One Day Workshops 3rd November
Looking for a new experience this Autumn?
Gloucester Arts & Crafts Group invites you join our
ONE DAY WORKSHOPS
Saturday 3rd November 2018
10am—4 pm lunch included
MAIDENHILL SCHOOL, STONEHOUSE
Cheques payable to Gloucester Arts & Crafts Group
Please complete the booking form, see separate page) and send with your cheque and SAE to :
Anne Conoley, Windmill Cottage, Blackwells End, Hartpury, GL19 3DB
Tel: (01452) 700635 Email: anne.conoley@btopenworld.com
BEATING THE BACKGROUND BLUES
Befuddled by backgrounds? Too often they are treated as an irrelevance or avoided through indecision. This workshop investigates the important role of the background in a painting, whether it’s to enhance the subject, direct the viewer’s attention or create a sense of perspective. We will experiment with different techniques to give participants confidence in creating backgrounds to suit a range of needs. Ideally for users of acrylics, please contact the tutor if you wish to use other media.
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
MOSAIC sorry fully booked please have a look at the other courses.
Mosaic is fun, fascinating and addictive! Discover how to design a mosaic, cut and shape tesserae and grout the fin-ished work. Selecting from a wide range of glass and ceramic tiles and broken china, complete a mosaic on MDF. Explore the possibilities of colour, form, pattern and texture. All materials and tools, are provided; a charge will be made by the tutor for materials used. Please bring a shoebox sized cardboard box to cut into. Any questions? Please contact Erica on 07909754242
Tutor
Erica Bibbings is a professional draftsman and artist who has been experimenting with mosaic for many years. She is experienced in running workshops as well as working to commission.
DRAWING FACES
A one day workshop for beginners to advanced students.
See and understand the human face as an artist. David will take you through the fundamentals to a finished drawing.
Work through exercises that will test and sharpen your face drawing skills. Lots of individual attention in a supportive and enjoyable atmosphere, and each person taught according to their ability.
David will provide the drawing equipment and papers.
Tutor
David Ochiltree is a practicing illustrator & artist with over thirty years’ experience. He has illustrated many educational books for museums and publishers all over the UK. David has been teaching adults at his art classes in Gloucestershire for the last thirteen years. http://ochiltree.org.uk
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Come and learn how to make Christmas Decorations using Resin. We will be using moulds to produce flat decora-tions. They will be decorated in a range of materials like paper, sequins, glitter, mesh etc. A small charge will be made for materials used.
Unfortunately, the resin will not be set on the day, so your decorations will be sent on to you or they can be collected from the Gloucestershire Arts and Craft Centre in Gloucester.
Tutor
Katherine Ford has always enjoyed being creative, loves dressmaking, knitting and various other crafts. She stumbled across resin about 10 years and likes the unpredictability about it. You cannot guarantee exactly what the piece will look like when it's finished. She also makes and sell hats, fascinators, tiaras and hair accessories.
ENCAUSTIC WAX ART
This is a fascinating method of creating instant pictures using coloured wax and an iron. Students will be shown sev-eral techniques to get started, and then we will work on abstracts, landscapes, seascapes, fantasy castles – the possi-bilities are endless, as well as using the heated stylus to create more detail. Encaustic art is fabulous for beginners and for those who do not consider themselves 'artistic' because the results are instant and the pictures vibrant. I will dem-onstrate and show you how to use this fantastic medium and you will produce several wax paintings which are yours to keep. By the end of the day you will be able to uthe tools se of encaustic wax painting to produce your own work. All tools will be provided with a charge £5 to cover materials.
Tutor
Gill Webb, a retired teacher, has spent all her life following various creative crafts. Gill regularly sells at Craft markets and also enjoys Pyography, Decoupage, Fused Glass, Knitting, Pottery, Macramé, Sewing and will have a go at most things. She is currently the Chairman of GACG
