Marbling on Paper and Fabric Workshop
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Sun 26 July11am – 4pm Join us for a one-day Marbling Workshop, where you’ll immerse yourself in the heritage craft of marbling on paper and fabric. This fun, hands-on experience allows you to explore the expressive and addictive art of creative paper marbling, where every print is unique and the...
Botanical Printmaking Workshop
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Sat 25 Jul 10am – 4pm Join artist and nature enthusiast Liz Gaffney for an immersive Botanical Printmaking workshop and discover how to transfer the natural beauty of plants onto fabric and paper. Discover which plants create the best imprints and the alchemy behind achieving vibrant, lasting results. You might...
Sculptural Spirit Animals with The Pale Rook Workshop
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Craft Central, Riverview, High Street, Dunblane, FK15 0EE Fri 10 – Sun 12 Jul Join us for an enlightening and intensive three day Sculptural Spirit Animals workshop with The Pale Rook. In this brand new course we will be using Johanna’s signature style of free-form art doll making to create...
Spring into making: EOW launches new programme of creative courses
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Edinburgh Open Workshop is delighted to launch its Spring Course Drop, celebrating longer days with a fresh programme of hands-on workshops designed to spark creativity and build practical skills. Alongside the return of popular courses such as Make a Garden Bench and the week-long Introduction to Furniture Design and Making,...
Coiled Rope Basket Workshop
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Spend the day with Eilidh Weir (All That is Braw) creating a coiled basket with recycled materials. Inspired by traditional coiling techniques used around the world in basketry for centuries, we will tackle the modern problem of waste textiles. Using fabric scraps, old clothes and salvaged rope, we will wrap,...
Introduction to Willow Weaving Workshop
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Saturday 9 May, 10am-4.30pm Join Donald and Karen Spy (Silverhare Baskets) for a beginners willow weaving session. A for people who have not done any basketry before and would like to try weaving. Donald and Karen will guide you as we make a few fun items from beautiful, flexible willow. Simple projects such...
Inspired By the Garden: Drawing & Painting Workshop
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Saturday 23 May, 11am-3.30pm Immerse yourself in the magical Forgan Arts Centre garden! We will begin by stepping outside the studio to find inspiration: filling our sketchbooks with guided drawings, colour studies and quick paintings that capture the essence of the gardens. This will help us slow down, connect with nature...
Introduction to Glazes and Atmospheric Firing
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In this course, participants will be introduced to the vast world of glazing and atmospheric firing. Aimed at those who are newer to the glazing process, participants will be supported in exploring different methods for applying glazes to their bisqueware using SSW’s in house glaze stock. Participants will also get...
Large Sculptural Handbuilding
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In this course, participants will be guided through a range of processes in hand-building with clay with encouragement to go big! Together we will explore traditional techniques including coiling, slab building, pinch pots and press moulding to create sculptural and functional ceramic objects, as well as identifying different clay bodies...