We run our workshops from our studio at Swines Meadow Farm Nursery, 47 Towngate East, Market Deeping PE6 8LQ. Parking is available, and there is a self service café onsite.

Our workshops are open to all ages from Reception up unless specified- we like to have different age groups working alongside each other! Preschool children are also welcome with an accompanying adult. Booked on a first come, first served basis- places are limited to ensure plenty of individual support and guidance.

Workshops are £13 per child (sibling discount and multiple workshop discount available) and last for an hour and a half, unless otherwise stated. This includes all materials and refreshments.

If you would like your child to stay with us between sessions, an additional fee of £5 will be charged.

For more information or to book, please get in touch using the contact page or by emailing hello@artivitystudios.co.uk.

Easter Holiday Workshops

Easter Workshops

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Tuesday 2nd April

10:30am-12:00pm Easter Crafts

We’ll have a range of Easter themed paper crafts available, including tissue paper suncatchers, handprint bunnies and 3D egg decorations!

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12:30-2:00pm Ceramic Tile Painting

We’ll take inspiration from the spring flowers in the garden centre to create floral designs, then use ceramic paints to decorate a tile.

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2:30-4:00pm Wet Felted Spring Trees

We’ll learn how to use wet felting techniques to create felted trees using beautiful spring colours, and even add on a few embellishments! This session is wet, soapy, and a lot of fun!

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Wednesday 3rd April

2:30-4:00pm Butterfly Canvas

We’ll paint boards in our chosen colours and patterns in acrylic paint, then affix a flutter of butterflies to make a colourful display!

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February Half Term Workshops

We don’t have any workshops running this half term- we have our usual Sunday Crafternoon sessions though, and will have workshops on over Easter, so watch this space!

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Christmas Holiday Workshops

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Friday 22nd December

10:30am-12:00pm Christmas Crafts

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We’ll have a range of festive crafts available to create! These will include button baubles, lolly stick Christmas trees, pipe cleaner wreaths, card making and paper trees. Make some decorations for your tree or to give to someone as a gift!

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12:30-2:00pm Christmas Tree Paintings

We’ll use acrylic paint to create a beautiful painting of a Christmas tree on a canvas board- this would be a lovely decoration for your home or to give to someone as a gift!

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2:30-4:00pm Linoprint Cards and Gift Boxes

We’ll be decorating cards and cardboard gift boxes using block printing techniques! We have some ready made festive linocut designs for the students to use, and they will also have the opportunity to create their own designs onto polystyrene tiles, inspired by winter and Christmas motifs.

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4:30-6:00pm Gingerbread Village

Join artist Emily Bowers for a fun festive workshop where you will create your own gingerbread village! We will be using recycled cardboard which will form our ‘gingerbread’. We will take inspiration from Scandinavian Folk Art and use it to transform the cardboard into gingerbread houses and animals to form our own Christmas gingerbread mini villages!

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Sunday Crafternoons- Christmas Specials!

Sunday 17th December 1:30-2:45pm

In this Crafternoon session, Bethan will show you how to create some festive Christmas bunting! You’ll use lots of crafty bits and bobs to embellish your bunting, which would make a lovely decoration for your home.

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Sunday 24th December 1:30-2:45pm

Join Bethan for a very festive Christmas Eve crafting session! Bethan will be showing you how to create beautiful snowflake suncatchers using colourful tissue paper. These would look fantastic hung up in the window!

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October Half Term Workshops- Finished!

Monday 23rd October

10:30am-12:00pm Spooky Skeletons

We’ll be using corn starch packing peanuts, pipe cleaners and cotton buds to create some scary skeletons! You could create a whole family (pets included!) or maybe even a dinosaur!

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12:30-2:00pm Halloween Notan Art

We’ll learn about Japanese Notan art (which refers to the balance of light and dark), then use paper cutting techniques to create bold Halloween inspired designs which would make great Halloween decorations!

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2:30-4:00pm Mosaic Coasters

Always a popular workshop! We’ll be using a range of colourful glass tiles to create tiled mosaic coasters. You can choose to take a grouting kit home with you to complete it, or we’re happy to grout it and you can then pick it up from us later in the week.

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Tuesday 24th October

10:30am-12:00pm Fabulous Fireworks

We’ll use a variety of crafting materials to create colourful sculptures inspired by fireworks, ready to decorate your house for bonfire night!

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12:30-2:00pm Autumn Birch Trees

We’ll use masking tape to mask off our trees, before using a combination of brush strokes and finger prints to create a vibrant autumnal scene. We’ll then reveal our trees and add details to finish off our masterpieces!

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2:30-4:00pm Fantastic Plower Pots

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We’ll use acrylic paint and sparkly embellishments to decorate terracotta flower pots- you might choose a Halloween theme, or make them bright and beautiful like these examples!

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Sunday 29th October- Halloween Crafternoon!

1:30-2:45pm

Our usual Sunday Crafternoon, but this week with a spooky Halloween theme! Sunday Crafternoons are run by the lovely Bethan from Little Joys UK and are £9 per session. We will be providing the children with a variety of crafty bits and pieces, giving them the opportunity to use their imaginations to create some spooky Halloween crafts.

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Summer Holiday Workshops- Finished!

Tuesday 22nd August– with Vikki

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10:30am-12:00pm Disney Button Art

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Join us in decorating a silhouette of your favourite Disney character, by delving into a HUGE vat of buttons, beads and gems. You’ll be able to bedazzle Belle, jazz up Jasmine and even create a rainbow button castle! We will be blasting Disney classes and I will be singing, sorry kids!

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12:30-2:00pm Showstopping Shells!

FULL-Spaces available in our additional session 4:30-6:00pm

Create sea creatures using shells! You can choose to make stand alone animals or a seascape, giving your creations an environment to live in. Join us as we bob along the bottom of the beautiful briny sea and turn it into a beautiful shiny sea!

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2:30-4:00pm Viking Runes and Shields

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SHIELD WALL! We’ll listen to Viking drums and chants as we sculpt runes, learn a little about Viking culture (they loved a bath!) and make our own shields. Forged with the hammer of Thor… and some glue.

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We had a variety of workshops running during the week commencing 31st July, which have now finished- scroll down to see the details!

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Monday 31st July

10:30am-12:00pm Mosaic Coasters

FULL– We have an additional session running on Wednesday 10:30am-12:00pm.

We’ll be using a range of colourful glass tiles to create tiled mosaic coasters. These will then be grouted in the evening, ready to be picked up the following day.

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12:30-2:00pm Ceramic Tile Painting

We’ll be taking inspiration from Mexican Talavera tiles and the beautiful plants and flowers outside the studio to create painted botanical designs onto ceramic tiles. These will then be baked in order to set the paint, ready for collection the following day.

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Tuesday 1st August

10:30am-12:00pm Abstract Scraper Painting

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This class incorporates colour theory and painting without a brush! We’ll be using acrylic paint and different scraping techniques to create large scale abstract paintings.

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12:30-2:00pm Colourful Card Sculptures

We’ll build weird and wonderful sculptures using cardboard pieces, which we’ll decorate before slotting together to create our designs!

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Wednesday 2nd August

10:30am-12:00pm Mosaic Coasters

Back by popular demand! We’ll be using a range of colourful glass tiles to create tiled mosaic coasters. These will then be grouted in the evening, ready to be picked up the following day.

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12:30-2:00pm Funny Face Flip Books

We’ll create flip books featuring some creative mix-and-match characters, using a variety of techniques and materials.

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Thursday 3rd August

12:30-2:00pm Watercolour Typography

We’ll experiment with wax resist, tape resist and hand-cut lettering to create a poster- perhaps your name, or a favourite saying!

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Friday 4th August

12:30-2:00pm Robot Collages

We’ll use a variety of metallic bits and pieces (and a lot of imagination) to create our own robot characters!

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Easter Workshops– Finished!

We have a variety of workshops running on Monday 10th, Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th April- scroll down to see the details!

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Monday 10th April

10:30am-12:00pm Easter Crafts with Ellie

We’ll be creating a variety of Easter themed crafts, including painted pebbles, Easter bunnies and chicks- we’ll throw in a few chocolate treats too!

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12:30-2:00pm Hanging Chicken Garland with Ellie

We’ll create a colourful hanging chicken decoration inspired by the beautiful work of artist Carolyn Gavin.

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2:30-4:00pm Mosaic Coasters with Ellie

We’ll be using a range of colourful glass tiles to create a tiled mosaic coaster! These will then be grouted ready to be picked up the following day.

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Tuesday 11th April

10:30am-12:00pm Wet Felted Trees with Ellie

We’ll be learning how to create a hand felted tree from wool roving, using the wet felting technique- it’s very wet and soapy, and lots of fun!

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12:30-2:00pm Wooden Spoon Characters with Ellie

We’ll transform wooden spoons into weird and wonderful characters using paint, Posca pens and various embellishments!

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2:30-4:00pm Butterfly Boards with Ellie

We’ll paint MDF boards in our chosen colours and patterns in acrylic paint, then affix a flutter of butterflies to make a colourful display!

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Wednesday 12th April

EASTER ART DAY

8:30am-6:30pm- Full day of arts and crafts with Vikki for ages 5 and up.

£60 per child (Sibling discount available)

Easter Bunny Painting, Paper Flowers, Felt Monsters and Among Us Map Building are also available to book as separate workshops, or a half day option for £30 is available (8:30am-1:00pm or 2:00pm-6:30pm). Please see the timetable above for individual workshop times. Under 5s welcome for individual workshops but must be 5 or over for the half day or full day.

