On Friday I was back for a second week with a small local community support group who did simple metal embossed hearts. Some had a go at doing the embossing, others preferred just to add some details and decorate. They all got really creative with their pieces, as you can see!
It was another lovely morning with the group. Thanks so much for having me, brilliant work, everyone!
It was the last of my summer workshops at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert this afternoon and here are just a handful of the beautiful chine collé lino prints that were made on the workshop today. Aren’t they all gorgeous? I always love teaching at Breathing Space and today was another fabulous day. It was…
I was thrilled when the lovely Angela Reed of Creative Calligraphy invited me to teach her regular calligraphy groups how to draw simple Celtic knots as part of their Inspired by Lindisfarne project. I showed the groups how a basic Celtic knot was formed, and they practiced simple 2×3 and 3×3 knots, before moving on…
I had a very enjoyable and inky afternoon with two lovely ladies yesterday, who created lino printed cotton tote bags. We went through all the tools and materials and then carved a sample piece of lino in order to get used to the everything and they then went on to carve two lino blocks each….
I had a great afternoon teaching metal embossing to a lovely group, where they all made their own metal embossed Christmas tree ornaments. Everyone was a beginner to metal embossing and you can see what fabulous work they all did. Hopefully the ornaments will all take pride of place on their Christmas trees! Well done…
I had a great afternoon yesterday with two lovely ladies on my Mindful Messy Mandala workshop. We were supposed to be a group of four, but unfortunately one lady had to cancel at the last minute. I hope you’re feeling better soon. The whole aim of the workshop is to play with colour and pattern…
I had a lovely couple on my Celtic Knotwork for Beginners workshop today. We went through how to create the basic knot, and then moved on to how to start creating more intricate patterns. There was time to play and experiment and have a go at creating their own patterns too. As you can see,…
