Past Melbourne Classes
Take a look back at the classes we’ve run in Melbourne.
Past Melbourne Classes
Acrylic Gouache: Geometric Painting with Emilie
In this super fun, hands on class Emilie will teach you easy techniques to create colourful, geometric paintings with acrylic gouache. This workshop is great for anyone keen to explore the world of acrylic gauche paint or just wants to get in touch their creative side. At the end of the class you will take home…
Watercolour for Beginners: Galaxies and Stars with Emilie
In this class you will create your own unique galaxy… with watercolours! Get lost in the stars and enjoy a relaxing and mindful painting class. Learn how to play with the fluidity of watercolours and mix tones together to create a beautiful cloudy galaxy. Add some stars, constellations or other celestial bodies of your…
Kantha: Indian Embroidery and Quilting for Beginners with Manjari
What’s it all about? Kantha sewing originated from the West Bengal region of India and is now popular all over the world. Kantha is the simplest of sewing techniques which provides a lot of scope for exploration, imagination and expression. This form of quilting comes from rural India, where resources were few, but imagination and…
Macrame Pot Plant Hanger with Maria
Macrame is an ancient art used in Arab countries to weave fabrics, create decorations and so much more. With a few simple knots you can create stunning (and very useful) designs. Come and learn the macrame basics while we make a hanging basket for your pot plants! Beyond the attractive and structural knots, you can add further…
Intro to Pottery with Maddy
Come and explore the world of pottery and clay modelling! Maddy will guide you through an introduction to pottery, supporting you to make your own piece of pottery art from air-dry clay. You might like to make an engraved plate, a little pinch pot or both! At the end of the workshop you will walk…
Polymer Clay: Miniature Friends with Maria
How adorable are mini polymer clay creations? ! These clay cuties can be made into earrings, keyrings, fridge magnets or loving little nicknacks! Polymer Clay is a medium that is easy to work with - with many fun colours to choose from. Come and learn how to make your bestie, your beloved, your fluff or plant…
Cute Closed Terrariums with Maddy
Closed terrariums are miniature, self-sufficient indoor gardens. They're cute, fun to make, simple to care for, and easy to recreate again at home. If you manage to kill even the most un-killable of cacti but still yearn for some greenery at your office or home, then working with terrariums might be your best bet. A terrarium…
SOLD OUT – Wooden Spoon Carving with Alma
Come and dip your toe into the skill of wood carving. Learn how to design and carve your own wooden spoon! At the end of the workshop you will have your own special spoon that you can take home and use with pride! What will we cover? In this hands-on and informative class, we will: Begin with…
Queer Social Moorabbin: Acrylic Pour Art with Robert
Who hasn't seen a video of paint pouring? It's soothing, it's colourful and it's definitely fun! Join us and learn how to make your own pour art which is a little more involved than you may have thought but the results are pretty spectacular, galactic, swirly and eye-catching. Then, we'll get started designing our own…
Carve Your Own Wooden Cheese Knife with Alma
Come and learn how to design and carve your own wooden cheese knife! Learn about different woods and grain, how to use wood carving tools, and put it all to the test to make a handcrafted knife to suit whatever cheese you please! At the end of the workshop you will have your own special…
Colour Gradient Linocut Printmaking with Emilie
In this class, Emilie will teach you how to make your own, individually designed print! You'll be taken through each step - from designing, calving a linocut stamp and then printing using a beautiful two-colour gradient! Once you have made your stamp - you can use it on greeting cards, t-shirts, tote bags - whatever…
Dia del los Muertos: Ornaments and Garlands with Katherine and Irma
Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is an important and celebratory period on the Mexican calendar, with many different public and personal activities and traditions to uphold and participate in. In this class we will learn all about Day of the Dead as celebrated in Mexico, and make an embossed tin…
Intro to Linocut with Emilie
More than just a floor covering! Did you know that linocut has been used in printing for over a century and this technique was originally for making wallpaper? Printing with linocut is similar to woodcut printmaking but a bit easier to work with (because it has no grain to consider like wood). In this…
Doodling and Sketching for a Sense of Calm with Felix
Mindful doodling is about using your hands to help you focus, learning a skill to quiet your thoughts, and drawing something silly- because art should be fun! We’ll learn a mindfulness technique to help you decompress when stressed or have racing thoughts, and pair it up with learning to draw something cute and easy. By…
SOLD OUT – Basic Box Top Pattern Making and Sewing with Robyn
This is a double class on Tuesday October 30th - 6: 15pm Pattern Making and then 7: 45pm Pattern Sewing. Your ticket gives you admission to both parts of the class. Have you ever wanted to make your own clothes but didn't know where to start? This workshop on Basic Pattern Making and Sewing will allow you…
Meditative Doodling for Beginners with Ethel (Online)
