23rd April 2016 workshops
GLOUCESTER ARTS & CRAFTS GROUP
ONE DAY WORKSHOP
SATURDAY 23rd APRIL 2016
MAIDENHILL SCHOOL, STONEHOUSE
10 am—4 pm lunch included
DETAIL IN WATERCOLOUR SORRY FULLY BOOKED BUT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SUMMER SCHOOL 2016
This course will explore the use of a layering method to produce a highly realistic painting of natural objects such as feathers, shells, berries etc, using a pure watercolour technique. We will cover working with layers of colour, wet into wet and lifting out colours to create texture, pattern, iridescence and form. Suitable for beginners and improvers.
Tutor
Jackie Garner (01453 847420) trained at Medway College of Design, is a former Education Officer at the Nature in Art Museum, and is qualified in Further and Adult Education. She is a professional artist who specialises in portraying wildlife, and is the author and illustrator of The Wildlife Artist’s Handbook. Jackie teaches and lectures regularly, exhibits locally and nationally, and is a guest contributor to Artists & Illustrators
magazine. www.jackiegarner.co.uk.
PET PORTRAITS
Learn how to draw a perfect portrait of your pet - or perhaps as a gift, of someone else's treasured cat, dog, horse, guinea pig ... surprise me! We will be working with pastel pencils on coloured pastel paper. For obvious practical reasons(!) we will be working from photographs so you will need a reasonably good shot of your animal."
Tutor
Kate Smith studied at Goldsmith's College in London for 4 years. She is a qualified tutor in further education (FENTO) as well as having a PGCE (secondary art) qualification. Kate works as a freelance artist and runs several weekly art courses across the county.
Tel: (01452) 840189 / Mob: 07970242808
SOFTWIRE SCULPTINGS
Using softwires and beading. Karen will show you how to mould and sculpt your pieces into framed pictures and wearable pieces of art.
£6 will be charged to cover materials.
Tutor
Karen Berzack exhibits and sells her work through Galleries and Exhibitions. She runs her own floristry business which led her to importing and selling ribbons for twenty years. Combining her passion for flowers and love of textiles, Karen works primarily from her 16th century farmhouse in the outstanding beauty of the Malvern Hills. . She exhibits and sells her work locally and also hosts Art & Craft Stays and HobbyDays. She gives demonstrations to various groups where she freely shares her skills with infectious enthusiasm. Tel:(01684) 540497:Email: karen.berzack@me.com
MAKE a NUMBER PLAQUE or HOUSE NAME
Peter will show you a range of different examples and with regular demonstrations and one to one support, guide you through the different stages of the task. For the complete beginner you can make quite complex designs by using his cutters, stamps and templates whilst the more experienced potter will have the opportunity to explore more personal ideas. You can then use underglazes to colour your design. Melted glass works well with this task and if you have bits of coloured glass at home you may like to incorporate these into your work. Your plaque will be made with crank or white clay and fired to stoneware making it frost proof. The workshop is suitable for complete beginners. All the materials, tools and information necessary will be provided. There will be an additional cost of £15 on the day to cover materials and a firing in Peter’s kiln. The work made during the workshop, will be taken away, fired and returned to you.
Tutor
Peter Garrard has a first class honours degree in 3D design, specialising in Ceramics. He has many years experience teaching ceramics to adults and children across the county. He divides his time between making work for exhibition and teaching from his studio and other venues. Contact him on petergarrardceramics@yahoo.com / 01452 559555). View Peter’s work at: www.peter-garrard-ceramcis.co.uk View other students work: Facebook: Peter Garrard Ceramics community
A VOYAGE INTO BEADING SORRY FULLY BOOKED BUT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SUMMER SCHOOL 2016
Have you ever wanted to make beautiful jewellery or wish to refresh your beading skills? This one day course will begin with an introduction into the materials involved and an explanation of the tubular netting stitch to make an elegant bracelet with pearls and seed beads. Once you have mastered the tubular netting stitch you can use this technique with different sized or shaped beads to stunning effect- the possibilities are endless!
This course is suitable for all abilities. All tools and equipment will be provided but there will be a small charge for materials.
Tutor
Jenny Hodgett has years of experience teaching crafts to a wide age group both in the UK and overseas. She specialises in beading but regularly teaches a variety of crafts to groups locally in Gloucestershire. Her work is displayed and sold at various craft shows around the county.
BOTANICAL ART
The course is designed to build confidence, encourage accuracy, observation and composition for beginners and intermediate students. It also introduces students to the wonderful world of coloured and graphite pencils. The course will concentrate on combining both mediums in one composition using fruit, vegetables, seed heads and flowers. No water is used as these pencils are oil based.
Tutor
Marilyn Hughes SBA is a contemporary Botanical Artist working in oil based coloured pencil and graphite pencils. Marilyn’s love of flowers and gardens, together with her flower arranging and floristry skills made possible the natural progression to botanical art. After using most mediums she found that oil based pencils with a mix of graphite was to be her chosen medium. Painting in oils is also a firm favourite. With these three mediums she combines the vibrancy of colour and accuracy into pieces of work, bringing them to life.
Marilyn has been teaching pencil for the past 15 years at venues such as Cirencester College; Bristol Botanical Gardens; Nature in Art; GACG Summer School and various Art Clubs as well as running her own workshops. Her superbly finite detailed drawings have been admitted and exhibited nationwide.
