The incredible clocks (and two plaques) that were finished in the second of two metal embossing sessions that I held with the Men’s Group at Newcastle Carers. Everyone designed their own clocks and then made a start on the metal embossing in the first session. In yesterday’s session, the embossing was finished and then the…
I’ve had a lovely afternoon at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert, showing everyone how to make metal embossed hearts. There was lots of creativity going on with everyone creating their own designs, and one lady decided to go completely off piste and make a plaque based on a combination of some of my sample pieces…
I’ve spent a wonderful morning with South Pelaw Community Hub, showing everyone how to make these metal embossed hearts. Everyone created their own designs and, as you can see from the photos, they embossed them in to the most beautiful hearts. Gorgeous work, everyone! My next two embossed heart workshops at Breathing Space Witton Gilbert…
After a break for most of January, the first of this year’s workshops took place in my studio yesterday. A fabulous group made their own sketchbooks, which involved creating their designs, metal embossing the covers, covering the book board and binding the watercolour paper and covers together. It was a lovely, enthusiastic group and there…
Yesterday saw the last of my Christmas workshops as part of Highlights Rural Touring at the beautiful Blanchland Abbey. Lots more Christmas trees will be looking festive adorned with their new hand made metal embossed ornaments this year. Beautiful work, everyone! Thanks so much to Susan at Blanchland Abbey for looking after us all so…
Lots more wonderful Christmas tree ornaments made on today’s workshop at Newbrough Town Hall as part of Highlights Rural Touring. It was a lovely group and a very enjoyable morning with everyone. Have a scroll through the ornaments and you’ll see how well everyone took to the methods and created beautiful pieces. Fabulous work, everyone!…
Some more beautiful metal embossed Christmas tree ornaments all made at Shilbottle Community Centre today, as part of Highlights Rural Touring. It was great to see two familiar faces from a previous workshop and wonderful to meet four new people. As you can see, everyone really took to the techniques and created beautiful ornaments. Thanks…
More fabulous metal embossed baubles! These were all made yesterday afternoon at the wonderful Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert. We had lots of repeat students from last year’s embossing workshop and last week’s lino printing workshop, as well as some new faces too. Brilliant work, everyone!
More beautiful metal embossed Christmas tree ornaments 🎄 These were all made at Allendale Village Hall on Sunday as part of Highlights Rural Touring. It was a really lovely group, and as you can see they all took so well to the craft and made beautiful ornaments. Brilliant work, everyone! Thanks to Janet at Allendale Village…
These illuminated metal embossed monograms were made over two evenings at South Pelaw Community Hub. I took everyone through creating their own design and getting started on the embossing on the first evening, and then everyone finished their pieces on the second, and added colour if required. We had some lovely designs created, some for…
It was great to be back at Woodland Village Hall on Friday afternoon to teach a metal embossed Christmas ornament workshop as part of Highlights Rural Touring. Five of the participants had been on my metal embossed coasters workshop earlier in the year, so it was lovely to see them again. Fabulous ornaments and a…
I had a fantastic evening with St Mary’s Belles WI at St Mary Park yesterday. We had a large group of over 20 and I showed them all how to make their own individual metal embossed heart decoration. There was lots of experimentation and playing going on and everyone made beautiful hearts as you can…
