2015 PROGRAMME OF COURSES THE OLD KENNELS w w w . t h e o l d k e n n e l s . c o . u k THE OLD KENNELS Situated on the Devon Somerset border, in the heart of The Blackdown Hills close to Dunkeswell Airfield, we offer a quiet rural retreat, where you can learn or improve skills in a variety of traditional arts, skills and crafts. Classes are tutored by professional local, national and international artists and makers. We are proud to have been classified for the ninth sucessive year as Gold standard by The Green Tourism Business Scheme. The Old Kennels is a flint barn set in 25 acres of beautiful woodlands and permanent pasture, originally part of The Stentwood Estate built by squire Eccles in the 1890’s. Classes are held in the garden room, studio, or out of doors as is appropriate to the class and the weather. How to find us: We are located between Hemyock and Dunkeswell, just 15 minutes from Honiton. For more detailed directions please see our website, where you will find directions from different approaches including links to public transport providers. Let us know if you would like a lift share. From Hemyock; We hope you will enjoy the serenity of our surroundings and our programme of events. TAUNTON A303 TO LONDON 27 Hemyock Tiverton The Old Kennels Cullompton 28 A303 Dunkeswell A373 A30 Combe Raleigh Should you require overnight accommodation, we offer four star graded B&B in the very comfortable loft above our studio (please ask for a brochure). The area has much to offer if you wish to extend your stay. Including excellent dining, many varied air activities, golf, fishing, walking, cycling, ancient woodlands, historic houses, The Jurassic coastline and the beautiful Blackdown Hills themselves. 26 Wellington Honiton A30 TO EXETER Tel: 01823 681138 www.theoldkennels.co.uk Take the road marked ‘Dunkeswell’ beside the Catherine Wheel pub. Follow this road for approximately five miles, approximately 1/2 a mile after passing Gypsy Cross (a cross roads), turn left into small drive marked Stentwood (if you reach the airfield you have gone too far), follow lane slowly (large drain half way down!) to bottom of hill, turn left back on your self before you drive onto gravel at bottom. From Dunkeswell; Follow main road through the Village and past the airfield. Approximately half a mile after seeing the airfield, take first right (small drive marked Stentwood), follow lane slowly (large drain half way down!) to bottom of hill, turn left back on your self before you drive onto gravel at bottom. Lampwork UPHOLSTERY ENCAUSTIC TILES Tracey Bell Thomas Payne Jo Dove TUESDAY 27TH JANUARY MONDAY 2ND AND TUESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY WEDS 4TH FEBRUARY 2015 & WEDS 4TH MARCH If you’re mesmerised by the beauty of glass beads you will adore this introductory class! You will make your own lampwork glass beads using a bench mounted oxygen/propane torch; learning the basic principles of working safely and understanding your equipment and materials. There will be ample opportunity to try several shapes of bead and work in your choice of colours, as well as some basic surface decoration. Bring a chair in need of love and your choice of fabric. You will learn how to upholster a simple drop in seat pad or how to re-spring a “stuff over” seat on a dining chair or stool. Taking inspiration from Encaustic tile designs as found at Dunkeswell Abbey this course will look at the traditional way that inlaid or ‘Encaustic’ tiles were made. We will be exploring the use of print to make an impression in clay that can be filled with different coloured clays to enhance the design. There will also be other methods used in contemporary ceramics that give similar results to inlay tiles, which are easier and quicker to achieve. This is a two part workshop; you will make the clay tiles to your own or historic designs on the first day and finish them with glazes on the second day, tiles will be available to collect a week or so later, this allows time for the processes of drying and kiln firing. GLASS BEAD MAKING £65 (INCLUDING ALL GAS AND GLASS) Students will learn how to strip off the old upholstery and replace this using traditional techniques including; application of webbing, stuffing seats with hair, forming and stitching edges, how to tie springs and create a smooth durable comfortable seat. £110 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £15-£45 DEPENDING ON SEAT) £110 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROX. £20) WATERCOLOURS Introductory class MARMALADE DAY Artisan Baking VIENNOISERIE Penny Williams & Dragan Matijevic Meriel Thursan Tracey Bell THURSDAY 5TH FEBRUARY MONDAY 9TH FEBRUARY TUESDAY 10TH FEBRUARY Apples can be found in different shapes and colours. During this class you will learn how to portray a Cox’s Orange Pippin