profits annually to Survival International and offers seasonal collections, bespoke pieces, wedding rings, and mentoring for emerging creatives.
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RADIX – Olivia and Jude
Medical Herbalists
At Radix Herbal Hub, the focus is on reconnecting people and plants. Medical Herbalists Olivia Cliff and Jude Greenan bring 25 years of experience to their one-to-one consultations, mentorships, and workshops. They offer personalised support for a wide range of health issues, from the simple to the complex. Their teaching is hands-on and rooted in plant encounters, storytelling, and practical skills. Workshops cover herbal medicine making, seasonal wellbeing, plant spirit connection, and medicinal horticulture. Their approach is friendly, down to earth, and empowering. The Radix apothecary stocks over 200 medicinal plants as tinctures, herbs, oils, ointments, and more. Housed in a cosy caravan beside the physic garden, the apothecary is supplied by plants grown and harvested on-site.
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Millie Uhlein
Artist
Millie is a biophilic artist whose work is rooted in ecology, seasonality, and the natural rhythms of the land. From delicate sculptures to large-scale floral installations, each piece reflects a specific place and moment in time. Guided by an intuitive connection to nature and a long-standing relationship with honeybees, her practice explores organic materials and environmental storytelling. Her work highlights the subtle interactions within wild spaces, drawing attention to the beauty and complexity of the natural world. Millie is currently developing a series of sculptural insect houses to support rewilding and biodiversity. Through her art, she invites a deeper awareness of our connection to nature and hopes to inspire the simple act of noticing and caring for the living world around us.
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Bethan Clarke
Stained glass artist
Bethan is a stained-glass artist with a background in photography who creates pieces inspired by nature and landscape. Her work varies from stained glass everlasting bouquets to larger panel designs, including traditional lead panel and copper foiling work.
Website: www.bethanmaryclarke.com
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Vandika Thomson
Painter and textile artist
Vandika graduated from the Royal College of Art in fashion and worked for many years as a knitwear designer and colourist. Today, her fine art practice connects that love of colour with a focus on life forms both human and botanical.
Working with textile and thread as well as paint and wooden panel, she researches and draws extensively before creating pieces in which the emotive and subjective nature of memory and association are explored. Form and colour evoke half-remembered images of people and places from a collective and resonant history, connecting with calm and beauty amidst the turbulent present.
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Daljit Kaur
Multidisciplinary designer
Daljit is multidisciplinary designer focused on concept and space. She's created window displays and store experiences for brands like Net-A-Porter, Urban Outfitters, and Selfridges - always led by story, mood, and material.
Since relocating from London to Frome with her family, her creative practice has taken a more grounded, tactile direction. She's reconnected deeply with the art of making, especially through clay. Hand-building has become a central part of her process, allowing her to craft unique tablescapes, curate styled shoots, and work on meaningful event collaborations, including projects like IAMWE.
The countryside has had a profound influence on Daljit’s work. The open landscapes of Vallis Farm are endlessly inspiring, especially at night, surrounded by the stillness and the quiet presence of wildlife. “It's a magical space that fuels both my creativity and sense of calm.”
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Kim Birchall
Ceramicist
Kim has been working with clay for over 30 years, graduating from Staffordshire University in the heart of the Potteries in 92. She now teaches a year round program of vibrant and creative pottery classes from her ceramics studio at Vallis Farm.
The pottery school has a welcoming and friendly community; encouraging and supportive for both loyal regulars and newbie potters alike.
Kim also produces her own range of bespoke ceramics using mainly wheel thrown porcelain and the unusual crystalline glaze process. Kim sells through galleries nationwide and online.