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Eggciting times ahead this Easter! With our beautiful new space, we would like to try a new format of workshop experience for our students, as well as the potential for viable childcare options during holidays.

With this in mind, our first FULL Artivity day has been planned for 12th April and will run from 8:30am to 6:30pm.

Across the day we will offer four individual workshops that cover a wide variety of arts and crafts, as well as access to some of our supplies and materials and the space to work on personal projects both inside or in the gorgeous natural surroundings of the Swines Meadow studio. Picnics will be had, hopefully outside in the open grassland area, so send them stocked up with their lunch and snacks (though as ever, biscuits and squash will be provided).

Activities will include Giant Doodle Club: Felt Monster Making; Egg/Bunny Painting; Among Us 3D Map Building; Drawing in Nature; Designing Burrows and 3D Flower Making, as well as having time to relax, watch a film, eat snacks and work on some art of their choice.

This is a long day for the children but, with the right amount of balance for learning, activities and spending time together in this wonderful space we’re bound to have a fantastic day.

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Christmas Workshops– finished!

We have a variety of workshops running on Tuesday 20th, Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd December- scroll down to see the details!

We are aware that some schools won’t have broken up on the Tuesday- if you’re interested in a Tuesday workshop but can’t make it, do let us know as we may be able to run additional sessions.

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Tuesday 20th December

9:30am-11:00am Clay Decorations with Vikki

We invite the children in to warm up their hands from the cold and warm up some clay to mould.

Students will be able to make impressions in clay using natural objects that we’ll go out foraging for in the secret garden on site as well as many more so wrap up warm!

Using cookie cutters we can then create beautifully shaped decorations for your tree and of course… add a few sparkles too!

Our white air dry clay can be brushed with mica powders to highlight all of the patterns in their decorations and will be a lovely memory to add to a Christmas tree or give as a gift.

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Thursday 22nd December

9:30am-11:00am Christmas Crafts with Ellie

We’ll have a variety of winter and Christmas themed crafts on the go, including craft foam trees, snowman cards and tree decorations!

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11:15am-12:45pm Button Baubles with Ellie

We’ll thread buttons onto thin wire to create beautiful tree decorations, and make a lovely button bauble themed Christmas card to go with them!

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Friday 23rd December

9:30-11:00am Gingerbread House Garlands with Ellie

Using offcuts of cardboard and paint markers, we’ll create a series of gingerbread houses and string them together to produce a beautiful garland!

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11:30am-1:00pm Sock Snowmen with Ellie

FULL– let us know if you’d like to be added to the waiting list!

Come and create your very own cuddly snowman! We’ll make the main body, then add embellishments and accessories. Much warmer than using real snow, and lasts longer too!

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Monday 8th August

10:30am-12:00pm Mosaic Coasters with Ellie

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We’ll be using a range of colourful glass tiles to create a tiled mosaic coaster! These will then be grouted ready to be picked up the following day. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to a large collaborative mosaic for display at the studio!

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12:30pm-2:00pm Ceramic Tile Painting with Ellie

FULL- additional session on Wednesday

We’ll be taking inspiration from Mexican Talavera tiles and the beautiful plants and flowers outside the studio to create painted botanical designs onto ceramic tiles. These will then be baked in order to set the paint, ready for collection the following day.

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Tuesday 9th August

10:30am-12:00pm Collaged Houses with Ellie

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Create your own collaged house using pre-painted textured paper! We’ll help you to design and put together your dream home, then you can add embellishments to decorate.

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12:30pm-2:00pm Tissue Paper Flowers with Ellie

Two spaces available

We’ll use several different techniques to create colourful flowers which look beautiful when displayed together in a jar or vase!

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Wednesday 10th August

12:30pm-2:00pm Ceramic Tile Painting with Ellie

Spaces available

We’ll be taking inspiration from Mexican Talavera tiles and the beautiful plants and flowers outside the studio to create painted botanical designs onto ceramic tiles. These will then be baked in order to set the paint, ready for collection the following day.

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Wednesday 17th August

10:30am-12:00pm Minecraft Madness with Vikki

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Join us on the real life crafting tables at Artivity! Together we can make a hanging Enderman lantern and a creeper mask for you to take home as well as other crafty activities. Come and get stuck in, you know it’s netherite,  because being creative is netherwrong…

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12:30pm-2:00pm Among Us Map Building with Vikki

Two spaces available

2:30pm-4:00pm Among Us Map Building with Vikki

One space available

Is it just me or do you look a bit… SUS? Get stuck in to making a collectively massive and playable map! 

First, we’ll all be given a secret scroll and ONE of us will be the imposter, we can slowly vote out crew members across the course of the session until we find the IMPOSTER!

Secondly, we will all design our very own room and then connect them with corridors making a huge map that will fill the Artivity tables up!

Make your own among us characters and play the map too or just keep on designing sussy crewmates. I personally enjoy a fried egg on my head before I complete my tasks.

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Thursday 18th August

10:30am-12:00pm Anime Faces with Vikki

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More suited to year 3+, though younger artists welcome if they’re big fans of anime!

If you prefer your art in person instead of your (sword) art online, then come and join us for a session of practicing facial features in an anime style. Together we can create pages of reference images to take home meaning you can use them when creating new characters before drawing out a new anime inspired face on the day.

We will mainly be focusing on the face but if you’re flying through the session then you can always work on an original character and style them, thinking through poses, accessories and giving them an all important backstory.

If you love anime and have characters or programmes you love then get in touch because we would love to play music inspired by the anime that inspires us on the day!

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12:30pm-2:00pm Go Ghibli! with Vikki

One space available

More suited to year 3+, though younger artists welcome if they’re big fans of Studio Ghibli!

If you’re ready, we would love to spirit you away on a wizard’s moving castle with our own cute ghibli art delivery service!

We’ll be relaxing to the beautiful music scores from some of the studio’s very well known films and making arts and crafts inspired by the movies.

Come along and make your own No Face mask, a fluffy little pom pom soot sprite and even paint your own sleepy little Totoro in a tree!

Hop on the Catbus and book in 🙂

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Tuesday 5th April

10:00am-4:00pm Dressmaking Course with Issy (8yrs+)

£40

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Learn how to put together a simple dress under Issy’s expert guidance! Issy recently graduated from the University of the Arts London, where she achieved a First in Costume for Theatre and Screen. She currently supports our Tuesday classes alongside working as a freelance illustrator. Students will be shown how to use a sewing machine and how to add embellishments.

This workshop is £40 for the full day and is open to 8 years old and over- our usual refreshments will be provided but students will need to bring a packed lunch. We will ask for your preferred fabric colour and the required measurements beforehand. We are limited to six spaces to ensure each student receives plenty of support and supervision, so book early to avoid disappointment!

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Monday 11th April

9:30-11:00am Felted Food with Vikki

Spaces available

I’m sew hungry, are you? Time to craft your favourite snacks with felt, a little stuffing (not the roast dinner kind) and some imagination! Together we can draw out what you’d like to make and then use that as a template for your creations with Chef Vikki on hand to help.

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February Half Term Workshops

We don’t have any workshops running this half term as we will be busy moving to our new premises! Watch this space for Easter workshops though.

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Christmas Workshops

Monday 20th December

9:30-11:00am Button Baubles- with Vikki

Spaces available

Delve in to a HUGE box of buttons to create your own hanging tree decorations, made entirely from buttons and beads. With lots of design inspiration on hand, let your creative juices flow and you could even turn your hand to some 2D festive button art. Great to keep or give as a gift.

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11:30am-1:00pm Christmas Decoration Workshop- with Vikki

Spaces available

Creativity will be flowing in our workshop, not just Santa’s! We will work on a range of crafts from cake case trees, glittery stick snowflakes and a classic pine cone makeover. Lots to make, Christmas tunes on and festive cheer all round!

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1:30-3:00pm Woolly Jumper Trees- with Vikki

Spaces available

Ever seen a tree in a woolly jumper? Well, you’re about to! With access to a jolly big pile of yarn, wool and buttons, we will create a wooden frame to bedeck and bedazzle your trees, make as many as you like with different wooden items to use. Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how woolly are your branches…

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3:30-5:00pm Festive Doodle Club- with Vikki

Spaces available

A relaxed environment to draw along with some doodle challenges, create your own characters or Christmassy images and just enjoy being creative and festive all at once. This session will have as much structure or involvement as the students want, meaning they’re welcome to join in with my silly games or drift off in to their own winter wonderland and just enjoy the session, quietly drawing away. A lovely end to a day of workshops. I ho, ho, hope to see you there!

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5:30-6:30pm Doodle Santa (Online- with Ellie)

This workshop will take place on Zoom and costs £6. Spaces available.

We’ll be creating a festive Father Christmas illustration, complete with a background of Christmassy doodles! For this workshop you’ll need a few sheets of white cartridge paper, a black Sharpie or felt tip, and some colouring pens and/or pencils in festive colours.

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October Half Term– Finished!

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Wednesday 27th October

9:30-10:30am Halloween Bunting (Online)

This workshop will take place on Zoom and costs £6. Spaces available.

We will be learning how to create spooky bunting featuring a range of characters, which you can use to decorate your home for Halloween! You will need some Halloween themed paper colours (we suggest green, orange, black, white, purple and grey); some googly eyes; a black Sharpie; scissors; glue; ruler; pencil; tiny pegs (or a hole punch) and a long piece of string.

A Zoom link will be sent to you fifteen minutes before the start of the session.

