Five NEW Amazing Art courses coming soon - FREE
Loads of creative opportunities from Mixed Media Course to a Texture Relief Course. SEE BELOW.
Texture Relief Prints with Charlotte Hawke
February 19, 26
March 4, 11, 18, 25
Online Google Classrooms
(there is no live element, all tutor feedback will be written online)
You’ll experiment with drawing and pressing natural or household objects into foam tiles, then print them to build layers of colour and pattern. This course my be of interest to those who have struggled with cutting into Lino previously, but who would like to use the relief print process to develop their portfolios.
This course is free for people who are 19+ and living in Gloucestershire, who meet at least ONE of the following criteria:
Have 5 GCSEs or less
Want to gain confidence to build new skills.
To find out more or book your place, please get in touch 01452 863855, nathan@artshape.co.uk
Image Credit: Heather Green on Unsplash
Alt Image Text:A monoprint of symmetrical linear pattern white on black with a white curled line of string printed in the centre.
Winter Trees with Alison Cockroft creative course
February 21st, 28th
March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
Google Classrooms online
(there is no live element, this course is online only, written feedback from tutor online. All materials sent to your home)
The stark shapes of trees in the winter are a beautiful part of our landscapes and also a wonderful invitation to the artist. Though they may seem dauntingly complex these forms can be approached in many interesting, simple, and satisfying ways with different materials and methods.
Using lots of inspiring examples, this course will lead you through a number of interesting approaches to this subject, giving you the experience of a range of art processes. If you are looking for a course you can do in the comfort of your own home and fit around your life, this could be for you.
This course is free for people who are 19+ and living in Gloucestershire, who meet at least ONE of the following criteria:
Have 5 GCSEs or less
Want to gain confidence to build new skills.
To find out more or book your place, please get in touch 01452 863855 nathan@artshape.co.uk
Image Credit: Simon Berger on Unsplash
Alt Image Text: A forest of trees covered in snow with a path leading through the trees and a wooden signpost on the right.
3D Animals Revisited - a creative construction course
February 20th, 27th
March 5th
Tuesdays 10am-2pm
Art Shape Studio, Brockworth
This course will use construction with card, wire and other junk materials combined with plaster bandage to explore animal forms large and small. If you like constructing with different materials and don't mind getting a bit messy this course is for you.
This course is free for people who are 19+ and living in Gloucestershire, who meet at least ONE of the following criteria:
Have 5 GCSEs or less
Want to gain confidence to build new skills.
To find out more or book your place, please get in touch 01452 863855 nathan@artshape.co.uk
Image Credit:Art Shape
Alt Image Text: a 3D model of a mole wearing round wire spectacles with open arms, emerging from the earth and grass, all constructed with card and paper and painted.
On The Move: A Creative Writing course about your writing journey
On the Move with Gemma Bolwell
February 22, 29
March 7, 14, 21, 28
Google Classroom online
(there is no live element, the course is completely online with written feedback from the tutor)
Have you ever felt that the writing process is a kind of journey, starting with a rough landscape of an idea which you have to dig to understand better? This course might be for you, exploring your writing process.
On this course, we’ll be thinking about the stages of the writing process - from initial brainstorms to editing - and discovering what we can get out of them. We’ll also explore how writers use the idea of journeys in their work.
This course is free for people who are 19+ and living in Gloucestershire, who meet at least ONE of the following criteria:
Have 5 GCSEs or less
Want to gain confidence to build new skills.
To find out more or book your place, please get in touch 01452 863855 nathan@artshape.co.uk
Image Credit: KAUE FONSECA on Unsplash
Alt Image Text: An open road stretching into the distance with grassland to each side and mountains on the horizon.
Perfectly Imperfect Mixed Media course
Perfectly Imperfect with Warren Day
February 19, 26
March 4, 11
Mondays 10am-3pm
Art Shape Studio, Brockworth
Have fun exploring a range of mixed media techniques to produce artwork that celebrates imperfections, to achieve a visually interesting and beautiful outcome.
You will experiment with colour and texture with techniques and processes including large scale multiple image transfer, collaged natural materials and earth samples. No experience necessary, just a willingness to experiment and have fun!
This course is free for people who are 19+ and live in Gloucestershire, who meet at least ONE of the following criteria:
Below a full level 2 in their education (5 GCSEs or less)
Unemployed /low waged (below £20,319 per annum).
To find out more or book your place, please get in touch 01452 863855 nathan@artshape.co.uk
Image Credit: USGS on Unsplash
Alt Image Text: A mixed media painting using natural materials like leaves and twigs, mostly purples and blues and greens, with one leave highlighted in yellow and gold.