What an amazing and eventful year we have had! We’ve seen a successful team transition, the wonderful Vicky Smith join the team to work marvels in our kitchen, welcomed 8 new tutors for our 2025 programme and bid a fond farewell to Sue and Gaynor at our big bash.
Thank you to all our wonderful tutors that have shared their knowledge and skills on our workshops this year and to the 1000+ people that have participated and created some amazing artwork! We appreciate every single one of you.
Here are just a few highlights from workshops run this year.
Above: Carving wooden bowls with Mike Craig, blacksmithing some beautiful garden flowers with Adrian Wood, pole-lathe bowls with Chris Helliwell, willow weaving baskets with Jess Wilkinson and making iconic herdwick sheep doorstops with Annis McGowen.
Below: Paperclay lanterns with Charlotte Morrison, Alan with his woven wall hanging thanks to Agnes Smallwood. David mastering the potter’s wheel under the tutelage of Claude Frere-Smith. All smiles at the stained glass panel workshop run by Lizzy Hippisley-Cox, wildlife in soft pastels with Sue-Orrey-Godden.
Below: Mastering the art of painting rainy scenes with Jason Skill, hand-sewn, mohair, jointed teddy bears enjoying their picnic (!) thanks to tutor Lindsay Lowe, rag rugging with Karina Wiles, wet-felting rock-pools with Louise Curnin and wire art with Helaina Sharpley.
Below: Wonderful ways with watercolour with Karen Innes, Pathways into Printmaking with Hester Cox, wet-felted sheep with Liz Emery, Getting to grips with table looms, Collagraph success with Hester Cox.
Above: mixed media art with Anna Poulton, leather book binding with Kate Bowles, Silversmithing some wonderful knot bands with Rebecca Lynch, collagraph birds with Hester Cox, yarn hooking ‘Bertie’ the sheep with Carole Rennison.
Below: Magestic willow stags with Leilah Vyner, Mosaic Christmas decorations with Lisa-Marie, Christmas wreaths with Sue Palin, Copper decorations with Charlotte Tollyfield and a team photo from our last day of the year!
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Merry Christmas to you all!
We look forward to opening up our doors again on 1st March.
