SUMMER LANDSCAPES IN MIXED MEDIA – AN EXPLORATORY APPROACH
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will introduce a variety of creative ways to approach landscape in the summer months. We will examine different aspects of the summer landscape through observation, memory, and process.
ILLUSTRATING SHELLS, FOSSILS AND INSECTS USING COLOURED PENCIL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAfter this three-day course, you may think again about some of the smaller things that often escape our notice in the natural world. Shells offer up the most amazing colours
FULLY BOOKED: A DECADE OF HIT OPERAS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe 1870s began with Verdi’s spectacular Aida, the epitome of Grand Opera. Bizet moved in a different direction with the low-life realism of Carmen in 1875. Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (1878)
ENAMEL BOWLS LARGE AND SMALL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will focus on making fired enamel copper bowls of different sizes. While there will be a range of sizes available to work with, those who have not made
SUMMER LANDSCAPE IN DRY COLOUR: COLOURED PENCILS AND OIL PASTELS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA chance to work in both these rewarding media – neither apt to run out of control. Coloured pencil is a delight! The process of building colour can be exciting
ACOUSTIC GUITAR – BASICS AND BEYOND
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will aim to help each student improve their playing. We will cover aspects such as warm ups and technique, learning the notes on the neck, expanding your chord
RUSKIN LACE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomRuskin Lace is a distinctive form of lace which originated as a cottage industry in the Lake District in the 1880s. You will be working on linen fabric using a
MIDSUMMER YOGA AND WALKING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA perfect mix of hatha yoga sessions (working on postures, breathing exercises and relaxation) and guided hill walks of up to 5 miles, sometimes over rough and steep ground (requiring
FINDING MY VOICE: HOW I RELATE TO OTHERS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis session offers an introduction to understanding how individuals behave in relationships. Using Transactional Analysis concepts, we will explore how learned behaviours become repeated and how we can begin to
FULLY BOOKED: UPHOLSTERY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomYou will learn to strip a small item of furniture (e.g. a chair, stool, ottoman or headboard), tackle interior paddings and rebuild it using traditional or modern upholstery techniques as