Past Online Classes
Take a look back at the online classes we’ve run.
Past Online Classes
Watercolour for Beginners: Autumn Leaves with Emilie
Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour paintings! This beginners class will teach you skills and techniques to start watercolour painting or continue to advance your skills. You will experiment with colour and shapes to create a series of art pieces - finishing with one of some beautiful Autumn leaves. Feel free to go on…
Personalised Cross-Stitch with delsi
Come and make a personalised cross-stitch to decorate your home or gift to a pal! delsi will teach you about the world of counted cross-stitch, how to follow a pattern or create your own designs. You will also learn how to stitch words so you can personalise your cross-stitch with a pals name or cute…
Finding your Ikigai: Purpose and Life Satisfaction with Maria Online
You might have heard 2021 was the year of the Great Resignation or the "Quitenning" as they called it in US. Hundreds of people had a thought about what they were doing with their lives and if it was enough for them. Many people have gone back to retraining, up-skilling or are looking for what…
Make a Kaleidoscope with Emilie
Remember the fun of gazing through a colourful kaleidoscope as a kid? Come to this class to learn how to create your very own! Emilie will teach you how to fabricate a kaleidoscope with recycled materials. From cutting the mirrors to assembling the tube and selecting the colours from colourful beads, you’ll learn all the…
Pretty Polymer Earrings with delsi
Would you like to adorn yourself with a pair of handmade earrings? Maybe you'd like to learn how to experiment with polymer clay and gold leaf to create sparkly handmade creations. Or maybe you're just really keen to hang out with lovely humans while doing something crafty and fun. Join delsi for this super fun…
Posing & Angles – How to Look Good in Any Photo with Natalia (Online)
Have you ever wondered why you look amazing in the mirror but sometimes it doesn't translate on camera? Well there are actually poses and angles that look better on camera! In this workshop, Natalia will take you through the tricks she has learnt from years of being a boudoir photographer! You CAN look amazing in photos,…
Enchantment and Symbolism: The Psychological Function of Fairy Tales with Lisa
Fairy tales exist in a land located far away from here, in a time that is not now. They may include cursed kingdoms, candy houses, and all manner of fantastical happenings. But these old stories also involve injustice, threat, and hostile caregivers among other grim realities. In this class we get curious about the psychological…
Intro to Pottery with Pouya
Come and explore the world of pottery and clay modelling! Art teacher Pouya, will guide you through an introduction to pottery and will support you to make your own piece of pottery art. You might like to make an engraved plate, a little pot or both! At the end of the workshop you will walk away…
Mini Macrame Wall Hangers with Courtney
Come and make a beautiful piece of mini macrame wall hanging with the talented Courtney from Knot Calm! Macrame is the process of using knots to make something beautiful. You will use beautiful cotton cord to weave your pretty knots. If you've never dabbled with macrame before, this is the perfect first workshop to get…
Macrame Drink Bottle Holders with Courtney
Come and learn how to make a super cute and functional drink bottle holder out of macrame! These cute and practical bottle holders are great for taking your water or wine with you wherever you go! What will we cover? This fun and easy Macrame workshop will teach you: Some basic macrame knotsHow to construct a water…
QUEER SOCIAL – Money Management: What We Wished We Learnt At School with Scott
Get ready to learn all about the money stuff you wished they taught you at school! Do you sometimes find Tax, Superannuation and managing your cash super confusing? I do! Well, Financial Planner Scott, is going to break it all down for us. He is going to fill us in on money management strategies -…
Middle East Dessert Feast with Natalie (Online)
"It was so delicious I made it 3 times in 3 days" "The fragrance and presence of rose is beautiful. Best of all it’s the easiest dessert I’ve ever made. " Join us and learn a popular and economical Middle Eastern dessert to enjoy and to serve: Mhalabiyeh or fragrant milk pudding. What will we cover?…
Intro to Acrylic Markers: Colourful Patterns with Emilie
In this class, Emilie will teach you how to design colourful patterns using acrylic posca markers. Posca are paint markers that create beautiful smooth surfaces that give striking results for pattern design. Fill some notebooks with mini patterns and test out all the combinations of colour and shapes your imagination can think of! And enjoy…
Self Care Strategies for Queers with Eddy (Online)
Living in a fast paced society that demands our constant attention can be difficult to navigate - especially when you don't feel you are in the best mental space. So how do we get ourselves into a better mental space? Well, self care can really help! Self care can look different to everyone! Bubble baths…
