January 2020
Stitched Surfaces-freehand machine embroidery
Are you looking to learn how to be creative with your sewing machine, develop your skills with machine embroidery or wanting to learn how to use unusual or different techniques? In this workshop you will play with experimental and unusual surfaces that can revolutionise your creative stitched artworks such as dissolvable fabric, tyvek, photo transfer paper and lutradur. We will teach you how to draw with your sewing machine and explore all of the basic techniques of Freehand Machine Embroidery. You…
Find out more »Design and Make A Unique Silver Ring
In this workshop you will be working with artist Amy Smith to learn how to make your own unique silver ring. You will be introduced to the tools and equipment used to create a silver band and then create your own design with Amy's help. To make the ring you will use beginners silversmithing techniques such as saw piercing, soldering, adding texture and finishing. Groups are very small allowing for lots of help on an individual basis. Amy Smith achieved a…
Find out more »February 2020
Charcoal Portraits with Artist Bakhtiar Umalatiev
Portraiture can be a difficult subject matter to draw accurately and successfully. On this introductory workshop to charcoal portraiture, you will learn techniques, methods and process that are critical to achieve life-like portraits. You will learn the Riley method of drawing human faces, how to use measurement to increase accuracy, how tonal values can help in making charcoal portraiture more realistic and how different materials can be used to provide different effect. During the workshop their will be demonstrations as…
Find out more »March 2020
Learn how to make a wet felted vessel ***FULLY BOOKED****
In this day long workshop you will design and make a simple 3D vessel using a resist technique and fine merino wool. Wet felting is a process using wool, hot water, soap and repeated agitation to cause the fibres to hook together or weave together into a piece of fabric and you will learn different methods of doing this. Forming this fabric into a vessel can be very creative as felt is a very sculptural and responsive material. If you…
Find out more »Mixed Media Book Folding with artist Katherine Soutar Caddick
Back by popular demand!!" This is a fantastic opportunity to have expert tuition in combining mixed media techniques with found images and drawings to create your own visual narrative. The workshop uses mixed media techniques in fun and effective ways to create unique 8 page books from a single piece of folded paper. We will be using image transfer and carbon paper so please bring laser printed or photocopies of any images you may want to use (There will be…
Find out more »Urban landscapes- watercolour workshop with artist Bakhtiar Umalatiev
Watercolour, also aquarelle, is a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. During the first part of this day long workshop Artist Bakhtiar Umataliev will be demonstrating his watercolour painting skills, and giving expert advice (including his tips about working plein air).Following this you will be taught the basics of watercolour painting including composition, colour mixing and different brush techniques whilst creating your own urban landscape, with help and advice from Bakuma…
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