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2:30-4:00pm Wet Felted Trees

Spaces available

We’ll be learning how to create a hand felted tree from wool roving, using the wet felting technique- it’s very wet and soapy, and lots of fun!

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Thursday 28th October

12:30-2:00pm Pumpkin Painting

Spaces available

We’ll be working on some colour theory, learning how to mix different oranges and greens. We’ll then learn how to use these colours to paint a pumpkin, and give it a spooky, starry background.

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2:30-4:00pm Patterned Autumn Leaves

Spaces available

We’ll investigate different patterns and practise creating our own designs on paper. We’ll then use Posca pens to decorate autumnal leaves using our designs. These make a lovely decorative garland!

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Sunday 31st October

11:00am-12:30pm Halloween Crafts

Spaces available

We’ll be using cardboard tubes to create a variety of different spooky, scary characters!

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Summer Holidays– Finished!

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Thursday 19th August– with Ellie

9:30-11:00am Finger Painting

FULL- if you’d like to be added to the waiting list please let us know, as we may be able to run an additional session.

We’ll be investigating the medium of paint through sensory mark making to music, using only our fingers and hands as tools! We’ll then use our skills to create some colourful pieces of artwork. Please note, this session will be messy- aprons are provided but please wear old clothes!

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12:00-1:30pm Block Printed Greetings Cards

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We’ll be designing botanical themed printing blocks to use to decorate greetings cards! Younger artists will use polystyrene printing sheets and a pencil to create their designs, while older artists can choose to use the lino cutting tools.

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5:00-6:00pm Coffee Painted Landscapes

Online Workshop via Zoom- £6 per session. Spaces available.

We’ll be using different strengths of coffee to produce tonal landscapes, inspired by the markmaking of Van Gogh in his pen and ink landscapes.

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Friday 20th August- with Ellie

9:30-11:00am Egg Box Animals

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2:30-4:00pm Egg Box Animals 2

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We’ll be using egg boxes to create a variety of different animal characters!

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12:00-1:30pm Junk Modelling Monsters

Two spaces left!

We’ll be using cool melt glue guns and the art of assemblage to invent some monstrous characters!

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Monday 23rd August- with Vikki

9:30-11:00am Fantasy Castles

Spaces available

Using fineliners and imagination we can create detailed castles in fantasy landscapes. Doodling drawbridges and mesmerising moats, we’ll get lost in another realm. The class will spend a little bit of time looking at real castles from around Europe and also some more fantastical fairy tale style fortresses.

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12:00-1:30pm Family Crest and Shield Making

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Like medieval families of days gone by, it’s time to create a family crest, fitting to your clan and even including your pets! Once we’ve worked on immortalizing your kin we can then transfer it to a shield that you can paint and display with pride!

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2:30-4:00pm Abstract Canvases

FULL! (Spaces available in the Thursday session.)

This workshop is led by Immy, who is one of our very talented Silver Arts Award students! Immy will be supported by her Arts Award Advisers (Vikki and Ellie).

We’ll be using masking tape and Washi tape to create a geometric pattern onto a canvas- we’ll then add paint in a variety of ways, before removing the tape to reveal our colourful designs!

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Tuesday 24th August- with Vikki

9:30-11:00am Matchbox Monsters

FULL- if you’d like to be added to the waiting list please let us know, as we may be able to run an additional session.

So popular, it’s back again! Create mini monsters with huge personalities, doodle them and then mould them in to shape plus give them a little matchbox house to live in, designed by you! 

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12:00-1:30pm Pop Art Self Portraits

Two spaces available

Let’s make Warhol proud and explore pop art and just what makes us tick. You can create one or more pictures of yourself in a truly iconic style or bring a picture of someone else you’d like to use on the day!

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2:30-4:00pm Modroc Turtles

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This workshop is led by Maggie, who is one of our very talented Silver Arts Award students! Maggie will be supported by her Arts Award Advisers (Vikki and Ellie).

Maggie’s Arts Award project is highlighting the dangers of plastic waste to marine wildlife, and the importance of recycling. We’ll be using Modroc to create a model turtle, which we’ll then be decorating using discarded plastic and other bits of rubbish which often end up in the sea.

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Thursday 26th August– with Vikki

9:30-11:00am Kazland Inspired Pastels

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A contemporary artist whose work focuses on symbols and composition whilst being completely bonkers but fun, we’ll work our way through using different materials and eventually create a large Kazland inspired work of our own.

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12:00-1:30pm Pokemon- Gotta Paint Them All!

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Ahh, Pokémon just keep getting cuter! During our time we will work on mini canvases and create our very own Pokemon badges! Art Stars, I CHOOSE YOU!

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2:30-4:00pm Abstract Canvases 2

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This workshop is led by Immy, who is one of our very talented Silver Arts Award students! Immy will be supported by her Arts Award Advisers (Vikki and Ellie).

We’ll be using masking tape and Washi tape to create a geometric pattern onto a canvas- we’ll then add paint in a variety of ways, before removing the tape to reveal our colourful designs!

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5:00-6:00pm Doodle Dogs

Online Workshop via Zoom- £6 per session. Spaces available

We’ll be learning how to create a variety of dog characters (and maybe some cats too!), before producing a group portrait featuring all our creations!

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May Half Term

We don’t have any workshops running this half term as Ellie is away- however, watch this space for our summer holiday workshops!

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Easter Holidays (Finished!)

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Our Easter workshops will be online via Zoom. Our workshops are open to all ages, though there are suggested age ranges within each workshop description. Younger children may benefit from having a parent alongside them to help them with the more fiddly bits.

Our online holiday workshops are £6 per child (sibling discount and multiple workshop discount available) and last for an hour. A list of materials in included within the description- only basic materials required! The Zoom invitation will be sent out fifteen minutes before the session begins.

For more information or to book, please get in touch using the contact page or by emailing ellie_sandall@yahoo.com.

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Thursday 8th April

10:00-11:00am Easter Crafts

We’ll be using papercraft techniques to create a variety of Easter and spring themed items. For this workshop you’ll need several sheets of coloured A4 paper (pastel colours work well!); black felt tip; scissors; ruler; glue stick; pencil. You could also have some offcuts of patterned paper, small pom poms and googly eyes, though these are optional.

This workshop is aimed at Reception to Year 4 artists, though everyone is welcome!

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11:30am-12:30pm Spring Collages

We’ll be using watercolour and collage techniques to create a spring themed piece inspired by the work of artist Julie Hamilton. For this workshop you’ll need several sheets of white A4 or A3 cartridge paper; watercolour paints; water pot; brushes; scissors; glue stick; pencil crayons.

This workshop is aimed at Year 3 and upwards, though everyone is welcome!

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Friday 9th April

10:00-11:00am Bird’s Nest Collage

We’ll be combining drawing and collage techniques to create a colourful bird’s nest, complete with resident bird and eggs! For this workshop you’ll need several sheets of coloured paper (whichever colours you’d like to use); pencil crayons; scissors; glue stick. You might also like to use oil pastels, though these are optional.

This workshop is aimed at Reception to Year 4 artists, though everyone is welcome!

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11:30am-12:30pm Soft Pastel Nests

We’ll be using soft pastels to create delicately textured drawings of birds’ nests. For this workshop you’ll need a set of soft pastels (also called chalk pastels) and several sheets of paper (preferably brown but any colour would be ok).

This workshop is aimed at Year 3 and upwards, though everyone is welcome!

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February Half Term (Finished!)

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Wednesday 17th February

10:00-11:00am Handprint Animals FULL

11:30am-12:30pm Handprint Animals (Additional Session)

We’ll be using our hands as a template to create some animal characters! For this workshop you’ll need several pieces of cartridge paper; black felt tip; colouring pens and/or crayons.

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Thursday 18th February

10:00-11:00am Watercolour Blob Characters FULL

11:30am-12:30pm Watercolour Blob Characters (Additional Session)

We’ll be using different watercolour techniques to create a series of colourful blobs, which we’ll then transform into different characters. For this workshop you’ll need several sheets of cartridge paper; watercolour paints; water pot; small brushes; black fineliner/Sharpie/felt tip pen. You could also use a white Posca pen or other paint marker if you have one but this is optional.

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Christmas Workshops- Finished!

Monday 21st December

10:00-11:00am Wintry Scenes

We’ll be using mixed media to create some lovely wintry village scenes! For this workshop you’ll need a piece of white A3 cartridge paper; blue and white ready mixed paint; brush; water pot; coloured paper offcuts for collage; black Sharpie or felt tip; scissors; glue.

Tuesday 22nd December

10:00-11:00am Penguin Doodles

We’ll be learning how to draw cute festive penguins in a variety of ways, leading to a group portrait! For this workshop, you’ll need several sheets of white A4 cartridge paper; black Sharpie or felt tip; pencil; rubber; colouring pens and/or coloured crayons.

October Half Term

Our half term workshops will be online via Zoom. All our workshops are suitable for 4-16 year olds, though younger children may benefit from having a parent alongside them to help them with the more fiddly bits.

Our online holiday workshops are £5 per child unless otherwise stated (sibling discount and multiple workshop discount available) and last for an hour. A list of materials is provided beforehand- only basic materials required! The invitation will be sent out fifteen minutes before the session begins.

For more information or to book, please get in touch using the contact page or by emailing ellie_sandall@yahoo.com.

Thursday 29th October

2:00-3:00pm Halloween Notan Art

We’ll be using the Japanese art of Notan (meaning the relationship between dark and light shapes) to create some spooky symmetrical images! For this workshop you’ll need black, white, orange, purple and green paper; scissors and glue.

