“Sunday 9th”
On day nine of the Oxfordshire Artweeks May festival take a trip into the woods with art, craft and design with makers and artists such as Heather Philp and Elizabeth Kirkham.
See more information on each of these artists, designers and makers (and many others) at Oxfordshire Artweeks at www.artweeks.org
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