Name seals have long history in Chinese painting and calligraphy, and although the exact origin is unknown, seals are still used in modern China and Japan to authorise official documents. But these seals are more than just a unique motif – they mark an identity, symbolic of status and culture. The size and material of …
Weaving on a loom is a beautiful and rewarding craft! The art of loom weaving creates beautiful textured wall hangings to suit your own style. Think tight, controlled and minimal or shaggy and colourful 70s vibes! In this workshop you will learn all the essential techniques to create your woven masterpiece, including how to set up your …
Allow your artistic side to unfurl through the cut-and-paste art form of collage! Famous artists like Matisse and Picasso have used collage, but it’s an incredibly accessible technique that’s open to anyone. You can make it as simple or as detailed as you wish. Our teacher Kym will run us through some exercises that help to jump in and explore, …
Modern weaving is quite trendy right now! It uses traditional techniques such as soumak weaving and lots of different fibres to create stunning art pieces with volume and texture. Soumak is easy, builds quite fast and you can finish large projects in no time. Roving wool weaving is similar but uses unprocessed yarns and larger …
In this beginner class we will be learning all about bead embroidery which is a type of bead-work that uses a needle and thread to stitch beads to a stitch-able surface. We will learn while making a small beaded flower garden! You can stack beads and sequins to make 3D plants and flowers and landscape …
Come and explore the beautiful craft of woodcarving in this special 2-hour class. Your teacher, Alma, is a professional cabinet maker and woodworker, and her classes are the perfect way to get you on the tools carving your very first piece – a wooden spoon. Alma will run you through different tools for different functions and …
Tarot cards have a unique illustration style and a rich history. In this class, you will learn to develop some illustration in a tarot cards style through a handful of fun drawing exercises. Learn more about the history and symbols of tarot and how they can be a rich source of inspiration for your creativity. …
It’s Plastic Free July! Come and learn how to create eco-paints from all natural ingredients! Then put them to immediate use as we learn to paint a realistic Fairy Penguin. Did you know that know that traditional acrylic paints, while bright and cheery, contain plastics that end up in our waterways? Not just their packaging, but …
In this completely beginner friendly class, Emilie will guide you into drawing human figures and the human body. Through a fun, hands-on approach, we will learn some drawing skills about human proportion and representation. We’ll cover some basics of anatomy, as well as dive into some less traditional approaches. We’ll also focus on portraits, drawing …
Come along, pick up a brush and enter a garden of watercolour flowers and foliage. Watercolour paints are a really enjoyable and forgiving medium – the paints themselves create all sorts of evocative textures and depths of colour, and even the task of mixing your own colours is really rewarding. In this class Jess will …