3:30-4:30pm Day of the Dead Masks

We’ll be creating masks inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead festival! For this workshop you’ll need a piece of A4 white card; A4 white paper for practising; felt tip pens; scraps of coloured tissue paper or normal paper; scissors and glue.

Friday 30th October

2:00-3:00pm Painting Autumn Trees

We’ll create some autumnal paintings of leaves and trees using a variety of techniques. For this workshop you’ll need some sheets of white paper (A3 if possible but A4 would be fine); red, yellow and brown ready mixed paint; oil pastels or wax crayons; paintbrush; cotton buds and a selection of leaves collected from the ground.

3:30-4:30pm Paper Fireworks

We’ll be constructing a variety of firework sculptures using paper engineering techniques. For this workshop you’ll need a couple of cardboard tubes from toilet rolls/kitchen rolls; coloured paper scraps; glue and scissors. You may also like to use coloured pipe cleaners, ribbon and coloured tissue paper, though these are optional.

Summer Holiday Workshops– Finished!

Our term time classes have been online for the past few months and they’ve been going well! We’re looking forward to getting back to the studio, but in the meantime our summer workshops will be online too! All our workshops are suitable for 4-16 year olds, though younger children may benefit from having a parent alongside them to help them with the more fiddly bits.

Our online holiday workshops are £5 per child unless otherwise stated (sibling discount and multiple workshop discount available) and last for an hour. A list of materials will be provided beforehand- only basic materials required! We deliver our online sessions via Zoom, and the invitation will be sent out fifteen minutes before the session begins.

For more information or to book, please get in touch using the contact page or by emailing ellie_sandall@yahoo.com.

 

Tuesday 11th August

10:00-11:00am Discover Arts Award– Session 1 (Discovering the Arts)

Please note- this course will run over three sessions at a total cost of £25 per student, which covers specialised tuition, assessment and certification fees.

We are excited to be running Arts Award as an online course this year! We’ve been running it in our after school classes for four years now and it’s a fantastic way for young artists to be rewarded for their hard work and enthusiasm. Discover is an introductory award endorsed by Trinity College, London, and will be delivered over three sessions- students will need to be able to attend both this session and the Sharing Our Work session on Thursday 13th August 1:00-2:00pm, plus a third workshop of their choice. There will be a small amount of work to complete at home too, and participants will need to submit their work in order to be passed for the award. They will then receive a certificate.

In this initial session, we will be discovering the art around us and identifying different art forms. We’ll research an artist and create our own artwork based on their work. We’ll be recording our progress in log books as we go.

Students will also attend another workshop of their choice, before sharing what we’ve worked on at the final session. Their chosen workshop is included within the £25 fee.

You can find out more about Arts Award on their website.

 

11:30am-12:30pm Bird Sculptures

We’ll be creating some colourful birds using cardboard and paper scraps and a variety of different hand drawn patterns!

1:00pm-2:00pm Doodle Dogs

We’ll be learning how to draw a variety of different cartoon dog characters, then creating a crowd scene to colour in!

Wednesday 12th August

10:00-11:00am Picasso Portraits

We’ll be creating colourful portraits inspired by the work of Pablo Picasso! 

11:30am-12:30pm Dragons’ Eyes

We’ll be using pastels to draw realistic closeups of dragons’ eyes, following step by step instructions to achieve great results.

1:00-2:00pm Colourful Collages

We’ll be using the beautiful collage work of artist Jo Chambers as inspiration for some botanical themed images.

 

Thursday 13th August

10:00-11:00am Collaged Characters

We’ll be inspired by the collages of artist Ana Ventura to create our own cast of quirky characters!

11:30am-12:30pm Origami 

We’ll learn some simple origami folding techniques to produce a variety of forms.

 

1:00-2:00pm Discover Arts Award– Session 2 (Sharing our work)

Please note, this session is part of the Arts Award course- participants need to have attended the Exploring the Arts session on Tuesday 11th August, plus one additional session.

In this final session, we’ll be continuing with our artwork started in the first workshop. We’ll then spend some time sharing our work with the group- students will be invited to show us what they’ve produced both during this session and in the additional workshop they attended. Our artists will be encouraged to talk to us about their work and to ask other students about theirs.

The students will then collate and submit their work to Art Stars, and Arts Award certificates will be delivered once the log books have been assessed and submitted. 

 

 

Easter Holiday Workshops

As you can imagine, we’re having to suspend all of our classes and workshops for the time being due to the coronavirus, until we regain some semblance of normality. It is therefore unlikely that we will be running workshops over Easter, but please do watch this space and our Facebook page for any updates, and hopefully we’ll be able to offer some soon!

February Half Term

Unfortunately we don’t have any workshops over half term as all our artists are busy with other projects- watch this space for Easter workshops though!

 

Christmas Workshops- Finished!

We will be running our workshops just down the road from our studio at Deeping St. James Scout Hut (43 Church Street, Deeping St. James, PE6 8HF, just opposite Riceland). Parking is available to the rear of the building or on the street. 

Parents are welcome to book a space for themselves too and do some artwork alongside their child!

Monday 23rd December

9:30-11:00am Christmas Crafts

We’ll be creating a range of festive craft items including tree decorations, snow themed watercolour pictures and snowman cards! We’ll use a variety of media including tissue paper, watercolour and collage. We’ll also decorate a paper bag to take everything home in!

12:00-1:30pm Sock Snowmen

We’ll be producing some wonderful snowmen using socks! We’ll use white socks for the main body and then choose from a variety of coloured and patterned socks to create individual outfits. These lovely characters make excellent Christmas table centrepieces!

We’ll be creating some hand printed cards and wrapping paper through polystyrene printmaking, using snowflakes as inspiration for our designs!

 

 

October Half Term Workshops- Finished!

We will be running our workshops from our studio at ACS Photography, 110a Church Street, Deeping St. James PE6 8HB. Parking is available two doors down in The Bell car park which is just opposite the foot of the bridge.

Parents are welcome to book a space for themselves too and do some artwork alongside their child!

 

Monday 21st October- Harry Potter Monday!

Our Monday and Tuesday workshops are led by visiting artist Rose Croft. Rose is an artist, storyteller and creative practitioner, and has run lots of lovely workshops with us before!

Find out more about Rose and her work on her website here.

9:30-11:00am Wand Work Two Spaces Remaining

A wand is a wizard’s greatest tool when working magic… a great wand makes a great wizard, so come and choose your own wand, then decide how your wand will look by decorating it with ribbons, hot glue and paint.

12:00-1:30pm Care of Magical Creatures Three Spaces Remaining

A ​Bowtruckle is a mythical tree dwelling creature found in western England, southern Germany, and Scandinavian forests. It appears to be made of bark and twigs with two brown eyes which makes it hard to distinguish from the trees it inhabits.

Use Floral wire and masking tape to make your very own tree creatures to hide around your home and decorate them with leaves and twigs.

 

Tuesday 22nd October- Terrible Tuesday!

9:30-11:00am Scary Silhouettes and Devilish Dot Art One Space Remaining

Create a Halloween inspired silhouette and then use dot art, finger painting techniques or tissue paper to fill in the night sky behind it.

Wednesday 23rd October- Windswept Wednesday!

Our Wednesday and Thursday workshops are led by visiting artist Vikki Harold (A.K.A. Cyan Maiden!) Vikki is a mixed media artist, arts practitioner, workshop leader and can create and craft all sorts! She likes strange things, glitter and doing things a bit differently.

9:30-11:00am Autumnal Leaf Art Four Spaces Remaining

Have a go at a few creative projects using fallen leaves- there’s a whole host of rich and beautiful colours out there and with a paintbrush or two we can transform some of them before your eyes, and truly get creative with what nature gives us in the autumn months. You won’t leaf disappointed!

12:00-1:30pm Moody Skies Four Spaces Remaining

Inspired by the lowering sun and gorgeous open landscape of the fens, we can create our own images and have fun with the inky silhouettes all around us. There are SO many beautiful colours in the skies to blend together, plus we’ll learn a little about different shaped clouds we might see above us while we’re taking in all that gorgeous colour above!

2:30-4:00pm Patterned, Painted Pumpkins 3 FULL

Relax and paint a non traditional pumpkin, just in time for Halloween! Using bright colours, paints and chalk pens we can really put a modern twist on a spooky classic and glitter is very much encouraged!

 

Thursday 24th October- Freaky Thursday!

9:30-11:00am Matchbox Monsters Five Spaces Remaining

Why create imaginary friends when you could make one and keep it in your pocket? Get your googly eyes at the ready, in teeny tiny matchbox homes, you can keep your own little rock monster, fluffy goblin or beady eyed amigo.

We’ll work on some warm up characterisation and then make the bespoke living spaces (tiny homes are really on trend right now) for your new friends as well as having access to a crafty buffet to create your critter. Before you leave we’ll have a whole backstory for them, the stranger the better.

 

12:00-1:30pm Patterned, Painted Pumpkins FULL

2:30-4:00pm Patterned, Painted Pumpkins (additional session) FULL

Both of these sessions are currently full- however, we have spaces available in our additional session on Wednesday 23rd October 2:30-4:00pm.

 

Summer Holiday Workshops- Finished!

Please see our News page for photos of each session!

This summer we will be running our workshops from our studio at ACS Photography, 110a Church Street, Deeping St. James PE6 8HB. Parking is available two doors down in The Bell car park which is just opposite the foot of the bridge.

