FULY BOOKED: STAINED GLASS PANEL OR TIFFANY LAMP

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Make a stained glass panel or a Tiffany-style lamp, developing skills so that you can construct more elaborate projects later. Understand and use the techniques of template glass cutting, using 

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FULLY BOOKED: GET WEAVING!

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Explore the use of colour and texture. Dress a loom. Understand how to read pattern draft. Suitable for both absolute beginners and developing weavers. Jan Beadle (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/jan-beadle) Residential: £365 

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DRAW LIKE A PRO!

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Professional artists often have a pleasing polish to their drawings. They look confidently handled, pleasingly proportioned, with a bold clarity to the detailed sections contrasting with a dreamy delicacy to 

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SKETCHING IN PEN AND WATERCOLOUR (MATERIALS PROVIDED)

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

For those who may have lightly dabbled or not, but seeking something still gentle and not too full-on, this course aims to help you explore the merits of Sketchbooking as 

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WRITING FICTION: SETTING AND STRUCTURE

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A residential creative writing course aimed at both beginning and intermediate writers interested in flash fiction, short stories, novellas or the novel. Consisting of lectures, writing exercises and individual tutorials, 

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REPRESENTING ROYALTY: THE PHARAOH IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ART

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

The Pharaoh dominated ancient Egyptian official art. This course examines how and why this was the case, investigating evidence from the Predynastic Period to the Roman occupation of Egypt. What 

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THE LAZY PHILOSOPHER’S GUIDE TO IRIS MURDOCH

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Murdoch’s philosophy has often been neglected in favour of her novels. In this course we will remedy this imbalance.  Beginning with the novel The Bell, we will look at the 

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TALK & TEA: THE PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

One in a series of lectures by our Philosophy Tutor Darren for anyone who would like to enrich their lives by hearing a philosophical perspective on various topics. What is 

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LIFE DRAWING

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

A traditional skill that increases accuracy within observational drawing, life drawing feeds into all areas of art practice. Expand, refine, and challenge yourself reinforcing all the essential fundamentals in a 

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