FULLY BOOKED: LEATHERWORK: QUALITY LEATHER BELT (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCreate your own leather belt using the traditional method of hand-stitching the saddle stitch. You will learn the finishing touches that make a quality belt. You will also be able
PHILOSOPHY: DEATH, GOD AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomIn this introduction to existentialism and the philosophy of religion, we eschew traditional approaches to questions of life’s meaning and God’s existence. Instead, we explore profound, historical and yet underdiscussed
FULLY BOOKED: PEWTERWORK (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCome and learn to give form and texture to flat sheet metal. Popularised by the Arts and Crafts Movement, pewterwork uses no heat, heavy tools, or machinery. Simple hand-held tools
FULLY BOOKED: LAKELAND ROCKS: TROPICAL SEAS, RAGING DESERTS AND ICE AGES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA more advanced course for those already introduced to the subject. We move on from our Ancient Rocks of Lakeland course, examining the Carboniferous to Present. Includes trips out and
WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES FOR BEGINNERS (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomLearn how to paint a simple but effective landscape, including skies, hills, trees, hedgerows and other landscape features including adding buildings to the landscape. Suitable for beginner and intermediate levels
SKETCHBOOK: FAST AND LOOSE!
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomArtful games to get creative inspiration flowing, all in the privacy of your own sketchbook. Be introduced to new ways of seeing objects, recording your impressions and using your sketchbook
CERAMIC SCULPTURE: GET A-HEAD!
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomMake face and head sculptures up to 30cm tall to be glazed and fired in a raku kiln at the end. Make a single larger piece using Cumbrian brick clay,
FULLY BOOKED: WAGNER: THE EASY WAY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomPeople often keep Wagner at arm's length. Avoiding 'heavy' sounds and 'longueurs', this course aims to make his music approachable, with scenes and excerpts from across his operas. Throughout, the
FULLY BOOKED: VISITING LAKELAND GARDENS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomJoin expert Louise on an intimate tour of gardens, some not normally open to the public. Take inspiration and meet gardeners, viewing behind the gates, walls and hedges of some
RECITAL: THE INSTRUMENT OF THE DEVIL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom“CLAR’NETS, HOWEVER BE BAD AT ALL TIMES ... DEPEND UPON’T, IF SO BE YOU HAVE THEM TOOTING CLAR’NETS YOU’LL SPOIL THE WHOLE SET-OUT”. So said Michael Mail and Mr Penny