Parents are welcome to book a space for themselves too and do some artwork alongside their child!

 

Wednesday 7th August

Our workshops today are led by visiting artist Rose Croft. Rose is an artist, storyteller and creative practitioner, and has run lots of lovely workshops with us before!

Find out more about Rose and her work on her website here.

9:30-11:00am Shaving Foam Marbling 1 FULL

4:30-6:00pm Shaving Foam Marbling 2 Five Spaces Available

We will be using Brusho paint and shaving foam to make some wonderfully colourful marbled patterns on paper, then we’ll use them to make things including cards, bookmarks and collages!

12:00-1:30pm Watercolour Crystals and Gems FULL

We will be using watercolors and the resist technique to create some beautiful spattered paintings of 3D looking crystals and gemstones, and then decorating them with actual plastic gems!

2:30-4:00pm Hair Wraps and Feathers One Space Available

We will be learning how to make our own hair wraps, and then adding beads and feathers to decorate it. We will be able to put them in there and then, or take it home to clip in separately.

Thursday 8th August

Art Stars’ very own Ellie will be running the sessions today!

9:30-11:00am Creepy Crawly Pebbles Two Spaces Available

We’ll be using acrylic paints and Posca pens to transform pebbles into little creepy crawly creatures- they make a lovely garden decoration!

 

12:00-1:30pm Watercolour Jellyfish FULL

5:00-6:30pm Watercolour Jellyfish 2 Three Spaces Available

We’ll be using a combination of Brusho inks, wax resist and salt to produce bold, beautiful paintings of jellyfish. We’ll learn about warm and cool colours and how to use the salt to achieve interesting watercolour effects!

 

2:30-4:00pm Vegetable Printed Tote Bags Four Spaces Available

We’ll experiment with a variety of different vegetables to discover the kinds of prints we can make with them. We’ll then choose our favourite combinations to decorate a tote bag using fabric paints- a perfect bag for grocery shopping!

Wednesday 14th August

Workshops today are run by Art Stars’ very own Ellie!

9:30-11:00am Twig Monsters FULL

We’ll be using a variety of different paint, yarn wrapping and assemblage techniques (and some googly eyes, of course!) to turn these gnarled pieces of wood into twig monsters! We’ll let the shapes of the wood suggest ideas, and let our imaginations do the rest.

12:00-1:30pm Mandala Pebble Painting FULL

We’ll be using acrylic paint and Posca pens to produce some beautiful Mandala style patterns onto pebbles!

 

2:30-4:00pm Sea Turtle Printmaking FULL

We’ll create some watery backgrounds using watercolour paint, then we’ll use polystyrene sheets to create a turtle design. We’ll then print our image onto the backgrounds using a variety of colours!

Thursday 15th August

Our workshops today are led by visiting artist Vikki Harold (A.K.A. Cyan Maiden!) Vikki is a mixed media artist, arts practitioner, workshop leader and can create and craft all sorts! She likes strange things, glitter and doing things a bit differently.

9:30-11:00am Kabuki Mask Making Four Spaces Available

The contorted, exaggerated and supernatural faces of traditional kabuki masks have captured the imagination for hundreds of years. The word kabuki is believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning “to be out of the ordinary”. Kabuki can be interpreted as “avant-garde” or “bizarre” theatre, so why not learn a little about the history of these traditional theatrical masks while designing your own and modelling it from air dry clay!

 

12:00-1:30pm Geometric Birds FULL

Come along and learn to create this modern looking painting style! Origami inspired and limitless with colour, it looks simple but the process is fun and challenges you in all the best ways.  There’ll be some drawing, folding, mixed media, bird calls and a final piece that people will flock to see.

Put a new feather in your cap, fold an origami paper crane and take a beautiful new piece of artwork home to nest, fly away with your imagination and be ready for even more bird based puns!

2:30-4:00pm Yarn Woven Wall Hangings Three Spaces Available

Using a simple loom that we create with the students, we can create our own patterns, colour combinations and lose ourselves in creating something intricate and unique. The act of weaving itself is relaxing and as well as having something gorgeous and handmade to show for it, and weaving can also help with improved confidence, productivity, creativity and mindfulness!

 

Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd August

Painting in Virtual Reality with Lee Mason 

We’re SO excited about hosting these amazing workshops again this year! Lee Mason is an artist and designer with a passion for Virtual Reality media. You can find out more about Lee and his work on his website. 

Have you ever wanted to paint a picture and then walk through it? Or sculpt a giant object and stand beneath it? Virtual Reality is a fun and fast growing medium which opens the doors to intuitive, hands on creativity at the cutting edge of technology. In this introductory workshop we’ll be diving into Tilt Brush, one of the most fun to use art programs in Virtual Reality! You’ll be painting with fire, neon lights and crystals in no time. See the video below to get an idea of what it’s like to use!

Please note- this workshop is suitable for Year 3 and above. The fee for this workshop is £20 and includes the use of highly specialised equipment! Each workshop is limited to 6 students so book early to avoid disappointment.

Thursday 22nd August

Session 1 9:30-11:30am FULL

Session 2 12:00-2:00pm FULL

Session 3 2:30-4:30pm FULL

Wednesday 21st August

Session 4 5:00-7:00pm FULL

Half Term Workshops

We don’t have any workshops running this half term as Ellie is away- however, watch this space for our summer holiday workshops!

Easter Holidays- Finished!

We will be running our workshops from our studio at ACS Photography, 110a Church Street, Deeping St. James PE6 8HB. Parking is available two doors down in the Bell car park which is just opposite the foot of the bridge.

Parents are welcome to book a space for themselves too and do some artwork alongside their child!

Wednesday 10th April

9:30-11:00am Easter Pebble Painting FULL

This workshop is now full- please let me know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

We’ll be using acrylic paint and Posca pens to create a variety of Easter themed pebbles, including Easter eggs, bunnies and chicks! These make lovely little table decorations for your Easter festivities.

 

12:00-1:30pm Wooden Spoon Characters FULL

This workshop is now full- please let me know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

We’ll be using acrylic paint and Posca pens to transform wooden spoons into different characters! These work really well for putting on puppet shows 🙂

 

2:30-4:00pm Keith Haring Inspired Graphic Art Three Spaces Remaining

Keith Haring was an American artist whose pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980s. We’ll be inspired by Haring’s work to create our own pop art pieces using brightly coloured figures and patterns.

 

5:00-6:30pm Easter Pebble Painting 2 FULL

This workshop is now full- please let me know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

We’ll be using acrylic paint and Posca pens to create a variety of Easter themed pebbles, including Easter eggs, bunnies and chicks! These make lovely little table decorations for your Easter festivities.

 

Wednesday 17th April

9:30-11:00am Easter Crafts FULL

This workshop is now full- please let me know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

We’ll be producing a variety of Easter themed crafts, including paper flowers, egg shaped window decorations and cardboard tube Easter bunnies (complete with mini eggs inside!)

12:00-1:30pm Paper Birds One Space Remaining

We’ll produce beautiful, colourful bird sculptures using a mixture of drawing and collage. We’ll decorate lots of feather shapes to add on, and even add some real feathers!

 

2:30-4:00pm Plaster Casting Nature FULL

This workshop is now full- please let me know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

In this workshop we’ll learn how to produce delicate plaster casts of natural objects such as flowers, leaves and seeds. We’ll learn how to roll out a clay slab, press the objects into it to create a mold, then mix and pour plaster into the mold to produce a cast.

Please note, this workshop is quite fiddly and so is suitable for year 3 and above- younger children are welcome to come along with an adult to support them. 

 

5:00-6:30pm Easter Crafts 2 FULL

This workshop is now full- please let me know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

We’ll be producing a variety of Easter themed crafts, including paper flowers, egg shaped window decorations and cardboard tube Easter bunnies (complete with mini eggs inside!)

February Half Term- Finished!

This half term we will be running our workshops from our studio at ACS Photography, 110a Church Street, Deeping St. James PE6 8HB. Parking is available two doors down in the Bell car park which is just opposite the foot of the bridge.

Parents are welcome to book a space for themselves too and do some artwork alongside their child!

 

Wednesday 20th February

9:30-11:00am Collaged Characters FULL

This workshop is now full- however we are running an additional session 5:00-6:30pm.

We’ll be using a variety of coloured and patterned papers to create characters inspired by the work of artist Ana Ventura. We’ll then use these as prompts to start thinking about a story for our character to star in!

12:00-1:30pm Get Your Skates On! One Space Remaining

We’ll be using paint and oil pastels in this workshop, using the wax resist technique to design some colourful clothing and snazzy ice skates!

2:30-4:00pm Pebble Cactus Pots FULL

We’ll be painting pebbles in different shades of green, then using Posca pens to add details before arranging our finished cacti in a little pot to take home (much less prickly than the real thing!)

5:00-6:30pm Collaged Characters Seven Spaces Remaining

We’ll be using a variety of coloured and patterned papers to create characters inspired by the work of artist Ana Ventura. We’ll then use these as prompts to start thinking about a story for our character to star in!

Thursday 21st February

9:30-11:00am Crazy Carnival Masks FULL

We’ll be designing and creating oversized masks inspired by the colourful and flamboyant masks featured in Brazil’s Rio Carnival. We’ll use junk modelling techniques, combining cardboard and other collected materials with paint to make our masks as wacky as possible!

12:00-1:30pm Pebble Cactus Pots FULL

We’ll be painting pebbles in different shades of green, then using Posca pens to add details before arranging our finished cacti in a little pot to take home (much less prickly than the real thing!)

