Welcome to the Spring workshop programme. There are definite themes running through the range
of workshops this time - colour, structure, texture, manipulation, drawing & design (but let's call that
developing ideas) are just a few; and more workshops are linked in themes or subject matter offering
opportunities for techniques and skills to develop. More workshops will be added in August & September
as they are confirmed.
| February |
| 'Moon Beads' Class: Beginners Morning |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Wed 11th Feb |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Beginners Afternoon |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Wed 11th Feb |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| How do you use colour? This series of three workshops will help you use colour more effectively in your work. You will have the opportunity to work with the medium of your choice: oil, acrylic or watercolour and in the style of work you are most comfortable with: figurative, stylized or abstract, to explore colour potential. They can be booked as individual, stand-alone workshops, but the most benefit will be gained by viewing the three sessions as a short course. Ideas and knowledge will build upon each session. There will be a reduction in cost if all three sessions are booked in advance. |
| Colour: Part 1 - Understanding Colour |
| Tutor: Lupe Cunha |
| Tues 24th Feb |
During the day we will explore hue, value, intensity and temperature in colour working with a series of monochrome studies where colours are balanced through intensity and value and provided with additional interest by adding analogues or complementary colour accents. Our subject will be the four seasons and students are encouraged to bring a selection of images cut out from calendars or magazines to provide the source for the four colour studies to be undertaken during the day. Students will be asked to bring their own colour pigments so that they can be assisted in exploring and finding their ideal colour palettes. Additional colour pigments in all media will be provided as part of the course so that participants can explore lesser known hues.
Session 2: Tues 21st Apr
Session 3: Tues 14th Jul |
| Cost: £38.00 (inc £10.00 materials charge). £100 if all three sessions booked together. |
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| If you have ever been intrigued by machine embroidery but really don't know where to start, here is another opportunity to take Marian's successful machine embroidery course. By the end of the course you could be able to produce individual pieces of work and you will have enough of a grounding in the techniques involved to take part in other machine embroidery workshops. Marian is also running a separate one day workshop on Wed 10th June for those who are fairly new to machine embroidery. |
| Beginners Machine Embroidery (3-day course) |
| Tutor: Marian Murphy |
| Wed 25th Feb: Session 1 |
The aim of this 3-day machine embroidery course is to familiarise students with the sewing machine in a free and exciting way. Various stitches will be learnt alongside some simple but effective design approaches. This will enable students to start designing their own unique pieces of work. Other techniques such as applique, quilting, cut work and wrapping will be included. At the end of the course students should be able to start to produce some lovely pieces of work with confidence.
Session 2: Wed 11th Mar
Session 3: Wed 25th Mar
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| Cost: £75.00 (inc £5.00 materials charge) |
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| This new workshop from a new tutor could be linked to the workshop on 17th & 18th March as the papers produced here are ideally suited to be incorporated into Contemporary Bookbinding. Janine Pope is a tutor who is probably better known within the world of bookbinding, but also has a textile background. |
| Alternative Decorative Paper Techniques |
| Tutor: Janine Pope |
| Thurs 26th Feb |
In this workshop you will experiment using many different techniques (traditional and contemporary) to decorate and embellish papers. This could include resists, printed, stamped and stencilled, as well as some 'suprise' techniques using simple tools that are readily available. You will be able to use your papers in many craft projects. |
| Cost: £37.00 (inc £5.00 materials charge) |
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| The tutored Life Drawing workshops are held in small groups (max 8), with excellent models, and the help, encouragement and inspiration of Rosie Bradshaw. All levels are welcome - from total beginners to more experienced.
To help with booking of the life models, we are offering a reduction in the cost if all three Tuesday or Thursday sessions are booked in advance. Individual sessions can still be booked. |
| Life Drawing Thursday Evening Sessions - 1 |
| Tutor: Rosie Bradshaw |
| Thurs 26th Feb (evening 6.30 - 8.30) |
An opportunity to take part in the absorbing study of Life Drawing in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
Session 2: Thurs 5th Mar
Session 3: Thurs 19th Mar
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| Cost £16.00 per session; £42.00 if all three Thursday sessions are booked in advance |
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| Sharon Osborne: In Residence |
| Fri 27th Feb: 10am - 3pm |
Sharon takes part in lots of our textile-based workshops and many of the techniques learnt are incorporated into her work. She will be working in the gallery where she is more than happy to talk to visitors about her work.
Techniques demonstrated may include free-machining, embellishing, painting & embellishment, and heat-distressing |
| There are no charges for these sessions and no booking is necessary |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Beginners Morning |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Sat 28th Feb |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| March |
| This is the first in a series of workshops throughout the year from this vibrant author of the Batsford book 'Hot Textiles'. |
| Hot Stuff (3-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Kim Thittichai |
| Tues 3rd Mar - Thurs 5th Mar |
The latest workshop designed to cover all aspects of working safely with heat tools and discovering what is new to colour, zap and stitch. There will be time on this 3 day course to create some fabulous new textures. |
| Cost: £113.00 (inc £6.00 materials charge) |
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| Life Drawing Thursday Evening Sessions - 2 |
| Tutor: Rosie Bradshaw |
| Thurs 5th Mar (evening 6.30 - 8.30) |
An opportunity to take part in the absorbing study of Life Drawing in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
Session 1: Thurs 26th Feb
Session 3: Thurs 19th Mar
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| Cost £16.00 per session; £42.00 if all three Thursday sessions have been booked in advance |
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| Ruth Smith presented this wonderful workshop here at Art Van Go in the autumn. It's all about the little folded booklets that had been exhibited as part of the Miao Textiles exhibition at the Knitting & Stitching Shows in '07. |
| Folded Secrets - Chinese Folded Booklet |
| Tutor: Ruth Smith |
| Sat 7th Mar |
Make an ingenious folded book based on a design from remote SW China. Beautifully decorated inside, these fun-to-make, surprisingly capacious books open up into 15 3-dimensional compartments. Photographs, mementoes, special messages and many other items can be concealed inside.
