Shed’ Studio

Creative Craft Courses



CRAFT COURSES

in the 'Shed' Studio

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PROGRAMME AS FROM MAY -

We are now taking BOOKINGS

email: creativerecycling@mac.com

and Fiona & Glennis will help you

through the booking and payent process -

via bank transfer or Card….

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Glass Fusing

12-3 PM £65

Tuesday 21st May - brooches/pendants

Wednesday 29th May -coaster and wall/window hangings

Wednesday 19th June - Fish hangings and coaster

Monday 15th July Glass pieces to go on Cards, and a Coaster

Tuesday 10th September brooches and hangings

11 - 4 pm £98

Monday 3rd June -brooches/pendants/coaster/hanging

Monday 5th August Coaster/fish and birds and hanging

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Collage ‘Landscape’

12 - 3 pm £45

Thursday 23rd MAY - rural landscape

Thursday 6th June - urban or rural landscape

Monday 18th September (rural)

11-4 pm

Tuesday 23rd July (rural and urban)


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‘Trees’ Collage

12 - 3 pm £45

Saturday 1st June

Tuesday 9th July

Monday 16th September

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Collage Paper 'Patchwork/quilts'

Date in July soon available

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Weaving

11 - 4 pm £65

Wednesday 21st August

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Printing

lino - cut Printing

Date available for soon

11 - 4 pm £65

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Pallet Art

- natural wood hangings collaged

12 - 3 pm £45

Wednesday 7th August

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Clock Making

- decorating wood/slate to create a working clock

12 - 3 pm £45

Tuesday 13th August

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Upholstery Footstool - NEW Course

11 - 4.30pm £140

Saturday 25th May

(footstool provided as part of the price)

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Mosaic craft

£45 12 - 3 pm

Thursday 15th August

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BOOK YOUR OWN CRAFT COURSE

for your GROUP of Friends or Family

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Just email us with the options - dates/times

that suit you

via email: Creativerecycling@mac.com

and we will get back to you.


Craft Courses to choose from …..

Glass Fusing * Collage Landscape Picture * Collage Tree Picture *

Printing techniques * Collage Patchwork Picture

Clock collaging * Pallet Art Hanging

Mosaic Fish/Heart * Weaving * Papermaking

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Your Group - max 6, minimum 4

(welcome age 14+ when each young person is accompanied by an adult)

Discount per number booked.

Do feel free to ask us what’s possible …

creativerecycling@mac.com

or pop into the Gallery ‘Shed’ Studio to speak to one of us.

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All our Courses are led by:

experienced Artists, and Tutors

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A bit about the Craft Courses -

  • All Materials and Equipment provided

  • No previous art or craft experience needed …

  • You will go home with at least one piece of work complete



  • Bookings can be made by Email -creativerecycling@mac.com

  • Payment can be made

    by Bank Transfer

  • Creative Recycling (Hand Crafted)

    G.Andrews & F. Norton

    Sort 16-2325 Acct. 11713046

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Glass Fusing

Introduction to creating small pieces, learning techniques of fusing and creating colour from a variety of inclusions: metals, oxides etc.  You will go home with a variety of small designs which can then be made into small window hangings/pictures/coaster, or jewellery, and also for greetings cards.

Collage'Tree'  

Creating a collaged tree from handmade and waste papers.  You will go home with at least 1 picture.  This will suit anyone new to craftwork, or anyone wanting to try out a new idea.........

Collage 'Landscape'-

Creating at least one style of Landscape (rural or urban) using handmade and waste papers.  A day/half-day of experimenting ..... You will go home with at least one finished picture.  This will suit anyone new to craftwork, as well as those with more experience who wish to enjoy a day creating an original piece of artwork.

Collage ' Quilt/patchwork'

This will interest those who love the different possibilities of paper, cutting, and arranging patterns inspired by imagined or traditional patchwork designs...... You will go home with one finished piece. No experience of quilting or craft work is needed.

Weaving -

Table-top Loom, weaving course.  This course will introduce you to the art of hand-weaving.  You will take home an original piece of weaving, - a wall hanging, for instance, or a piece to stitch on a cushion cover.  The course is designed for beginners, but the flexibility of this course, is that it may suit those who wish to expand their basic weaving skills.  

Printing -

Designing a surface/ lino-cutting for printing from. Skills you acquire are: cutting materials suitable to print, use of inks to experiment with colour, to create greeting cards/picture. Suitable for beginners or those with basic knowledge……

Mosaic

Basic introduction to creating a picture or hanging - using wood and waste ceramics.


Clock making - Slate or Wood decoration

Using waste slate, and wood, collage materials and metal novelties to create a Clock for your wall. (clock action provided)

.Upholstery workshop

Upholstery - footstool with Beech wood legs

A small footstool will be provided as part of the price to take home, once you have enjoyed the process of upholstering this piece of furniture the skills you learn will be then transferable to other pieces of furniture at home, eg chairs.

The materials provided -calico and wood panel, foam and batting are also part of the price. The top cover can be bought on the day - at cost price, or you may prefer to bring your own - you may want to match your stool to other colour ways at home… Advice on this can be given at the point of booking the course.


Designs below -

are just ideas and suggestions to get started. But there are many possibilities to having a go at the processes that make your own unique pieces of art and craft to take home. Make Birthday presents, or for Occasions and Gifts.

Make a set of greetings cards, a picture, a dish or a wall hanging. ……..

All Materials are provided, and guidance with any equipment, and processes involved.

BEGINNERS WELCOME

and those wanting to revisit creative processes to refresh….



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Landscape Collage

Students work, after an afternoon playing with waste papers to make Collage Landscapes

Collage Tree Course

mosaic hearts…..

Glass fused Pendents

Log Cabin designs ‘Collage Patchwork’ course

Log Cabin - using cut waste papers. A lovely process. Can include a little photograph in the middle …. or a personal design

Collaged Clock using papers of all sorts.

Slate Clock - also versions using waste metals to decorate can be made. Lots to choose from

Glass Fused Hanging - staining glass between layers of glass

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Glass fused ‘cheers’, Heart Coaster, fused glass small bowl, glass fused dish, glass fused hangings, painted flowers within layers of glass fusing, figurers painted within the fused glass, rolling pin paper collage, Mosaic fish………..

Starburst Paper Quilt - many different versions - more abstract ones can be made by this process……….what ever you prefer….

Sample of Printing - endless possibilities…….. using different methods to get great effects.

Pallet Art - Collaged Pallet wood - different versions using cut tin cans/papers/felt scraps/combinations of all sorts….