with botanical accuracy in an aesthetically pleasing way, using watercolour paints. Simply bring a couple of apples with markings, such as a Cox’s Orange Pippin, and whatever art materials you have - watercolours, brushes, pencils, eraser, plain white plate, board and smooth white watercolour paper (preferably Hot Press), cheap layout paper or printer copy paper. Don’t buy anything specially! Just the way to start the New Year with a fresh batch of homemade marmalade! Spend a relaxed day in the kitchen at The Old Kennels savouring the aroma of hot Seville oranges and take away the fruit of your labours to enjoy all year round. We will make four marmalades using different techniques; classic Seville Orange, Lemon & Lime, Orange & Apricot, Pineapple & Orange marmalades. Hand-made croissants, pain au chocolat and Danish pastries are a million miles away from their mass produced cousins, and well worth a little extra trouble if you want to treat yourself or your friends. £55 (BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS) £45 (INCLUDING MATERIALS, JUST BRING A PINNY) £95 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) This very special course will only accommodate four students and teaches the principles of making a welllaminated yeasted dough, and shaping it into a variety of delectably airy, buttery and beautiful creations. ENAMELLING COLLAGRAPH Introductory class BOTANICAL PENCIL DRAWING Leaves Linda Hampson Jeanette Ward Simon Ripley TUESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY TUESDAY 3RD MARCH During this taster day, learn about the ancient art of vitreous enamelling; the alchemy of fusing glass to metal. Collagraph is an exciting way of creating a highly textured print from a variety of materials collaged onto a cardboard plate. It can be printed in an infinite variety of ways using both intaglio and relief printing techniques. Your tutor Simon Ripley is one of the founders of Double Elephant Print Workshop in Exeter. Coloured pencil is a marvellously versatile medium. It is genuinely an easy medium to master and so I invite you to join me in a workshop. You will learn how to layer and blend and various other ‘tricks’ and techniques. Beginners and improvers welcome. You will learn how to prepare metal and enamels, experience kiln firing, whilst exploring possibilities of sifting, stencilling and sgraffito and finishing copper jewellery or small art pieces. No previous jewellery or metalworking is required. £55 (PLUS MATERIALS AS USED APPROXIMATELY £10, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE TUTOR AS/IF REQUIRED) £75 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) £45 (PLUS MATERIALS AS/IF REQUIRED) PLEASE ENQUIRE ABOUT OUR REGULAR MONTHLY BOTANICAL DRAWING CLASSES NATURAL DYEING AND PRINTING Traditional cold process STONE CARVING Flora Arbuthnott & Babs Behan Ishbel Ramsay Kate Semple THURSDAY 12TH AND FRIDAY 13TH MARCH WEDNESDAY 18TH MARCH THURSDAY 26TH & FRIDAY 27TH MARCH Learn how to identify, harvest and process dye plants and food waste. Creating environmentally friendly natural dyes and pigments by extracting colour from plants with hot dyeing techniques. We will use these pigments to dye, screen print, and potato print on to organic UK grown and manufactured peace silk. You will come away with a hand printed and dyed silk scarf and a range of colour samples. An introduction to traditional cold process soap making. You will take home a kilo of natural soap (approximately 20 bars) scented with your choice of essential oils. A relaxing day producing wonderful gifts, or a bespoke soap to enjoy yourself. You will receive full written instructions so you can make more at home as well as simple ideas for wrapping and presentation. The Green Man has been a rich part of English folklore for centuries, come and carve your own in Bath stone over two very full days with tutor Kate Semple. She will guide you step by step through the different stages of stone carving, using the same techniques and tools as the medieval carvers would have hundreds of years ago. £110 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £15 OR AS REQUIRED) £55 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £25 PER KILO MADE) £120 (PLUS £20 MATERIALS) Silk scarf Green Man SOAP MAKING Traditional SUSSEX TRUG SPOON CARVING Tom O'Reilly M.A John Carnell Sean Hellman WEDNESDAY 15TH AND THURSDAY 16TH APRIL WEDNESDAY 22ND & THURSDAY 23RD APRIL WEDNESDAY 29TH APRIL This unique and fun course is a beginner’s guide to the basics of this fascinating craft. You will learn several styles of sewing and binding including Coptic binding and traditional case binding and work on two small projects. Tom O’Reilly M.A has been a book binder for over twenty years and he has taught the art of hand bookbinding, tutored and lectured at BA