WOVEN TAPESTRY DAY (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomTaster or refresher. Come with no experience or bring work you want help with. Looms will be ready-warped. Be shown how to weave simple shapes, mix colours and control your tension. Louise Martin (Orkney highamhall.com/louise-martin) £95 (incl. materials, lunch and refreshments) Louise (award-winning!) has two courses following.
FULLY BOOKED: WOVEN TAPESTRY: TRANSPARENCY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe workshop concentrates on weaving areas where two or more colours overlap. This can be achieved using solid or mixed threads. Louise Martin (Orkney highamhall.com/louise-martin) Residential: £275 Non-residential: £195 Also see TAPESTRY DAY, preceding, and OPTICAL ILLUSIONS, following
FULLY BOOKED: WOVEN TAPESTRY: OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will concentrate on weaving shapes, sometimes with repetition, often with precision, solid colour and a beautiful quality of line to produce a woven optical illusion. Louise Martin (Orkney highamhall.com/louise-martin) Residential: £275 Non-residential: £195 TRANSPARENCY with Louise precedes this course.
TURN YOUR SKETCHES INTO FINISHED PAINTINGS (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will focus on what artists can develop from their previous sketching escapades. Bring along some previous workings and see what you can adapt into a polished piece of exhibitable art. Both experienced and beginners welcome with patient guidance from an experience and sympathetic Tutor. Viv Philpot (Hampshire highamhall.com/viv-philpot) assisted by Geoff Philpot Residential:
INSIDE INFORMATION : AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ROOMS WE LIVE IN
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWe spend most of our lives inside at home, at work or at play. There are thousands of guides about how to make interiors: books, magazines, TV programmes, as well as professional designers, decorators and architects. But what, actually, are interiors? What are they made of? How do we live in them? Where did they
FULLY BOOKED: UPHOLSTERY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomHands-on! Bring chair, stool, ottoman, headboard... Build up from scratch or just re-cover, tackle interior paddings with traditional or modern techniques. Please contact Cathy prior to your course to discuss your project needs 07770 714103. Cathy Newbery (Cumbria highamhall.com/cathy-newbery) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190
FINDING INSPIRATION THROUGH WATERCOLOUR
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomTouch the fire of inspiration through contemporary watercolour techniques. Discover your creative spark working in watercolour, ink or acrylic using nature-centred themes. Suitable for all aspiring artists, even beginners. Tiana Marie (Cumbria highamhall.com/tiana-marie)
VINTAGE VERDI
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomVerdi’s ‘Masked Ball’ combines the comic with the tragic. Attractive arias and a lively role for the chorus fill a light and melodic score. Don Carlos has five main characters engaging our sympathies and some of Giuseppe’s greatest dramatic music depicting church, state and the individual. Ian France (Cumbria highamhall.com/ian-france) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190
IMPROVE YOUR QUILTING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomLis’ workshops are a chance to develop your skills with advice and guidance which will help you achieve excellent results. We find that quilters who come enjoy the benefits of working alongside and learning from other practitioners. Lis Binns (Lancashire highamhall.com/lis-binns) Residential:£365 Non-residential: £255
FULLY BOOKED: ENAMEL BOWLS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom*NEW* From large copper bowls to all shapes of bowls, experiment with enamel colours and decoration to produce beautiful fired enamel pieces. Techniques range from traditional to experimental and involve many different types of enamel applications. From experienced to beginners all levels welcome. Beginners will learn safety procedures and kiln use in the process of