Glass Bead Workshop with Liz Guilmant-Cush
Saturday 7th August 2010
10am - 3.30pm
£36 (plus material payable to the tutor on the day)
A beginner's course introducing the art of lampwork glass beads using Murano glass. Learn to make your own glass beads by melting glass and winding it round a rod to form unique and beautiful shapes.
Note: This workshop will be held in our marquee outside, please wear suitable attire for weather conditions.

Animals in Wire with Helen Godfrey
Saturday 21st August 2010
10am - 4pm
£32 for the day + Wire*
During this one day workshop you will learn techniques for creating a three dimensional small animal form of your choice using wire netting.
*Material fee will depend of the amount used, to be bought from tutor on the day.

Glass Bead Course with Liz Guilmant-Cush
Thursday 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th September 2010
10am - 1pm each day
£80 (plus material payable to the tutor on the day)
A beginner's course introducing the art of lampwork glass beads using Murano glass. Learn to make your own glass beads by melting glass and winding it round a rod to form unique and beautiful shapes. We will cover basic forming, shaping and decorating techniques using a Hothead torch.
Note: This workshop will be held in our marquee outside, please wear suitable attire for weather conditions.

Coiled Baskets with Lois Walpole
with found natural and recycled materials
Saturday 18th September 2010
10am-4pm
Fee: £38

This workshop will provide a wealth of new and adapted idas for working with a wide-range of free and readily available materials providing the student with the technical knowledge and confidence to enable them to develop their own creativity and unique baskets.
Students need to bring a selection (about 2 carrier bags full) of found or recycled materials that are readily available to them in their home environment.

For more information please call us on 01202 841400.

Plaited Baskets with Lois Walpole
with recycled materials
Sunday 19th September 2010
10am-4pm
Fee: £38

Plaited baskets are found all over the world where the indigenous materials lend themselves to being cut into regular strips and is particularly suitable for working with recycled materials. It is a simple but apparantly magical process whereby 2-D weaving becomes a 3-D object with only a few simple movements.
Students should bring anything they have that they think might be suitable for cutting and folding into long strips, and for stitching with.

For more information please call us on 01202 841400.

Glass Bead Workshop with Liz Guilmant-Cush
Saturday 25th September or Saturday 2nd October 2010
10am - 3.30pm
£36 (plus material payable to the tutor on the day)
A beginner's course introducing the art of lampwork glass beads using Murano glass. Learn to make your own glass beads by melting glass and winding it round a rod to form unique and beautiful shapes.
Note: This workshop will be held in our marquee outside, please wear suitable attire for weather conditions.

Silver Clay Jewellery with Hilary Bowen
Sunday 3rd October 2010
10am - 4pm
£35*
An exciting workshop opportunity to create your own fine silver jewellery using 'silver clay'.
*All tools are provided, but students will be expected to pay for the silver clay they use- typically between £12.50 and £20 depending on quantity

Advanced Vibrant Velvet with Jane Venables
Saturday 16th October 2010
10am - 4pm
£34 (+ materials)
Jane has many years teaching experience and a wealth of knowledge surrounding textile design. This one day advanced course will be exploring further techniques of of devoree, dying, discharging, using wax and painting using vibrant procion dyes on velvet. You will be working on black and white velvet.

Colour and Weave with Kelly Kay
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st November 2010
10am - 4pm each day
£50
Kelly is a local weaver, with an experimental approach to weave, exploring a variety of colours and yarns. This enjoyable workshop will teach the principles of weave through the method of box weaving.
Students will need to bring any yarns or materials you wish to weave with - they can be as experimental as you like - and an image or photo to inspire colour selections.

Silversmithing with our onsite Jeweller, Kathryn Arbon
Fridays - 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd October, 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th November, 3rd, 10th December 2010
10am - 2.30pm each day - 10 week course
£180 (that's only £18 per class!)
This is an introductory jewellery and silversmithing course, intended for those who would like to have a go at designing and making their own piece of jewellery. The jewellery making techniques that will be covered include, piercing, soldering and polishing.