and MA level. All materials needed for workshop are provided. Learn the secrets of hand-crafting traditional steamed Sussex Garden trugs made of ‘cricket bat’ Willow and Sweet Chestnut under the instruction of a traditional Sussex trug maker. You will cleave the timber, shape panels, frame and handle with a drawknife, then steam the Chestnut and soak the Willow before assembling your trug with copper nails. This is a very special and rarely seen course which employs only hand tools and where you will construct your trug from tree to finish. All tools are provided and no experience is necessary. £110 (PLUS APPROXIMATELY £15 MATERIALS) £120 (PLUS APPROXIMATELY £25 MATERIALS) We use spoons every day and usually give them little thought. They are wonderful examples of 3d design and art meeting function, with their almost infinite variety of shapes and form. People have carved wooden spoons since we began working wood, a tradition that is still alive today with more and more people taking up this practical and rewarding pastime. Spoons come in all shapes and sizes: eating, serving, cooking, sculptural, and love-spoons. This workshop will concentrate on spoons for eating with, and smaller serving spoons. Depending on your ability, you will take home at least one spoon and the techniques used in making, so you can continue making spoons at home. Spoon carving tools will be on sale at the workshop. Beginners and improvers welcome. BOOK BINDING For beginners £65 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) Hand forged RUSTIC FIRE TOOLS Precious Metal Clay Introductory class Poison ring PRECIOUS METAL CLAY Improvers class Richard Wood Tracey Spurgin Tracey Spurgin SATURDAY 9TH AND SUNDAY 10TH MAY MONDAY 11TH MAY TUESDAY 12TH AND WEDNESDAY 13TH MAY Create your own hand forged fire pit, barbeque or fireside tools or accessories to your own simple designs, under the expert guidance of Richard Wood, a blacksmith and metals lecturer for nine years at Plymouth College of Art. You will be taught how to safely get a heat, bending and shaping steel using the hammer and the anvil to make useful items. All tools and safety equipment will be supplied. Technique is everything during this course and it is therefore suitable for all to enjoy. This workshop is aimed at the beginner. Working with two of the main silver clay products, you will be guided step by step, through the techniques of handling, shaping, forming & moulding, to make three complete pieces. We aim to give you the skills and techniques that become the sound foundation for achieving the best results with silver metal clay. Once believed to have been made to conceal poison to administer to your enemy, now this ring can have a far more innocent purpose and carry a token of friendship, gratitude, a lock of hair or another memento. £140 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £20) £65 (PLUS MATERIALS £55) £120 (PLUS MATERIALS £65) The threaded screw top cleverly integrates into the piece to add an attractive feature to this statement ring. CASTING IN PEWTER Artisan FORAGE SUMMER PARTY BREADS A wild food journey Tracey Spurgin Penny Williams & Dragan Matijevic Dave Hamilton THURSDAY 14TH MAY WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY FRIDAY 22ND MAY Contemporary lead free pewter offers a low cost alternative to your silver jewellery. Pewter is a softer metal with a low melting point which make it easy to cast, into fabulous pendants, charms or home decorations. You’ll quickly pick up the basics, so this is a great opportunity to work on your own design ideas. All the romantic aromas of a Mediterranean summer evening; the basil, the rosemary, the olives, the garlic and, weather permitting, even the scent of wood smoke as Dragan bakes ‘pekka’ bread for you in the garden. Mozzarella-stuffed focaccia, juicy ciabatta, chic little bread shots and Moroccan fougasses … a range of artisan creations to get your summer parties off to a fabulous start. As the first leaves of spring unfold so does a larder of choice edibles. Learn to select the tastiest edible plants from the fields and hedgerows around The Old Kennels with experienced forager & author Dave Hamilton. As you take your expertly guided forage into the wild for the plants in season, you will collect leaves and edibles for lunch, return to prepare & enjoy these, then look at ways to preserve your seasonal gatherings to make tasty pestos, soups and salads along with identifying edible spring flowers. Beginners and old hands welcome! £65 (PLUS MATERIALS £35) £65 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) £65 (INCLUDING VEGETARIAN LUNCH) PICTORIAL MARQUETRY Adventures in LAPIDARY Quentin Smith Jon Foster Jim Edmondson MONDAY 1ST AND TUESDAY 2ND JUNE WEDNESDAY 3RD & THURSDAY 4TH JUNE MONDAY 8TH JUNE Students will learn the ‘window’ method of marquetry construction, hand cutting hardwood veneers to produce one or more small pictorial panels. Enhancement techniques such as sand-shading will also be covered. Panels may be used as small pictures, mounted on greeting cards or fitted into items such as glass coasters. Bring inspiration and imagination, whether you’re an inventor or an artist, or would simply like a number for your house, come and explore traditional techniques for casting molten metal with experienced foundryman Jon Foster. All aspects of moulding and casting using traditional greensand methods (to include running, gating, sprueing) and casting safely will be covered. Casts will be in aluminium and students will produce small items approx. 4x6” with a surface thickness of about 5mm. Oil bonded sand will be used to produce fine detail, so anything is possible, cast from nature – hands, leaves etc, try carving from plaster in relief using sgraffito methods or bring items you would like to reproduce such as a china bowl or even a biscuit. A relaxed course with plenty of content to fuel your imagination! A hands on course to create your own gemstone, you will cut, grind, polish and finish slices of natural semi-precious rock in to beautiful cabochon stones for setting in silver or simply to keep and enjoy - it’s not magic its lapidary! Introductory class Suitable for complete beginners. £125 (PLUS MATERIALS AS REQUIRED APPROXIMATELY £10) ALUMINIUM SAND CASTING £125 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £30) £75 (PLUS NOMINAL CHARGE FOR MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £5 PER SLICE) course booking form THE OLD KENNELS Name: course booking form THE OLD KENNELS Address: Postcode: Tel: Email: Where did you hear about us: I would Like to book the following course(s): / / / £ £ £ £ / / Amount / / total enclosed£ / DateTitle Do you have any allergies, particular dietary or mobility requirements: Please make your cheque payable to THE OLD KENNELS and post to: The Old Kennels, Stentwood, Dunkeswell, Devon EX14 4RW OR CHECK AVAILABILITY & BOOK ON LINE AT WWW.THEOLDKENNELS.CO.UK As places are limited, full payment is required in order to make a booking.This is refundable/exchangeable up to four weeks prior to a course, after which refunds and exchanges can only be made if your place is immediately filled from a waiting list. If we find it necessary to change, amend or cancel a class we will refund you in full, or rebook you as required. Full requirements lists will be supplied on receipt of your booking. Please use a separate form for each person attending. Gift vouchers are available on request. Please remember to keep a copy of the classes you have booked. If you do not wish to join our mailing list by post or email please tick here As you will see from our website, we post photographs of our classes online if you object to being in a photo used in this way please tick here Name: course booking form THE OLD KENNELS Address: Postcode: Tel: Email: Where did you hear about us: I would Like to book the following course(s): / / / £ £ £ £ / / Amount / / total enclosed£ / DateTitle Do you have any allergies, particular dietary or mobility requirements: Please make your cheque payable to THE OLD KENNELS and post to: The Old Kennels, Stentwood, Dunkeswell, Devon EX14 4RW OR CHECK AVAILABILITY & BOOK ON LINE AT WWW.THEOLDKENNELS.CO.UK As places are limited, full payment is required in order to make a booking.This is refundable/exchangeable up to four weeks prior to a course, after which refunds and exchanges can only be made if your place is immediately filled from a waiting list. If we find it necessary to change, amend or cancel a class we will refund you in full, or rebook you as required. Full requirements lists will be supplied on receipt of your booking. Please use a separate form for each person attending. Gift vouchers are available on request. Please remember to keep a copy of the classes you have booked. If you do not wish to join our mailing list by post or email please tick here As you will see from our website, we post photographs of our classes online if you object to being in a photo used in this way please tick here course booking form THE OLD KENNELS WORKING WITH SILVER DRYPOINT & MONOPRINT Lampwork Julian Livingstone Lynn Bailey Tracey Bell TUESDAY 9TH AND WEDNESDAY 10TH JUNE FRIDAY 12TH JUNE MONDAY 22ND JUNE Ever popular, this two day class with a professional silver smith is aimed at complete beginners and improvers. Starting with sheet metals and expert guidance you will learn to cut, shape, solder, bezel set stones and polish to make small items of jewellery, a sugar spoon or other trinkets and keepsakes to your own designs. You are welcome to work in gold or other metals by prior arrangement. Combine the drawing and experimental