Silver Jewellery
Create your own lovely beautiful jewellery with Sterling Silver, Pearls and Semi-Precious Stones
On this popular two day workshop you will use a variety equipment to make as many stunning pieces as you can under Melinda's guidance. The number of items you make will vary according to your pace. On this popular two day workshop you will use a variety equipment to make as many stunning pieces as you can under Melinda's guidance.
9.30am or 10am – 4.30pm
£195 Lunch included
Material Charges from £25
Upcoming Dates
Silver Rings Day
Melinda, will guide you through the process of designing your rings and show you how to use the workshop tools with systematic demonstrations
You will learn the basic techniques of soldering, surface textures and how to get a nice professional finish to ensure that your three rings will sit together well if required. This is quite an intensive day, but by the end of it you will be able to leave with a set of 3 different rings that you yourself have designed and made.
10am – 4pm
£95 inc a tasty lunch
Material Charges £20 payable on the day
Upcoming Dates
Stained Glass
An inspiring two day Stained Glass course with Lizzie Hippisley-Cox
Working with coloured, clear and textured glass, Lizzie will show you how to safely handle, cut and to 'lead up' a small square panel (approx 200mm or 8" ) All glass, tools and equipment are provided. Traditionally, stained glass windows are associated with cathedrals and churches but these days it is also used in homes for decoration.
9.30am – 4.30pm
£195 inc. a tasty 2 course Aga lunch & home baking
Material Charges £30
Upcoming Dates
Stained Glass Mirror
Join Lizzie Hippisley-Cox for a one day Leaded Stained Glass taster course, design and make a beauitful leaded mirror.
An opportunity to dip your toe into and try this intensive one day Stained Glass taster day with Lizzie making a leaded stained glass mirror.
Lizzie will have some pre-prepared designs ready for you and there will be a choice of coloured glass for you to cut - as well perhaps some pre cut panels.
9.30am – 4.30pm
£95 inc. a tasty 2 course Aga lunch & home baking
Material Charges £30
Upcoming Dates
Hearts of Flowers Fused Glass
Join Michelle and make a beautiful Heart of fused glass flowers
Join Michelle from 'Lakeshore Arts' and create your own beautiful fused glass Flower Heart - suitable for all abilities.
Michelle wil arrive with her ready prepared heart shapes and will talk you through the various design aspects and techniques of creating the lovely flowes and leaves for your piece to assemble together to create your own beautiful floral heart.
9.45 - 12.45pm or 2pm -5pm
£45 inc a fresh coffee and home made biscuits
Material Charges from approx £20
Upcoming Dates
Mosaics 'Fins and Feathers' with Helen Clues
Combine 'picassiette', glass and ceramics and create beauitful mosaics
10.00am to 4.00pm
£78 inc tasty lunch, fresh coffee etc
Material Charges approx £25
Upcoming Dates
Mosaics at Christmas with Helen Clues
Combine 'picassiette', glass and ceramics and create beauitful mosaics at Christmas
10.00am to 4.00pm
£78 inc tasty lunch, fresh coffee etc
Material Charges approx £25
Upcoming Dates
'Mosaics in Silhouette' with Helen Clues
Combine 'picassiette', ceramics to create dramatic silhouettesof winteer trees and birds, using the contrast between the black grout and the placed cream and white tiles.
'Mosaics in Silhouette' with Helen Clues
Spend a lovely and inspiring day with Helen creating some beautiful 'silhouttes' of birds or trees, (or something else that inspires you!) using creams and white.
You will be exploring the negative spaces created by the contrast with the grout, to create this stunning effect, using the combination of broken crockery (known as 'picassiette' in the trade), and Helen's other lovely tiles.
10.00am to 4.00pm
£78 inc tasty lunch, fresh coffee etc
Material Charges approx £25
Upcoming Dates
Textured Porcelain Vase or Plate with Cath of 'Stitched Ceramics'
Spend a lovely Am or PM session with Cath crafting texture into Porcelain, and make your own special piece.
A Textured Porcelain Plate, or Vase
with Cath Ball of 'Stitched Ceramics'
AM workshop Porcelain Plate
PM workshop Porcelain Vase
Choose either AM or PM for the piece you wish to make. If both sessions are booked a tasty lunch is included.
10am-12.30pm or 2pm-4.30pm
£48 inc fresh coffee, hm biscuits(free lunch if both booked)
Material Charges : £18 collected on the day
Upcoming Dates
Raku Pottery
An amazing 'Hands On' flame and smoke filled day with Bob and Denise Park
Come and enjoy a Raku experience with potter, Bob Park, experimenting in this ancient Japanese technique of glazing and firing pottery.
Exciting and fast moving, using heat, sawdust, fire and smoky bins, this stunning firing technique is irresistible and very much in vogue.
9.30am – 12.30 or 1.30pm to 4.30pm
£45 Fresh coffee/ home made biscuits included
Material Charges approx £25
Upcoming Dates
Blacksmith for a Day - Ramshead Poker
Be a 'Blacksmith for a Day' with Adrian Woods and his portable furnaces and anvils
Unfortunately Adrian is unable to teachhere during 2024
Be an artist Blacksmith for a Day with Adrian Woods - making Rams head Pokers.
Take Artist Blacksmith Adrian Wood arriving with his apprentice Andy from Cleveland equipped with 4 portable blacksmith furnaces, anvils and many tools and you have the ingredients for a perfect blacksmith day.
9.45am – 5pm
£115 inc. tasty 2 course Aga lunch & home baking.
Materials Charge: £10 payable on the day
Upcoming Dates
Blacksmith for a Day -Two Sculptural Flowers for the Garden
Be a 'Blacksmith for a Day' with Adrian Woods and his portable furnaces and anvils
Unfortunately Adrian is unable to teach here is 2024
Be an artist Blacksmith for a Day with Adrian Woods - making Sculptural Garden Flowers.
Take Artist Blacksmith Adrian Wood arriving with his apprentice Andy from Cleveland equipped with 4 portable blacksmith furnaces, anvils and many tools and you have the ingredients for a perfect blacksmith day.
9.45am – 4.30pm
£115 including all materials and a lovely 2 course Aga lunch.
Upcoming Dates
Wire Sculpture Geese with Sue Nichols
A day with Sue Nichols creating your own unique life size Goose to grace your garden forever.
This August, Sue will travel from the furthest reaches of East Yorkshire to the Lake District to teach students how to make her fabulous wire sculptures using her special pre-prepared sectioned galvanised chicken wire.
10am – 5pm
£100 Lunch included (£20 deposit payable on booking, see details on course page *)
Material Charges £15
Upcoming Dates
Wire Sculpture Owls with Sue Nichols
Sculpt a life size Wire Owl - ready for flight in your Garden with Susan Nichols.
This August, Sue will travel from her East Yorkshire studio to the Lake District to teach those west of the Pennines how to make her fabulous sculptures using her special pre-prepared and sectioned galvanised chicken wire. These wonderful sculptures are amazingly life like, solid and sturdy.
9.30am – 4.30pm
£85 Lunch included
Material Charges £10
