Classes & Workshops
HAVE A GO THROWING FOR TEENS 12-16 YRS
Saturday 4 October | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cost £30 | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Learn the basics of throwing on the pottery wheel in a fun, relaxed environment. Your finished pots will be fired and ready for pick up at a later date.
FUSED GLASS POT For 18+ YRS
Saturday 4 October | 10am-12noon
Cost £50 full, £45 concession | Tutor Natasha Duddy
Design and create your own beautiful glass art pot, inspired by bold colours and geometric
DRAMATIC SKIES WATERCOLOUR AND PEN For 18+ YRS
Thursday 9 October | 10am-1pm
Cost £25 full, £22.50 concession | Tutor Elaine Harkness
Learn how to capture the essentials of dramatic skies in this watercolour and pen workshop.
MUMS MEET AND MAKE | NURSERY WATERCOLOUR PRINT
Tuesday 14 October at Flowerfield Arts Centre
9.30-11am | Cost £8 | Tutor Elaine Harkness
Create a beautiful watercolour piece that you can display in your little one’s bedroom and an artwork they’ll treasure for ever.
STITCH TOGETHER 2 | WORKING WITH WOOL | FUSION-STYLE BAGS For 18+ YRS
Thursday 16, 23, 30 October & 6 November | 10am-12.30pm
Cost £65 full, £60 concession | Tutor Helen Walshaw
Patch together a ‘boro’ style Japanese-inspired triangular, knot or egg-shaped tote made from Irish wool and tweed offcuts in this ‘East meets West’ upcyling project perfect for the Autumn evenings.
HALLOWEEN LANTERNS For 5-7YRS
Saturday 18 October | 10-11.30am
Cost £10 | Tutor Linda Mulholland
Children craft spooky Halloween lanterns from mixed materials to light up dark scary Halloween nights!
HALLOWEEN LANTERNS For 8-12 YRS
Saturday 18 October | 11.45am-1.15pm
Cost £10 | Tutor Linda Mulholland
Children craft spooky Halloween lanterns from mixed materials to light up dark scary Halloween nights!
NEEDLE-FELTED 2D LANDSCAPE OR SEASCAPE For 18+ YRS
Saturday 25 October | 10am-1pm
Cost £40 full, £36 concession | Tutor Carolyn Faith of Woolly Wild Folk
Create a stunning felted landscape or picture of your choice, using a wide range of colours and textures of wool and felting needles. Please bring your own image for reference - all other tools and materials provided.
2D CHARACTER ANIMATION MASTERCLASS FOR 6+ YRS
Wednesday 29 October | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cost £30 | Tutor Joel Simon
Children learn about the essentials of good 2-dimensional character creation and get to animate their characters using iPads and user-friendly apps for kids.
5 WEEK THROWING COURSE FOR BEGINNERS & IMPROVERS SERIES 4 For 18+ YRS
Series 4 | Wednesday 5 November – 3 December | 7-9pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials
Learn the basics of throwing including techniques like centering, opening out and pulling up to create a variety of different pots, including mugs and bowls. Pots are fired and glazed for collection at a later date.
5 WEEK THROWING COURSE FOR BEGINNERS & IMPROVERS SERIES 5 For 18+ YRS
Series 5 | Thursday 6 November – 4 December | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials
Learn the basics of throwing including techniques like centering, opening out and pulling up to create a variety of different pots, including mugs and bowls. Pots are fired and glazed for collection at a later date.
5 WEEK THROWING COURSE FOR BEGINNERS & IMPROVERS SERIES 6 For 18+ YRS
Series 6 | Thursday 6 November – 4 December | 7-9pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession per series including materials
Learn the basics of throwing including techniques like centering, opening out and pulling up to create a variety of different pots, including mugs and bowls. Pots are fired and glazed for collection at a later date.
5 WEEK HAND-BUILDING FOR BEGINNERS & IMPROVERS | FESTIVE HANDMADE For 18+ YRS
Thursday 6 November – 4 December | 2.30-4.30pm
Cost £160 full, £145 concession including materials
Working from creative themes, learn the basics of hand-building including slab building, coiling, pinching and using press moulds before adding underglazes.
GLASS BEAD MAKING 2 For 18+ YRS
Saturday 8 November | 10am-4pm
Cost £80 full, £72 concession | Tutor Catherine Frew
Using a gas torch on molten glass to create your own unique beads, you’ll discover ways of applying pattern and experimenting with form to make your beads more unusual. Please bring a packed lunch.
MUMS MEET AND MAKE | SEW A KEEPSAKE BAG
Tuesday 11 November | 9.30-11am
Cost £8 | Tutor Rachael from Little Perch Design
Learn sewing machine basics and create a bespoke draw string keepsake bag to store your baby’s special treasures.
