Join Textile Artist Liske Johnson for a creative afternoon. This workshop is all about process. Liske will introduce you to Indian block printing and thermofax screen printing, and you’ll make your own simple print block. We will work on cotton fabric to create a collection of samples that can be stitched into and used in [...]
So many famous painters, like Sargent, Sorolla and Monet all painted outdoors from life as an essential part of their painting practice - and for good reason! Painting ‘en plein air’ is exhilarating, sometimes emotive, but always memorable and mindful. It often leads to looser, harmonious paintings which feel more like the subject. If you [...]
Painting interiors can be a highly enjoyable challenge. A cosy comfy chair with a book open on it and some lamp light can tell an intimate story. On this 1 day workshop with artist Emma Perring you will learn how to choose a composition from the surroundings, how to simplify the scene, to organise values [...]
Alison Bick is a designer maker living in Cornwall who hand makes lampshades using fabric printed with her floral and coastal inspired illustrations. As seen on BBC’s Escape to the Country. What you will need: Just bring yourself, Alison will have everything you need to make a gloriously cute Mini Lampshade Garland. Using Alison's designed [...]
Alison Bick is a designer maker living in Cornwall who hand makes lampshades using fabric printed with her floral and coastal inspired illustrations. As seen on BBC’s Escape to the Country. What you will need: Just bring yourself, Alison will have everything you need to make a gloriously cute Mini Lampshade Garland. Using Alison's designed [...]
Make your own rustic wooden stool from oak over two days, using traditional hand tools and woodworking techniques. Rob will guide you through each stage of the process, helping you develop the skills to create a unique, handmade stool. Suitable for beginners, no previous woodworking experience is necessary. All tools and materials are provided, with [...]
This workshop will allow participants to create their own mixed media painting inspired by the work of Sara Huxley, whose work is also featured on the cover of the festival programme! Sara will lead the workshop, showing how she creates her paintings by building up layers of texture and collage, using mainly acrylic paint, with [...]
This oil sketching workshop will be taking place in the grounds of Broadway Tower with far reaching views, and focuses on painting the landscape with oils and palette knife, led by renowned Cotswold artist Rupert Aker. We will work outside if the weather is fine and explore how to sketch quickly with a palette knife [...]
This oil sketching workshop will be taking place in the grounds of Broadway Tower with far reaching views, and focuses on painting the landscape with oils and palette knife, led by renowned Cotswold artist Rupert Aker. We will work outside if the weather is fine and explore how to sketch quickly with a palette knife [...]
Join us for a hands-on willow-weaving workshop to create your very own beautiful Giant Willow Bee! Using natural willow, you’ll learn how to weave and shape the bee’s body, add its distinctive wings and legs then create his antennae that bring this characterful sculpture to life. Your bee will be approx 35cm long, 70cm across [...]
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