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| Cost: £34.00 |
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| These three one-day workshops, for beginners & improvers, combine drawing and watercolour techniques. The workshops can be booked individually but as each will cover different aspects as well as subject matter, there is a small reduction in the charge if all three are booked. |
| Drawing & Watercolours 1: Natural Forms of Flowers |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Tues 10th Mar |
Wanted to draw and paint but didn't know where to start? Using flowers as our subject, this one day workshop is a chance to learn some of the basics of drawing & watercolour painting in a fun and relaxed way.
Introducing some basic drawing skills we will follow the process from the drawing of our natural form through to the finished painting or paintings. Along the way we will explore and play with different materials and mark-making techniques, aiming to dispel the fears when faced with a blank sheet of paper! We will then introduce watercolour, exploring basic techniques such as washes & wet-in wet and applying this to the drawings.
Session 2: Tues 2nd Jun
Session 3: Thurs 30th Jul
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| Cost: £25.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge). £68.00 if all three sessions are booked in advance. |
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| The tutored Life Drawing workshops are held in small groups (max 8), with excellent models, and the help, encouragement and inspiration of Rosie Bradshaw. All levels are welcome - from total beginners to more experienced.
To help with booking of the life models, we are offering a reduction in the cost if all three Tuesday or Thursday sessions are booked in advance. Individual sessions can still be booked. |
| Life Drawing Tuesday Evening Sessions - 1 |
| Tutor: Rosie Bradshaw |
| Tues 10th Mar (evening 6.30 - 8.30) |
An opportunity to take part in the absorbing study of Life Drawing in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
Session 2: Tues 24th Mar
Session 3: Tues 7th Apr
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| Cost £16.00 per session; £42.00 if all three Tuesday sessions are booked in advance |
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| Beginners Machine Embroidery (3-day course) |
| Tutor: Marian Murphy |
| Wed 11th Mar: Session 2 |
The aim of this 3-day machine embroidery course is to familiarise students with the sewing machine in a free and exciting way. Various stitches will be learnt alongside some simple but effective design approaches. This will enable students to start designing their own unique pieces of work. Other techniques such as applique, quilting, cut work and wrapping will be included. At the end of the course students should be able to start to produce some lovely pieces of work with confidence.
Session 1: Wed 25th Feb
Session 3: Wed 25th Mar
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| Cost: £75.00 (inc £5.00 materials charge) |
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| The 'Introduction for Absolute Beginners' workshops can be used as a starting point for developing your skills through the other workshops in drawing and watercolours also run by Suzy. |
| Drawing Introduction for Absolute Beginners |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Wed 11th Mar Evening workshop 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
Wanted to draw but didn't know where to start? Discover the joy of drawing, starting with this relaxed, fun evening workshop!
Introducing basic drawing skills we will explore materials and different mark-making techniques aimed at dispelling the fears when faced with a blank sheet of paper! This workshop is aimed at complete beginners and will give you the confidence to continue to develop your skills on the 'Drawing for All workshops'. |
| Cost £14.00 |
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| Not Quite The Book of Kells........ |
| Tutor: Davida MacDonald |
| Thurs 12th Mar |
..... but it can be a close run thing. Basic machine-sewing skills and haberdashery waste are almost all you will need to make a sumptuous wrap-around cover for an album to contain precious photographs and keepsakes. And if that doesn't take your fancy adapt your design to encase a special sketch book. Think Klimt meets Matisse and invites Hundertwasser along too. Start looking out your buttons and beads, broken jewellery, ribbons and fancy yarns, glitzy offcuts and special fabric fragments.
This is definitely a 'more is more' exercise but don't worry if you don't quite complete on the day; a sheet giving full finishing instructions will enable you to make up your cover simply and effectively at home.
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| Cost: £28.00 (plus cost of book to cover) |
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| This workshop will cover the basics of this fascinating material - a clay that magically turns into silver!! |
| Creative Metal Clay |
| Tutor: Sarah Lamb |
| Fri 13th Mar |
An introductory workshop with jeweller Sarah Lamb, working with the revolutionary silver clay product from Japan. Create objects in silver by simply modelling the metal clay using non-traditional jewellery methods. The method is open to endless possibilities of the imagination. Besides being a jeweller's dream, metal clay can have tremendous applications in any other creative areas requiring embellishments. Sarah uses this clay almost on a daily basis in her role as a professional jeweller so has great experience with it as a medium. It will be possible to have created simple, small pieces of jewellery by the end of the day after exploring the use of texture and form. |
| Cost: £49.00 (inc £20.00 materials charge) |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Beginners Morning |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Sat 14th Mar |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| You may have produced decorated papers in the workshop on 26th Feb with Janine Pope, or perhaps on previous workshops with Ruth Issett, now this is your chance to incorporate them into beautiful books. |
| Simply Paper - Contemporary Bookbinding (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Lori Sauer |
| Tues 17th Mar - Wed 18th Mar |
An opportunity to learn to make two unusual bindings. Being made only from paper they retain simplicity and elegance while remaining robust. Their many uses are as widespread as their charm is alluring. How can you resist? |
| Cost: £104.00 (inc £6.00 materials charge). The cost reflects that there will be a maximum of 9 students on this workshop. |
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| This is a series of three evening workshops and should be booked together. |
| Drawing for All 1 (evening workshop series) |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Wed 18th Mar 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
Discover or re-discover the joy of drawing with these relaxed, fun evening workshops!
