Found Objects into Art: Experiments with mixed media and woven textiles
Co-led by textile artist Ali Holloway and artist Marcia Teusink
Saturday, September 21
10am-4:30pm
£70 includes tuition and materials*
Co-led by textile artist Ali Holloway and artist Marcia Teusink
Saturday, September 21
10am-4:30pm
£70 includes tuition and materials*
Taking found objects as a starting point, we will spend the day exploring colour, form and texture through mixed media compositions and small hand-woven artworks. In the first part of the workshop, we will guide you in transforming everyday objects--such as wrappers, old cans, plastics, broken ceramics or bits of fabric--into a variety of compositions using collage, watercolours, coloured pencils, oil pastels, etc. Having worked through at least a few possible solutions in mixed media, in the second phase of the workshop, you will transform your ideas into small woven textile pieces. These may take the form of incorporating actual objects into weavings, or weavings into objects, or more straight forward 2-D woven pieces on small weaving frames. This workshop is very open-ended, experimental, and fun! You will have expert guidance in colour and composition from the artists, and in weaving from Ali, and also be encouraged to play and find some new ways of working from found materials.
You should bring your own collection of found objects/materials, and we will have lots more on hand as well. All other materials are provided., as are tea, coffee and biscuits. Please bring your own packed lunch: we will break for an hour for lunch, and if the weather is nice, go eat in the park down the road. There are also shops nearby if you need to buy food.
Ali Holloway is a textile artist who shows widely in London and beyond, and who has her studio in Stoke Newington. See more about her and her work here.
Marcia Teusink is a practising artist, educator and organiser of Draw London Art Workshops. There's more about her on our about page.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
You should bring your own collection of found objects/materials, and we will have lots more on hand as well. All other materials are provided., as are tea, coffee and biscuits. Please bring your own packed lunch: we will break for an hour for lunch, and if the weather is nice, go eat in the park down the road. There are also shops nearby if you need to buy food.
Ali Holloway is a textile artist who shows widely in London and beyond, and who has her studio in Stoke Newington. See more about her and her work here.
Marcia Teusink is a practising artist, educator and organiser of Draw London Art Workshops. There's more about her on our about page.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
Monotype workshop with Fiona Fouhy
Saturday, October 12th
10am-4pm
£75 includes tuition and materials
Saturday, October 12th
10am-4pm
£75 includes tuition and materials
The best class I've been to for atmosphere and that led me to explore colour and get out of my comfort zone.
- Lorna, past participant
- Lorna, past participant
Back by popular demand!! A one-day intensive workshop with artist Fiona Fouhy learning her painterly monotype process! Monotype prints are entirely unique and created through a process of oily inks being pressed and transferred from a flat surface onto paper. Gestural and textural marks can be achieved through the use of a wide variety of tools which can either remove or apply the ink to your plate. Through these tools, you will explore the boundaries of mark making with Monotypes. Monotype/ Monoprinting is a very flexible and liberating process that is useful for painters, printmakers and image makers of any kind. This workshop will allow you to experiment with both black and coloured inks, using Fiona’s portable press. By the end of the day you will have created a varied collection of very original prints. We will have two small presses available, Fiona's and a smaller portable press (the xcut xpress) as well.
Fiona Fouhy graduated in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins in 2007 and has been using printmaking in her art practice for the past 9 years. Her main medium is monoprinting, which she changes and develops according to the ideas in her work. She works experimentally in both large and small scale, including the production of animations (see www.fionafouhy.com). Fiona has taught monoprinting at East London Print studios and has done multiple printmaking demonstrations at galleries and events in the UK. Click here to see her monoprint-based animation, Site Formation.
Class size is small (limited to six), so a great deal of individual attention will be given. The workshop is appropriate for beginners and experienced art-makers.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
Fiona Fouhy graduated in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins in 2007 and has been using printmaking in her art practice for the past 9 years. Her main medium is monoprinting, which she changes and develops according to the ideas in her work. She works experimentally in both large and small scale, including the production of animations (see www.fionafouhy.com). Fiona has taught monoprinting at East London Print studios and has done multiple printmaking demonstrations at galleries and events in the UK. Click here to see her monoprint-based animation, Site Formation.
