“It was fab. I really enjoyed the workshops and the hospitality is great!”
“Josie was very kind, approachable and encouraging. I am not not as terrified! The tutor, course and food – all excellent!”
– Penny
Art for the Terrified
Tags: Painting & Drawing
“Hester is an excellent tutor and everyone is so friendly and welcoming.”
– Penny
Introducing Printmaking
Tags: Printmaking
“The tutor really got me going on my first use of acrylics. All good fun and educational.”
– Mike
Introducing Acrylics
Tags: Painting & Drawing
“All processes were well explained. I appreciated the hand out and tips on where to buy equipment etc. I enjoyed learning something new at a pace I could cope with an a friendly environment.”
– Claudia
Printing Without A Press
Tags: Dyeing, Printing, Colouring Printmaking
“Jackie was very good at explaining. I had a brilliant time and fab food!”
– Anonymous
Making a Stained Glass Panel
Tags: Glass & Mosaics Heritage Crafts
“Friendly, clear advice at every stage. Just thanks for a great day with a great tutor as always.”
– Jackie
Wet Felted Cross-Body Bag
Tags: Wool & Felt
“Friendly people, great feed, great tutor and I managed to produce a good picture!”
– Judith
Introduction to Soft Pastels
Tags: Painting & Drawing
“Met new friends, learnt new skills & lovely food!”
– Dorothy Lumley
2017 Open Day
Tags: Special Events
“Had a lot of fun learning a new skill and going home with my lovely finished lampshade.”
– Karen
Drum Lampshade Making
Tags: Creative Home
“It's inspiring, encouraging and always very enjoyable.”
– Kelly Cooper
2017 Open Day
Tags: Special Events
“It was great working with an experienced and talented artist like Heather.”
– Jo
Introducing Soft Pastels
Tags: Painting & Drawing
“The steady pace was ideal for a beginner. The techniques learned showed wonderful results from the simplest of ideas. Encouraging comments helped to build confidence. The best thing was seeing a half decent image emerge from my paper! The best things were meeting very interesting people, enjoying delicious food and being taught by such an enthusiastic tutor. A brilliant day!”
– Joy
Essential Watercolour
Tags: Painting & Drawing
“Being an absolute novice, I enjoyed being able to experiment and learn about essential techniques … loved it!!”
– Carol
Liberated Watercolour
Tags: Painting & Drawing
“Enthusiastic teacher, passionate about her work, helps to get the student on the way. Enjoyed all of it, can’t single out anything in particular, loved it all – so much fun to try something new – time flew by!”
– Alison
Textured Ceramic Tiles
Tags: Creative Home Pottery & Ceramics
“Charlotte is very talented – I would love to work as a crafts person after this workshop! It was a really great opportunity to be creative and a great stress reliever!”
– Katie
Textured Ceramic Tiles
Tags: Creative Home Pottery & Ceramics
“Perfect – great company, fantastic facilities. It was great to be able to make professional looking items with all the materials and equipment available – didn’t want for anything.”
– Pauline
Willow Hedgerow Basket
Tags: Heritage Crafts Willow & Plant Fibres
“Alison was natural, calm, confident and totally inspirational. A very talented tutor and totally gifted.”
– Louise
Watercolour Step by Step
Tags: Painting & Drawing
“Loved learning new jewellery making techniques and sharing ideas with other people, lovely food too!”
– Barbara
Tin Cans to Treasure
Tags: Jewellery Making Metal Working
“I can learn a new skill, develop it and laugh and eat delicious food at the same time.”
– Margaret Merrall
2017 Open Day
Tags: Special Events