 

2:30-4:00pm Pebble Cactus Pots FULL

We’ll be painting pebbles in different shades of green, then using Posca pens to add details before arranging our finished cacti in a little pot to take home (much less prickly than the real thing!)

 

 

Christmas Workshops- Finished!

This Christmas we will be running our workshops from our studio at ACS Photography, 110a Church Street, Deeping St. James PE6 8HB. Parking is available two doors down in the Bell car park which is just opposite the foot of the bridge.

Parents are welcome to book a space for themselves too and do some artwork alongside their child!

Friday 28th December

Our Friday workshops are led by visiting artist Vikki Harold (A.K.A. Cyan Maiden!) Vikki is a mixed media artist, arts practitioner, workshop leader and can create and craft all sorts! She likes strange things, glitter and doing things a bit differently.

9:30-11:00am Matchbox Monsters FULL- Spaces available in additional session 5:00-6:30pm

Why create imaginary friends when you could make one and keep it in your pocket? Get your googly eyes at the ready, in teeny tiny matchbox homes, you can keep your own little rock monster, fluffy goblin or beady eyed amigo.

We’ll work on some warm up characterisation and then make the bespoke living spaces (tiny homes are really on trend right now) for your new friends as well as having access to a crafty buffet to create your critter. Before you leave we’ll have a whole backstory for them, the stranger the better.

 

12:00-1:30pm Silhouette Selfies

Your goal is to create a depiction of yourself but by using your outline and looking to produce an alternative representation of self. An old school/new school selfie!

We’ll spend a portion of the workshop going over the history of silhouettes, what makes us tick and who we are and then shining a light, quite literally on the participants and capturing their profile likeness, ready to get colourful and creative with a range of mediums.

So in the words of a very famous band: Who are you? Who, who, who who?

2:30-4:00pm Making courageous mistakes: The art of not caring 

A mixed media still life workshop that aims to encourage mistakes, exploration and experimenting with your art. The time together will include looking at still life from a different perspective, fun but challenging art drills and to focus on getting pen, brush or whatever on to paper and to focus less on the outcome but more on letting go. Not every stroke leads to a masterpiece but not every masterpiece is perfect!

Be prepared for finger painting, the odd air horn and to go against the grain.

5:00-6:30pm Matchbox Monsters 2

Back by popular demand!

Why create imaginary friends when you could make one and keep it in your pocket? Get your googly eyes at the ready, in teeny tiny matchbox homes, you can keep your own little rock monster, fluffy goblin or beady eyed amigo.

We’ll work on some warm up characterisation and then make the bespoke living spaces (tiny homes are really on trend right now) for your new friends as well as having access to a crafty buffet to create your critter. Before you leave we’ll have a whole backstory for them, the stranger the better.

 

 

Saturday 29th December

9:30-11:00am Christmas Crafts

We’ll be creating a range of festive craft items including tree decorations, snow themed watercolour pictures and snowman cards! We’ll use a variety of media, from twigs and glue to Posca pens and collage. We’ll also decorate a paper bag to take everything home in!

12:00-1:30pm Festive Pebble Painting FULL

This workshop is now full- please let us know if you’d like to be on the reserve list.

We’ll be producing a selection of winter, Christmas and New Year themed pebbles using acrylic paint and Posca pens!

2:30-4:00pm Watercolour Birch Trees

We’ll be using watercolour to create beautiful wintery scenes inspired by Claude Monet’s painting ‘The Magpie’. Learn how to use masking tape to keep areas of your paper clean while you paint the background, and how to produce graduated washes in cool colours.

 

October Half Term

Unfortunately we are not running any workshops this half term due to other work commitments (Ellie has illustration deadlines looming!) Watch this space for our Christmas workshops though!

Summer Workshops- Finished!

This summer we will be running our workshops from our studio at ACS Photography, 110a Church Street, Deeping St. James PE6 8HB. Parking is available two doors down in the Bell car park which is just opposite the foot of the bridge.

Parents are welcome to book a space for themselves too and do some artwork alongside their child! 

 

Tuesday 7th August

12:00-1:30pm Mandala Pebbles with Samantha Hope FULL

This is an additional session due to our Thursday session booking up quickly, but is also now full! We’d be happy to add you to the reserve list in case anyone can’t make it.

We’ll learn how to decorate pebbles using Mandala style patterns in a variety of colours- they make lovely garden ornaments!

 

Wednesday 8th August

9:30-11:00am Watercolour Skies with Clare Turner (Paisley Art) FULL

This workshop is now full- please let us know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

We’re excited to be joined once again by Clare, who is a secondary art teacher and runs fabulous art workshops for adults in Deeping and the surrounding areas! You can find out more about Clare’s workshops on her Facebook page- Paisley Art.

Clare will be demonstrating how to create beautiful, dramatic skies on watercolour paper using different watercolour techniques such as ‘dabbing’ & ‘Stopping out’. Learn how to paint different skies and to show a sense of drama within your work.

12:00-1:30pm Charcoal Trees with Clare Turner (Paisley Art) Three Spaces Remaining

Clare will show us how to create atmospheric woodland drawings using graded pencils, graphite & charcoal. The focus will be on tone, texture and learning how to show a sense of mood within your work.

 

2:30-4:30pm Painting in Virtual Reality with Lee Mason FULL

We’re SO excited about hosting this amazing workshop! Lee Mason is an artist and designer with a passion for Virtual Reality media. You can find out more about Lee and his work on his website. 

Have you ever wanted to paint a picture and then walk through it? Or sculpt a giant object and stand beneath it? Virtual Reality is a fun and fast growing medium which opens the doors to intuitive, hands on creativity at the cutting edge of technology. In this introductory workshop we’ll be diving into Tilt Brush, one of the most fun to use art programs in Virtual Reality! You’ll be painting with fire, neon lights and crystals in no time and you’ll be able to take home your very own Google Cardboard VR headset so you can revisit your artwork on a smart phone!

Please note- this workshop is suitable for Year 3 and above. The fee for this workshop is £20 and includes the use of specialist equipment and a Google Cardboard VR Headset to take home! The workshop is limited to 6 students so book early to avoid disappointment.

 

Thursday 9th August

9:30-11:00am Mosaic Flower Pots with Samantha Hope FULL

This workshop is now full- please let us know if you’d like to be added to the reserve list.

Sam has run some lovely workshops for us in the past and is back this summer to show us how to create wonderful flower pots! We’ll be using mosaic tiles and other bits and pieces to decorate pots for our favourite plants to enjoy.

12:00-1:30pm Mandala Pebbles with Samantha Hope FULL

We’ll learn how to decorate pebbles using Mandala style patterns in a variety of colours- they make lovely garden ornaments!

 

2:30-4:30pm Discover Arts Award– Exploring the Arts FULL

Please note- this course will run over three sessions at a total cost of £55 per student, which covers specialised tuition, a personal log book, assessment and certification fees.

We are excited to be running Arts Award as a summer workshop this year! We’ve been running it in our after school classes for two years now and it’s a fantastic way for young artists to be rewarded for their hard work and enthusiasm. Discover is an introductory award endorsed by Trinity College, London, and will be delivered over three sessions- students will need to be able to attend both this session and the Presentation session on Tuesday 14th August 2:30-4:30pm, plus a third workshop of their choice. 

In this initial session, we will be discovering the art around us and identifying different art forms. We’ll research an artist and create our own artwork based on their work. We’ll be recording our progress in our log books as we go.

Students will also attend another workshop of their choice, before sharing what we’ve worked on at the final session. Their chosen workshop is included within the £55 fee with the exception of the Virtual Reality Painting, which will be charged at a 50% discount due to the higher cost. 

You can find out more about Arts Award on their website.

Monday 13th August

9:30-11:00am Needle Felted Bees with Nikki Oliver Cancelled 😦

Unfortunately we are no longer able to run this workshop due to low attendance- if you were interested, please do let us know as we would be happy to run it if we get enough artists on board! 

Suitable for Year 3 and above due to the use of sharp needles!

We’re excited to have Nikki joining us this summer for some needle felting! Nikki makes fantastic needle felted characters and can often be seen at local craft fairs with her expanding menagerie. We’ll be learning how to make our own lovely little bee using colourful wool!

 

12:00-1:30pm Giacometti Figures FULL

In this workshop, we’ll be investigating the work of Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker Alberto Giacometti. We’ll be warming up with some stick figure drawings, learning about the joints and how to create different poses. We’ll then create our own sculptures using craft sticks, wire and tin foil.

2:30-4:30pm Painting in Virtual Reality with Lee Mason- Additional Session FULL

Back by popular demand for a second session on VR painting! See information from Wednesday’s session for details of the workshop.

The video below show’s one of Lee’s Virtual Reality characters!

 

5:00-7:00pm Painting in Virtual Reality with Lee Mason- Additional Session FULL

We’ve added another session as it’s been so popular! See information above and from Wednesday’s session for details of the workshop.

 

Tuesday 14th August

9:30-11:00am Circle Weaving with Rose Croft Spaces Available

Rose has run lots of lovely workshops with us before and is back to show us the technique of circle weaving! We’ll be using a variety of coloured yarns and wools to form colourful patterns, which make lovely wall hangings.

Find out more about Rose and her work on her website here.

 

12:00-1:30pm Festival Hair Braids with Rose Croft One Space Remaining

Rose will be showing us how to create vibrant clip-in braids to add some colour to our hair this summer! We may even have time to create a bracelet too. We’ll also be using hair chalks, so please be aware that your artist may well come home with colourful hair!