Class size is small (limited to six), so a great deal of individual attention will be given. The workshop is appropriate for beginners and experienced art-makers.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
Get into/Get back into Oil Painting
with Marcia Teusink
Saturday, November 2
10am-4pm
£75 includes tuition and materials
with Marcia Teusink
Saturday, November 2
10am-4pm
£75 includes tuition and materials
Curious about oil painting? This is a one-day course to introduce you to the basics of oil painting. Oil painting can be intimidating and seem difficult to do at home, but it actually very doable! Whether you are a curious absolute beginner or someone who wants to get back into oil painting, this day course will help you get up and running. We will cover basics as palette set-up, types of brushes, mediums, painting surfaces, paints and various ways of beginning a painting. You will practise colour mixing and brushwork and take inspiration from a wide variety of amazing paintings from art history. In the afternoon you will get the chance to paint a small still-life. At the end of the day, you will take away a list of materials and notes, a small painting, and basic skills to get going with oil paints.
This is a small group class with a 8 students max, therefore a great deal of individual attention is given. The class takes place in our private studio in Stoke Newington, just south of Clissold Park (access up two flights of stairs). We will break for an hour for lunch from 12:30-1:30 (a packed lunch is recommended). Tea and biscuits provided!
Marcia Teusink is a practising artist, educator and organiser of Draw London Art Workshops. There's more about her on our about page.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
This is a small group class with a 8 students max, therefore a great deal of individual attention is given. The class takes place in our private studio in Stoke Newington, just south of Clissold Park (access up two flights of stairs). We will break for an hour for lunch from 12:30-1:30 (a packed lunch is recommended). Tea and biscuits provided!
Marcia Teusink is a practising artist, educator and organiser of Draw London Art Workshops. There's more about her on our about page.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
Two-day Draw/Stitch workshop with Rosie James
Saturday& Sunday, November 9 & 10
10:30am-4:30pm
£150 includes tuition and materials
Saturday& Sunday, November 9 & 10
10:30am-4:30pm
£150 includes tuition and materials
Join this 2 day course exploring the possibilities of creative embroidery with your sewing machine. You will learn how to transfer and 'draw stitch'' (drawing with a sewing machine, essentially) onto various different fabrics and materials including paper. Drawing and tracing from photographs and sketches you bring and also make during the workshop, you will then learn various ways to incorporate colour using scraps of recycled fabrics. Bring your own sewing machine, as this will enable you to discover what your machine can do and will allow you to continue your new skills at home. You can be a complete beginner or you may be looking to expand your creative stitchery. Or you may be an artist thinking about different ways of working. So dust off that sewing machine and have some fun with it!
This is a small group setting, with 6 participants in a private studio (accessible via two flights of stairs). You bring yourself, a sewing machine, some images and ideas, along with a packed lunch. We provide instruction, inspiration, support, materials, and tea and biscuits!
Rosie James is a textile artist living and working in Kent. She has a BA Hons Textiles degree from Surrey Institute of Art and Design and an MA in Textiles from Goldsmith College London. Rosie has led workshops at City Lit in London, Pheonix Brighton, Committed to Cloth, in Surrey, and many more schools and arts centres. She shows her work internationally and is in many private collections.
Marcia Teusink is a practising artist, educator and organiser of Draw London Art Workshops. There's more about her on our about page.
Rosie and Marcia have worked together before on projects for Dover Arts Development, Ideas Test and Thanet Council/Coastal Communities. This is their first time offering a workshop in London! Marcia will lead some drawing activities the first day to help generate some ideas and images in line, and then Rosie will be leading the rest of the weekend.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
This is a small group setting, with 6 participants in a private studio (accessible via two flights of stairs). You bring yourself, a sewing machine, some images and ideas, along with a packed lunch. We provide instruction, inspiration, support, materials, and tea and biscuits!
Rosie James is a textile artist living and working in Kent. She has a BA Hons Textiles degree from Surrey Institute of Art and Design and an MA in Textiles from Goldsmith College London. Rosie has led workshops at City Lit in London, Pheonix Brighton, Committed to Cloth, in Surrey, and many more schools and arts centres. She shows her work internationally and is in many private collections.
Marcia Teusink is a practising artist, educator and organiser of Draw London Art Workshops. There's more about her on our about page.
Rosie and Marcia have worked together before on projects for Dover Arts Development, Ideas Test and Thanet Council/Coastal Communities. This is their first time offering a workshop in London! Marcia will lead some drawing activities the first day to help generate some ideas and images in line, and then Rosie will be leading the rest of the weekend.
*Course fees are non-refundable unless someone is able to take your spot, in which we'll refund your fees minus £10 registration . If the course is cancelled for some unforeseen reason, we will refund you 100% of your payment.
Follow the above link to register and pay a deposit of £50 for Draw Stitch via Eventbrite, and the remainder will be due right afterwards by BACS. Contact us if you have any questions.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Marcia and many of the other artists also give private lessons at times. Rates variable, depending on each situation.
Please contact us to discuss.