FULLY BOOKED: NEW YEAR YOGA RETREAT WEEKEND
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore the Yoga tradition, balancing seasonal effects through diet, daily routine and yoga practice. Essentially practical, using posture, breathing, meditative techniques and just a tiny bit of theory. All levels. Amanda Oakes (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/amanda-oakes) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180
ESSENTIAL DRAWING SKILLS: VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomDevelop or improve you drawing skills in depicting three dimensional space with an introduction to perspective in an easy-to-grasp way. For beginners or those requiring a refresher. Work primarily inside with some work outdoors around Higham, weather permitting. Ceri Allen (Carlisle www.highamhall.com/ceri-allen) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180 Our hop-on, hop-off series aims to gently embed, refresh
FULLY BOOKED: ADVANCED WOODWIND ENSEMBLES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA course for wind players from Grade 8 to Diploma, working in detail on wind chamber repertoire for large and smaller ensembles. There will be an informal concert on the morning of the last day. Laurence Perkins (Manchester www.highamhall.com/laurence-perkins) Residential: £670 Non-residential: £500 We can pick up at 5pm from Penrith Rail Station (+£40) BY
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 www.highamhall.com/peter-collins) Residential: £445 Non-residential: £310
SINGING: YESTERDAY ONCE MORE (LADIES ONLY)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomRevisit those songs you loved from previous decades, explore The Carpenters, Simon and Garfunkel, Burt Bacharach, the Beatles, Dusty Springfield and many, many more. Just for ladies, mostly unaccompanied and in two or three part harmony "Let the Good Times Roll!" Chris Hale (S. Cheshire www.highamhall.com/christine-hale) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180
FULLY BOOKED: DRAMATIC SKIES, LAND AND SEA-SCAPE IN SOFT PASTELS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExtend your artistic skills with pastel for seascapes, dramatic skies and landscapes. Demos throughout, support for beginners, encouragement for more experienced with demanding, yet supportive critiques to enable all to reach full potential. Eileen Gardner (Fife www.highamhall.com/eileen-gardner) Residential: £346 Non-residential: £244
ANIMAL PORTRAITS IN COLOURED PENCIL (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFor beginners and improvers. We will practise the different ways of applying pencil, layering and blending to create fur, texture and highlights. Bring your own photographs and source material, together with your own coloured pencils, everything else will be provided. Bring a larger than A3 folder, for your completed work. Paul Holmes (Staffordshire www.highamhall.com/paul-holmes) Residential:
FULLY BOOKED: EXPRESSIVE PASTELS: SOFT AND HARD
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom*NEW* For experienced artists to explore combinations of soft and hard pastels (with fixative) on different surfaces. Weather permitting, Higham's grounds will provide direct inspiration from nature alongside studio-based direction. Some of the taught techniques on this workshop are not for complete art beginners but pastel newbies are welcome. Specialist paper available from Tutor. Robert
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!
WHITEWORK EMBROIDERY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhite-on-white embroidery. Sample different types and techniques of Whitework or work on your own piece. Angie Burt (Lancashire www.highamhall.com/angie-burt) Residential: £346 Non-residential: £244 WEEKEND course follows