Your chance to really get to grips with how simple and effective mosaic is to do. Learn how to produce a beautiful outdoor paving piece, how to lead a group project and also the simplicity of making small decorative objects using everyday and reclaimed materials.
Visit their website for a taste of what’s to come!
| Cost: £30/£25 (includes materials) |
Felt Making
With Sarah Stephenson |
| Saturday 15th May 2010 10am – 3pm |
| We’re delighted to welcome back Sarah to take you through the magical art of felt making. Learn the basic principles of felting individual and group pieces.
Explore how to stimulate ideas through the use of themes, stories and words. Bring an apron and be prepared to be enchanted. |
| Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials) |
Making Faces
with Sarah Holdcroft |
| Tuesday 18th May 2010 *Twilight session* 4pm – 7pm |
| The second in the Making Faces series of workshops. Andy Warhol (20c American Painter) is one of the best known painters in recent times and will be familiar to most young people.
Participants will learn print making techniques to layer images to develop portraits in his familiar style. |
| Cost: £30 (includes materials, light buffet & refreshments) |
Book Making
with Lizzie Godden |
| Wednesday 19th May 2010 10am – 3pm |
| This workshop was such a success last year that we decided to hold it again. Books are always a treasured possession and none more so than if it has been designed and made personally.
Learn a range of intriguing and beautiful ways to bind and collate. The techniques can be made to suit whatever age or ability you are working with. |
| Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials) |
Making Faces
with Sarah Holdcroft |
| Tuesday 25th May 2010 *Twilight session* 4pm – 7pm |
The final in this series of workshops. Using different resist methods participants will explore the work of John Muafangejo (21c African Printmaker). Work with vibrant colour and textures familiar to that continent to produce images reflecting different African cultures.
| Cost: £30 (includes materials, light buffet & refreshments) |
Pottery
with Patrick Esson |
| Thursday 27th May 2010 10am – 3pm |
| Patrick is an experienced Community Artist working with groups throughout the county.
With his kiln set up at City Works he is also able to offer to fire clay work for groups. Patrick will take you through coiling, pinching, using slip and basic decoration.
You will also make a tile and explore group project ideas. |
| Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials) |
3D models
with Sara Weaving |
| Thursday 17th June 2010 10am - 3pm |
| Sara returns with her inspirational approach to model making.
They are always beautiful, quirky and move in mysterious ways! Come and be inspired to learn the simple techniques involved in building
models that can easily be used to devise an animation project.
This workshop has been tried and tested with Year 6 children and was a great success! |
| Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials) |
| What you said about our 2009 Workshops |
Batik
“My first attempt at Batik! Just a huge thank you
– really inspired me to use this centre more”
Teacher, Meadowside Primary School“Becoming a frequent visitor.
Great course, thoroughly enjoyed it” |
Print Making
“Simple, effective and accessible
techniques and ideas. Impressed”
Tutor – Stroud College |
Book Making
“Another skill to share. Brilliant workshop”“Fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyable day
and course – thank you so much” |
Jewellery Making
(I wanted)
“ideas, ideas, ideas and some hands on experience.
What a lovely day out thank you very much”
Glenfall Pre School Playgroup |
African Textiles Workshop
“Lots of great ideas. My first time (to attend a
GRC workshop) I would love to come again” |
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