Workshops
Inspired Landscapes – Extend your horizons with design, collage and stitch
with Sandra Meech
Tuesday 8th July – 10am – 4pm
SOLD OUT
£80 pp
With a chosen landscape we will look at some simple colour, design and composition exercises, as we isolate areas as reference.
With painted, textured paper and fabric scraps we will create a series of mixed media collages based on these landscape designs. Writing or map references could also be added.
Free machine techniques with wools will be demonstrated and several examples will be finished later with additional machine or hand stitch.
You will need to bring on the day:
• apron, some drawing materials to include black pens
• landscape photos. These could be anywhere in nature, beach, mountains, fields, showing a horizon (Preferably not cityscapes with buildings).
• Also bring a photo showing closer details of the same area. (For example, an ocean view with rockpools, shells, shoreline detail, landscape with plants, and rock images for example).
• 2 x A4 black and white contrast images of each photos + 1 x A4 colour photo of distant view + 1 x A4 close-up detail.
I will have a selection of prepared and printed papers as well to share.
Sandra will provide you with the materials kit for what you need on the day. This will be £4 and we ask that you pay Sandra directly on the day with cash. Thanks.
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Botanical Paper Cut Workshop
with Julia McKenzie
Wednesday 9th July – 10:30am – 4pm
£80 pp
Botanical paper cut workshop
Made with geological maps and found papers
As an Artist and illustrator I have always been inspired by nature and employ a range of different techniques to respond to various aspects of the natural world.
I have developed a way to utilise the found colour from maps and atlases to create collages of plants and insects. The natural contours and flowing colours of maps mirror the environment on a macro level. I have found this characteristic a great way to express the shape and colour of flora and fauna on a more micro level. I am also recycling materials that are becoming obsolete in the modern world and it’s a fantastic way to recycle them.
I have illustrated books about the natural world by authors such as Lia Leendertz and Francis Tophill and have created illustrations for publications by the Resurgence Trust and Simple things magazine. I am also an artist who exhibits widely creating paintings, paper cuts, prints and ceramics.
As well as working on maps and found paper I also work with them. Matisse used scissors to ‘paint with paper’ and Mrs Delany (1700-1788), an 18th century widow who was an amateur botanist and made over 1000 stunning ‘paper mosaics’ of plants and flowers. You can see some of her work in the British Museum
Mary Delany at the British Museum
What we shall do
In this workshop we will observe seasonal plants and flowers from life and then translate these into delicate paper cuts which will then be carefully arranged and applied to mount board to create a final piece. The collages will have a 3D element that will cast shadows to create depth.
You could bring your own home grown flowers from your garden, allotment or from walks in the country side. In July we will have an abundance of shape, colour and texture to draw on. Flowers and plants will be available on the day if you cannot bring some of your own.
What we will use
Old geological maps, atlases, and other printed ephemera. We will use tracing paper, pencils and very sharp surgical scalpels. I will change blades and provide cutting mats and provide health and safety guidance to ensure you can use your tools with confidence. There will be scissors, conservation glue and all the equipment we will need for a successful outcome.
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Please note: when purchasing a place on this workshop, the email confirmation serves as a ticket; we will have your name for the workshop so there is no need to print it out.
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