Unique workshops for individuals

Those pesky air bubbles burst and pieces were broken!

A raku bird survived the firing and made us all happy. 

We tried macrame with very fine thread, It was too fine! On the second go we used soft cotton thread to make a plant hanger. Much better!

After the plant hanger we tried using acorns and beads to make a bracelet. Experts!

The gold thread was a bit tricky to tie the knots but we got there…

After practising the different marks and mixing colours to suggest flowers, we made a series of greeting cards.

We decided on some fruit designs. A light box was used to trace the designs and then transfer them to a block of easy carve lino.

First we printed a large pineapple. Some people just can’t stop thinking about pineapples!

Carving on traditional lino was much harder than using easy-carve lino.

We also carved four smaller blocks, each depicting a different fruit.

Four coloured squares have been printed onto canvas bags. The squares will be backgrounds for guess what?

We used small screw-lid tins, soy bean wax, coloured dyes and essential oils. The temperature had to be just right before adding the essential oils otherwise the perfume is spoiled.

We managed to work two melting pots at once, while measuring the temperature carefully. This enabled the production of larger jars with special essential oil blends. Labels have been designed and printed. They will soon be ready for a street stall.

We started painting rocks with acrylic paint and paint brushes. This was hard and messy. Posca pens were easier to handle and gave a better finish.

These were cute but patience was needed to set the glue to hold them in place. It took over a week!

This is the early stage of the work, with water colour painting finished and line work started. 

Wet on wet technique and ink markers were used to create an intricate design. When it was finished, a gold mat was added to the frame for some bling!

The folds were tricky but after practicing on lighter paper, we created these colourful critters!

Coloured strips of paper were used to make tiny flowers organised in the shape of a heart for Valentine’s Day. ❤️ It was fiddly and we had sticky fingers from the glue but the result was worth it. ❤️❤️

Calico bags are great for shopping. Rubber bands were tied onto bags in different positions to create different patterns.

We were happy with the results.

The different methods of tying elastic bands created different patterns on the bags.

T Shirts and tank tops were dyed also. Different colours were added to create different effects.

Autumn is a time when interesting leaves can be found on the ground. Time to make some prints!

Cushion covers were printed using a Gel block, fabric ink, leaves, string and a Breyer to roll, roll, roll…

This pattern was a happy accident. 🙂

Apart from a few splatters on the ceiling, paper mache east eggs were fun to decorate.

Technique takes time and practice.

A stencil of orchids was prepared then the bacground was painted with the air brush. The orchids petals were coloured using Copic markers.

The black air brushed background made the orchids appear especially vivid.

A fiddly activity that is fun when colours and different weaves are used to create.

Colourful bracelets that make great gifts for friends.