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FULLY BOOKED: WINTER BIRDS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

Imagine spectacular gatherings of barnacle and pink-footed geese against a backdrop of a winter sunset and the massed pipings of thousands of waders as they swirl in the sky. Our 

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FULLY BOOKED: DECORATIVE PAPER MAKING

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

Students will produce a range of decorated papers using techniques such as pigmented paste, suminagashi (Japanese ink marbling) and traditional paper marbling on a 'thickened' water surface.  The samples produced 

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FULLY BOOKED: CURIOSITIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

This course will focus on some curious and intriguing aspects of the English language. Why has English the richest vocabulary in the world? Why is English spelling so infuriating? What 

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FULLY BOOKED: TRY FOR A DAY: BOTANICAL ART

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

This informal and relaxed workshop is a gentle introduction to the delights of drawing from nature. You will spend the morning building confidence while closely observing individual flower petals, leaves 

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WITHOUT FROM WITHIN

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

Using the wonderful setting of Higham Hall itself, this course explores the depiction of interior and exterior space; ‘looking through windows and entrances’ with inspiration from French artists Bonnard and 

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