ILLUSTRATING SHELLS, FOSSILS AND INSECTS USING COLOURED PENCIL
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth
SUMMER LANDSCAPE IN DRY COLOUR: COLOURED PENCILS AND OIL PASTELS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, CockermouthWeek of Courses
ILLUSTRATING SHELLS, FOSSILS AND INSECTS USING COLOURED PENCIL
After 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 and patterns and fossils allow us to see millions of years in a fragment whilst insects have the most intricate shapes and iridescent colours that
FULLY BOOKED: A DECADE OF HIT OPERAS
The 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) brings Pushkin’s tale to life in a series of lyric scenes, one of which is Tatyana’s moving letter scene. Ian France Residential: £350 Non-residential: £245
ENAMEL BOWLS LARGE AND SMALL
This 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 an enamel bowl before will be encouraged to start with a small bowl. Those with some experience of making small enamel bowls will have the
SUMMER LANDSCAPE IN DRY COLOUR: COLOURED PENCILS AND OIL PASTELS
A 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 and contemplative according to the technique used. Oil pastel produces an effect of oil painting without the problem of drying. It’s rich colouring is vibrant.
ACOUSTIC GUITAR – BASICS AND BEYOND
This 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 knowledge, developing your strumming and rhythm, fingerpicking and how to learn a song or solo tune. We will also look at music theory to help
RUSKIN LACE
Ruskin 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 combination of drawn thread and cut linen work, with the geometric designs being created using needlelace techniques specific to this type of lace. The course
MIDSUMMER YOGA AND WALKING
A 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 a reasonable level of fitness) among the peaceful northern fells - which will leave you feeling supple, relaxed and refreshed! Suitable for beginners and experienced.
FULLY BOOKED: UPHOLSTERY
You 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 appropriate. You bring the item of furniture you want to restore and the fabric you would like to use; all the fillings, specialist tools, technical
FINDING MY VOICE: HOW I RELATE TO OTHERS
FINDING MY VOICE: HOW I RELATE TO OTHERS
This 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 break the cycle of negative and adverse relationships. Lina Mookerjee £95 incl. lunch and refreshments