QUILT AS YOU GO LOG CABIN

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

Log Cabin is a very versatile patchwork block with many variations. For this project you can create nine different log cabin variations (no foundation piecing involved) as a sampler quilt (see picture) or as a 'Sew A Row' quilt. The different blocks are quilted before being joined together using a 'Quilt As You Go' technique. 

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FULLY BOOKED: PEN AND WASH

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

A course looking at pen and ink techniques and combining them with watercolour to create line and wash artwork. We will be looking at how to create textures, tones and decorative patterns with ink and how to paint various washes and then combining the two to produce line and wash work. Demonstrations, help and advice 

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FULLY BOOKED: QUILT AS YOU GO LOG CABIN

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

Log Cabin is a very versatile patchwork block with many variations. For this project you can create nine different log cabin variations (no foundation piecing involved) as a sampler quilt (see picture) or as a 'Sew A Row' quilt. The different blocks are quilted before being joined together using a 'Quilt As You Go' technique. 

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SUNDAY LECTURE: SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE: LIFE, LITERATURE AND IMAGINATION

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

Famous as the author of The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the most intriguing and contradictory characters in English literature. He is also of course a leading figure among Lake District writers. This lecture will focus on Coleridge's achievements as a poet and thinker, in the context of his 

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TIME TO WRITE

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

A creative retreat in the idyllic surroundings of the Lake District which has been an inspiration to generations of writers. Whether you’re a beginner needing help to put your ideas on paper, or an author longing for a peaceful space, constructive feedback and the company of other writers, this is for you. There will be 

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FULLY BOOKED: INTERMEDIATE WOODWIND WORKSHOP DIRECTED BY LAURENCE PERKINS

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

All applications to be made initially through Laurence to ascertain ensemble line-up. www.laurenceperkins.com/wind-serenades  There will be a free informal concert with participants on Sunday 11:15am Laurence Perkins with Mandy Burvill Residential: £620 Non-residential: £485 We can pick up at 5pm from Penrith Rail Station (+£40) BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ON PAYING BALANCE.  

FULLY BOOKED: ELGAR: MUSIC FOR AUTUMN

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

Elgar often looked back nostalgically, with wistful tenderness or at times with regret. For this course Ian has selected movements from Elgar’s symphonies and concertos together with his shorter orchestral pieces, chamber works and choral excerpts. This heartfelt music will enrich the autumnal journey with Elgar as our companion and guide. Ian France Residential: £305 

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BOTANICAL ART IN COLOURED PENCIL: OBSERVING NUTS, BERRIES, SEEDS AND FRUITS

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

Take a close look at seasonal nuts, fruits and berries to  accurately capture their colours, textures and forms in coloured pencil. Working on either a single study or a small mixed composition, there will be explanations of techniques, demonstrations and individual attention while you work at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere. Suitable for 

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FULLY BOOKED: LANDSCAPE EXPRESSIVE SEMI ABSTRACT ACRYLIC 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 up a body of source material to work with, but this course focuses on developing your personal painterly style through exercises in the studio. We 

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STOICISM AS A GUIDE TO LIFE: THE FOUR VIRTUES

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

Though many people wish to live a full and flourishing life, it is not always as easy as the next self-help bestseller might suggest. For the Stoics, there is a clear path to flourishing and well-being, and this involves cultivating the virtues of courage, temperance, justice and wisdom. Happiness in life depends upon the quality 

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