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Signs of Spring with Jacqui Symons
Printmaking
Learn how to use watercolour paint and stencils inspired by nature to create layers of beautiful colour and texture. Use pre-cut stencils and watercolours with sponges and stencil brushes to build up your artwork. No drawing or painting experience necessary! Just an opportunity to get creative using remarkably effective and simple techniques. You’ll also be...
Bags + Blocks with Jacqui Symons
Printmaking & Textiles
Print your own fabric bag with a block-print repeating pattern using natural dye colour. Have fun designing geometric shapes and make them into printing tools using fun foam and wooden blocks, before printing onto a fabric tote bag. This is a simple technique that needs little equipment and is easy to repeat at home. No...
Origami with Jacqui Symons
Origami
Explore the ancient art of paper folding. Join artist Jacqui Symons and learn the basic origami folds alongside making several different pieces of origami using beautifully patterned and handmade papers. We will also explore different ways to display and present your artwork with a view to exhibiting pieces at the Create.Connect.Unwind festival May '22 ....
Beautiful Botanics with Jacqui Symons
Printmaking
Nature printing is a way to create prints directly from our natural environment without the need for any drawing or painting skills. Using leaves, plants and flowers to print directly onto paper, you’ll learn how to ink up the leaves, how to achieve subtle colour changes and pick out leaf veins and other details. Create...