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…
Another lovely afternoon spent at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert yesterday. This time I showed everyone how to make metal embossed hangers. Some people decided to make their pieces in to plaques instead, which was great too! Everyone did really well and made beautiful pieces, as you can see from the photos. Fantastic work, everyone!
I had a great morning on Friday with two lovely ladies who came along to the studio for a private metal embossed Christmas tree ornament workshop. As you can see, they both took so well to the craft and created two beautiful ornaments, ready for their trees this year. I really like how that although…
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,…
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…
Ten incredible metal embossed hearts were made on my workshop at the Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Centre on Saturday. Once we’d gone over the tools and materials and had made a practice piece, everyone designed their own hearts and then got embossing. Plenty of colour was added at the end and you can…
Over the last few weeks I’ve taught two private workshops on Celtic knotwork drawing. One class was for a lady who had already completed a beginner’s class with me and who wanted to learn some more skills, and the other for two ladies who were complete beginners. Both classes created beautiful results, with lots of…
From complete beginners to fabulous lino printers in just one day. I had a great day teaching a mum and daughter how to carve and print lino in my studio today. They came for a private workshop to celebrate a birthday. We started right from the very beginning, going over tools and materials, then…
I spent another lovely afternoon with a local art group, taking them on their next step in their lino printing journey. Earlier in the year I showed them how to do simple lino printing and some gradient printing, and today we moved on to chine collé lino printing, using collage to create colour. Lots of…
I had a great day back at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert yesterday, showing everyone how to make lino printed tote bags. Everyone carved out their own lino block and then we got printing with fabric inks. Using sponges to apply the inks to the lino blocks rather than a brayer, meant that variegated, autumnal…
I had a wonderful time with the Gateshead Art Diamonds, showing them some simple metal embossing techniques, and how to make these decorative coasters. After making a test piece to get used to the tools and materials, everyone worked on their coaster pieces, with plenty of students experimenting and adding their own designs and details…
A lovely selection of Celtic knotwork created on my studio workshop last weekend. This was an introductory class, so everyone was new to drawing Celtic knots. We had plenty of experimentation going on, with plain knots, break lines and triquetras too. Thanks to everyone who came along, it was a lovely afternoon. If you would…