mark-making of drypoint with the immediacy on mono prints. Focusing on the Devon environment. If you’re mesmerised by the beauty of glass beads you will adore this introductory class! You will make your own lampwork glass beads using a bench mounted oxygen/propane torch; learning the basic principles of working safely and understanding your equipment and materials. There will be ample opportunity to try several shapes of bead and work in your choice of colours, as well as some basic surface decoration. £120 (PLUS MATERIALS BY WEIGHT - APPROXIMATELY £1.95P/GM INC. SOLDER, FLUX AND CONSUMABLES) £85 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) Devon Guild member Lynn Bailey is a founder of Double Elephant Print Workshop in Exeter where she regularly teaches. Lynn works across all print media to produce beautiful prints which draw on the cycles of renewal in nature. Lynn’s latest bee prints are the result of a residency studying the bees kept in hives on the roof of Princesshay in Exeter. GLASS BEAD MAKING £65 (INCLUDING GLASS AND GAS) Paper MArBLING ENAMELLING ON 3D FORMS Ann Pengelly Jemma Lewis Jeanette Ward TUESDAY 30TH JUNE & WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY THURSDAY 2ND JULY MONDAY 6TH AND TUESDAY 7TH JULY Explore the diversity of stained glass panels - using copper foil & lead work. A voyage of discovery through these fascinating techniques culminating in a finished panel, up to a square foot in size (larger pieces can be started but will not necessarily be completed in the two days). This class is suitable for complete beginners as well as improvers. Hand Marbled paper is often found inside the covers of quality books, you will not want to hide your beautiful creations! Wonderful for decoration of the covers (inside or out) of your books. A useful and interesting technique, as at home on paper as it is on fabric. A rare opportunity to be taught by a professional. All materials are provided, a really fun day, simply bring a pinny and wear old clothes, very addictive! Learn how to add enamel to shaped and formed 3D jewellery/art pieces in copper. Some basic metal smithing techniques will be demonstrated on copper including folding, repousse and chasing. It is advised that beginners should attend the enamelling taster day in February prior to this course as wet and dry vitreous enamels will be explored and fired as decoration on your own designs. £65 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) £65 (PLUS MATERIALS AS USED APPROXIMATELY £10, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE TUTOR AS/IF REQUIRED) STAINED GLASS leadwork and copper foiling £110 PLUS MATERIALS AS REQUIRED APPROXIMATELY £20 TO INCLUDE PRACTICE GLASS, LEAD, FOIL AND GLASS FOR A FINISHED PANEL UP TO 12” SQUARE (FURTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED) SOMERSET WILLOW GATHERING BASKET Traditional cold process BRONZE CASTING Hilary Burns Ishbel Ramsay Shane Whitehead WEDNESDAY 8TH & THURSDAY 9TH JULY TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER OR WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 29TH/WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER & TUESDAY 6TH/WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER An introduction to traditional cold process soap making. You will take home a kilo of natural soap (approximately 20 bars) scented with your choice of essential oils. A relaxing day producing wonderful gifts, or a bespoke soap to enjoy yourself. You will receive full written instructions so you can make more at home as well as simple ideas for wrapping and presentation. This bronze casting course is designed to take students through the ancient lost wax casting process. The course will take students though the techniques needed to create your own bronze casting. The first two days will cover; wax sculpting and creating a casting tree, the second two days will be spent casting your sculpture, finishing your castings and finally touch on patination techniques. The course is suited to all levels of ability and experience. Make a beautiful oblong basket with a sturdy central handle suitable for harvesting fruit, gathering vegetables or popping to the shop. You will use willow from the Somerset Levels to weave this adaptable basket. Complex weaves and designs can be incorporated if you already have some basket making experience. Beginners are welcome on this course. £120 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £20) SOAP MAKING £55 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £25 PER KILO MADE) £250 FOR FOUR DAYS (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £65) Wooden Market STICK Homebrewed BEER Artisan bread baking HERITAGE GRAINS Gethin Davies Richard Masters Penny Williams & Dragan Matijevic THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 