Diary of Events

This workshop, which will be run on 3rd February 2024, is a great introduction to learning how to carve a sculpture.  Unlike stone, thermalite blocks are soft to carve and enable students to learn about how to carve and quickly produce results. Our one day workshops...

We are very pleased to let you know that on 25th May 2024, artist and sculptor Jacqueline Rolls will be coming to our studio to run a willow weaving workshop.  You will be taught how to weave a 3D sculpture using willow. Our one day workshops run from 10am to 4pm. ...

On the 6th April 2024, by popular demand, John Souter will be running a workshop on modelling a portrait head and neck using a live model.  It will run from 10am to 4pm. Suitable for complete beginners to those with plenty of experience, this workshop will give you an...

On Saturday 7th October we will be running an introduction to sculpting in wood.  The course aims to help you develop skills for safely and effectively sculpting in hard wood. We will show you a presentation of wood sculptures, and demonstrate how to safely use and...

On the 10th June 2023, by popular demand, John Souter will be running a workshop on modelling a portrait head and neck using a live model.  It will run from 10am to 4pm. Suitable for complete beginners to those with plenty of experience, this workshop will give you an...

On April 15th 2023, our sculptor in residence, John Souter, will be running a workshop showing how to model directly in plaster. You will learn how to make a simple armature and then coat it with plaster to build up a sculptural shape.  The sculpture can then be...

On 25th March, from 10am - 4pm, we will be running a wire workshop led by Jane Clift.  On offer is a day of fun and creativity, learning to make a wire sculpture using wire, pliers and cutters.  Jane will teach the techniques of hand weaving wire to create a three...

On 11th March 2023, Lisa Takahashi will be leading a workshop to introduce us to lino cutting and printing. Lisa Takahashi is a practising artist, currently exhibiting at Gallery By The Lakes in 'Look Up! A Journey Through Printland'. She has taught linocut workshops...

On April 15th 2023, our sculptor in residence, John Souter, will be running a workshop showing how to model directly in plaster. You will learn how to make a simple armature and then coat it with plaster to build up a sculptural shape.  The sculpture can then be...