Workshop

Join Kate for a workshop where you’ll be introduced to the wonderful art of origami and paper folding.  You’ll be guided through the process of making some stunning three-dimensional geometric household items using just a few simple folds.  A wide choice of high quality colourful paper will be provided as well as all the materials you'll need. ... Read more

Join this workshops to learn how to make your own collection of 360 degree Cockade hand fans. Kate has combined her experience as a paper artist with recent training at The Fan Museum in Greenwich to create this brand new workshop which brings together traditional fan making skills and contemporary paper folding techniques.  You'll leave ... Read more

Start a new hobby or develop your skills on this two day spoon carving workshop at a beautiful venue in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. Starting with making a unique cooking spoon, you'll learn how to use an axe and knives to shape wood safely and efficiently. The second day will focus on developing ... Read more

This three day course is an introduction to letter carving in stone/slate and is suitable for beginners. We will discuss different lettering styles and you will hand draw your own design, learn about what works for which purposes and how to transfer your design onto the material. Then you will be taught the ancient technique ... Read more

Join Rowan McOnegal for a mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock printmaking) weekend workshop at her studio in rural Herefordshire. Learn how to design, carve and print and water-based woodblock prints using traditional Japanese tools, woodblocks and handmade paper. 7th & 8th October, 10am - 4pm both days.

Carve your own cooking spoon from freshly harvested local wood. Use traditional tools and skills to make a unique spoon you can use everyday.

You will start by preparing a small sheaf of wheat, before using the stems to make simple traditional 19th century designs made in the British Isles. Some shapes are plaited, others are tied, which provides the opportunity to develop a range of skills and understanding of the material. Harvest tokens fulfilled the ancient belief of ... Read more

This creative embroidery workshop gives stitchers of all backgrounds the opportunity to get creative and explore the possibilities of goldwork techniques, such as couching and chipping, looking in depth at creative ways to play with colour in your work. Discover a creative approach to goldwork embroidery and explore the many exciting ways you can combine ... Read more

Learn how to sculpt a half-life size figure in this five-day masterclass with QEST Finnis Scott Foundation Scholar Poppy Field. Attendees will watch demonstrations and create their own water-based clay model to take home in this small group masterclass. The masterclass covers a range of topics including: • Working from life • Setting a pose ... Read more

This course will encourage you to approach watercolours in an alternative way, accepting the beauty of the medium when it is outside of your control. Expect big brush strokes, splashes and for not every piece to be a success, and bring along an open mind. You will be starting the course with gestural, abstract mark-making ... Read more