21ST OCTOBER Come and make a traditional ‘Market Stick’ (also perfect for blackberry picking!) with the very talented Gethin Davies, from West Wales. Gethin will take you through ‘roughing out’ a wooden handled blank, shaping and sanding it and attaching it to a stick. You may like to finish it at home depending on how highly polished you would like it to be. Gethin will demonstrate the final steps so you will be well equipped to complete your project with a stain, polish or lacquer finish at home in your own time. The perfect introduction to a popular heritage craft, beginners and improvers welcome! An opportunity to learn the basics of home brewing, if you have never tried this rewarding pastime or have maybe tried and not got it quite right, this day is definitely for you. You will also leave with an appreciation and understanding of why home and micro brewed beers are superior to their mass produced cousins. There will be opportunity to sample beers during the day so you may wish to make arrangements for travel. £65 (PLUS APPROXIMATELY £15 MATERIALS) £65 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) Learn to make the bread of emperors and pharaohs! Ancient heritage grains include einkorn, khorasan, spelt and taller wheats. With fewer chromosomes than modern, hybridised grains, they offer better bioavailability of nutrients and are much easier to digest. The flour they yield is more challenging to handle, but with the techniques you will learn in this class, you can produce loaves of unrivalled texture, flavour and character - fit for a king. £65 (INCLUDING MATERIALS) CLOG MAKING WORKING WITH SILVER Trefor Owen Julian Livingstone TUESDAY 3RD AND WEDNESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER TUESDAY 10TH AND WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER Trefor has been making traditional clogs for almost 40 years, taught by elderly clog makers in both Yorkshire & Lancashire, he makes fine dance and Morris clogs as well as those for everyday and work use. Trefor has even made designer clogs for the catwalk.You will hand craft your own pair of clogs with a wooden sole and leather or Lorica (vegan equivalent) tops in a traditional lace up style. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn a rarely taught heritage craft. £160 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £25) Ever popular, this two day class with a professional silver smith is aimed at complete beginners and improvers. Starting with sheet metals and expert guidance you will learn to cut, shape, solder, bezel set stones and polish to make small items of jewellery, a sugar spoon or other trinkets and keepsakes to your own designs. You are welcome to work in gold or other metals by prior arrangement. £120 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £1.95P/GM INC. SOLDER, FLUX AND CONSUMABLES) Simple PRINTMAKING ON FABRIC Flora Arbuthnott THURSDAY 12TH AND FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER We will explore a range of fabric printing techniques. Starting with lino and potato printing and moving on to screen printing (with paper stencils), looking at how you can make repeat patterns and create multiple colour designs. You’ll come away with your own hand printed fabric to make a couple of cushions. You will leave with the expertise you need to get going. £110 (PLUS MATERIALS APPROXIMATELY £15 OR AS REQUIRED) Lampwork HAND FELTED SEEDPODS PAPER CUTTING Tracey Bell Gladys Paulus Jessica Palmer TUESDAY 24TH NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 25TH AND THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER TUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER If you’re mesmerised by the beauty of glass beads you will adore this introductory class! You will make your own lampwork glass beads using a bench mounted oxygen/propane torch; learning the basic principles of working safely and understanding your equipment and materials. Inspired by the season and using the humble seedpod as a starting point, during this two-day workshop with felt artist Gladys Paulus you will learn how to create hollow pods, protrusions and surface texture using a variety of wet felting techniques, including 2- or 3-dimensional resists. In order to help focus on the shape and sculptural qualities of felt, the use of colour in each pod will be restricted to a maximum of two colours. This workshop is suitable for felt makers with experience of creating 3-dimensional wet felt work around a resist only. An introduction to the delicate art of paper cutting with artist Jessica Palmer. £130 (PLUS £15 MATERIALS) £55 (PLUS £15 MATERIALS) GLASS BEAD MAKING There will be ample opportunity to try several shapes of bead and work in your choice of colours, as well as some basic surface decoration. £65 (INCLUDING GLASS AND