For those who have some experience but would like help and encouragement to practice their drawing skills as well as for complete beginners who came along to the 'Absolute Beginners' evening workshop.
Continuing to build upon our drawing skills we will explore, through a range of different subjects, techniques such as shading, composition & space. Although these workshops are aimed at both beginners and those with more experience, they are structured so that complete beginners continue to build on their drawing skills whilst the more experienced gain more practice.
Session 2: Wed 1st Apr
Session 3: Wed 15th Apr |
| Cost: £44.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge). |
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| Coiled to Stitch |
| Tutor: Pauline Verrinder |
| Thurs 19th Mar |
Using fabric, thread and paper we will be exploring the potential of the 'coiling technique' as a means of creating 3-D forms. Experimentation with materials and ideas for embellishment will lead to working on a finished piece. A workshop suited to everyone who works with textiles and strives to bring originality into their work. |
| Cost: £32.00 (inc £5.00 materials charge) |
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| Life Drawing Thursday Evening Sessions - 3 |
| Tutor: Rosie Bradshaw |
| Thurs 19th Mar (evening 6.30 - 8.30) |
An opportunity to take part in the absorbing study of Life Drawing in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
Session 1: Thurs 26th Feb
Session 2: Thurs 5th Mar
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| Cost £16.00 per session; £42.00 if all three Thursday sessions have been booked in advance |
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| The Resourceful Sketchbook (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Bobby Britnell |
| Fri 20th Mar - Sat 21st Mar |
An exciting and stimulating course, which introduces students to accessible and fun methods of filling the pages of a sketchbook, using a variety of media and approaches |
| Cost: £75.00 (inc £4.00 materials charge) |
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| Vibrant Watercolours |
| Tutor: Vanda Campbell |
| Tues 24th Mar |
Why is it that presented with such a beautiful array of paint colours, we invariably manage to mix mud when left to out own devices? This day will concentrate on the rules of colour as they apply to successful watercolour paintings. You will produce at least two paintings in the course of the day, and hopefully there won't be an ounce of mud or sludge to be seen anywhere. |
| Cost: £28.00 |
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| Life Drawing Tuesday Evening Sessions - 2 |
| Tutor: Rosie Bradshaw |
| Tues 24th Mar (evening 6.30 - 8.30) |
An opportunity to take part in the absorbing study of Life Drawing in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
Session 1: Tues 10th Mar
Session 3: Tues 7th Apr
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| Cost £16.00 per session; £42.00 if all three Tuesday sessions have been booked in advance |
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| Beginners Machine Embroidery (3-day course) |
| Tutor: Marian Murphy |
| Wed 25th Mar: Session 3 |
The aim of this 3-day machine embroidery course is to familiarise students with the sewing machine in a free and exciting way. Various stitches will be learnt alongside some simple but effective design approaches. This will enable students to start designing their own unique pieces of work. Other techniques such as applique, quilting, cut work and wrapping will be included. At the end of the course students should be able to start to produce some lovely pieces of work with confidence.
Session 1: Wed 25th Feb
Session 2: Wed 11th Mar
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| Cost: £75.00 (inc £5.00 materials charge) |
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| Collograph - The World of Printing (split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Kim Major-George |
| Thurs 26th Mar & Thurs 2nd Apr |
For those of you who have been on Kim's collagraph workshops will know the endless creative area it covers and the infectious enthusiasm she has for this art form. Kim will primarily be concentrating on printing as she takes her students on a journey exploring the amazing mark making possibilities created with Mono Collagraphs using organic materials & simple household textures, to fine detailed work of classic pictorial & abstract collagraph plates. There will be further opportunities for printing in the second week, but simple hand embellishing will also enable the student to transform their dried prints into shimmering art pieces using gold leaf, hot foils, iridescent threads and decorative pen work. This workshop is suitable for all levels and no experience in printing or art based workshops are necessary. This two-day workshop is split over one week to allow time for drying and development. |
| Cost: £67.00 (inc £5.00 materials charge) |
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| Lyn Griffiths presented 'Thermofax' as a one-day workshop last autumn but it was obvious that there was so much to experiment with that we are repeating it as a two day. |
| Screen Printing made Easy (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Lyn Griffiths |
| Fri 27th Mar - Sat 28th Mar |
Have you ever wanted to use screen print in your work but were terrified by the seemingly complicated processes? Then this is for you! Thermofax screens make the process of screen-printing unbelievably simple. Originals, such as photographs with strong contrast, text or Indian Ink drawings can be transferred to the screen in seconds. The resulting screen can be used for print, devore and discharge. Very fine detail is possible. You will be hooked in moments! Fabulous fabrics can be created and the surface built up, for patchwork, fashion items or to further embellish with stitch.
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| Cost: £78.00 (inc £18.00 materials) |
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| Experimental Gilding (split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Jo Mabbutt |
| Tues 31st Mar & Tues 7th Apr |
An introduction to the marvellous world of metallic decoration. Working with both real metal leaf and metallic transfer foil, you will be able to experiment with a variety of media to texture, colour, oxidise and distress your samples. You will produce a collection of dramatic starting points for further use and embellishment. Students who attended Jo's one day workshop last June may have the opportunity of joining the second day (April 7th) numbers permitting. |
| Cost: £68.00 (inc £10.00 materials charge) |
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| April |
| Experimental Cutwork |
| Tutor: Yvonne Brown |
| Wed 1st Apr |
Explore the possibilities of this creative technique and add a new dimension to your textile work. Layers of synthetics, stitched to a background of handmade paper is then cut back with the soldering iron to produce a deeply sculptured surface.
