Past Melbourne Classes
Take a look back at the classes we’ve run in Melbourne.
Past Melbourne Classes
Watercolour for Beginners: Colourful Cats with Emilie (Online)
Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour paintings! This beginners class will teach you skills and techniques to create your own piece of watercolour art. You will experiment with colour and shapes to create a beautiful image of your cat, or your neighbour's or a fictional one from your imagination! What will we cover?…
Beginner’s Hula Dance with Alia
Looking to try an inspiring and enjoyable dance-form and exercise? Try Hula from The Hawaiian Islands. Hula means “dance” in the Hawaiian language, and is the gentler form of Polynesian dance, with a rolling hip action that expresses the motion of the ocean, while the hands tells the story. You will be taken on a…
Make your own Organic Hair Products with Lily
Are you looking for healthier, more natural haircare products? Or something vegan? Or more environmentally friendly haircare? Come along and make your own natural haircare products. Lily will cover all your bases, so you can avoid harsh polluting chemicals and live more sustainably by learning how to make haircare products yourself! This hands-on class…
Beginner Watercolours: Starting a Creative Sketchbook with Emilie (online)
Watercolour is an easy way to pick up painting skill and is the perfect companion to start a sketchbook! In this class, Emilie will share with you her tips to start a regular creative practice through sketchbooking. You don’t need any experience to start filling in a sketchbook with easy watercolour illustrations! In this…
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…
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…
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…
Ex Libris Stamp Making with Tish
Have you ever enthusiastically loaned a favourite book to a friend, housemate, family member and it never came back? You need an ex-libris! Ex-libris are stamps that are used to mark books from a collection, usually used by libraries. In this class you'll learn how to design and make your very own custom ex-libris stamp!…
Queer Social Footscray: Big Bold Polymer Clay Jewellery with Maria
Polymer clay is an accessible, colourful and versatile material - a lot of fun to use, but even better with some introductory tips to get you going. There are different types of clays and bake times, and different techniques to create shapes, blend colours, emboss, and express your colourful polymer visions! We'll put this into practice and…
Beginners Linocut with Tish
Have you ever tried lino carving to make prints of art? It's a really interesting process of developing a design, carving away at lino, and creating a surface to ink, print and reveal your artwork! It's a type of printmaking process call relief printing - after cutting away at your lino, the ink attaches to…
Henna Art Magic: A Beginner’s Workshop with Chandani
Dive into the enchanting world of Henna art in Henna Art Magic: A Beginner's Workshop! Perfect for beginners, this workshop will introduce you to the beautiful and ancient art of Henna, a natural and temporary form of body art that has been adored for centuries across many cultures. Whether you're looking to uncover or express…
Watercolour for Beginners: Picturesque Portraits with Emilie (online)
Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour paintings! This beginners class will teach you skills and techniques to create your own piece of watercolour art. You will experiment with colour and shapes to create a pretty portrait! Emilie's classes are accessible and fun. No one is left behind and absolutely no prior experience is…
Ethical Investment 101: Choose What Your Money Funds with Rachel and Morgan
As a bank customer, a super fund member or a shareholder you could be investing in companies that are expanding fossil fuels and is fuelling the climate crisis. But you also have an opportunity to change bank policy for the better and ensure your money is used as a force for good. Your teachers Rachel…
Modern Dance and Movement with Océane
Is it time to shake out some stresses and reconnect with your body in an expressive way? Or maybe any sort of movement floats your boat? Dance for yourself or for the dance floor with Océane. Océane applies her formal dance training to less formal styles of modern dance and movement. Her focus is to empower…
Macrame for Beginners: Rainbow Planters with Maria
Macrame is a craft using knots and weaves to make beautiful homewares, clothing and more. Its origins are a bit unsure, some dating it back to the 13th century in Arabia using knot patterns to decorate textiles and others tracing it back to Babylonian times. It's a very relaxing and fun hobby and can be…
Explore A Japan Less Travelled with Andrew
Dreaming of sushi, samurais, and sakura? Contemplating joining the many Australians who have made Japan the top tourist destination in 2023? Make your first trip as unique as the Land of the Rising Sun itself! There is more to Japan than Castles, Cat Cafes, and Cherry Blossoms - find out about everything from hiking, Japan's…
