Previous Workshops

2021: Eco-Fashion Upcycling – Online

This Workshop ran 18 September 2021 – 16 October 2021

Upcycling simply means reusing discarded objects in such a way as to create a product of higher value. In Eco-fashion it is adding new life to clothes that would otherwise end up in landfill. This is a good way to do our bit to help the environment, through sustainable lifestyle choices, and remembering that all the resources and people that made our clothes matter.

2021: Design a Hand-Painted Wallpaper & Fit Into a Paper Scale Model

This Workshop ran 11 September 2021 – 9 October 2021

Over five sessions, students designed a small-scale, hand-painted wallpaper on canvas, commonly used by professional mural artists. They then used their design to decorate a pop-up scale model of the corner of a room.

2021: SILHOUETTE DECORATION FOR WINDOW DISPLAY

This Workshop ran 24 August 2021 – 26 August 2021

In this online workshop, students designed and painted a silhouette that will be reproduced as part of a window display at a famous store in Piccadilly, London.

2021: Casting & Gilding

This Workshop ran 23 August 2021 – 27 August 2021

During this workshop students learned how to make a small plaster cast from a mould before learning the delicate skill of gilding using real gold leaf.

2021: Jewellery Making

This Workshop ran 23 August 2021 – 27 August 2021

During this workshop, students learned traditional techniques such as sawing, filing, soldering and annealing to complete a personal piece of jewellery to take home.

2021: Ceramic Tile Making

This Workshop ran 17 August 2021 – 19 August 2021

During this three-day course students designed and decorated their own set of bespoke wall tiles. After learning traditional practices such as tubelining, students worked collaboratively to create a tile panel to be included in a window display at Fortnum & Mason.

2021: PAINTING WITH SPECIALIST BRUSHES – Online

This Workshop ran 16 August 2021 – 20 August 2021

In this course, students experimented with a different brush each day, eventually using all of the brushes and learned techniques to paint an image in their last session.

2021: Marbling

This Workshop ran 16 August 2021 – 20 August 2021

In this fast-paced and energetic course, students were guided through a variety of different marbling techniques, gradually building up their technical skill. They learned Japanese suminagashi and traditional combed patterns, as well as expressive swirls and modern wave techniques.

2021: Sign Writing on Skateboards

This Workshop ran 16 August 2021 – 20 August 2021

Students learned how to paint a box or skateboard using traditional, timeless brushwork and pinstriping techniques.

2021: Gilding on Leather – Online

This Workshop ran 9 August 2021 – 13 August 2021

In this workshop, students learned about the history of gilding on leather – a skill which has existed since the early centuries A.D.

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