Student Showcase: six week metal embossing course, week six
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On Monday I taught a lovely art group who meet just around the corner from me in Annfield Plain. I showed everyone how to do simple white line lino carving and then how to print out their carvings using both plain and gradient colours. As you can see from the photos, they all took to…
Today was week five of my six week Celtic knotwork drawing course at Breathing Space at Witton Gilbert, and my students surpassed themselves with their work! Drawing Celtic knots in a circle can be a tough challenge, yet everyone got stuck right in and created wonderful knots. I’m so proud of everyone! Next week is…
Thanks to everyone who came along to my metal embossed Christmas ornament workshop at the Land of Oak and Iron on Sunday. As you can see from the photos, everyone took really well to the craft and made beautiful ornaments. There will be a lot of well dressed Christmas trees in the north east of…
I had a wonderful afternoon showing a lovely lady how to make a copper house number plate. She was making it for a friend, who lives in a place with ‘olive’ in the name, hence the olive branch. In keeping with the olive theme, she aged the house number with green paint and added a…
On Tuesday 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’! We started off with a few simple drawing exercises in the church, and then made our way outside to sit in the…
I spent a lovely afternoon today leading a crafting wellbeing session, teaching everyone how to make these crepe paper roses. The session was for a local school group, and was to help the staff unwind and learn something new. Aren’t their flowers gorgeous? If you would like to have a go at making these crepe…