ONLINE Observing Just One Thing: Simply Seedheads - Wed 8th November 2023 at 10am
SKU:
KC0811aa15
£40.00
£40.00
per item
BOOKING DEADLINE: Wed 25th November at 12pm UK TIME
If you wish to take part but are unable to attend the workshop demo live, please select the recording only option below.
All students will be given access to watch our video playback service of this workshop for 60 days.
Tutor: Karen Carter
Wed 8th November 10am - 12pm
(UK timings)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is suitable for everyone. There will be elements of working along, for those who wish to join in. Alternatively, you can just sit back, watch & learn.
Workshop details
This is the fourth in our exciting 'Just One Thing' series. Born from the traditional concept of 'single object studies', each class will explore one item in many different ways; an important lesson in observation for any student, but given a fun and informal twist!
Late autumn and the colour of summer flowers gives way to the muted shades and structural forms of seedheads. It’s a time to collect our stores for next years planting and revel in the delicate and sculptural shapes that fill our gardens and hedgerows. In our simply seedheads class, we will explore a myriad of ways to work with seedheads as your inspiration – you'll be amazed at what you can do with just one thing!
Artists such as Angie Lewin have long been fascinated by the delicate beauty of seedheads. We will take inspiration from her prints and watercolours to create a series of samples that can be used for cards, tags or made into a little book to store your seed collections. And just for fun we’ll decorate a terracotta pot with simple foam stamps and acrylic paint.
We’ll spend a relaxing couple of hours playing with collage, paint and some easy printing and transfer techniques. Absolutely no experience needed for this fun and informal workshop…..just gather a collection of seedheads and have fun!
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.
Optional:
Links to suppliers
www.amazon.co.uk
www.greatart.co.uk
www.hobbycraft.co.uk
Additional Information
All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online blackboard. Helpful and easy to use, they enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – just as you would in a classroom environment.
Karen will offer personalised critique / feedback via the blackboard for any work uploaded by students within thirty days of the class ending. You will be sent the link to access your blackboard in the week before your class begins and will have access for at least sixty days after the class ends.
After the live session has finished on Zoom, we will share the link to view the recording on the blackboard. You can watch the recording as many times as you like for sixty days.
We suggest that you do not buy any specialist materials more than one week in advance as, occasionally, a class may be cancelled due to low enrolment.
Wed 8th November 10am - 12pm
(UK timings)
This LivePlus™ online workshop is suitable for everyone. There will be elements of working along, for those who wish to join in. Alternatively, you can just sit back, watch & learn.
Workshop details
This is the fourth in our exciting 'Just One Thing' series. Born from the traditional concept of 'single object studies', each class will explore one item in many different ways; an important lesson in observation for any student, but given a fun and informal twist!
Late autumn and the colour of summer flowers gives way to the muted shades and structural forms of seedheads. It’s a time to collect our stores for next years planting and revel in the delicate and sculptural shapes that fill our gardens and hedgerows. In our simply seedheads class, we will explore a myriad of ways to work with seedheads as your inspiration – you'll be amazed at what you can do with just one thing!
Artists such as Angie Lewin have long been fascinated by the delicate beauty of seedheads. We will take inspiration from her prints and watercolours to create a series of samples that can be used for cards, tags or made into a little book to store your seed collections. And just for fun we’ll decorate a terracotta pot with simple foam stamps and acrylic paint.
We’ll spend a relaxing couple of hours playing with collage, paint and some easy printing and transfer techniques. Absolutely no experience needed for this fun and informal workshop…..just gather a collection of seedheads and have fun!
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
- Simple printing techniques
- Collage & transfer: methods & materials
- Pen, ink and wash techniques
- Basic colour mixing to make neutrals
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.
- Seedheads!
- Medium weight watercolour or mixed media paper
- Photocopies or glossy magazine images of seedheads
- Lightweight paper such as photocopy paper or deli paper or wet-strength tissue
- Coloured papers in muted colours (or you can paint your own) including brown parcel paper
- Acrylic paints (primary colours and white, plus any others you may have) Please note: some, but not all, of the techniques covered could be done with watercolours & gouache – however it would be useful to have at least one tube of acrylic in a dark colour.
- Optional: Acrylic drying retarder or KY Jelly!
- Brushes – a small soft synthetic round brush and a soft synthetic flat brush are useful, plus a glue brush.
- Dip pen or waterproof fineliner pen in black or sepia or dark brown
- Pencil, rubber, wide Sellotape
- Kids craft foam (self adhesive if possible – or double-sided tape if not)
- Small piece of thin card (approx. A5) – food packaging is fine
- Kitchen roll, water pots, kitchen sponge
- Glue stick or PVA or acrylic Gel Matt Medium (Pebeo make a good one)
- Scissors/craft knife, sponge, masking tape
Optional:
- White, Gold & Black or dark brown Posca pen (size 0.7mm, Code PC-1M)
- Terracotta flowerpot
- Large luggage tags (brown) – all the projects can simply be done on watercolour paper – the tags are just a means of presentation.
Links to suppliers
www.amazon.co.uk
www.greatart.co.uk
www.hobbycraft.co.uk
Additional Information
All Ardington ONLINE classes and talks are accompanied by their own online blackboard. Helpful and easy to use, they enable students and tutors to share resources, ideas and photos with each other – just as you would in a classroom environment.
Karen will offer personalised critique / feedback via the blackboard for any work uploaded by students within thirty days of the class ending. You will be sent the link to access your blackboard in the week before your class begins and will have access for at least sixty days after the class ends.
After the live session has finished on Zoom, we will share the link to view the recording on the blackboard. You can watch the recording as many times as you like for sixty days.
We suggest that you do not buy any specialist materials more than one week in advance as, occasionally, a class may be cancelled due to low enrolment.