Higham Hall College
FULLY BOOKED: BIRD SONGS AND CALLS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThere is no doubt that familiarity with bird songs and calls plays an essential part in the process of locating and identifying them. For example, the clamour of bird song in springtime woodland gives an indication of the both the number and identity of birds present, which might otherwise be overlooked. This course, deliberately timed
FULLY BOOKED: SKETCHBOOK SKILLS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe students will be shown a series key sketching skills and explore ideas working first from photographs and then from life working around the grounds of Higham Hall. The aim is to become more confident and skilful at sketching, creating visual mementos within your sketch book of your time at Higham Hall, weather permitting. Jason
INTRODUCING SILENT FILM
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis course will introduce the range of silent films made up to the late 1920s. We will be looking at both European and American cinema, ranging across comedy, melodrama, romance, the epic and the avant-garde. Many of the iconic films of the 1930s were reacting to their silent predecessors, and we will have plenty of
GET WEAVING!
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore the use of colour and texture. Dress a loom. Understand how to read pattern draft. Suitable for both absolute beginners and developing weavers. Jan Beadle Residential: £485 Non-residential: £330 (Yarns £15 purchasable from tutor)
SPRING AND SUMMER FLOWERS IN COLOURED PENCIL AND WATERCOLOUR
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomCreate beautiful works of art using coloured pencils and watercolour, illustrating spring and summer flowers in glorious detail. Fresh flowers will be used for reference as well as photos, paintings and demonstrations. Margaret will give individual attention to help each student create their own unique paintings to take home and frame. Margaret Eggleton Residential: £505
FULLY BOOKED: WATER IN THE LANDSCAPE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomExplore the qualities of water. Surface and reflections, still water, rushing water, tidal pools and waves crashing on to rocks: all have their own character and a variety of ways to express them.Join Frances as she shares her exploratory techniques and methods. This is accessible for students of all abilities in watercolour, gouache, and acrylics.
FULLY BOOKED: VARIATIONS IN ACRYLICS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomUse a wide range of acrylic painting methods, from soft watercolour-type washes, combining with collage and other materials to rag and card methods where thick paint is used to build up the surface. You will be surprised by the flexibility of this rich medium. Explore its limits and possibilities in Frances’ own work and learn
TIME TO WRITE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomA 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
GEOLOGY OF THE LAKES: AN INTRODUCTION
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomHave you ever wondered why the topography and geology of the Lake District and wider Cumbria area varies so much? Find out as you travel through 500 million years of geological history on this course. There will be stories of ancient oceans, volcanoes, Himalayan-scale mountain ranges, tropical seas and swamps, deserts and ice ages. The
SILVER JEWELLERY: SILVER STONE-SET STACKING RINGS, BANGLES AND EARRINGS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAimed at beginners and intermediate students, this course in silver jewellery introduces a number of different techniques for working on both silver sheet and wire plus simple stone-setting. Students will work on three designer jewellery projects: stone-set stacking rings, a bangle and earrings. Students should have reasonable manual dexterity and be able to safely use