In Person & live Workshops

 We'll explore new combinations of mediums and ways to create expressive pieces. Suitable for beginners.
Session one – Creating figurative pieces with items found in the kitchen cupboard
Session Two – Exploring collage and ink to create floral pieces
Session Three – Expressive faces with pen and crayon
Session Four - Exploring negative space with acrylics and oil pastels
Session Five - Creating abstracted landscapes
Session Six - collagraph print 

Stars: 25th May 10:00 - 12:30

 Have you ever wanted to give acrylics a go but weren’t sure where to start? If so, this course could be just what you are looking for. Over 6 weeks you’ll learn the basics and get to try your hand at painting a still life, an animal and a landscape. 

Starts: 25th May 14:00 - 16:30

  Have you ever wanted to give acrylics a go but weren’t sure where to start? If so, this course could be just what you are looking for. Over 5 weeks you’ll learn the basics and get to try your hand at painting a still life, animal and a landscape.

Learn how to set up your equipment, how to create a composition, how to mix and layer colours, and use palette knives. This course is a great way to get you started!

Starts: 16th June 10:00 - 12:00

 Drawing together with tea and biscuits! This Expressive Drawing course is a fantastic way to learn and develop your drawing with others in a fun filled environment. From drawing lions with coffee to drawing feathers using string the course will take you on a journey exploring different expressive drawing techniques. In each session your tutor will guide you in fun new drawing exercises using a variety of mediums. By the end of the course you will have gained some fantastic new ideas and skills to inspire you. 

Starts: 18th June 13:00 - 15:00

 A course for young adults who enjoy art and are hoping to develop their skills or who are looking for new techniques and ideas to try. This course is perfect to help hone and improve skills in conjunction with school art lessons, or to start from scratch if you are home educated. 

Starts: 18th June 16:15 - 17:45

 Have you ever wanted to learn how to get started painting portraits? This course will take you step by step through some of the basics. You will get a chance to explore some different mediums and paint your very own self portrait on canvas. 

Starts: 18th June 18:30- 20:30

In this beginners’ book binding workshop we will make a junk journal from recycled items. This could be things like magazine pages, patterned paper, music sheets, envelopes, maps, paper bags, greetings cards to name just a few! It can be used like any other journal but is much more visual. Full of pockets, pull outs, and flaps they are often used for keeping a diary full of keepsakes or as an art journal.

Give yourselves a treat, a day of crafting and creating! Create a junk journal from start to finish that is full of character and totally unique. Make a cover, learn how to sew in your pages and decorate with embellishments to make it your own. This is a bookbinding workshop that is full of fun! 

Takes Place: 5th July 10:00- 16:00