Higham Hall College
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BOX MAKING
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomBox-making is a key element of a bookbinders skillset. Although the primary function of a box is protection, they are also considered to be decorative objects in their own right, suitable for housing not only books and documents, but also jewellery and other precious or fragile artefacts and objects. This course will examine, study and fabricate a range […]
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TEXTS, TRADITIONS & TRANSLATIONS: THE CREATION OF THE BIBLE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAs with all great literature, the story of how the Bible emerged is a fascinating one. Why were some books included and others failed to make the cut? Why do Catholics and Orthodox Christians have more books in their canon than Jews and Protestants? What happens when you translate a text out of its original […]
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BETWEEN ARTIST, LANDSCAPE AND STUDIO PRACTICE; A DIALOGUE
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat is ‘the landscape’ and how do contemporary artists work with it? It might be said that we are shaped by our world (or our ideas of it) as much as we, as humans, shape it. This course, centred on your own studio practice, will consider what the landscape means to us as artists, and […]
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USING LAYERS WITH FRANCES WINDER
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomUsing layers of paint (acrylics, gouache, watercolour) we work to develop free landscape or abstract paintings, based on building up textures with rag and cloth or gesso to add depth and interest.
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WINTER BIRDS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomImagine spectacular gatherings of Barnacle and Pink-footed geese against a backdrop of a winter sunset and the massed pipings of thousands of waders as they swirl in the sky. Our Solway and Cumbrian coast is wintering ground for many species prior to their northward migration, hosting an exciting array of raptors. Hone your identification skills […]
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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 […]
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INSPIRED BY EXPRESSIONISM!
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWork on painting projects in the studio exploring the expressive potential of colour and abstraction, with inspiration from the joyous 'Blaue Reiter’ expressionists. Notable figures associated with this group include Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Paul Klee and August Macke.
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CHRISTMAS CREATIONS (MATERIALS PROVIDED)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomGet into the Christmas Spirit! Arrangements will include a bauble wreath, an aromatic pot, a window ledge arrangement with glass candle holders, trees bows and baubles, a table centrepiece, a fresh winter landscape in a wooden trough, a sweet wreath and a Pot et Fleur. All materials will be supplied. Just bring strong scissors, wire […]
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UPHOLSTERY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomLearn 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 materials and […]
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POETRY AND TRANSLATION: DOORWAYS AND GATEWAYS; SPRINGBOARDS AND SOURCES
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe translation of poems is probably as old as poetry itself, while poetry is regarded as the primal source of all literature. Translated poems are doorways into infinitely various habitations, or gateways into meadows both like and unlike our own. It is no wonder that so many poets have used translation as springboards for their […]