LANDSCAPE ESSENTIALS | OIL ON WOODEN PANEL For 18+ YRS
Thursday 13 November | 10am-1pm
Cost £25 full, £22.50 concession | Tutor Elaine Harkness
Exploring landscape colour palettes and painting techniques, you’ll create a cradled panel art work to take home.
CLAY SANTA COOKIE PLATE FOR 8-12 YRS
Saturday 15 November | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cost £25 | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Little ones handcraft their very own Santa cookie plate with clay - perfect for those all-important cookies and carrots on Christmas Eve!
VINTAGE BLANKET CHRISTMAS STOCKING For 18+ YRS
Saturday 15 & 22 November | 10am-1pm
Cost £50 full, £45 concession | Tutor Helen Walshaw
Enjoy using felt, silks and tweeds, drawing on scandi-folk motifs to create a Christmas stocking from recycled woollen blankets for the perfect hand-made gift or decoration.
CLAY FESTIVE TRINKET DISH For 18+ YRS
Saturday 15 November | 1.30-3.30pm
Cost £25 full, £22.50 concession | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Using simple hand-building techniques and festive cutters, you’ll shape and decorate a set of four trinket dishes - think stars, snowflakes, holly leaves, Christmas trees – which will be fired and ready for collection before Christmas.
TIFFANY GLASS WILDFLOWER BOUQUET For 18+ YRS
Saturday 15 November | 10.30am-3.30pm
Cost £70 full, £63 concession | Tutor E-J McCartney
Learn several stained-glass skills including cutting, grinding, copper-foiling and soldering, as well as painting and 3D design to create your own glass wildflowers as a bouquet or stand-alone piece.
SMALL SEASCAPES For 18+ YRS
Thursday 20, 27 November & 4, 11 December | 7-9pm
Cost £85 full, £77 concession | Tutor Sarah Carrington
Experiment with acrylic to create a small, framed seascape, ideal as a gift for Christmas or to keep. Final painting board and frame will be provided.
FUSED GLASS HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FOR 8-12
Saturday 22 November | 10am-12pm
Cost £25 | Tutor Natasha Duddy
Children create their own handmade glass tree decorations, choosing colours, selecting glass and cutting designs.
FUSED GLASS HANGING DECORATIONS For 18 +YRS
Saturday 22 November | 1-3pm
Cost £40 full, £36 concession | Tutor Natasha Duddy
Design and create your own beautiful glass art Christmas tree decorations, inspired by festive colour choices
CLAY GINGERBREAD HOUSE For 18+ YRS
Saturday 22 November | 1-4pm
Cost £60 full, £54 concession | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Design and make your Christmas Gingerbread House, the perfect centrepiece for your festive table. Pieces will be fired to be collected in time for Christmas.
NEEDLE-FELTED SNOWMAN For 18+ YRS
Saturday 29 November | 10am-1pm
Cost £40 full, £36 concession | Tutor Carolyn Faith of Woolly Wild Folk
Needle-felt and personalise the cutest little snowman from all-natural, carded wool and choose from colours of wool to wrap him up warmly in scarf & hat. All tools and materials provided.
MAKE YOUR OWN ELF PUPPET FOR 6 -11 YRS
Saturday 6 December | 11.45am-1pm
Cost £8 | Tutor Karen Torley
Following the magical ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ show, professional puppeteer Karen will help little ones make their very own cute Elf rod puppet to take home for the big day.
TIFFANY GLASS HOME TEALIGHT TRIO For 18+ YRS
Saturday 6 December | 10.30am-3.30pm
Cost £70 full, £63 concession | Tutor E-J McCartney
Learn glass cutting, glass grinding, copper-foiling and soldering techniques from pattern design through to project completion to create beautiful Tiffany glass style tealight holders.
CLAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS For 18+ YRS
Saturday 6 December | 1-2.30pm
Cost £25 full, £22.25 concession | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Handcraft your own unique festive decorations that will be fired and ready to collect before Christmas. One for the tree for years to come, or a beautiful gift.
CLAY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FOR 8-12 YRS
Saturday 6 December | 10.30am-12.30pm
Cost £20 | Tutor Fiona Shannon
A handmade touch for the season, that you’ll keep forever.
MUMS MEET AND MAKE | MY FIRST CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
Tuesday 9 December at Flowerfield Arts Centre
9.30-11am | Cost £8 | Tutor Fiona Shannon
Join Fiona Shannon and craft your baby's first Christmas decoration, a personal keepsake to cherish forever. After the workshop, we invite you to stay for refreshments.
FOREVER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS For 8-12 YRS
Saturday 13 December |12.30-2.30pm
Cost £12 | Tutor Linda Mulholland
Make up to three magical forever Christmas decorations including a glass beaded snowflake, ceramic bauble and a cute button Christmas tree.
FOREVER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS For 5-7 YRS
Saturday 13 December | 10am-12noon
Cost £12 | Tutor Linda Mulholland
Make up to three magical forever Christmas decorations including a glass beaded snowflake, ceramic bauble and a cute button Christmas tree.
