Past Online Classes
Take a look back at the online classes we’ve run.
Past Online Classes
Needle Felting: Colourful Owls with Heather
What’s it all about? Needle felting is the process of turning loose wool into a solid felt using a barbed needle - it’s a very easy craft that doesn’t require extensive equipment. Using the dry needle felting technique you'll be taught how to create basic 2D and 3D shapes, to develop into cute and…
Feldenkrais: Free the Neck (floor version) with Ralph (Online)
Take a little time to focus on your own body and movement, and try a safe and easy fix for neck tension and stiffness using the ingenious Feldenkrais movement exercises. Feldenkrais is a clever exercise system using gentle movement and mindfulness. You learn to release tightness and unconscious restriction and create natural, graceful and…
Cute Closed Terrariums with Winter
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…
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…
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…
Open Succulent Terrariums with Winter
Terrariums are easy to take care and very trendy! You can make closed ones, where you create your own ecosystem. Or open ones, which are more suited to succulents and cacti. In this class, we will learn how to make our own open terrarium from scratch. Think of it as “mini-landscaping”! Should I add…
Make Your Own Flower Press with Robyn
What’s it all about? Aren’t flowers fabulous! Adding their cheer, colour and fragrance, and elevating our mood so easily. It always seems such a shame to throw away cut flowers once they become droopy. If only there was some way to prolong their life… Welcome the simple flower press! Pressing flowers means you can keep…
Japanese Cooking: Vegetable and Chickpea with Naoko (online)
How delicious is fresh Japanese! Such attention to detail of flavour, texture, colour, and aroma. While requiring an attention to details, Japanese cooking doesn't need to be too complicated to be both incredibly tasty and healthy. In this class you'll be able to cook along with Naoko in Kanazawa, Japan, as she demonstrates how to…
Learn to Make Spring Seed Bombs with Robyn
Spring is in the air! There's a warm tinge to the mornings and blossoms are not far off! It's time to start thinking about our gardens, so let's get ready with seed bombs! "Seed bombs" are simple to make, and allow seeds to enter their environment with a warm and safe encasing around them. They're…
An Introduction to Linocut Printmaking 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…
Sculpting the Human Body with Maddy
Come and explore clay sculpting! In this class we'll learn the basics of creating a small torso of the human figure. The human figure is all about curves! Whether you're sculpting a human shape that is full figured or slight, the key to sculpting the body is in its curves. At the end of the…
An Introduction to Linocut Printmaking 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…
Beginner Journalling: Turning Problems into Puzzles with Ingrid (Online)
Puzzles are fun. Problems, on the other hand, don't seem to bring quite the same amount of curiosity and intrigue! This class will have you journaling as you turn the problems and challenges you're facing into something more like puzzles. As you learn a unique step-by-step journal writing framework, you’ll also be inspired to…
Colourful 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…
Polymer Slab Jewellery with Maddy
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! In this class we will focus…
Queer Social Footscray: Learn to Code 101 with May
This event will be half social fun times with a bunch of like minded queer people and half super cute workshop times! When you think of coding, do you think difficult and boring? ! Well we'd like to change your mind on that! Just like pottery, crochet, or painting, coding is about creating something of…
Leathercraft Basics: Accessories and Key Rings with Gosia
Discover the art of Leathercraft! In this workshop, you’ll learn some fundamentals of leatherworking while creating your own unique and sustainable leather jewellery, keyrings and accessories. Using 100% repurposed leather, you'll be guided through all aspects of this project, from creating patterns, to stitching, studwork and embellishing, attaching jewellery fixings - to create your own…
Making and Drawing Illustrated Lists with Emilie (online)
Lists are easy to make, they help you stay organised, and they make for a great addition in any art journal. Not only can lists be a creative tool, but they can help you clear your mind, focus, and stimulate creativity when approached through art! If you love checking items of your to-do list, or…
She, StoryTeller: Radical Fairytale Re-imagining + Macrame Woman Planter
This class is part of She, Storyteller a series for all women (and women-identifying) who want to unpack the stories that have been told to us, the stories that we’ve believed and the stories that we wish to write for ourselves moving forward. Over three classes, three fairytale-orientated, narrative processes are paired with grounding,…
The Pleasure of Drawing with Emilie (Online)
As a kid, drawing is a fun activity that almost all of us enjoyed, at school or at home. Growing up most of us drop the habit of drawing and we often become inhibited with pen and paper. In this workshop you will learn a series of drawing exercises to get back in…
An 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…
Learn to use Jesmonite: Colourful Trinket Trays with Maddy
Jesmonite is a water-based and eco-friendly resin, which is non-toxic and has no dangerous fumes. It's a versatile casting material, and we'll run through the different colours, textures and finishes you can achieve. Come and learn how to use Jesmonite, and design and create your own colourful trinket tray. It also makes a fun handmade gift (if you…
The Tale of That Copyrighted Black and Gothic Upcycling with Maddy
You might not have heard of "Vantablack", but it's a wild and curly tale of colour copyrights, light absorbing darkness, satellites and. . . home decor! ? Simply put, Vantablack is the darkest black pigment humans have created, originally as a form of military camouflage. It's extremely matte, meaning it doesn't reflect light, giving…
Paper and Glass Jewellery and Accessories with Qing
Who would have thought glass and paper could be made into wonderful pieces of jewellery? ! So simple to create, yet stunning to wear! With the limitless bounds of print media (think books, old maps, sheet music, photographs, origami paper) you can take almost anything flat and make it into your very own piece of…
Needle Felting: Cottage Pin Cushions with Heather
What’s it all about? Needle felting is the process of turning loose wool into a solid felt using a barbed needle - it’s a very easy craft that doesn’t require extensive equipment. Using the dry needle felting technique you'll be taught how to create basic 2D and 3D shapes, to develop into the cutest…
Weaving with Paper: Make Your Own Basket with Qing
If you're not sure how to approach basket weaving, then here's your chance to learn the basics with Qing. There are a number of different styles and materials used for basket weaving, and in this introductory class Qing will introduce you to basket weaving using thick paper. This not as fiddly or as time consuming…
Basic Audio Editing: Using Audacity with Maddy
If you're a podcast nerd, you might wonder about how these are made, and the minimum tools and equipment needed. If you're a music fan, you might be curious about how to integrate music into other projects, like a seamless playlist. If you're just interested in learning something new, there's so much you can do…
How to Achieve a Fulfilling Career and Love your Mondays with John (Online)
Do you love Monday mornings or dread them? Let’s face it, we all desire a career that gives us a sense fulfillment, purpose and satisfaction. We want to be recognised for our expertise and value as well as being financially rewarded at the level we truly deserve. Unfortunately, many people get stuck in jobs far…
An Introduction to Silver Clay: Mini Charms with Maria
Silver Clay is an interesting material for silver jewellery making. It's a pliable clay with powdered silver through it, meaning the clay can be sculpted into unique shapes and designs. The silver clay is then fired in a kiln and the clay binding component burns away leaving your creation as solid silver! In this fun…
Singing for Everyone with Johanna
The power of your voice is immense. Imagine if you embraced it - and had fun doing it! Voice is our body's very own, unique instrument. Yet it's often the one we feel most uncomfortable sharing. If you've every wanted to feel a bit braver in sharing your voice, and learn a bit more about…
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