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A fabulous selection of modern British jewellery, ceramics, glass and wood. Available for purchase.

06/10/2026

We had a few days away in Devon last week and went and visited Melanie O’Hanlon, melanieohanlonart at her studio. Her studio was full of wonderful work and we totally fell in love with her fun, characterful ceramic dog sculptures. Delighted to say we have a small collection of them now in the gallery and on our website.

Melanie graduated from Farnham Art College in 2009 and moved to north Devon in 2013.

“I love creating and have experimented with abstract paintings, installation art and ceramics. More recently the world of the dog has been my primary focus wanting to capture their unique characters and the love and joy they bring to our lives. I have worked in different clays to capture different qualities but am always pulled back to white clay. I tend to allow the dog to emerge from the clay allowing what is hidden to be revealed. I am always delighted and amazed when the piece is fully formed. Each one is unique and feels almost alive. I have found a similar process happens when I paint or sketch dogs, adding and subtracting rather like sculpting until the final piece magically appears on the paper.”

We hope you love them as much as we do ☺️

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03/10/2026

What a glorious walk this morning before heading into the gallery.

Busy weekend here in Hay. It’s Funghi Town Weekend and the last Artisan Market of the season. Plus all the fabulous independent businesses to visit! There is never not a good reason to visit this amazing town, but today and tomorrow gives extra ones 🥰

26/09/2026

WE ARE CLOSED SUNDAY 27th - TUESDAY 29th. OPEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY 30th.

We are having a few days away in the glorious county of Devon. Staying at , , lazydog_workshop. Fabulous place to be, with so many beaches and interesting places to visit. Yesterday we went to “Jeff’s Beach” and came across these old rusting boats. Dogs were happy mooching while we enjoyed the artwork 😆

20/09/2026

A glimpse of some of the fabulous new pieces of jewellery in from one of our favourite designers nancypickardstudio. Nancy creates individual pieces with semi precious stones, enamelled silver and other metals. She has recently started creating more pieces using copper to try and keep costs down, making her work more affordable.. the cost of all metals, particularly silver and gold remain high, making it a real problem for the individual maker who purchases smaller quantities.

Not on our website yet, so if something catches your eye, get in touch. And remember, this is just a glimpse. More individual, show stopping pieces available in the gallery. Come take a look.

06/09/2026

Delighted to have some new paintings from Dai David in the gallery. This is the second collection of work we have had in Bluestone from Dai.

Dai was born in South Wales and trained at the Royal College as well as studying in Florence, Italy. His garden studio overlooks the Brecon Beacons. He loves portraying people, especially on the beautiful beaches of Wales.

He exhibits his work regularly in London, Greece and Rome, and his work is in private collections in many countries.

“My aim is to reveal both the beauty and delight experienced when enjoying a light-filled scene. With my use of colour and application of paint I seek to express the very essence of an atmosphere… be it an idyllic moment of solitude or a joyous, sun-drenched beachscape.”

Dai is also a trained opera singer and pianist. As a professional musician (known as David Vaughan-Lewis) he gives private tuition in piano, singing and music theory and regularly holds sell-out charity concerts.

03/09/2026

“Dividing Light” Acrylic on Canvas by the talented Niki Thomas.

01/09/2026

Beautiful Glass Panels by Sue Thorne.

Sue works from her home studio in the Brecon Beacons.

She uses many different glass techniques to achieve the effect she desires taking her inspiration from the mountain environment and the natural world in which she walks. Sue experiments with ways to ‘draw and paint’ in glass. She paints on glass using traditional stained glass methods and also uses this method in a more contemporary way, fusing glass to bring a range of colour into her work. It is by combining different ways of working with glass that the unexpected can happen, providing endless stimulation and excitement.

06/08/2026

On a quiet afternoon in the gallery, Guy had a play with a Dishy Lady, by Helen Martino, and rings, by Poppy Dandiya. I rather like the result 😄

26/07/2026

Vibrant, free, semi abstract oils or mixed media on canvas by Niki Thomas. Niki’s paintings are enigmatic. They have a certain mystery about them and they reward repeated viewing. These are just three from a new collection of work recently delivered to the gallery.

As always, any art is best seen, touched, explored ‘in the flesh’, so if you can, come and visit us to see Niki’s work. If that is just not possible then browse our website.

12/07/2026

These fabulous sculptures are by ceramic artist Clair Young.

Clair grew up in North Wales, surrounded by animals and countryside which inspired her love of nature and she has enjoyed art since childhood. Initially she worked in watercolours taking on commissions and exhibiting in art galleries and exhibitions including the North Wales Open Exhibition and The Lowry.

She studied Graphic Design at Wrexham University and recently returned there for a taster course in hand building in clay and was instantly hooked. From there, she continued working with clay and developing her beautiful style, with her experience with watercolours coming through on the glazes she has developed.

Clair, who still lives in North Wales, draws her inspiration from the Welsh countryside and translates her observations of animals into her ceramic sculptures.

We particularly love the cheeky, happy looking fox. 🦊 He appears to not have a care in the world !

If you are close by, pop in and have a look. And if you are further afield they can be seen on our website.

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Address

5 Castle Street, Hay On Wye
Hereford
HR35DF

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+441497820916

Website

http://www.bluestonegallery.com/

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