See also 'More Experimental Cutwork' on 18th July |
| Cost: £32.00. A small materials charge may be made on the day, depending on requirements. |
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| Drawing for All 2 (evening workshop series) |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Wed 1 Apr 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
See Wed 18 Mar for details of this three-session series |
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| Collograph - The World of Printing (second day of split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Kim Major-George |
| Thurs 2nd Apr |
For details see Thurs 26th Mar |
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| Machined Textures - Taking it Further |
| Tutor: Gina Ferrari |
| Fri 3rd Apr |
Learn more techniques for creating rich machined textures and combine them to create a landscape style embroidery that can be developed into a hanging, picture or book cover etc. Will develop techniques from a previous class but also suitable for beginners. Students should be familiar with their machines.
See also 'Taking it Further II' on Sat 13th Jun |
| Cost: £32.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge) |
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| Carol Cann: In Residence |
| Sat 4 Apr: 10am - 2.30pm |
Carol will be working with dissolvables in the gallery where she is more than happy to talk to visitors about her work. |
| There are no charges for these sessions and no booking is necessary |
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| Experimental Gilding (second day of split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Jo Mabbutt |
| Tues 7th Apr |
For details see Tues 31st Mar. Students who attended Jo's one day workshop last June may have the opportunity of joining this second day, numbers permitting. |
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| Life Drawing Tuesday Evening Sessions - 3 |
| Tutor: Rosie Bradshaw |
| Tues 7th Apr (evening 6.30 - 8.30) |
An opportunity to take part in the absorbing study of Life Drawing in a supportive and friendly atmosphere.
Session 1: Tues 10th Mar
Session 2: Tues 24th Mar
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| Cost £16.00 per session; £42.00 if all three Tuesday sessions have been booked in advance |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Intermediate Morning |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Wed 8th Apr |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Intermediate Afternoon |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Wed 8th Apr |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| Sharon Osborne: In Residence |
| Wed 15th Apr: 10am - 3pm |
Sharon takes part in lots of our textile-based workshops and many of the techniques learnt are incorporated into her work. She will be working in the gallery where she is more than happy to talk to visitors about her work.
Techniques demonstrated may include free-machining, embellishing, painting & embellishment, and heat-distressing |
| There are no charges for these sessions and no booking is necessary |
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| Drawing for All 3 (evening workshop series) |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Wed 15 Apr 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
See Wed 18 Mar for details of this three-session series |
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| A great opportunity to discover some of the techniques of this fascinating artform from this experienced and inspirational tutor. |
| Foiled Stained Glass - A Taster |
| Tutor: Jennifer Yardeni |
| Thurs 16th Apr |
A basic workshop in the Tiffany copper foil method of stained glass. Demonstrations and instructions will be given on how to cut glass into various shapes followed by grinding, foiling, soldering and then finishing a suncatcher. (A choice of several patterns will be provided.) The methods shown can be used in an endless range of items such as window panels or lampshades as well as 3d projects. All materials provided. |
| Cost: £45.00 (inc £20.00 materials charge) |
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| In this occasional series of workshops we will be answering the many questions about the materials we all use (or would like to use) taking small topics or product ranges at at time. |
| Bite Size Pieces - Colour?? |
| Tutor: Viv Arthur |
| Fri 17th Apr |
You want colour, but what type for what surface? Should it be acrylics? Or fabric paint? Or dye? Or even watercolour and gouache? What can be done with each one? Why do they behave and look different, and what makes one make better than another? Can they be mixed? Why can colour mixes look like mud?
A lot of questions to answer in one day, but hopefully by the end of it you should have a much better idea of which colour medium is best for you! |
| Cost: £28.00 (inc £5.00 materials charge) |
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| Art Van Go welcomes a new tutor! We first met Oxfordshire based Amanda Hislop as a tutor and inspirational artist at Oxford Summer School. |
| Layers in the Landscape - a Textile Approach (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Amanda Hislop |
| Sat 18th Apr - Sun 19th Apr |
Taking the landscape as inspiration, explore an expressive approach to the effects of layering papers, threads and found materials to form surfaces for stitch. Work with acrylics and dyes to add texture and overlay washes of colour on layered paper and fabric grounds. Cut back and reveal texture and image, fragment and reassemblage, explore the potential of this flexible method. |
| Cost: £82.00 (inc £8.00 materials charge) |
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| How do you use colour? This series of three workshops will help you use colour more effectively in your work. You will have the opportunity to work with the medium of your choice: oil, acrylic or watercolour and in the style of work you are most comfortable with: figurative, stylized or abstract, to explore colour potential. They can be booked as individual, stand-alone workshops, but the most benefit will be gained by viewing the three sessions as a short course. Ideas and knowledge will build upon each session. There will be a reduction in cost if all three sessions are booked in advance. |
| Colour: Part 2 - Complementary Colours |
| Tutor: Lupe Cunha |
| Tues 21st Apr |
Exploring Complementary Colours to create colourful Greys & Using White and Black to intensify contrast in the composition. We will be looking at Gauguin's, Monet's, and Whistler's as also John Pipers' work to illustrate what is possible to achieve with understanding this area of colour. Like these artists we will be working from the landscape with images provided by the tutor and participants working with some of the techniques applied by these artists. These will be explained and demonstrated by the tutor and then put into each individual's work according to what they wish to achieve in their final results. We will look at what is achieved by these artists in terms of colour and how to apply it to our own work.