GAS) Just bring inspiration and images, Jessica will guide you through techniques to translate your ideas into intricate and beautifully defined paper cuts. These powerful yet delicate images will make your heart sing! ILLUMINATED AND EMBOSSED DESIGNS BOTANICAL PENCIL DRAWING THE ART OF CHOCOLATE Tangerines and Filberts Seasonal Handmade Gifts Alma Swan Linda Hampson Gill Coates THURSDAY 3RD DECEMBER MON 7TH DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER Whether you love sumptuous medieval manuscripts or prefer a colourful modern take, this lively-paced day will introduce you to creating richly decorated letters and designs for greetings cards, bookplates or framed items. You will also emboss part of your design to add that touch of distinction. Create your own cards or a personalised festive gift that is truly original. Coloured pencil is a marvellously versatile medium. It is genuinely an easy medium to master and so I invite you to join me in a workshop. You will learn how to layer, blend as well as various other ‘tricks’ and techniques. Beginners and improvers welcome. Trained by the world renowned school of chocolate making ‘Valrhona’, Gill has taught the techniques of chocolatiers in both France and England. This festive chocolate class is designed to be fun, you will learn how to make truly handmade chocolates at home without the need for specialist equipment. Using the finest chocolate and flavouring ingredients, you will temper, dip and mould, gaining the confidence to create professionally finished handmade chocolates at home as gifts for family and friends, or simply to enjoy yourself! £45 (PLUS MATERIALS AS/IF REQUIRED) INCLUDING A GLASS OF FESTIVE CHEER WITH LUNCH £55 (PLUS MATERIALS £15) INCLUDING A GLASS OF FESTIVE CHEER WITH LUNCH PLEASE ENQUIRE ABOUT OUR REGULAR MONTHLY BOTANICAL DRAWING CLASSES £45 (PLUS MATERIALS £15) INCLUDING A GLASS OF FESTIVE CHEER WITH LUNCH Beautiful 4 star AC C O M M O DAT I O N in the Blackdown Hills Why not take a short break and book bed & breakfast in the tastefully converted loft above our studio Can also be booked as a self contained two bedroom/bathroom suite with lounge, kitchenette and roof terrace with far reaching views across the valley Tel: 01823 681138 www.theoldkennels.co.uk Things you need to know... Classes usually run from 10am - 4pm (unless otherwise stated on your confirmation, some classes may be slightly longer days) We will be glad to welcome you from 9.45am for coffee. Hot and cold drinks are inclusive and served throughout the day. Lunch is served as a sit down ‘bring and share’ buffet. Please bring a small plate of food to share, or lunch can be prebooked at a cost of £5 per day. Wheelchair/disabled access is limited for certain classes, for your uninterrupted enjoyment of classes, please call us prior to booking to discuss your individual needs. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY It is our aim to impact on our environment as little as possible. We compost and recycle keenly, use natural cleaning products and do our best to shop ethically and locally. We embrace organic principles with our animals and on our land, growing as much of our own food as possible. Our conservatory works well to passively heat our house, teamed with a wood fuelled boiler and solar thermal panels to heat our well water and guest accommodation. We generate electricity using photo voltaic panels and source the balance from 100% renewable suppliers. Our printing is on recycled or chlorine free paper made from pulp from sustainable forests. All inks used are made from vegetable based oils. We are pleased to be part of the Green Tourism Business Scheme and rated as Gold Standard. Open Studio Facility We operate an open studio facility which enables you to use the studio and equipment at your convenience and allows you to continue exploring skills which you learn during the classes here in our supervised and fully equipped studio environment. Although you will not be given tuition, you will have support and assistance should you need it and most importantly time to experiment! Booking is essential and conditional that you have already attended a full class on your subject here in order to satisfy all health and safety requirements. Tariff for use of studio Silver work or stained glass £25 per person per day - includes use of equipment and studio. Lampworking £10 per hour - includes use of torch, kiln & tools, as well as glass and gas used. Silver sheet, wire and consumables available to purchase, or bring your own. Drink making facilities available. Just bring a packed lunch. Tel: 01823 681138 www.theoldkennels.co.uk The Old Kennels, Stentwood, Dunkeswell, Devon EX14 4RW a d d i t i o n a l c o u r s e s ava i l a b l e o n l i n e
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