 

2:30-4:30pm Discover Arts Award– Sharing our work FULL

Please note, this session is part of the Arts Award course- participants need to have attended the Exploring the Arts session on Thursday 9th August, plus one additional session.

In this final session, we’ll be continuing with our artwork started in the first workshop. We’ll then spend some time sharing our work with the group- students will be invited to show us what they’ve produced both during this session and in the additional workshop they attended. Our artists will be encouraged to talk to us about their work and to ask other students about theirs.

The course will finish with a presentation of certificates to celebrate the artists’ achievements! Students will be given a stand-in certificate on the day, and the official Arts Award certificates will be delivered once the log books have been assessed and submitted to Arts Award. 

Half Term

We do not have any workshops running this half term- however, we are planning some for the summer holidays so watch this space!

 

Easter Workshops- Finished!

Our Easter workshops will run just down the road from our studio at Deeping St. James Scout Hut (43 Church Street, Deeping St. James, PE6 8HF, just opposite Riceland). Parking is available to the rear of the building.

 

Thursday 12th April 

9:30-11:00am Rockin’ Robots! One space remaining

We’ll be designing and creating our own fabulous robots using metallic card, paint and lots of other mechanical bits and bobs! 

 

12:00-1:30pm Leaf Collages with Clare Turner (Paisley Art) Six spaces remaining

We’re excited to be joined by Clare, who is a secondary art teacher and runs fabulous art workshops for adults in Deeping and the surrounding areas! You can find out more about Clare’s workshops on her Facebook page- Paisley Art.

Clare will be showing us how to build a leaf-inspired composition with paper. We’ll be working with sumptuous colours and layering techniques to create tonal variation in our work, experimenting with exciting colours and textures. We’ll also work with inks to create a vibrant background.

This workshop is suitable for adults too- feel free to book a space and create your own artwork along with your child!

2:30-4:00pm Drawing With Ink and Twigs with Clare Turner (Paisley Art) Full

Clare will be showing us how to create expressive drawings using ink and twigs! We’ll learn to be more free and less controlled with our drawing, allowing our work to become more abstract in style. We’ll be encouraged to embrace mistakes and to experiment with messy mark making and exciting colours.

This workshop is suitable for adults too- feel free to book a space and create your own artwork along with your child!

 

Friday 13th April

9:30-11:00am Dreamcatchers with Rose Croft One space remaining

We’re very pleased that art teacher, storyteller and all round artist extraordinaire Rose is joining us again for some wonderful workshops!

Dreamcatchers are a Native American craft, traditionally hung over a child’s bed as a protective charm (particularly handy as it’s Friday 13th!) Rose will show us how to make our own dreamcatchers using a variety of materials including willow, coloured yarn, beads and feathers. 

Find out more about Rose and her work on her website here.

12:00-1:30pm Paper Flowers with Rose Croft Full

Rose will be teaching us how to produce beautiful paper flowers using a variety of different techniques. These flowers look really effective as a bunch and would make a lovely springtime table decoration!

12:00-1:30pm A Flutter of Butterflies (Additional Session) Full

2:30-4:00pm A Flutter of Butterflies Full

This workshop is now full but we’re running an additional session alongside the Paper Flowers workshop, 12:00-1:30pm.

We’ll be creating a design using a colourful collection of butterflies in this workshop! We’ll produce a background onto MDF using acrylic paint, before choosing a variety of coloured and patterned butterflies to add to our piece. We’ll also use stamp tools to cut some butterflies of our own!

This workshop is suitable for adults too- feel free to book a space and create your own artwork along with your child!

 

 

February Half Term

We are not running any workshops this half term due to other commitments (Ellie has an illustration deadline looming!) We will be running some over the Easter holidays though so watch this space!

 

Christmas Workshops- Finished!

Our Christmas workshops will run just down the road from our studio at Deeping St. James Scout Hut (43 Church Street, Deeping St. James, PE6 8HD, just opposite Riceland). Parking is available to the rear of the building.

 

Wednesday 20th December

9:30-11:00am Ceramic Tile Painting

We’ll be learning different techniques using Adirondack inks and ceramic paints to produce vibrant abstract designs onto tiles- these work well as coasters and make great gifts! Please be aware that this kind of paint does stain clothing- children will be provided with gloves and aprons but old clothes are advised.

 

12:00-1:30pm Creative Christmas Trees

We’ll be producing Christmas trees in a variety of ways, using foam sheets, origami techniques and lots of sparkly bits! These make lovely table centrepieces and decorations for your real Christmas tree.

2:30-4:00pm Paper Sculpture

We’ll learn a range of paper sculpting techniques to create colourful three dimensional masterpieces, including everyone’s favourite retro Christmas decoration, the paper chain!

Thursday 21st December

9:30-11:00am Rustic Christmas Decorations with Samantha Hope

Visiting artist Sam will show us how to create a range of rustic decorations using twigs and other bits and pieces. Sam specialises in textiles and has previously taught our Arts Award students how to do wet felting, with brilliant results! Sam is also an artist in residence at a school in Peterborough. 

12:00-1:30pm Pom Pom Wreaths with Rose Croft

Visiting artist Rose will teach us how to create colourful wreaths by joining pom poms made from different kinds of wool. These make a great alternative to traditional wreaths and last longer too! Rose is a professional artist, storyteller and creative practitioner, and ran a brilliant workshop for us in the Summer. You can see more examples of Rose’s artwork on her website.

 

2:30-4:00pm One Stroke Painting with Rose Croft

Rose will be back again to show us the art of one stroke painting, a technique in which multiple colours are loaded onto a wide brush at the same time. This technique produces some amazing results, and we’ll be practising both on paper, and on ourselves! This workshop involves face and body paint which is hypoallergenic and vegan friendly- please be aware that, while the paint does wash off, a few of the colours leave a slight mark which will disappear after a few washes. Rose ran a similar workshop for us in the summer with fantastic results!

 

 

 

 

 

October Half Term Workshops- Finished!

Our workshops this half term will be held in our own little studio- places are therefore more limited than usual.

 

Tuesday 24th October

3:30-5:00pm Halloween Crafts Full

We’ll be creating a variety of spooky Halloween-themed artworks using painting and collage techniques!

5:00-6:30pm Shaving Foam Marbling Full

We’ll be having a go at creating some fantastic swirly designs using shaving foam! This is a wonderfully tactile process that produces lovely abstract designs. It’ll be rather messy though- please wear old clothes!

 

Wednesday 25th October

3:30-5:00pm Bonfire Night Crafts One Space Remaining

We’ll be designing and making our own fireworks-inspired sculptures using pipe cleaners, and producing some glittery firework pictures!

 

Thursday 26th October

3:30-5:00pm Pumpkin Pebbles Full

We’ll be decorating pebbles to turn them into Halloween Pumpkins- these will then be entered into the Deepings Pumpkin Carving Competition to be held at Swine’s Meadow Garden Centre on Saturday 28th October (competition entry fee is included in the workshop). We’ll also be turning pebbles into other spooky characters!

5:00-6:30pm Calder Sculptures

We’ll be investigating the paintings and mobiles of American sculptor Alexander Calder (see top left and middle left photos). We’ll then create our own sculptures in response to his work using wire forming and foam shapes.

You can see more examples of Calder’s work here.

 

Summer Holiday Workshops- Finished!

Due to refurbishment work taking place at the Cross School, our workshops this summer are taking place just down the road at Deeping St. James Scout Hut (43 Church Street, Deeping St. James, PE6 8HD). Parking is available to the rear of the building.

 

Tuesday 8th August

2:30pm-4:00pm Paper Rolling Sculptures

We’ll be building some amazing gravity-defying sculptures using only rolled up paper! We’ll play some drawing games to create patterns on the paper before rolling them up and using them in an abstract construction. We’ll also be using paper from magazines and newspapers to create a variety of colours and finishes. 

5:00pm-6:30pm Face and Body Painting with Rose Croft

Professional artist Rose will be showing us a range of painting techniques, using ourselves as canvases! We’ll be learning how to apply the paint using sponges and brushes to recreate some of Rose’s designs (and to make up some of our own!)

Rose runs workshops in a variety of media, including art and craft, natural art, yarn and textile creation and outdoor activities. She is a Forest School leader and a qualified Arts Award adviser. You can find out more about her work at www.rose-croft.co.uk.

Please note, artists will be finishing up with painted faces/arms! The paint is hypo-allergenic and contains no animal products- however, a few colours may linger slightly after washing (it does come off eventually!)

 

Wednesday 9th August

9:30am-11:00am BIG Painting! Cancelled 😦

We’ll be working as a team to create some HUGE paintings! We’ll play ‘Musical Paints’, using multiple pieces of paper- our artists paint along to the music on one piece, and then when the music stops, they move to another! We’ll also work on a collaborative painting based on French artist Hervé Tullet’s ‘Field of Flowers’ workshop (see photos), and maybe even have a go at painting with our feet…

Please note- this workshop is likely to be a little messy! Please make sure our artists are wearing suitable clothing- aprons are provided but can only cover so much.

You can find out more about Hervé Tullet on his website.

 

12:00pm-1:30pm Brilliant Buttons!

We’ll be using lots and lots of buttons to make some colourful creations, including pet caterpillars, picture frames and tree collages (Ellie is especially excited about the star shaped buttons!)

Thursday 10th August

12:00pm-1:30pm Wigwam Weaving

We’ll be using willow withies and lots of different kinds of wool and yarn to weave mini wigwams, and we’ll have a go at large scale weaving too!