Session 1: Tues 24th Feb
Session 3: Tues 14th July |
| Cost: £38.00 (inc £10.00 materials charge). £100 if all three sessions have been booked together. |
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| Colour & Paper - What If??! (three-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Ruth Issett |
| Wed 22nd Apr - Fri 24th Apr |
Explore the possibilities of working with colour and paper - build paper surfaces, add print, plus a variety of mixed media such as gesso, wax resists and acrylic mediums to give uniquely colourful finishes. A course for those prepared to experiment, who wish to expand and develop their knowledge and experience colour on paper.
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| Cost: £115.00 (inc £8.00 materials charge) |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Beginners Morning |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Sat 25th Apr |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| Romancing Romeo Workshops - Designs on Romeo (split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Carol Cann |
| Tues 28th Apr & Tues 12th May |
Some of you may have flirted with Romeo or other dissolvable films and fabrics and if you want to take this forward this may be the workshop for you. Over the 2 days, using motif shapes of all sizes, you will be making your own unique Designs on Romeo, stitching lacy panels and looking at how we can also create 3D work in lace. But don't panic about the D word; we'll keep things nice and simple, so we can quickly get stitching. With the right mix of threads, fabrics and motifs you could create something special for the summer holidays, special occasion or for the home. Bring your own motifs and we'll check them out so your work is unique! Familiarity with your sewing machine is essential as is a darning foot for free machining. |
| Cost: £55.00 |
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| We welcome back Siân Martin to Art Van Go after her fabulous workshop last spring. As a practising textile artist, Siân is a well-known member of the 62 Group and the Practical Study Goup. Sian also runs her own distant learning courses to C&G and Diploma level. |
| Remove and Replace (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Siân Martin |
| Wed 29th Apr - Thurs 30th Apr |
A fresh look at Drawn Thread Work involving exciting use of colour on linen scrim! Techniques and ideas will include pulling threads to rearrange the colour pattern to make interesting colour mixtures; withdrawing threads, and create a loopy surface which can form a 3D shape such as a flower head. Withdrawn threads can be replaced with interesting yarns, ribbons, and strips of paper. Combine and layer techniques for 'new' surfaces. |
| Cost: £80.00. There may be an additional charge for linen scrim if necessary. |
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| May |
We've never done this before, but it is a regular thing over at the Patchwork Corner in Hemel Hempstead, and this time we've joined the event, along with Threads and Patches in Fenney Stratford near Milton Keynes. All three shops will host a variety of attractions over the two days, with incentives to visit all three venues. More details will be on the website nearer the date!
SHOP HOP
Fri 1st May, Sat 2nd May
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| Watercolour Introduction for the Absolute Beginner (Evening Workshop) |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Tues 5th May 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
Watercolour is an exciting and versatile medium which can seem a bit daunting at first! During this relaxed, fun evening workshop we aim to discover the basics of using this medium, learning about, amongst other things, different paints, which brushes & paper to use and how to mix different colours. We will also be experimenting with techniques such as washes, wet-in-wet, salt & sponging This workshop is aimed at complete beginners and will give you the confidence to continue to develop your skills on the 'Watercolours 'Plus' for All' workshops. |
| Cost: £14.00 |
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| A further opportunity to discover this fascinating artform. This session will be spread over two consecutive evenings. |
| Foiled Stained Glass (two-evening workshop) |
| Tutor: Jennifer Yardeni |
| Wed 6th May, Thurs 7th May 6.30pm - 9pm |
A basic workshop in the Tiffany copper foil method of stained glass. Demonstrations and instructions will be given on how to cut glass into various shapes followed by grinding, foiling, soldering and then finishing a suncatcher. (A choice of several patterns will be provided.) The methods shown can be used in an endless range of items such as window panels or lampshades as well as 3d projects. All materials provided. |
| Cost: £45.00 (inc £20.00 materials charge) |
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| It's a Wrap (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Christine Benson |
| Fri 8th May - Sat 9th May |
Imagine a quintessentially Elizabethan surface, sensitively created with Silk Fibres and integrated with machine lace. Embellish, quilt and embroider at will. Reflect on the opulent, luxurious surface. Carefully place around your neck and admire the result... You know you're worth it!!
This two-day workshop further explores the amazing potential of silk fibres sensitively combined with your embellisher and machine using complementary techniques and stitching chosen for their functional and decorative properties to enable you to create a scarf (more than a scarf - a creation!) of distinction. |
| Cost: £70.00 (inc £6.00 materials charge) |
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| Romancing Romeo Workshops - Designs on Romeo (second day of split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Carol Cann |
| Tues 12th May |
See Tues 28th Apr for details |
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| Watercolour Textures |
| Tutor: Vanda Campbell |
| Wed 13th May |
A great day full of lots of ideas for adding interesting textures to your watercolour paintings. This day is perfect for experimentation, and trying more unusual techniques to increase the versatility of our watercolours, and is particularly relevant to those who like painting landscapes. |
| Cost: £28.00 |
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| Jill Winch started her art career as a Graphic Artist but in later years discovered Botanical Art, using watercolours and coloured pencils. She trained at The Chelsea Physic Garden in London, is a member of the Society of Floral Painters and now teaches as well as exhibiting her work. Her teaching methods are extremely popular as she uses lots of demonstrations to show students exactly 'how it is achieved'. |
| Coloured Pencils: Painting from Photographs |
| Tutor: Jill Winch |
| Thurs 14th May |
It's not always possible to paint from life. Jill will show you techniques to turn your favourite photograph, whether it be a holiday photo, a favourite animal, or person, into a painting using coloured pencils. An opportunity to learn coloured pencils techniques, drawing skills & composition |
| Cost: £27.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge). |
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| This is a series of three evening workshops and should be booked together. |
| Watercolours 'Plus' for All 1 (evening workshop series) |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Tues 19th May 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
For those who have some experience but would like help and encouragement to practice your drawing & painting skills, as well as for those who came along to the 'Absolute Beginners' watercolour painting evening workshop. Continuing to build upon our drawing & watercolour painting skills we will practise & explore, through a range of different subjects, techniques already learnt and new ones such as combining watercolour and other media & materials.
