Arts and Crafts courses

...brushes and paints so you can practice with the paints and water before starting your painting. Claire guides you through a painting step by step and...

...We’ll talk about colours and styles, and will impart all the hints, tips and rules we’ve learnt over the years, to make the process easier for you...

...to the versatile nature and working properties of clay as a creative medium and to gain an understanding of appropriate material and processes through...

...Your beads can then be taken home to be strung and enjoyed. The workshop is based at Jubilee Wharf, Falmouth in Cornwall. The wharf is an ‘eco' building...

...Materials to include: Pastels, Acrylic and Oils. Improve all aspects of your drawing technique. Develop an understanding of Art History. Involving a series...

...drum lampshade in a variety of sizes. You’ll want to re-shade all your lamps when you get home, we guarantee it! All materials included apart from outer fabric...

...processes through practical experience of the making and glazing of handmade pottery objects. Course Content: Practical demonstrations and assignments...

...but accompanied younger students are also welcome. Oils - The essentials and beyond Start: 30 January 2009 at 6:00 p.m. End: 01 February 2009 at 2:00...

...We will also look at the work of established ceramic artists for further inspiration. More experienced students will be encoraged to develop their own projects...

...you'll have a large wooden bowl that you've made with your own hands to take away with you. Over the two days you'll learn about selecting and cleaving a...

...This course is designed to provide a basic practical introduction to using watercolour as a painting medium. Students will learn about the selection of materials...

...Spend a weekend creating beautifully designed pieces to add style to your home. Drawing inspiration from the best in 20th century design, from Art Deco to Marimekko...

...'How To' sheets are available from the tutor at a nominal cost. Sort out old buttons, calendars, wallpaper even roasting tins and bring them along to this exciting class!...

...similar to that of the heraldic emblem in medieval Europe. The animals, spirits and symbolic forms carved into its length signified the identity of a family...

...Have a go on the pottery wheel then make a tile or dish out of clay and decorate it with textures and colours. Pottery is a great way of relaxing and having...

...wet on dry); exploring pigment behaviour; and looking at watercolour practices as used by other artists such as Shirley Trevina. Learners will need...

...We use a single action airbrush and/or fixed double action airbrush for the beginners day and students are taught how to clean, maintain and look after their airbrushes...

...It is a very enjoyable, satisfying process to then be drawing with charcoal that you've personally made. Veronica teaches a variety of mark-making techniques...

...here for several years and being a practicing artist, she teaches with great passion for her subject. In 2006 Veronica obtained an Arts Council Wales Grant...

...be learning all about different yarns, textures and colours used in knitting as well as teaching the basics of casting on and off, knit and purl stitches...