Fancy an art class that really, truly requires no drawing experience? Love art but don't always feel creative? This class give you an introduction to simple doodling using straight forward but versatile techniques. Pairing things black to simple black and white, learn to creative bold and striking patterns with just a single pen. As well…
Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Halloween Plaques with Fran
Have you wanted to try painting with acrylics but haven't felt confident enough with the materials to get going? Well use Halloween as a fun excuse to pick up the brushes and treat yourself to a step by step painting tutorial to make a Halloween plaque or kooky quote, adding a personal touch to your…
Crafting Paper Flowers with Fran
Flowers are always so lovely to have around - the colours, smells, and that connection to nature. When we can't have the real thing, paper flowers are a fun alternative with added longevity and versatility. Dive into the vibrant world of colors and textures as you learn the art of crafting blooms from delicate crepe…
Watercolours for Beginners: Beautiful Botanicals with Marloes (Online)
Join wildlife artist Marloes and learn to paint beautiful botanicals with watercolours. Marloes will guide you through the steps and methods for applying and manipulating watercolour paints and pencils, as well as tricks and tips to get awesomely realistic (and sometimes deliberately less realistic) effects. Join us for a fun session that’s a great way to start your…
Shibari: Creating Deeper Intimacy and Connection with Harli
Shibari is the erotic practice of traditionally informed Japanese rope bondage. Join us for a guided journey into this exciting world! This class will cover the basics of Shibari knot tying, but with a specific focus on the art form's potential for facilitating profound intimacy, connection and trust building with partners. In all of our…
Halloween Headdresses and Floral Crowns with Robyn
Are you celebrating Halloween or Dia de los Muertos? Planning to go out to a costume party? Come and finalise your outfit with a headdress, crown, fascinator or something else tres unique. In this class we will make creepy or cute headdresses to top off any costume. With heaps of sequins, tulle, pumpkins, bats…
Shibari 101: Rope Bondage with Harli
Shibari is the erotic practice of traditionally informed Japanese rope bondage. Join us for a guided journey into this exciting world! We will learn the important foundations of safety and rope-craft before learning some basic yet effective knots and techniques for both the tie-ers (Riggers) and the tie-ees (Bunnies) All welcome. The lesson structure is designed so that…
Dark Wreath Making with Robyn
A few dark dates and observances come to mind in October and November - Halloween, All Saints' Day/All Hallows' Day, Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos, Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night - events celebrated in all different ways. Or perhaps, regardless of the calendar, you simply have a penchant for the darker side of things. If you feeling…
Glow Comic Trails: Glow-in-the-Dark Painting with Emilie
Laneway Learning is running Glow Comics Trails, a celebration of Melbourne Comics artists in the city! Six artists have been commissioned to write mini comics about Melbourne after dark, and their comic panels have been pasted-up across the city, creating a trail for you to walk and reconstitute the stories. Each comic even has a…
Repujado Embossed Tin Ornaments: Calaveras Skulls with Katherine and Irma
Repujado are embossed tin ornaments and they're very recognisable in South American countries. In Spanish, it's called Hojalata - the Spanish word for tin. This embossing is a technique that involves stamping/punching material, that's cut or pierced into decorative works of art. Repujado are fun and colourful, and can depict many different animals and symbols.…
Collage for the Soul with Yianni
Collage isn't new, it's been around for thousands of years. But collage can allow us to be kids again - thinking outside the square, constructing imaginary worlds, scenarios and even poetry. Discover how collage can help us loosen up, relax and even discover things about ourselves. Let's have fun and have some interesting…
SOLD OUT – Sex: Pleasure Anatomy with Louise
This class is all about pleasure! Sex educator Louise Bourchier will teach you the ins-and-outs of sexual anatomy so you can maximise pleasure in your sex life (whether solo or partnered). Rather than the reproductive focus that most of us learned in school, Louise’s style of grown-up sex ed focuses on the feel-good aspects of…
An Introduction to Community Radio with Owen (PBS)
Please note: This class is held at community radio station PBSfm on Johnston street, Collingwood. Who listens to the radio? Even amongst all the streaming services in our faces these days, the humble radio is still alive and kicking! Even thriving! Community Radio is a unique category of radio broadcasting in Australia, and Melbourne alone…
Glow Comic Trails Walking Tours with Emilie
Welcome to Comic Glow Trails, the first and only comic book event that combines glow in the dark, walking tours, hidden Easter eggs and fun workshops! You can come to one, two or everything and enjoy a month of discovery and art. Six amazing Melbourne Comics artists have been commissioned mini comics about ‘Melbourne after…
Illustrating Native Wildlife with Amandine
Laneway Learning and artist Emilie Walsh have partnered to run Glow Comics Trails: an art trail by Melbourne comics artists featuring glow-in-the-dark easter eggs for you to find! As part of the event, Laneway Learning is offering the selected artists an opportunity to run a beginner workshop with us! A special opportunity to meet Melbourne…
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