Session 2: 2nd June
Session 3: 23rd June
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| Cost: £44.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge). |
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| We are delighted that Jan Beaney has found time in her hectic schedule to return to Art Van Go to present this workshop. |
| Celebrating Cloth! (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Jan Beaney |
| Wed 20th May - Thurs 21st May |
This will be a personal exploration of design for hand and machine stitching. Although a structured course, it will also be a day of experimentation using a variety of soluble stabilisers. |
| Cost: £70.00 |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Intermediate Morning |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Fri 22nd May |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Intermediate Afternoon |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Fri 22nd May |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| Sharon Osborne: In Residence |
| Sat 23rd May: 10am - 2.30pm |
Sharon takes part in lots of our textile-based workshops and many of the techniques learnt are incorporated into her work. She will be working in the gallery where she is more than happy to talk to visitors about her work.
Techniques demonstrated may include free-machining, embellishing, painting & embellishment, and heat-distressing |
| There are no charges for these sessions and no booking is necessary |
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| Embellished to Stitch (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Pauline Verrinder |
| Wed 27th May - Thurs 28th May |
Extend your experience with the embellisher by constructing unique fabrics specifically for use in your textile art. Day one will be utilised to construct and experiment with your embellisher. On day two our chosen embellished fabric will be transformed into either a unique designed bag or a scarf. It is essential that you bring your Embellisher with you or that you have a needlefelting attachment for your sewing machine. Experience with free machine embroidery is essential. |
| Cost: £57.00 (inc £3.00 materials charge) |
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| Adinkra Stamping |
| Tutor: Magie Relph |
| Fri 29th May |
One of the most important forms of African textile art - this technique of stamping pattern onto fabric comes from the Ashanti people of Ghana and Nigeria. In this workshop, presented by Magie Relph of The African Fabric Shop fame, you'll create your own stamps from everyday materials, then create your own unique stamped designs on fabric. Use traditional Adinkra symbols - or invent your own. |
| Cost: £42.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge) |
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African Fabric Shop Safari
Sat 30th May
Sales Day
Following the workshop day, Magie will be setting out her wares in the gallery and everyone is welcome to come and visit her 'shop'. You can drool over the array of fabrics, beads, cloths, kits & buttons gathered on her travels to Africa. |
| June |
| Second of these three one-day workshops, for beginners & improvers, combine drawing and watercolour techniques. The workshops can be booked individually but as each will cover different aspects as well as subject matter, there is a small reduction in the charge if all three are booked. |
| Drawing & Watercolours 2: Natural Forms of Woodland & Field |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Tues 2nd Jun |
Wanted to draw and paint but didn't know where to start? Using objects found in Woodland & Fields as our subject, this one day workshop is a chance to learn some of the basics of drawing & watercolour painting in a fun and relaxed way.
Session 1: Tues 10th Mar
Session 3: Thurs 30th Jul
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| Cost: £25.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge). £68.00 if all three sessions have been booked in advance. |
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| Watercolours 'Plus' for All 2 (evening workshop series) |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Tues 2nd Jun 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
See Tues 19th May for details of this three-session series |
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| 'Moon Beads' Class: Beginners Morning |
| Tutor: Rosie Rees |
| Sat 6th Jun |
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See Beaded Jewellery-Making Classes with 'Moon Beads' |
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| Tantalising Transfers (three-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Kim Thittichai |
| Wed 3rd Jun - Fri 5th Jun |
Explore the possibilities of transfer paints and crayons, creating startling colours on synthetics and more subtle effects on naturals. We will try resists, overprinting, layering and various ways of applying paint and crayons. Build a portfolio of delicious samples on an amazing array of fabrics. |
| Cost: £113.00 (inc £8.00 materials charge) |
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| Marian is also running a three day Beginners Machine Embroidery course. See Wed 25th Feb for details. |
| Take a Line for a Walk on your Sewing Machine |
| Tutor: Marian Murphy |
| Wed 10th Jun |
A workshop that will expand the ways that you use your sewing machine to create lines. We will look at all sorts of lines from nature to man made and will interpret them in lots of different ways. As well as being fun this will add to your vocabulary of machine techniques. For those with a little experience. |
| Cost: £25.00 |
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| Indigo & Shibori |
| Tutor: Janice Gunner |
| Thurs 11th Jun |
During the workshop you will be introduced to the magical and ancient art of Indigo Dyeing. Fabrics will be prepared in a variety of tie dye/shibori techniques before being immersed in your own individual indigo vat. The results will surprise and amaze you and you will leave with a set of samples for future use in textile work. Alternatively you might just want to keep them as a reference for future projects! |
| Cost: £35.00 (inc £3.00 materials charge) |
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| Machined Textures - Taking it Further II |
| Tutor: Gina Ferrari |
| Sat 13th Jun |
Learn more techniques for creating rich textures on your sewing machine with a focus on stitch. Combine them to create a landscape style embroidery that can be developed into a hanging, picture or book cover etc. This will develop techniques from previous classes but can be taken as a stand alone class.
