Drawing & Printmaking

Beginners – Draw, Print, Paint

Shana James beg

Are you a complete beginner and not sure where to start? Then this course is perfect for you! Be introduced to three artistic methods – drawing, printmaking and painting. This is a great opportunity to develop some basic skills in an encouraging environment and identify your interests and strengths.

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Jewellery

Metal Casting Saturdays

Nicole Lance begint

Discover the simple technique of cuttlebone casting and the art of lost wax casting, a process in which a mould is created out of wax, burnt away and then refilled with metal. Using wax mould–making techniques allows for fine detailing on a small scale, resulting in exquisite metal pieces.

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Drawing & Printmaking

Life Drawing

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Desmond Sweeney begint

Discover or refine life drawing skills in this dynamic course. Working with both short and long poses, learn about line, shape and proportion. Suitable for those with drawing experience or complete beginners. All sessions with a life model.

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Ceramics & Sculpture

Mouldmaking & Casting – Cups & Bowls

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Sandra Black begintadv

Learn how to make your own simple one piece drop out plaster moulds using a clay model. Cast your forms using white porcelain slips (liquid clay) in your moulds. Discover interesting decorating techniques, such as painterly underglazes, sgraffito and washback.

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Ceramics & Sculpture

The Porcelain Project

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Sandra Black intadv

This course is designed for students with some clay experience. Using handbuilding, wheel throwing or casting techniques, gain a deeper understanding of ceramic materials. Choose areas of specific interest to focus on, such as refining shapes and decorative skills, improving throwing skills, developing glazes and application as well as experimenting with new techniques.

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Painting Sold out

Watercolour (Mondays)

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Lesley Munro begint

Explore the beauty of this engaging medium known for its luminous and transparent nature. Be guided through a number of exercises, from conventional to less orthodox approaches, then develop your own pieces.

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Jewellery

Jewellery Design & Techniques

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Nicole Lance begint

In this extended class, learn how to create shapes, forms and different dimensions with metal. Solder, file and texture surfaces to explore the construction of contemporary jewellery.

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Jewellery

Jewellery Fabricating Techniques

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Nicole Lance begint

This class is great opportunity for students who would like extra class time to work on their own projects or a beginner wanting to know about jewellery basics including soldering, filing, sawing working with silver and other metals and how to make simple jewellery pieces.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Block Printing NEW

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Bori Benko begint

Learn all the steps of the incredibly versatile and satisfying block printing technique and explore the vast spectrum of pattern making, from repetition to superimposition. Be shown techniques of how to make your own carved and cut-out stamps which can be used over and over again. Prints can be applied to materials to create customized homewares and textiles. A supportive and inspiring course with artist Bori Benko.

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Design Textiles & Craft

Screenprinting – Stencil & Registration NEW

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

Bori Benko begint

Learn all about screenprinting using only stencils and registration techniques to create single or multi-colour projects. Explore the vast possibilities of pattern making modalities, creating your own customised homewares or textile projects.

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Woodwork

An Adventure in Whittling & Wood Carving NEW

Mon 03 May 2021 — Mon 28 Jun 2021

TBC beg

Have you ever wanted to learn how to carve and whittle wood? In this 8 week course, learn a range of skills and how to apply them with weekly projects under the guidance of an experienced tutor. Traditional skills will be taught, using hand tools and will go through basic knife skills, how to tattoo wood, 2D and 3D whittling skills, chip carving, relief carving alongside a focus on design and execution. Each week will focus on a small project and object to create. All materials and tools are included in the cost of the course.

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