‘Shed’ Studio

Creative Craft Courses

CRAFT COURSES

in the 'Shed' Studio

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PROGRAMME AS FROM MARCH 2024 -

We are now taking BOOKINGS

email; creativerecycling@mac.com

and Fiona & Glennis will help you

through the booking and payent process -

via bank transfer or Card….

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Glass Fusing

11 - 4 pm £98 Monday 15th April - picture/dish/coaster/hanging

FULLY BOOKED

12-3 PM £65 Tuesday 21st May - brooches/pendants

11 - 4 pm £98 Monday 3rd June -brooches/pendants/coaster/hanging

Collage ‘Landscape’

12 - 3pm £45 Saturday 20th April - ‘rural’ landscape

12 - 3 PM £45 Thursday 23rd MAY - rural landscape

12-3 pm Thursday 6th June - urban or rural landscape

Collage Tree

12 - 3 pm £45 Saturday 1st June

Collage Paper 'Patchwork/quilts'

11 - 4 pm £65 Tuesday 23rd April - ‘Star Burst’ idea

Weaving

11 - 4 pm £65 Wednesday 10th April

now FULL - Enquire for summer dates…..

Printing techniques

11 - 4 pm £65 Thursday 25th April

3 places left

Pallet Art

- natural wood hangings collaged

12 - 3 pm £45 Thursday 18th April

2 places left

Clock Making

- decorating wood/slate to create a working clock

11- 4 pm £65 Saturday 27th April

Upholstery Footstool - NEW Course

11 - 4.30pm £140 Saturday 25th May -

(footstool provided as part of the price)

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BOOK YOUR OWN CRAFT COURSE

for your GROUP of Friends or Family

——-available dates——-

Wednesday 3rd April Thursday 4th April

Tuesday 28th May Thursday 30th May

If none of these dates suit your group,

then email us with the date you prefer,

and we will see whether it’s possible at our end

Craft Courses to choose from …..

Glass Fusing * Collage Landscape Picture * Collage Tree Picture *

Printing techniques * Collage Patchwork Picture

Clock collaging * Pallet Art Hanging

Mosaic Fish/Heart * Weaving * Papermaking

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Your Group - max 6, minimum 4

(welcome age 14+ when each young person is accompanied by an adult)

Discount per number booked.

Do feel free to ask us what’s possible …

creativerecycling@mac.com

or pop into the Gallery ‘Shed’ Studio to speak to one of us.

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All our Courses are led by:

experienced Artists, and Tutors

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A bit about the Craft Courses -

• All Materials and Equipment provided

• No previous art or craft experience needed …

• You will go home with at least one piece of work complete

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• Bookings can be made by Email -creativerecycling@mac.com

• Payment can be made

  by Bank Transfer

• Creative Recycling (Hand Crafted)

  G.Andrews & F. Norton

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Glass Fusing

Introduction to creating small pieces, learning techniques of fusing and creating colour from a variety of inclusions: metals, oxides etc.  You will go home with a variety of small designs which can then be made into small window hangings/pictures, or jewellery, or for greetings cards.

Collage'Tree'  

Creating a collaged tree from handmade and waste papers.  You will go home with at least 1 picture.  This will suit anyone new to craftwork, or anyone wanting to try out a new idea.........

Collage 'Landscape'-

Creating at least one style of Landscape (rural or urban) using handmade and waste papers.  A day/half-day of experimenting ..... You will go home with at least one finished picture.  This will suit anyone new to craftwork, as well as those with more experience who wish to enjoy a day creating an original piece of artwork.

Collage ' Quilt/patchwork'

This will interest those who love the different possibilities of paper, cutting, and arranging patterns inspired by imagined or traditional patchwork designs...... You will go home with one finished piece. No experience of quilting or craft work is needed.

Weaving -

Table-top Loom, weaving course.  This course will introduce you to the art of hand-weaving.  You will take home an original piece of weaving, - a wall hanging, for instance, or a piece to stitch on a cushion cover.  The course is designed for beginners, but the flexibility of this course, is that it may suit those who wish to expand their basic weaving skills.  

Printing -

Designing a surface/ lino-cutting for printing from. Skills you acquire are: cutting materials suitable to print, use of inks to experiment with colour, to create greeting cards/picture. Suitable for beginners or those with basic knowledge……

Mosaic

Basic introduction to creating a picture or hanging - using wood and waste ceramics.

Clock making - Slate or Wood decoration

Using waste slate, and wood, collage materials and metal novelties to create a Clock for your wall. (clock action provided)

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Upholstery - footstool with Beech wood legs

A small footstool will be provided as part of the price to take home, once you have enjoyed the process of upholstering this piece of furniture the skills you learn will be then transferable to other pieces of furniture at home, eg chairs.

The materials provided -calico and wood panel, foam and batting are also part of the price. The top cover can be bought on the day - at cost price, or you may prefer to bring your own - you may want to match your stool to other colour ways at home… Advice on this can be given at the point of booking the course.

Designs below -

are just ideas and suggestions to get started. But there are many possibilities to having a go at the processes that make your own unique pieces of art and craft to take home. Make Birthday presents, or for Occasions and Gifts.

Make a set of greetings cards, a picture, a dish or a wall hanging. ……..

All Materials are provided, and guidance with any equipment, and processes involved.

BEGINNERS WELCOME

and those wanting to revisit creative processes to refresh….

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Students work, after an afternoon playing with waste papers to make Collage Landscapes

mosaic hearts…..

Log Cabin designs ‘Collage Patchwork’ course

Log Cabin - using cut waste papers. A lovely process. Can include a little photograph in the middle …. or a personal design

Collaged Clock using papers of all sorts.

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Glass fused ‘cheers’, Heart Coaster, fused glass small bowl, glass fused dish, glass fused hangings, painted flowers within layers of glass fusing, figurers painted within the fused glass, rolling pin paper collage, Mosaic fish………..