See also Taking it Further Fri 3rd Apr |
| Cost: £32.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge) |
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| Transferring Images (split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Annette Morgan |
| Thurs 17th Jun & Wed 24th Jun |
Incorporating personal or unique images into textiles is becoming more & more popular as the range of products and methods expands. However, it can be difficult to sort out which is the best method to use from the array of possiblities. A range of techniques will be explored to give you a clearer picture of the main approaches. The two days are split over two weeks to allow for preparation time. |
| Cost: £40.00 (inc £10.00 materials charge) |
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| Coloured Pencils - Painting Vegetables |
| Tutor: Jill Winch |
| Thurs 18th Jun |
Vegetables are not only good to eat, they can also make wonderful paintings. Jill will show you how to transform them into works of art so they could make a great addition to your kitchen décor. An opportunity to learn coloured pencils techniques, drawing skills & composition. |
| Cost: £27.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge) |
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| Watercolours 'Plus' for All 3 (evening workshop series) |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Tues 23rd Jun 6.30pm - 8.30pm |
See Tues 19th May for details of this three-session series |
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| Transferring Images (second day of split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Annette Morgan |
| Wed 24th Jun |
For details see Wed 17th Jun. |
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| Collograph - A Question of Surface (split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Kim Major-George |
| Thurs 25th Jun & Thurs 9th Jul |
Following on from the previous collagraph courses, artist and teacher Kim Major-George will again be primarily concentrating on printing but this time on a variety of surfaces. Discover the mark making possibilities, created with Mono Collagraphs using organic materials & simple household textures, to fine detailed work of classic pictorial & abstract collagraph plates on many different surfaces from papers, fabrics, metal shims and lots more. The second week we will explore decorative mark making on the dried prints, with each student guided through the many simple processes of hand embellishing to a fine degree of finished artwork using burnishing with foils , threads, inks, conti crayons, etc. all adding lustre and gem like finish to the prints. There will also be more printing opportunities.
Kim is known for her enthusiasm , showing the endless possibilities with her press using every day materials to create gallery level art pieces. This workshop is suitable for all levels and no experience in printing or art based workshop are necessary. This two-day workshop is split over one week to allow time for drying and development. |
| Cost: £70.00 (inc £8.00 materials charge) |
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| Sharon Osborne: In Residence |
| Fri 26th Jun: 10am - 2.30pm |
Sharon takes part in lots of our textile-based workshops and many of the techniques learnt are incorporated into her work. She will be working in the gallery where she is more than happy to talk to visitors about her work.
Techniques demonstrated may include free-machining, embellishing, painting & embellishment, and heat-distressing |
| There are no charges for these sessions and no booking is necessary |
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Summer School
Crazy for Colour
Four Day Workshop
Tues 30th Jun - Fri 3rd Jul
Tutor: Ruth Issett
Zesty yellows, flamboyant reds and moody blues. Step into a pool of colour that will energise and excite.
Experience the tingle of colour combinations to knock your socks off! A lively and challenging four day Summer School using both paper and fabric to develop ideas and free the creative soul!
Use mono print and dye on paper and fabric plus stitch, ripping, tearing and layering. Come prepared for an energetic journey of experimentation, exploration and evaluation to give you zesty, flamboyant or moody colour. The emphasis of these four days will be to build your own colour experience. This will be done using different ways of mixing and applying colour as well as analysing how colour alters by placement, proportion and layering. This course is for those with some design or textile experience who are willing to explore the possibilities, prepared to throw off the straight jacket of a 'finished piece' and are willing to revel in the journey as well as the destination wherever that might be.
Cost: £153.00 (inc £8.00 materials charge)
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| JULY |
| Mixed Media Approaches to Abstract Design (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Bobby Britnell |
| Tues 7th Jul - Wed 8th Jul |
Although not critical, this course could lead on from ideas developed in 'The Resourceful Sketchbook' workshops on 20th & 21st March. This course provides opportunities for working on a larger scale, by exploring ideas and techniques with mixed media. |
| Cost: £75.00 (inc £4.00 materials charge) |
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| Collograph - A Question of Surface (second day of split two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Kim Major-George |
| Thurs 9th Jul |
For details see Thurs 25th Jun |
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| Dissolvable Delights |
| Tutor: Maggie Grey |
| Fri 10th Jul |
You will be working with a variety of dissolvable and soluble materials, using machine embroidery (basic machine only) and combining it with a variety of exciting materials including paper, metal and beads. It should be possible to make a small embroidery, a piece of jewellery or motifs to apply to further work. |
| Cost: £42.00 (inc £7.00 materials charge) |
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| How do you use colour? This series of three workshops will help you use colour more effectively in your work. You will have the opportunity to work with the medium of your choice: oil, acrylic or watercolour and in the style of work you are most comfortable with: figurative, stylized or abstract, to explore colour potential. They can be booked as individual, stand-alone workshops, but the most benefit will be gained by viewing the three sessions as a short course. Ideas and knowledge will build upon each session. There will be a reduction in cost if all three sessions are booked in advance. |
| Colour: Part 3 - Colourful Palettes & Colour Harmony |
| Tutor: Lupe Cunha |
| Tues 14th Jul |
Introducing three unusual colour palettes for your own work: The Delicate Palette, illustrated in watercolours, the Intense Pallette, illustrated in acrylics, and the the Bright Earth, illustrated in oils. Each of these palettes can be used with any of the other mediums. Working with these three palettes, we will explore the concept of colour harmony and how to best achieve this. Colours are translucent or opaque, staining or lifting, warm or cool, and include shades and tints as well as pure hues. Understanding how to combine these to produce a harmonious piece is what we aim at exploring in this workshop while looking also at the work or contemporary artists to see how they achieved this harmonious effect.
