EXPLORE EMBROIDERY (WINTER SPECIAL)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA friendly course for all, from new to the more experienced. Bring your own project for helpful guidance or choose a project available from Angie. Angie Burt (Lancashire highamhall.com/angie-burt) WINTER OFFER 3 Nights for the price of 2: Residential: £270 Nonresidential: £190 2nd of 3 successive courses with Angie - each with the 3 for
SONGWRITING SESSIONS WITH CHRIS MCSHANE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomBeat them winter blues! A unique opportunity for instrumentalists and/or aspiring lyric writers with the aim of recording and performing original songs at the end. Gain confidence from collaboration and even exploit the fellow talent available in the sessions to try out what you have come up with. Also learn some of the secrets behind
PORTRAITURE (CLOTHED LIVE MODELS)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomOne of the essential skill sets for artists, focusing on the human top third, including live subjects. Be guided to experiment towards a freer, yet meaningful drawing style. Expand, refine and challenge yourself reinforcing all the essential fundamentals in a small group. Catherine MacDiarmid (Cumbria highamhall.com/catherine-macdiarmid) Residential: £385 Non-residential: £275
EXPLORE EMBROIDERY (WINTER SPECIAL)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA friendly course for all, from new to the more experienced. Bring your own project for helpful guidance or choose a project available from Angie. Angie Burt (Lancashire highamhall.com/angie-burt) WINTER OFFER 3 Nights for the price of 2: Residential: £270 Nonresidential: £190 3rd of 3 successive courses with Angie - each with the 3 for
FULLY BOOKED: PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore a wide range of techniques: woodcut (cutting in plankwood); engraving (on endgrain hardwood or plastic); drypoint (drawing on metal with steel); and etching, (using acid to etch on a zinc plate). Make handmade prints to your own design. Beginners or experienced. Peter Collins (Gloucestershire highamhall.com/peter-collins) Residential: £465 Non-residential: £330
RUSKIN LACE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA Lake District speciality since 1884, using Needlepoint Lace techniques for drawn thread and cut linen work with geometric designs. Suitable for both beginner and experienced. If required, a starter pack (£15) is purchasable from Karen. Karen Quickfall (Lancashire highamhall.com/karen-quickfall) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 Precedes another course.
PRINCELY PIANO CONCERTOS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFrom the genius of Mozart (no.20), that prince of concerto writers, we will survey many of the peaks of the repertoire. Mighty Beethoven (no.3), lyrical Chopin (no.1), popular Grieg, symphonic Brahms (nos.1 and 2) and famous Tchaikovsky (no.1). Ian France (Cumbria highamhall.com/ian-france) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190
BOTANICAL ART IN COLOURED PENCIL: WINTER WONDERFULS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomSurprisingly, the winter garden can offer some much-needed colour and even scent with interesting subjects to cheer the winter chill: plants such as Hamamelis, Lonicera Fragrantisima, Viburnum Bodnantense, Sarcoccoca, Chimonanthus Praecox, Hellebores, delicate Cyclamen Coum and maybe some early flowering bulbs like Snowdrops as well as bright Holly berries and many types of evergreen. If
RUSKIN LACE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA Lake District speciality since 1884, using Needlepoint Lace techniques for drawn thread and cut linen work with geometric designs. Suitable for both beginner and experienced. If required, a starter pack (£15) is purchasable from Karen. Karen Quickfall (Lancashire highamhall.com/karen-quickfall) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 Follows another course
FULLY BOOKED: WINTER BIRDS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomImagine 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 Solway and Cumbrian coast is wintering ground for many species prior to their northward migration, hosting an exciting array of raptors. Hone your identification skills!