Past Online Classes
Take a look back at the online classes we’ve run.
Past Online Classes
Watercolour Botanicals and Illustration with Caro
Come and enjoy the wonderful world of watercolour painting and illustrating! Whether you're a total beginner or haven't picked up pencils and brushes in a while, watercolour is a most engaging art medium. Fall in love with the brush strokes, creating your own colours, and lose yourself in the shapes and textures of nature and…
Learn to Loom Weave with Clare
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. All the tools and…
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!…
Knitting for Beginners with Clare
Knitting remains a fun and useful skill across the ages - whether it's a beginner's scarf, a cosy blanket, toys or complex garments. Our knitting teacher, Clare, loves knitting all year round. In the warmer months plant-based fibres and yarns are great to create lighter pieces, and in cooler weather sustainable wools are her go to.…
An Intro to 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…
DIY Interior Design: Hero Piece Driven Design with Belinda (Online)
Do you want to decorate, renovate or reinvent your home space but have no idea where to start? Don't know what your 'style' is? Have you saved a whole heap of seemingly random images in Pinterest? Interior Designer, Belinda, will show you how easy interior design can be with her 'hero piece driven design' process.…
Leathercraft Basics: Make a Leather Purse with Gosia
Discover the art of Leathercraft! In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of leatherworking while creating your own unique and sustainable leather pouch. Using 100% repurposed leather, you'll be guided through all aspects of this project, from creating the initial pattern, to stitching and embellishing, to create your own one-of-a-kind leather pouch that reflects your…
Feldenkrais: Ease Your Lower Back (Floor Version) with Ralph
Experiencing tension in your back that you'd love to release? Come and join this evening workshop and learn some techniques from the Feldenkrais method to help ease your lower back. Feldenkrais are movements that soften, release and ease tension within the body. Knowing these movements can improve your posture, balance and strength. Join Ralph to learn how…
Leathercraft Basics: Leather Accessories 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 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 one-of-a-kind…
Shibari for Intimacy: Creating Deeper 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…
Queer Social Footscray: 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…
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! In this introduction to shibari 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…
Kokedama Moss Balls with Winter
Kokedama is an ancient Japanese botanical art like bonsai or ikebana art. The word ‘Kokedama’ means ‘moss ball’ in Japanese as they are plants living in freestanding balls of moss-covered soil instead of pots. Kokedama are a beautiful way to bring greenery into your home and are ideal for apartments or flats with minimal space.…
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…
The Art and Exercise of Bellydance with Alia
Belly dancing doesn't require a bare belly! So put that idea to the side! Belly dancing is a wonderful form of movement and dance that focuses on isometric exercises, where one muscle group works in the opposite direction to other muscle groups. It's such an effective form of exercise as it doesn't require going down…
Intro to Acrylic Pour Art with Maria
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 home…
Polymer Clay: Miniature Food with Maria
How adorable are mini polymer clay creations? ! These clay cuties can be made into earrings, keyrings, fridge magnets or delicious looking table 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 a mini burger, hot dog, ice cream…
Good Laughs, Good Mood: Laughter Movement with Joshinder
Need a refreshing and revitalising circuit breaker? A way to feel present in your body, with a boost for the mind and mood? Laughter yoga, or laughter movement, might be right up your alley! Laughter gives us a big dose of endorphins and dopamines - the hormones and chemicals that helps us feel good. And…
Social Media for Small Businesses with Hayley (online)
Do you run a small business, or even a side hobby that you're trying to get up? This workshop is all about how to use social media to support your own small business with ease and enjoyment. It's about using the time, energy and resources you already have to make the most of specific social…
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…
Transfer Paper for Clay Pottery with Maddy
Working with clay and learning some pottery skills is always fun. In this class we'll be making pieces from air-dry clay specifically to decorate and customise with unique designs from transfer papers. Transfer paper works a bit like temporary tattoos - keeping them wet with a cloth until the design transfer over. While transfer paper…
Queer Social Darebin: Learn Sewing via Plush Hearts with Robert
Learn hand sewing basics while creating a cute plushie heart that can be used as a key chain or home decor! Together we'll learn how to work with plush fabric, read and cut a simple pattern and some basic stitches to get us going. Come and join us for a queer good time! This event…
Paper and Glass Jewellery 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…
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…
Polymer Clay: Cute Kawaii Magnets with Maria
Kawaii is the Japanese culture of cuteness, and in this class Maria will show you how to make the cutest magnets ever! Polymer Clay is a a fun and easy-to-use modelling medium with all the colours to choose from. Learn how to mould different items, how to play with gestures and Japanese-style kawaii features and…
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…
A Practical Introduction to Coding with Alind
What's it all about? Coding isn't a scary word! And computer programming is not just a vocational skill– it can be creative, accessible, practical, and fun! Come along and learn how to code by doing it for yourself! In this workshop we'll get you hands on and working with basic code as we learn how…
The Tale of That Copyrighted Black and Gothic Upcycling with Maria
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 it…
Jesmonite Gifts: Galactic 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, with diverse colours, textures and finishes. Come and learn how to use Jesmonite, and design and create your own colourful trinket tray. It's also a fun way to say Thanks Mum this Mothers' Day with something handmade. This is…
Scented Soy Candle Making with Lily
A little bit of homemade luxury goes a long way! Who doesn't melt a little bit and relax at the warm glow of a candle, its scent filling your space. Come and join this beginner class and learn how to make soy candle from scratch - a process that's safe and simple to replicate at home.…
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