Artworks

One-Day Workshops

The following courses are for a single day, from 9.30am - 3.30pm, and include  a wide range of materials and techniques.
Classes are suitable for all abilities, from beginners to those with some experience

 

 

Alys silver       Silver Jewellery                                                                                                                                                        £60*
       SJO - Saturday 4th February                                                                          Tutor: Andrew Bailey           
       Create unique and original jewellery to your own design using cutting, shaping, soldering and 
       finishing techniques, with silver sheet and wire (* extra charge for silver materials, typically £20)    More.... 

       Patchwork Bag                                                                                                                                                       £75 
Patchwork bag          PBO - Wednesday 15th February                                                                    Tutor: Suzanne Fisher
          Using a commercial pattern, your sewing machine and a provided pack of co-ordinating fabrics,
          make a fun bag incorporating simple sewing skills combined with patchwork techniques    More....


NEW PROGRAMME - MARCH TO JULY 2012

rag rugs  Rag Rugs                                                                                                                                                                      £75
  RRO
- Friday 16th March                                                                                 Tutor: Linda Chivers
  Learn how to use traditional hooking and prodding rag rug techniques, and recycle your old clothes
  and fabrics into a textile piece suitable for a cushion cover or small hanging    More....

Mod Roc Creations                                                                                                                                    £80
MRO - Saturday 31st March                                                                                                  Tutor: Nancy Goodens
Start building your creation with a wire framework or armature, then wrap it in layers of Mod Roc plaster bandages
and add aptional found materials, and finally paint your work using acrylics    More....

   

Design work     Design Day                                                                                                                            £70
     DDO - Wednesday 18th April                                                                       Tutor: Nancy Goodens
     Suitable for any art discipline or craft application, follow a basic design process from initial sketches
     through stylisation, scale, colour schemes, repeat patterns and abstraction    More....

   

 

Mary Crabb basket      Twined Basketry                                                                                                                  £80
      TBO - Wednesday 23rd May                                                                                  Tutor: Mary Crabb
      Experiment with the technique of twining using a range of yarns, threads and cords, to create
      3-dimensional woven structures or sample pieces    More....


Harris textile     Your Embellisher Machine                                                                                               £75  
     EMO -Friday 23rd May                                                                                  Tutor: Nancy Goodens
     Using an image or photo as inspiration, discover how to use your embellisher and a range of fabrics
     and fibres in a painterly way, creating a set of samples and working toward a finished piece    More....

fused glass group 1  Glass Fusing                                                                                                                         £85
  GFO - Saturday 16th June                                                                           Tutor: Nancy Goodens
  Learn how to cut and shape glass, and how to fuse glass in a kiln producing exciting results, to include
  a small bowl which can be slumped afterwards (collection of work after firing required)    More....

copper sunflower    Copper Sculpture                                                                                                              £75
    CSO - Saturday 7th July                                                                                  Tutor: Andrew Bailey
     Discover how copper can be cut, shaped, textured and finished in a variety of ways, to produce a
     small 3-dimensional sculpture suitable for your home or garden    More.....


shibori    Indigo Shibori                                                                                                                      £80
    ISO - Wednesday 18th July                                                                                 Tutor: Shirley Scott
    Prepare an indigo vat, create resist patterns by tying, stitching, and clamping, then dye cotton and
    other natural fabrics to create fabrics lengths suitable fo scarves and other projects    More....

 

 

 

All materials and use of tools and equipment included (*except silver materials, typically £20)

Plenty of refreshments available, and a light lunch is included in the workshop fee

Need to know more about a course, or want to check availability?  

Call Nancy on 07766 919231, or email me at artworks01@aol.com,
or use the enquiry form on the 'Contact Us' page.
There is a printable booking form, and a printed courses brochure is also available by post on request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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