Workshops
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We offer a wide variety of craft workshops available at the gallery and outreach venues such as schools, community centres.
Suitable for the complete beginner right through to masterclass and professional development level.
We also offer a schools programme aimed at supporting teachers in delivering their art and design curriculum.
We welcome visits from school groups and can provide free talks about the craft made by our guild members and about the work within our special exhibitions.
All of our workshops are delivered by professional artists.
Drop-in craft sessions, arty parties and tailor made workshops are also available. Please contact us for more information.
You can book online or telephone 029 2048 4611 for further details or to make a booking.
Suitable for the complete beginner right through to masterclass and professional development level.
We also offer a schools programme aimed at supporting teachers in delivering their art and design curriculum.
We welcome visits from school groups and can provide free talks about the craft made by our guild members and about the work within our special exhibitions.
All of our workshops are delivered by professional artists.
Drop-in craft sessions, arty parties and tailor made workshops are also available. Please contact us for more information.
You can book online or telephone 029 2048 4611 for further details or to make a booking.
Upcoming 2019 Workshops
Christmas Wreath Paper Art with Danielle Sullivan
£45.00
Only a few left!
Sunday 10th November
10:30 - 13:00
Create a stunning wreath for your festive decorations this year. Danielle will teach you how to cut and fold different cards and papers to form your flowers and leaves for your wreath. Great skills to apply to other paper craft projects at home too!
Danielle created a wonderful installation of flowers in our gallery foyer in 2018 - you may have seen it on your visit - or perhaps bought one of her exquisite paper sculptures from our Christmas Show.
Due to high demand this workshop is also available on Sunday 17th November, 10:30 - 13:00 Book now to guarantee your place!
Wood Engraved Christmas Cards with Kath Littler
£45.00
Only a few left!
Saturday 16th November
10:30 - 13:00
A great workshop as a taster to the art of wood engraving and as an opportunity for you to create cards to your own design this year for Christmas or other occassions. Kath Littler will show you how to use the engraving tools to make a variety of line, texture and tonal shading. She will show you how to make prints from your woodblock, adapt your design until completion and make a small collection of prints to take home.
Kath will provide the equipment and materials for the day and will let you have the information on where to buy materials to enable you to continue this fascinating craft at home. Please bring with you some ideas for your card design - this needs to be fairly simple, having an area of black and white and 2-3 tones in between. The block will be around 5 x 7 cms in size so keep this in mind when thinking about your design. It would be helpful if you could also bring a flat paperback to support the block whilst cutting.
Porcelain Christmas Decorations with Paul Taylor
£45.00
Only a few left!
Sunday 17th November
10:30 - 13:00
A fun morning of learning how to create your own porcelain decorations with guild member Paul Taylor. Using techniques of pressed decoration you can build up low relief pattern and texture to create stunning porcelain designs that are perfect for the tree or as unique gift tags.
All materials will be provided and work will be fired at the gallery ready for collection within two weeks of the workshop.
Christmas Wreath Paper Art with Danielle Sullivan
£45.00
Only a few left!
Sunday 17th November
10:30 - 13:00
Create a stunning wreath for your festive decorations this year. Danielle will teach you how to cut and fold different cards and papers to form your flowers and leaves for your wreath. Great skills to apply to other paper craft projects at home too!
Danielle created a wonderful installation of flowers in our gallery foyer in 2018 - you may have seen it on your visit - or perhaps bought one of her exquisite paper sculptures from our Christmas Show.
Bobbin Lace with Symone Pain
£80.00
Saturday 23rd November
10:30 - 16:30
Try your hand at the historical craft of lacemaking in this workshop for beginners. Bobbin Lace is a hand-crafted textile art created by weaving threads using bobbins on a lace maker’s pillow.
You will discover the origins of bobbin lace, how to set-up a lace pillow and prepare bobbins by threading for lace making. You will be shown how to construct the core stitches in lace making, and receive one-to-one support and guidance to create your own Torchon Ground lace sampler.
All specialist lace making equipment and threads will be provided. You will need to bring steel/metal pins and a pair of fabric scissors, or thread snips. Other additional useful equipment to bring along, if you have them, are a pin cushion and pearl headed pins.
Drawing with Nature - Amanda Blake
£60.00
Only a few left!
Saturday 30th November
11:00 - 16:00
Introduction to working with natural raw materials from traditional, ancient painting and drawing techniques.
The day will include an artist’s talk and introduction to particular materials used in traditional painting and drawing techniques, including egg tempera, gesso and fresco. Exploring their natural luminosity and richly tactile qualities and how they can be used in observational, experimental and conceptual ways to deepen our connection with Nature and the land.
The afternoon workshop will involve working with materials such as Oak Gall ink, natural rock Sinopia and pigments, Silverpoint and Graphite on natural gesso grounds and handmade khadi paper. Participants will also come away with knowledge and recipes for making their own inks and mediums for furthering their use and understanding of these materials.
Would suit artists and those interested who have experience of drawing, painting or making. No prior experience of gesso or the materials needed.
Participants to bring own sketchbooks, watercolour brushes and pencils.
An Introduction to Table Loom Weaving with Laura Thomas
£80.00
Only a few left!
Saturday 23th November
10:30 - 16:30
Using prepared 4-shaft table looms you will be introduced to the basics of table loom weaving, taught basic weave structures and hand manipulation techniques. Laura will encourage you to experiment with a variety of weft yarns in many fibres, textures and colours in order to take home a collection of technical and creative woven samples. Detailed handouts will be provided.
Suitable for complete novices to weaving.
Please bring a notebook & pen, fabric scissors and if desired, your own yarns, although Laura will supply a good range of yarns on the day.
Only four spaces available on this workshop.
This workshop has beed added- as the workshop on Sunday 24 is sold out!
Glazing Techniques in Pottery, Billy Adams
£45.00
Only a few left!
Sunday 1st December 2019
2pm - 4.30pm
An introduction to glazing - perfect for those perhaps developing pottery skills at home but lack the confidence or knowledge to decorate all those bisque fired pots sitting on the shelves! Or you may have already explored some glazing but have burning questions to ask an experienced potter! If you have attended Billy's earlier pottery sessions in November '19 then this is the perfect opportunity to decorate them. However if you couldn't make those sessions and don't have any bisque ware at home - there will be a number of pots and tiles available on the day for you to experiment your glazing techniques.
All work can be glaze fired at the gallery and available to collect approximately two weeks later.
Materials, aprons provided on the day.