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Woven Garden Structures
This one-day workshop is for those whose climbing plants have taken a wee shine to themselves and need a bit of propping up! We are very glad that Jane Wilkinson is able to offer another garden structures workshop and hope that those who missed it last year can join this time round. Please note that the workshop is being offered on a Sunday. The garden structures course will be an introduction to the art of working in willow, its preparation and the appropriate use…
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Breaking the Boundaries– Experimental Printmaking Summer School with Kittie Jones
Breaking the boundaries- experimental printmaking Kittie Jones 10am-4pm each day Course fee- £225 This exciting week will take the theme of Boundaries as a starting point, thinking about the edges between town and country, as well as the contrasting ideas of home and journeys. Day one will focus on gathering information out and about in the varied landscapes around Ladybank. Students will be guided through different sketching methods, working with colour, tone and composition. Sketches made will then be used…
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CARVE
CARVE is a fun and unique workshop that brings jewellery making together with unique and inspiring venues. Learn the skills to CARVE your unique ring or charm from jeweller’s wax and we’ll transform it for you from wax to silver. CARVE classes are run by Kate Pickering who has over 10 years of jewellery making experience. Kate has built a reputation for supporting and promoting the jewellery industry in Scotland through her jewellery incubator programme Vanilla Ink, her countrywide festival Scottish Jewellery Week,…
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Ukulele workshop- Raise your game
Stephen Wragg Ukulele Workshop- Raise your game 28th July 2018 10-1pm (plus the workshop group will give a short performance to friends) Workshop fee- £20 The ukulele is a wonderful and versatile little instrument, and I’m passionate about helping people get the most out of it! Ideally you’ll have been playing for a little while and have learned a few chords, now you’re ready to take the next step to develop your playing. We’ll be learning some songs while focussing on…
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Developing a Studio Practice- Fraser Taylor
Developing a Studio Practice Fraser Taylor Monday 30th July – Friday 3rd August, 2018 10am-4pm each day Course fee- £225 The workshop will allow each participating artist or designer to develop strategies in advancing their studio practice. Work will be developed individually. There will be emphasis in building a community invested in sharing and discussing ideas. Course objectives; making, group critiques, visual research, developing conceptual enquiry, understanding material interests and appropriateness to practice, presentation and installation ideas, influences, identifying goals…
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Cyanotype on Fabric (and Paper)
This is a full day workshop introducing you to the cyanotype process and to experimenting with printing onto fabric and paper. It is suitable for textile designers, painters, photographers and anyone else who might be interested in this fascinating, versatile process. Although the emphasis for the day is on fabric, you will, once you have coated some fabric with cyanotype chemicals, make prints on paper too. This will be a day of experimentation: once you have learnt the basics of…
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A celebration of the unexpected – Claire Heminsley
A celebration of the unexpected. Draw….Think….Make Claire Heminsley Monday 13th– Friday 17th August 10-4pm each day Course fee- £225 This 5 day summer school is aimed at people of all levels of experience who wish to challenge their creative thinking, or who are at the very beginning of their creative journey, or who would welcome intense support for a specific project. The course will appeal to artists or designers who work in any media, as a catalyst for developing ideas…
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