SCULPTURAL NEEDLEFELT

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

Create a characterful sculpture, c.12-18 inches in size, using wool fibres based on a wire armature. There will be plenty of sources of inspiration and support to try one of 

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FULLY BOOKED: VISITING LAKELAND GARDENS

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

Join expert horticulturalist Louise on an intimate tour of Lake District gardens, including some not normally open to the public. Meet the gardeners, discover new plants and garden design inspiration 

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LEATHERWORK: HAND-STITCHED WALLET

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

Make your own leather wallet or card holder using the traditional method of hand-stitching the saddle stitch. You will learn how to work with thinner leathers and be able to 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOOKBINDING: BEGINNERS

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

An introduction to the basics of hand bookbinding using techniques that have hardly changed in centuries. See how paper is prepared then hand sewn into a single-section pamphlet and a 

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SKETCHBOOK: FAST AND LOOSE!

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

Relax and enjoy getting back to the basics with artful games to get creative inspiration flowing, all in the privacy of your own sketchbook! Explore new ways of seeing objects, 

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FULLY BOOKED: HARPS NORTH WEST 20TH ANNIVERSARY

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

Tutors: Shelley Fairplay, Wendy Stewart & Stephen Dunstone, Mary Dunsford Organised by Harps North West festival@harpsnorthwest.org.uk Residential: £350 Non-residential: £290 Before booking please complete the below application form and return 

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PASTELS PURE AND SIMPLE

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

Chalk pastel has been used to great effect by artists through the ages, from Leonardo da Vinci in the 15th century and Whistler and Degas in the 19th to Paula Rego and Roger Hilton 

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EXPRESSIVE LANDSCAPES: MIXED MEDIA

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

Explore mixed media techniques using watercolour, gouache, acrylics, inks and soft pastel. We may venture outdoors (weather permitting), painting and drawing in the dramatic Lakeland landscape in order to build 

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