Workshops | The Creative Dimension Trust

Autumn 2024: Craft Your Own Carry Case

Building Crafts College, London, This workshop will run on Saturdays for six weeks from Saturday 14^th September 2024 until Saturday 19^th October 2024. If the workshop becomes oversubscribed, we will close the application process early.
In this workshop, students designed and constructed their own wooden carry case which can be used as a tool box, a crafting case, or even as a holdall for toiletries!

Summer 2024: Architectural Drawing – Facades and Ornamentation

Bow Road Studios, London E3, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 19^th August 2024 until Friday 23^rd August 2024.
In this workshop, students learned to draw architectural elements including decorative corbels, horseshoes arches and ionic capitals. They used traditional tools including compass and straight edge, and were taught technical drawings stage by stage.

SUMMER 2024: ARCHITECTURAL MODEL MAKING

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects, London, This workshop ran throughout August 2024, with one student attending each of the two, week-long workshops.
Two lucky students had the opportunity to learn the art of Architectural modelling in an exciting and creative environment, with uninterrupted guidance from one of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’ senior in-house model makers.

Summer 2024: Marbling

Cockpit Arts, Deptford, This workshop ran for four days from Tuesday 20^th August 2024 until Friday 23^rd August 2024.
During this workshop, students learned a variety of different marbling techniques - including Suminagashi ink marbling, Turkish Ebru and European marbling.

Summer 2024: Leather Tassel Making

Bill Amberg Studios, London NW10, This workshop ran for one day on Wednesday 21^st August 2024.
During this half day workshop, at the world renown Bill Amberg Studios, students were introduced to the art of leather working and make leather tassels!

Summer 2024: Perfumery

Floris, London, SW1Y, This workshop ran for two hours on Tuesday 20^th August 2024.
During this session, students had the opportunity to smell and enjoy creating one fragrance formula to take away at the end of the day, in a 50ml Floris bottle.

Summer 2024: Jewellery Making

The Goldsmiths’ Centre, London, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 12^th August 2024 until Friday 16^th August 2024.
During this course, students had the opportunity to learn about the craft of silver jewellery making with jeweller Paul Ravn.

Summer 2024: Mural Painting

Cockpit Arts, Bloomsbury, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 12^th August 2024 until Friday 16^th August 2024.
In this workshops, students learned mural painting techniques suitable for decorating interiors.

Summer 2024: Plaster Carving

Bow Road Studios, London E3, This workshop ran for five days from Monday 12^th August 2024 until Friday 16^th August 2024.

This was a unique opportunity for students to experience plaster carving with a practicing sculptor in his studio. Students practiced relief and piercing carving techniques and received an introduction to plaster casting and mould making. The patterns used for the intro exercises focused on the geometric and biomorphic patterns and techniques of the Islamic lands, but students were able to draw on a multitude of traditional designs for their final projects.

Summer 2024: Hand Embroidery Creative Colour and Thread Painting

Cockpit Arts, Deptford, This workshop ran for four days from Monday 12^th August 2024 until Thursday 15^th August 2024.
This workshop taught students the basics of hand embroidery, focusing on thread painting and colour theory. Students completed a small thread painting and also created a 3D embroidered petal that will be added to the Tassel project.

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