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FULLY BOOKED: RUSKIN LACE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

Ruskin Lace is a distinctive form of lace which originated as a cottage industry in the Lake District in the 1880s. You will be working on linen fabric using a 

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NORWEGIAN ART: THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

19th century Norway was culturally impoverished by 600 years of foreign control, but by the mid-1800s art was becoming a potent expression of national pride, culminating in the realism of 

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CREATIVE RELIEF WOODCARVING

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

Relief carving is the process of cutting a pattern or design into a flat surface. For those new to the craft, Sharon will gently guide you through the process of 

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CHORAL MASTERPIECES

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

Following the inspiring example of Mozart’s Requiem we will immerse ourselves in three requiems from the Romantic era. Brahms’ German Requiem used a Lutheran text and includes the chorus “How 

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CINEMA, ART AND HISTORY

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

This course will be a wide ranging look at the history of cinema in Britain and the USA with three evening screenings and individual sessions on great directors, different genres 

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BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth

Sculptural seed heads and glowing hedgerow fruits will inspire you to capture the fresh palette and clean lines of autumn. Working direct from nature, learn to accurately depict them in 

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