Workshops

Something art and crafty..

In addition to our normal activity of painting onto ceramics we also run a host of art and craft workshops for children and adults. All our workshops are with experienced artists.

Pottery Throwing

The taster sessions are the most popular throwing workshops.  You can come and just ‘have a go’.  Our Studio Assistants makes it seem very easy – everyone ends up with a pot or bowl that they can then come and decorate at another time. Whether you are alone, celebrating or team building with colleagues – we all want to capture that Demi Moore & Patrick Swayze “Ghost” moment!

Taster sessions are £18 for children and £20 for adults.  It is spread over 2 sessions.  You will throw your very own pot in under an hour! You can then return another day when your pot is fired and decorate it. All materials are included in the price.

Hazel Stephenson has joined Sarah Vosmer and Alice Wilmott to make up our team of potters.  Hazel will be offering Wednesdays from 5.30 – 8pm. Taster sessions will also be available on Monday, Friday and weekends.  Group bookings for Schools, Team Building, Hen Parties and Birthdays are available at other times.

Just call the shop or email for more information and to book.

Sewing a Christmas Stocking with Emma Hicks

 

 

 

Emma will be starting a new evening course on Mondays in November.  Learn to sew and make a fabulous Christmas Stocking. This will take 2 sessions. Bring your own bits and bobs to make a stunning unique gift.  £25 for both sessions.

Call or email for more information.

New – Creative Textiles with Emma Hicks

STAGE 1 : Get to Know Your Sewing Machine

Learn how to use your sewing machine along with some basic hand sewing techniques whilst developing your creative textile skills in a relaxed, sociable ambience. You will gain the confidence to use various hand and machine stitches in a creative and diverse way. All you need is an experimental and contemporary approach to the techniques. It is also recommended to bring your machine manual with you.

The following hand and machine sewn techniques will be included:

• Fabric manipulation; some traditional techniques will be explored such as pleating and gathering e.g. stuffing, suffolk puffs, ruffles
• Appliqué
• Cording

The course will also cover a range of hand embroidery stitches to enable you to further embellish any future project work.

What is the course about?

This course will enable you to explore a diverse range of basic hand and machine sewing techniques whilst getting to know your machine.

How will I be taught?

An experimental approach will be taken. There will be demonstrations, examples, handouts, individual tuition, discussion and practical work. Work can be continued outside of the lesson.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Bring along scrap lengths and pieces of cotton or calico fabrics, clear tights or similar, embroidery threads and needle, sewing threads, a basic sewing kit (pinking shears if possible), buttons and beads to embellish.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

·      Thread your sewing machine, wind the bobbin and use a range of machine stitches

·      Make a range of hand and machine sewn samples of your own design that can then either be backed with a lovely print of solid colour fabric and used as coasters or affix them as pockets on bags or clothing or keep them in a work journal to refer to in later project work.

This class serves as a prerequisite for Emma’s creative textiles workshops. Once you’ve completed it you can learn to develop your own piece of fabric for a cushion, bags, decorative pieces, draft excluders, mini artworks and more!

Level: Beginner   Course Length: Three 2-hour sessions   Course Fee: £45

Teacher: Emma Hicks  Starts: Monday 3^rd October at 7.00pm

STAGE 2 : Design and Make a Piece of Fabric for a Cushion Cover

Learn how to use your sewing machine and create a gorgeous, unique removable cushion cover with a hidden zip. You will learn how to develop your own really individual piece of fabric. Emma uses expressive painting as the starting point in this course.  A contemporary and experimental approach will need to be taken.  It’s a perfect chance to challenge yourself to create something lovely, in the company of like-minded people.

What is this course about?

An artistic interpretation of the imagination is to let go and allow the mind to flow, without preconceived notion of representation. Create your own individual piece of fabric and turn it into a cushion cover. You will develop your own subject theme using your ideas to design and make a textured, layered fabric. A range of basic machine and hand sewing techniques will be used adding beads, button and hand embroidery to embellish.

How will I be taught?

Through demonstrations, examples, handouts, individual tuition, group discussion and practical work. Work can be continued outside of the lesson.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

You will need to bring in 1m x 150cm wide fabric of your choice for your cushion cover and complementary fabrics, beads, buttons, threads, specialist yarns and a zip that relate to your developed theme and colour scheme.  Your sewing machine (it is also recommended to bring your machine manual with you), and basic sewing kit e.g. scissors, pins and needles.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Develop textile ideas through observations and mixed media paintings
• Make a unique, individual cushion front demonstrating machine sewing, hand sewing, hand embroidery and simple button and bead embellishment appropriate to design needs
• Complete the project by cutting out and making a simple square cushion cover with a hidden zip using the sewing machine

This class serves as a prerequisite for my creative textiles workshops. Once you’ve completed it you can learn to develop your own piece of fabric for a cushion, bags, decorative pieces, draft excluders, mini artworks and more!

Level: Beginner  Course Length: Five 2-hour sessions  Course Fee: £75

Teacher: Emma Hicks  Starts: Monday 31^st October 7pm

Email or call to book. Credit cards can be taken over the phone at time of booking.

See Emma’s work at www.emmymadeinbrighton.co.uk

New – Clay workshops with Sarah Vosmer

Monthly starting Sunday 9th October 

A fun workshop for four or more children 8 – 16 years.  Learn lots of clay techniques.  Return a couple of weeks later ( any day) to decorate your sculpture or pot.

There is nothing like getting messy with clay – letting the imagination and creative spirit go – getting lost in thought – then producing your own unique piece.  And its fun to learn out of the classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are a crafty person and would like to run your own workshops using our great space then send us an email with your idea and we will be happy to discuss it with you.

If you’d like to make a booking please contact us by phone (01273 628952)