Building Queer Resilience with Eddy (Online)
Resilience - it’s said to be a good indicator of healthy mental wellbeing. But what is it exactly? How do you develop it? And how do you know if you have it? Come along to this workshop with Psychologist Eddy to find out how to harness and use resilience in order to live…
Punch Needle Embroidery for Beginners with Natalia
Punch needle embroidery just got cool! And we get why. . . They look so pretty and the process is super cathartic. Join us for a fun workshop and learn all the basics to create your own punch needle embroidery. You will not only take home your original craft piece but will also receive the…
A Beginners Guide to Portrait Photography with Natalia
If you are an aspiring Instagram photographer this class is for you! We will learn all about portrait photography and how you can take better photos of other people or how to direct your friends to take better photos of you! You'll be taking prettier photos for your socials in no time at all! What…
Silver Australiana Jewellery with Qing
Please note: This is a two-week class with the first part taking place on the 16th of May and the second happening on the 23rd of May (Fee covers both classes). Please come at the same time in the second week as you do in the first. The price of silver is NOT included, because it…
Painting Visual Poems with Mark
We all know the power of advertising. Words and images get into our minds and stay through the associations of words and images. Instead of going shopping let’s use words and colour to express our thoughts and feelings. This class will explore the mysterious ways colour and words work together as a method for making…
Make your own Engraved Silver Ring with Qing
Come and make your own engraved silver ring! In this class you will learn the technique of “Lost wax casting”. This involves taking a wax cast, resizing it to fit you perfectly and then engraving patterns and words to create your own, unique sterling silver jewellery. You can make a delicate, fine silver ring or a thick chunky one.…
Beginners Pet Portraits with Marloes (Online)
Would you like to draw a super cute portrait of your pet? Or really any other animal you love! Come and learn how to create an adorable pet image and how to create the perfect animal fur texture with artist Marloes! What will we cover? Through this draw along workshop you will learn how…
SOLD OUT – QUEER SOCIAL – Queer Auslan with Hadley
Come and learn how to have a conversation with D/deaf and hard of hearing queers who use Auslan (Australian Sign Language). We will explore queer specific Auslan signs as well as do's and don'ts when approaching D/deaf and hard of hearing people. This event will be half social chats with a bunch of like minded…
Intro to Acrylic Pour Painting with Emilie
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. Then, we'll get started designing our own and we'll all go…
Luscious Locks: Make your own Organic Hair Products with Lily
Are you looking for healthier, vegan, more natural, or simply eco-friendly haircare products? You can avoid harsh polluting chemicals, and live more sustainably by learning to make them yourself! This hands-on class will teach you how to make 2 natural shampoos at home: a liquid shampoo with gorgeous essential oils, and a plant-based, 100%…
Watercolour for Beginners: Magical Mushrooms with Emilie
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 some magical mushrooms! All materials provided - just come and have a wonderful time! What will we cover? This beginner’s…
Budget like a Boss – Build Your Personal Budget with Alex (Online)
Building a budget and then using it is an essential ingredient to take control of your financial life. Don’t sit wondering where your money went – instead tell it where you want it to go. Decide what you want and make it happen with your budget (rather than letting life happen to you).…
Make your own Organic Skincare Products with Lily
Are you looking for eco-friendly, vegan or natural beauty products? Come and learn to make them yourself, with our DIY organic skincare workshop! Together, we’ll make products that are 100% natural - you’ll be pleasantly surprised how easy it is. What will we cover? In this hands-on and informative class, we will: Answer some of…
Make your own Eco Bath Bombs with delsi
Feeling a little run down? Like some more self care in your life? Would you like to relax into a sparkly pink bath filled with a neon coloured bath bomb you made yourself? Come and learn how to make your own eco-glitter bath bombs in this fun, hands on workshop! Ex high-school teacher/DIY beauty product lover,…
SOLD OUT – Spoon Carving with Alma
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 a discussion on types of wood, a guide for the tools…
Make Me Laugh: Bringing Humour into your Conversations with AJ (Online)
Laughter is the social glue that binds us. Science shows it builds connection, forms trust and breaks down hostility. Humour is a trait universally desired in family, friends and lovers - and yet there just ain’t enough laughter in this world! Join us to explore how to use laughter in conversation in ways…
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