Session 1: Tues 24th Feb
Session 2: Tues 21st Apr |
| Cost: £38.00 (inc £10.00 materials charge). £100 if all three sessions have been booked together. |
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| Life Drawing |
| Tutor: Rosie Bradshaw |
| Tues 14th Jul |
Summer One-Off Evening |
| Cost: £16.00 |
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| Couched to Distort |
| Tutor: Pauline Verrinder |
| Wed 15th Jul |
Construct a fabric and create 3-D forms by using the technique of couching by hand. Fabric will be manipulated by the flow and contour of the couched line to distort and bring originality to items such as bags, vessels, boxes etc. Effects created by using a variety of materials and media will be explored. This workshop is suitable for students of any level or experience. Just an interest in stitching by hand and exploring the diversity of fabric and thread is required. |
| Cost: £31.00 (inc £4.00 materials charge) |
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| Mixed Media Watercolours |
| Tutor: Vanda Campbell |
| Fri 17th Jul |
The definition of watercolours is changing! In this workshop we will look at some of the more recently adapted techniques that will help to loosen up your watercolour style. Mixing watercolour paints with other media (wax resist, oil pastels, pencils, ink etc) to create interest will help to lift your paintings and open up new fields and areas to explore. Plenty of hints and tips to help you as you investigate some of these exciting ideas. |
| Cost: £28.00 |
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| This workshop could be taken as a development from 'Experimental Cutwork' on 1st April. |
| More Experimental Cutwork |
| Tutor: Yvonne Brown |
| Sat 18th Jul |
Exciting lacy and openwork effects can be achieved using heat tools with Kunin Felt and synthetic fabrics. |
| Cost: £32.00 |
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| A small materials charge may be made on the day, depending on requirements |
| Coloured Pencils - Magnolia Flowers |
| Tutor: Jill Winch |
| Thurs 23rd Jul |
Join Jill and paint magnolia flowers and foliage in coloured pencils. She will show you the techniques used to create a stunning painting with the aid of these wonderful flowers. An opportunity to learn coloured pencils techniques, drawing skills & composition. |
| Cost: £27.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge). |
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| Last of these three one-day workshops, for beginners & improvers, combine drawing and watercolour techniques. The workshops can be booked individually but as each will cover different aspects as well as subject matter, there is a small reduction in the charge if all three are booked. |
| Drawing & Watercolours 3: Natural Forms of the Seashore |
| Tutor: Suzy Drake |
| Thurs 30th Jul |
Wanted to draw and paint but didn't know where to start? Using objects found on the Seashore as our subject, this one day workshop is a chance to learn some of the basics of drawing & watercolour painting in a fun and relaxed way.
Session 1: Tues 10th Mar
Session 2: Tues 2nd Jun
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| Cost: £25.00 (inc £2.00 materials charge). £68.00 if all three sessions have been booked in advance. |
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| A second chance to take part in this two-day workshop. |
| Screen Printing made Easy (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Lyn Griffiths |
| Fri 31st Jul - Sat 1st Aug |
Have you ever wanted to use screen print in your work but were terrified by the seemingly complicated processes? Then this is for you! Thermofax screens make the process of screen-printing unbelievably simple. Originals, such as photographs with strong contrast, text or Indian Ink drawings can be transferred to the screen in seconds. The resulting screen can be used for print, devore and discharge. Very fine detail is possible. You will be hooked in moments! Fabulous fabrics can be created and the surface built up, for patchwork, fashion items or to further embellish with stitch.
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| Cost: £78.00 (inc £18.00 materials) |
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| AUGUST |
| Another opportunity to take this wonderful workshop with Ruth Smith. It's all about the little folded booklets that had been exhibited as part of the Miao Textiles exhibition at the Knitting & Stitching Shows in '07. |
| Folded Secrets - Chinese Folded Booklet |
| Tutor: Ruth Smith |
| Wed 5th Aug |
Make an ingenious folded book based on a design from remote SW China. Beautifully decorated inside, these fun-to-make, surprisingly capacious books open up into 15 3-dimensional compartments. Photographs, mementoes, special messages and many other items can be concealed inside.
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| Cost: £34.00 |
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| SEPTEMBER |
| Embroidered Books (two-day workshop) |
| Tutor: Isobel Hall |
| Wed 9th Sep - Thurs 10th Sep |
The techniques which will be explored and expanded in this workshop will be those which are explained in Isobel's book, 'Embroidered Books', which will be published by Batsford in Sept 2009. This workshop, which coincides with the launch of this new book, will reveal for the first time some of the new techniques for working with new and exciting mixed media products which are suitable for stitch and ultimately for many applications such as wall display, sketch book work, wearable art and book covers. The emphasis in this workshop will however be on producing covers which are suitable for books and those who wish to can go to complete the book under the guidance of the tutor or they can choose to concentrate on working exclusively with the new techniques. |
| Cost: £72.00 (inc £8.00 materials charge) |
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In a true Beaujolais Nouveau style race, we are hoping to be able to launch Isobel's new book with a fanfare. Come and join the gathering on Thursday evening (from 7pm) and with a bit of luck, and a following wind, we can celebrate the the arrival of the first copies. There will be a display of Isobel's work, and we hope some of the work that has been produced in the workshop will be available to see (if we talk to the workshop participants nicely!).
Refreshments will be served.
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