WORKSHOPS 2024 I have been busy planning for next year's workshops, with more specific themes to hopefully suit all your wishes .... as well as some new ideas in the pipeline. Details of the individual workshops can be found below followed by a diary of dates and venues for you to choose from. Those that are run in Shropshire will be held at All Stretton Village Hall, Nr Church Stretton, Shropshire SY66JR Those in Wiltshire will be at the Broughton Gifford Scout Hut, Nr Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 8NX All workshops will run from 10am-4pm and the cost will include all materials and your creation to take home at the end of the day.
Create an elegant figurine in a day If you would like to learn how to make these delightful mixed media sculptures, then join me on one of my one day workshops to make a beautiful figurine, standing at approx 48cm, for the home or garden. You will have the freedom to choose the pose of your figure eg sitting or standing. No experience necessary. Just come and have fun, get messy, meet lovely likeminded people and discover the artist within you. Cost: £70 to include all materials and a beautiful sculpture to take home at the end of the day.
Fairies, balloon flyers and kite flyers This workshop will give you the opportunity to choose between making a balloon flyer, kite flyer or little fairy standing at approximately 20cm tall. Cost for the day is £70 to include all materials and a sculpture to take home at the end of the day.
Create a small dog approx 18cm tall Come along and learn how to make a small dog. You will learn how to make the armature, shape the dog, and using paverpol, create the features and fur. A fun day suitable for both beginners and intermediate. Cost for the day is £70 to include all materials and your little dog to take home at the end of the day.
Create a stunning 1ft dragon for home or garden. 2 day workshop This is a weekend workshop where you will learn to shape your dragon and explore the wonderful reptilian textures that can be created using paverpol, textural fabrics, found objects and unusial techniques. Suitable for thos with some knowledge and experience of paverpol. Cost for the weekend is £160 to include all materials and your dragon to take home at the end of the weekend. This is a new course, so let me know if you are interested and I will sort out dates for this
Exploring Paverpol with Canvas Create a stunning mixed media canvas using found objects, fabrics, paper and paverpol. Cost including all materials £75. This is a new workshop - more details to follow.
WORKSHOP DATES AND VENUES 2024 25th February - Small figurine (fairy, kite flyer or balloon flyer) - Shropshire 16th March - Elegant Figurine - Shropshire 17th March - Dog Sculpture - Shropshire 20th April - Small figurine (fairy, kite flyer or balloon flyer) - Shropshire 27th April - Elegant Figurine - Wiltshire 18th May - Elegant Figurine - Shropshire 19th May - Small Figurine (fairy, kite flyer or balloon flyer) - Shropshire 22nd June - Elegant Figurine - Shropshire 7th September - Elegant Figurine - Wiltshire 28th September - TBC - Shropshire 29th September - Dog Sculpture 19th October - Elegant Figurine - Shropshire 20th October TBC 16th November - Small Figurine (fairy, kite flyer or balloon flyer (Shropshire) 17th November - TBC
MARKETS AND EVENTS 2024
Saturday 10th February - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Saturday 9th March - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Thursday 14th March - Ludlow Farmer's Market - Ludlow Saturday 13th April - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Sunday 21st April - Made in Shropshire @ Dudmaston National Trust Saturday 11th May - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Saturday 8th June - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Sunday 23rd June - Made in Shropshire @ Dudmaston National Trust Saturday 13th July - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square Shrewsbury Thursday 1st August - Burwarton Show (tbc) Thursday 8th August - Ludlow Creators Market (tbc) Saturday 10th August - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square Shrewsbury Sunday 11th August - Made in Shropshire @ Dudmaston National Trust Thursday 15th August - Ludlow Creators Market (tbc) Thursday 22nd August - Ludlow Creators Market (tbc) Thursday 29th August - Ludlow Creators Market (tbc) Saturday 7th - Sunday 15th September H.Art, Kingsland Church, Herefordshire Saturday 14th September - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Saturday 12th October - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Sunday 13th October - Made in Shropshire @ Dudmaston National Trust Saturday 9th November - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury Saturday 14th December - Made in Shropshire Fair in the Square - Shrewsbury