Shown above are two fabulous house numbers made on yesterday’s copper embossed house number workshop. This was a surprise birthday present for one of the participants, who didn’t know what she was coming along to until they both arrived!
They were both complete beginners to metal embossing, and wow, they certainly took to it, as you can see from the photos. Beautiful work, both of you!
Today I taught a wonderfully festive workshop at The Lodge in Blackhill and Consett Park, where everyone learned how to make lino printed Christmas crackers. I first taught everyone the basics of lino printing, how to use the tools and materials and also how to print. We then moved on to carving out the holly…
This afternoon saw week 2 of my six week Celtic knot drawing course at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert, and wow!, everyone did fantastically well! We moved on from the basic knot I taught in week one on to how to make the knot more intricate. Once they had learned the technique everyone was free…
I had a great afternoon yesterday with three lovely ladies who came to my studio to learn how to make a junk journal. A junk journal is a hand made book, made entirely from recycled items. Everyone brought along papers, cardboard and fabric that they had at home and that otherwise had no use, and…
Last week I finished a metal embossed keepsake box project, and now that it has been received by the intended recipient, I can show it to you. I used a balsa wood box for the base, which I painted in chalk paint, mixed with a little acrylic paint to get the shade I wanted. The…
This week in my community art workshop we created a star shaped desk calendar, and I thought I would show you the beautiful calendar that Emma created. The decorated pages of the calendar were created with a monoprinting method. I showed everyone a few different techniques and everyone got stuck in and had fun playing!…
Yesterday I had a great afternoon as part of Highlights Rural Touring Scheme when I visited St Mary’s Village Hall in St Mary Park and taught a fabulous group how to create metal embossed coasters. Everyone took to learning the techniques really well, and they all made beautiful coasters, scroll through the carousel above to see what…
