Learning Sumi-e (Chinese brush painting) with artist Irene Sanderson. Sumi-e, meaning ‘ink-painting’, expresses clearly one’s state of mind by the simple skills of handling a brush and ink so it is for everyone! This workshop was an opportunity to use the materials and practise techniques along with an overview of approaches to this way of … Read moreChinese brush painting with Irene Sanderson
This month we made our own Pinhole Camera with Photographer/Videographer Richie Johnston (www.opticalvitamins.com). Over the evening Richie helped us make our own matchbox pinhole camera and taught us interesting ways of capturing creative images with it!
This month we had a session decorating mayflies, a workshop created for Project Mayfly. Project Mayfly is a public art project created by one of our directors Katarina Prior. The project was inviting people to contribute to a large art installation by creating their own card mayfly. The installation was housed at The Rheged Centre in Penrith … Read moreAugust 2018 – Project Mayfly
This month we were delighted to be joined by Artist Helen Walsh who came by to show us some intriguing book creating techniques! (More info about Helen can be found here – www.delicatestitches.co.uk) We had a wonderful time creating ingenious fold out sketchbooks and envelope books out of a vast array of different papers. It was great … Read moreNovember 2017 – Inventive Books