2:30pm-4:00pm Collage Creatures Full

We’ll be investigating the fabulous collage work of San Francisco-based artist Denise Fiedler. We’ll sketch out and assemble our own animal characters based on her work- they could be dogs, cats, birds, horses or even mythical creatures! Artists can either assemble their creatures from pre-cut shapes, or choose to cut their own. Please feel free to bring any interesting papers along that you’d like to include in your collage (though we will provide plenty of materials).

You can see more of Denise Fiedler’s work on her website.

Deepings Literary Festival Workshops- Finished!

Sunday 30th April- Illustrators Ellie Sandall & Craig Pattrick

£12 per child, including all materials, snacks and drinks (sibling discount available)

We are excited to be running some special workshops as part of the inaugural Deepings Literary Festival! Children’s book author and illustrator Ellie Sandall will be taking students through the process of creating a picture book, from initial concept through to completed dummy book. We’ll be looking at settings, plot twists and character design, and Ellie will have some of the development work and original illustrations from her own books for students to see.

You can find out more about Ellie on her website, Ellie Sandall Illustration

9:30am-11:30am Reception, Year 1, Year 2

Students will design the hero of their story and choose a setting, characters and a plot twist from a selection. We’ll then combine the different elements to create a narrative using the structure Beginning-Problem-Climax-Resolution-Ending. Students can choose to add words to their story or to tell it entirely pictorially.

12:00pm-2:00pm Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

We’ll discuss the plot lines of various picture books for inspiration, then use a ‘Plot Pitch Template’ to decide on the narrative of our own stories. We’ll spend time on character development before organising our story into a pictorial storyboard format. Students can choose to add words or to tell their story in pictures alone.

2:30pm-4:30pm Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

We’ll be joined by illustrator Craig Pattrick for this class! We’ll be investigating some of the elements that help to create a successful picture book, thinking about effective pacing and how mood and atmosphere can be conveyed through the use of colour, shape and composition. We’ll work on creating a book with a particular theme, such as acceptance, seeing things from a different perspective, or making mistakes.

You can find out more about Craig’s work on his website, Craig Pattrick Illustration

 

Easter Holiday Workshops- Finished!

Wednesday 12th April

9:30am-11:00am Washi Tape Art

Originating from Japan, Washi Tape is a low tack, decorative masking tape that can be used to add pattern and colour to almost any project. We’ll be using it to create striking designs on canvas, combining it with bright Brusho paint for a colourful, vibrant piece of artwork. We’ll also use tape to mask off areas of the canvas while we paint abstract designs, removing it once the paint is dry for a bold geometric pattern.

11:30am-1:00pm Crazy Faces

We’ll be drawing our inspiration from Cubist artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jean Metzinger to create some wacky characters, using acrylic paint, cardboard shapes and a variety of other odds and ends. 

 

Thursday 13th April

9:30am-11:00am Easter Crafts

We’ll be creating a variety of Easter-themed crafts using various papercrafting techniques.There might well be some chocolate involved too…

11:30am-1:00pm Plasticine Sculpture with Craig Pattrick (Back once again by popular demand!) Come and find out about how illustrator Craig Pattrick creates his 3D images using plasticine, and have a go at making your own Easter Bunny character to take home! Please note- this workshop involves the use of fiddly tools and so may not be suited to very young artists. Here’s a link to Craig’s website where you can find out more about him and his work! Craig Pattrick Illustration

The photos show the fabulous robins made by students at Craig’s Christmas workshop!

 

February Half Term Workshops (Finished)

Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire’s half term dates vary so workshops for this half term are being held after school time to allow for children who are at school this week to attend.

Wednesday 15th February

FULL 3:30pm-5:00pm Scribble Collages We’ll be using different pieces of music as inspiration to create some brightly coloured abstract patterns, shapes and textures. We’ll then use our designs to construct a striking geometric composition on mountboard. This is a really effective way to showcase the talents of even the youngest of artists!

5:00pm-6:30pm Yarn-Wrapped Twigs We’ll be breathing some life into winter twigs using the process of yarn-wrapping- these make a lovely table centrepiece when stood together in a little jar, or as a collaged image on canvas. 

Thursday 16th February

FULL 3:30pm-5:00pm Paper Sculpture We’ll be experimenting with various paper folding and sculpting techniques, including origami and quilling, to create colourful relief sculptures. 

FULL 5:00pm-6:30pm Pet Rocks We’ll be using acrylic paint to create our very own pet rocks! They could be bird rocks, bug rocks, or even monster rocks! Very easy to look after- they just like to have a warm pocket to sleep in.

 

Christmas Workshops (Finished)

Thursday 22nd December

FULL 9:30am-11:00am Christmas Crafts We’ll be making a variety of different festive collage-based crafts, and decorating a bag to take them all home in!

FULL 11:30am-1:00pm Plasticine Sculpture with Craig Pattrick (Back by popular demand!) Come and find out about how illustrator Craig Pattrick creates his 3D images using plasticine, and have a go at making your own festive robin character to take home! Please note– this workshop involves the use of fiddly tools and so may not be suited to very young artists. Here’s a link to Craig’s website where you can find out more about him and his work!

Craig Pattrick Illustration

Friday 23rd December

9:30am-11:00am Origami Star Garlands We’ll be using lots of lovely patterned paper to fold stars, using the Japanese art of Origami. These make lovely Christmas decorations but look fab all year round too! 

11:30am-1:00pm Alternative Christmas Trees We’ll be using twigs to create a rustic hanging tree sculpture, and adding some decorations. You could add even more decorations at home, or even a string of fairy lights for some extra sparkle!

October Half Term Workshops (Finished)

Tuesday 25th October

9:30am-11:00am Painting Music What does music look like? We’ll be working together as a group to create large abstract paintings in response to a variety of different pieces of music, allowing the sounds we hear to suggest colours, marks and textures. We’ll then choose one of the paintings each as a background for a silhouetted scene inspired by the abstract patterns- maybe a boat on the waves, a dance party or a vibrant cityscape!

11:30am-1:00pm Blowing Bubbles We’ll be using our mouths to create some exciting artwork during this workshop! We’ll have a go at bubble printing to create interesting abstract designs in primary and secondary colours. We’ll also do some crazy ink blowing, and maybe even have a go at creating a painting by holding the paintbrush between our teeth!

 

Wednesday 26th October

9:30am-11:00am Papercraft Steamboats Each artist will create their own fabulous steamboat using various papercrafting techniques and a variety of printed and patterned papers. All materials are provided but please feel free to bring along any of your own patterned paper that you’d like to use!

11:30am-1:00pm  Willow Sculpture We’ll be manipulating willow withies to form a 3-dimensional framework, before covering with tissue paper to create a colourful lantern. These look lovely with a battery powered tealight inside! 

 

Thursday 27th October

9:30am-11:00am Abstract Textiles In this workshop we’ll be working on an abstract piece in fabric. We’ll use oil pastels and brusho to add colour and texture to our material, before manipulating it over a thick layer of PVA glue to alter its form. We’ll then use card wrapping techniques to create a frame for our artwork!

11:30am-1:00pm Sparkling Squares Each artist will produce a sparkly hanging decoration by arranging sequins, glitter and other shiny things between pieces of sticky back plastic. These look lovely hanging in a window to sparkle in the sun!

 

Summer Workshops (Finished)

All our summer workshops are £10 per child (sibling discount and multiple workshop discount available) and last for an hour and a half. Places are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis. All materials, snacks and drinks are included. Aprons are provided, but please be aware that some of our workshops involve paint and children are likely to get a little messy! Parents and carers are welcome to stay and join in with their child.

For more information or to book, please get in touch using the contact page or by emailing ellie_sandall@yahoo.com

Monday 22nd August

10:00-11:30am Follow Me! Storytelling, role play and crafts based on Ellie’s latest picture book, Follow Me! We’ll be reading the book together, then creating lemur masks to become characters from the story before acting it out. We’ll then be making crowns and playing a game of ‘follow the leader’. Suitable for nursery, reception and Key Stage 1. Price includes a signed paperback book!

12:00-1:30pm Ceramic Painting We’ll investigate various artists’ work for inspiration before designing and making a group tile mosaic which will be displayed on the Art Stars studio wall. We will also be creating our own individual ceramic tiles to take away at the end of the session. Suitable for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. 

Tuesday 23rd August

10:00-11:30am Copycat Bear! Storytelling, roleplay and crafts based on Ellie’s picture book, Copycat Bear! We will ready the story together, then create bear masks and do some activities based on the theme of copying. Suitable for nursery, reception and Key Stage 1. Price includes a signed paperback book!

12:00-1:30pm Printmaking We’ll be investigating the work of contemporary printmakers before designing and creating our own printing blocks from polystyrene. We’ll then create a reduction block print using rollers and printing inks. Suitable for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.

Wednesday 24th August

10:00-11:30am Birdsong Storytelling and crafts based on Ellie’s picture book Birdsong (as seen on CBeebies Lunchtime Stories!) We will read the book together, then design and make our own bird characters to add to the story before transforming ourselves into colourful birds! Suitable for nursery, reception and Key Stage 1. Price includes a signed paperback book!

12:00-1:30pm Plasticine Sculpture with Craig Pattrick Come and find out about how illustrator Craig Pattrick creates his 3D images using plasticine, and have a go at designing and making your own character to take home! Suitable for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3.

Here’s a link to Craig’s website where you can find out more about him and his work!

Craig Pattrick Illustration