Dry Felting 101: Mini Cacti with Heather
What’s it all about? Needle felting is the simple process of turning loose wool into a solid felt using a barbed needle. It’s a very easy craft which doesn’t require extensive equipment and you can make toys, ornaments and decorations - it's a very fun and tactile hobby. In this beginner class we'll be learning…
SOLD OUT – Beginner Millinery: Braided Headbands with Louise
Make yourself a chic bandeau headband that you can wear simply anywhere. Melbourne Milliner, Louise Macdonald, is looking forward to teaching you a traditional ribbon folding technique and showing you how to apply it to a contemporary halo design. No worries if you're new to this – Louise will show you the ropes, teaching you…
Feldenkrais: Ribs, Breath, Love with Ralph (online)
In Feldenkrais movement lessons to free up the ribs, upper back, shoulders and the breath. The movements help to open up the heart area to let your warm love flow. The movement explorations are enjoyable, relaxing, interesting and safe. This is even more impactful for singers, actors, teachers, public speakers, wind instrument players and sports…
Intro to Resin: Serving Trays with Maria
Resin is a popular material that offers great variety in the projects you can make and the decorations that you can encase. Join us for an intro into resin where we will learn how to mix, colour and pour our resin into a prepared wooden tray to make and decorate our own spectacular serving trays!…
Intro to Resin: Serving Trays with Maria
Resin is a popular material that offers great variety in the projects you can make and the decorations that you can encase. Join us for an intro into resin where we will learn how to mix, colour and pour our resin into a prepared wooden tray to make and decorate our own spectacular serving trays!…
Stick “Fighting” for Movement and Mind with Jim
The simple stick is one of our earliest tools and weapons. As such, it’s attached to our basic movements and mindset. In this class we will look at Filipino systems of stick fighting - Arnis, Kali and Eskrima - in combination with Western martial arts approaches. We will learn to work with the stick for…
Punch Needle Embroidery with Natalia
Punch needle embroidery just got cool! And we understand why. . . They look so pretty and vibrant, they're colourful and tactile, and the process is extreeeeemely cathartic. Join us for a fun workshop and learn all the basics to create your own punch needle embroidery from scratch. As well as class time, you will…
Modern Embroidery with Natalia
Ever wanted to learn embroidery? This is a perfect time. Join us for a fun workshop and learn how to do the basic embroidery stitches such as running stitch, french knots and others. Then we’ll start an easy but stunning project by creating an embroidered design of your choice, using a variety of simple stitches.…
A Fun Intro to Philosophy’s Big Questions with Daniel
Philosophy is all about asking questions: What can we know? How should we live? Where does meaning come from? Though it can sometimes seem complex and difficult, philosophy is one important way humans try to understand the world they live in. In this class specially designed for beginners, we will learn about philosophy by…
Job Seeking Strategies That Work with John (Online)
Looking for a job is never easy. It can be a daunting journey and an emotional rollercoaster ride, with awesome highs but also devastating lows. Job markets change continually and to remain connected and competitive, you need to go beyond the norm. It is said that only 20% of jobs are advertised! That means 80% of them…
The Ins and Outs of Owners Corporations with Robyn
What’s it all about? So, you may be thinking about purchasing an apartment, or you've already done so? Have you investigated the Owners Corporation, their requirements, special rules and costs? Or are you not aware that by purchasing an apartment you are most likely joining an Owners Corporation? This class has been organised to explain what an…
Traditional Pork Potsticker Dumplings with Qing
We all love dumplings, but how many of us can create this yumminess in our own kitchen? Especially the pot-sticker style of cooking. In this class we will explore the history of Chinese dumplings, and follow a demonstration on how to prepare the filling and the dough, before getting hands on and making your own traditional…
Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Paints with Serene
Come and learn how to create eco paints from all natural ingredients! And put them immediately to use as you learn to paint a realistic Maori Octopus. 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 the paints…
Vegetarian Potsticker Dumplings with Qing
We all love dumplings, but how many of us can create this yumminess in our own kitchen? In this class we will explore the history of Chinese dumplings and follow a demonstration on how to making the vegetarian dumpling filling, and how to make the dough, before making, filling and folding our own Vegetarian…
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