Student Showcase: six week metal embossing course, week six
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This afternoon I began teaching a lino printing course for beginners for a community wellbeing project in Witton Gilbert. It will take place every Friday up until mid-December. We started off by learning all about the tools and materials that we use, and carving out an abstract pattern to get used to the tools. Then…
Two beautiful junk journals created on yesterday’s private workshop. The journals were made from scratch and hand bound. They were then decorated with stencils, rubber stamps and collage to create two unique memory books. I had a lovely afternoon with both ladies and they made such beautiful junk journals, as you can see. Fabulous work,…
I’m showing off the work of another one of my ‘students’ today! There’s a bit of a story behind this one! I have been having a weekly Spanish / English language exchange chat with a lovely madrileño, Carlos, for the past 18 months. We’ve got to know each other well over that time, and he…
I had a lovely day teaching a bargello for beginners workshop. In this particular workshop we learned about the bright and fun stitching form called bargello, and in the process made a start on a mini wallhanging. The main part of the motif was created on the day, with guidance on how to create the…
I had another great morning at Arnside Educational Institute showing people how to make these metal embossed Christmas tree ornaments as part of Highlights Rural Touring. Everyone took to the craft really well and some even designed their own ornaments, which I am always over the moon about! Have a scroll through the photos above and…
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…