Student Showcase: Found Poetry Play Session
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This morning was my final session with a local community support group, where we put together everything we’d learned over the past two weeks to make accordion note books. The covers were decorated with acrylic paints, then everyone carved a simple lino carved stamp to add extra details to the covers. Some decided to add…
I had a fun morning showing two lovely ladies how to recycle papers, cardboard packaging, wrapping paper and fabric from around their homes in to hand bound journals that are unique to them. All three of us turned out to be keen knitters and crocheters too, so we had lots of good yarn chat, as…
Last Thursday I was back at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert to run a ‘sketch and stroll’ workshop. The workshop was designed specifically for beginners and for those who say they ‘can’t draw’! Thankfully, although it was a bit breezy, the weather did behave itself and we even had some sunshine. We started off with a few…
More fabulous metal embossed Christmas tree ornaments made in the studio this afternoon. A great afternoon spent with lovely people. There are going to be some well dressed Christmas trees around north east England this year!
Once again I’m over the moon to be working with Highlights Rural Touring for their autumn / winter season. I will be teaching two different workshops for Highlights Rural Touring – a metal embossed Christmas ornament and chine collé lino printed Christmas cards. I will be at: Gleaston, Cumbria, 5th October – metal embossed Christmas ornament…
Over the past four Fridays, I’ve had a fantastic time with a community group in Stanley, showing everyone how to make a hand bound journal. We learned a lot of different skills over the four weeks: Week 1: carving a design out of soft lino, which was then printed on to fabric to create the…