Classes/Workshops

Summer 2013 Courses

TO BOOK:
Please contact the tutors directly. Click on the link to the right, or on the tutor's name below each class. A deposit is payable to the tutor is required to secure a place and the balance is due at the first class.  Many of these courses continue throughout the year. Please note there is only parking for disabled students on site.

MONDAY

Drawing from Life
15 Apr to 1 Jul; 10am - 1pm or 2 - 5pm; 10 weeks £200
Half term 27 May; No class on 6 May bank holiday
Intensive drawing classes for those keen to learn. The course is designed for people who are looking to establish a firm and intelligent foundation for a lifetime of creative practice. The subject is presented so that real benefit will be available to the least experienced whilst also extending the most gifted.
Tutors: Saied Dai and Charlotte Sorapure

 

Life Painting and Drawing
8 Apr - 17 Jul; 7-9:30pm; 
13 weeks £143 or £11 per session;
Student concs £9 per session
Half term 27 May, No class on 6 May bank holiday
All abilities, including beginners, are welcome to this friendly and informative class. Drawing or painting from life, we look at the underlying structures of the skeleton and muscles that will inform and improve your understanding of the figure. Poses of both long and short duration are returned to over a three week period enabling a greater opportunity to study.
Tutor: Charlotte Edge

 

TUESDAY

Long Pose Class
9 Apr -  2 Jul; 10am - 1pm;
Half term 28 May
12 weeks £120 or £10 per session
This is an untutored, informal and friendly class. The model holds one pose for the whole session and is heavily lit. Artists can work in any medium they prefer. All levels are welcome.
Tutor: Sue Larner

 

Homemade Course with Funky Art House
16 Apr - 16 Jul; 11am - 1:30pm;
12 weeks £150 or £75 per half term
Half term 28 May & 4 Jun
Make practical and entirely unique crafts for your home. The course covers a variety of projects and materials each term - mosaics, soft furnishings, seasonal decorations, ceramics, weaving and more. Learn new skills and make new friends along the way in our very relaxed, popular class. Projects often have an emphasis on up-cycling - turning old & unused materials into new and unique pieces of art. All materials included & all abilities welcome. Refreshments provided.
Taught in the Funky Art House studio
Tutor: Jo Milford

 

Opening the Eye of the Heart
16 Apr - 25 Jun  2 - 5pm;
10 weeks £180 (some concessions available); Half term 21 May
Studies enabling our intuitive self to infuse objectivity with real being. Doorways into direct experience through the renewal of consciousness. A series of drawing & painting classes using the Oriental Brush , Reed & Quill Pen , Conte Chalks & Charcoal - Drawing & Painting from the Life Model & from Natural Forms . Studies on the rhythmic relationship between Form , Sound & Music are also explored. A course suited to both beginners & the experienced. The core of these studies came from the collaboration between Cecil Collins & the American painter Mark Toby, when they were teaching at Dartington Hall. Michael Chaitow studied with Cecil Collins for a number of years.
Tutor: Michael Chaitow

 

Bookbinding: Soft Leather Wrap Book with Decorative Longstitch
16 Jul 6 - 8:30pm; £35 including materials, tea & cake
Learn traditional bookbinding techniques and bind your own soft leather wrap book using Longstitch. Longstitch bindings are visible on the spine of the book and are very decorative; they use no adhesive and open completely flat.
Taught in Paula's studio
Tutor: Paula Tew

 

Life Drawing for all Levels
9 Apr - 16 Jul; 6:30 - 9pm;
14 weeks £182 or £91 per half term, deposit £20;  Half term 28 May
I work closely with each individual in the class providing tuition to support their learning at whatever level of skill they have. Support and encouragement are given to absolute beginners and the class also offers creative challenges to those wanting to improve their drawing. Use of a wide range of different media is possible - basic materials provided at a small cost. 
Tutor: Felicity Bowers

 

WEDNESDAY

Homemade Course with Funky Art House
17 Apr - 17 Jul; 11am - 1:30pm;
12 weeks £150 or £75 per half term
Half term 29 May & 5 June
Details as Tuesdays.
Taught in the Funky Art House studio
Tutor: Jo Milford

 

Life Modelling in Clay
10 Apr - 3 Jul; 2 -5 pm or 6:30 - 9:30pm; 12 weeks £180 + £12 materials charge; Half term 8 May
A tutored course using clay as a means of exploring the figure in three dimensions. The same pose is used over several weeks. Beginners welcome!
Tutor: Sue Larner

 

Screen Printing for Beginners
19 Jun 6 - 9pm; £39 including materials, tea & cake
See listing Monday 22nd Apr
Taught in Paula's studio
Tutor: Paula Tew

 

THURSDAY

 

Creativity Through Watercolour and Mixed Media
18 Apr - 27 Jun; 10am - 1pm;
10 weeks £150; Half term 23 May
Nature is experienced in details of growth patterns as well as through landscape. Natural forms echo our own psychological process and also provide a starting point for imaginative themes. This course enables you to develop your own unique way. Initially the craft and techniques of watercolours and then of mixed media, which will include oil painting, will be taught and demonstrated to show their descriptive and expressive potential. 
Tutor: Michael Chaitow

 

Homemade Course with Funky Art House
18 Apr - 18 Jul; 11am - 1:30pm;
12 weeks £150 or £75 per half term
Half term 30 May & 6 Jun
Details as Tuesdays.
Taught in the Funky Art House studio
Tutor: Jo Milford

 

Marketing for Artists and Designer Makers
18 July 10:30 - 1:30pm
£35. Booking essential. 10 places available. 
You know your products and services, and you have an idea of who your customers are ...but how do you get your message about your products across to the market? This workshop will help you devise your own 12 month marketing plan and discuss the various marketing tactics and tools to help you consider what would suit your products/services. This includes discussions about some traditional and online forms of marketing to help you consider what would suit your work.
To reserve your place, email info@abbikirby.com or call weekdays 01453 825 804 (9am-3pm) Required is a cheque for the full amount of £35 or a 50% deposit of £17.50 and the remainder balance paid on the day. Please note last bookings must be made by 5pm on 10 July.
www.abbikirby.com
Tutor: Abbi Kirby

 

FRIDAY

 

Drawing for Absolute Beginners
12 Apr - 28 Jun; 10am-12:30pm;
10 weeks £200 inc. some materials; Half term 17 & 24 May
Anyone can learn to draw. In a friendly atmosphere, with plenty of support and one-to-one tuition, we'll focus on the development of observational skills, whilst introducing a wide variety of media.
Tutor: Lucinda Burgess

 

Bookbinding: Coptic stitch
12 Jul 10am - 3pm; £48 including materials, tea/coffee & cake
Learn traditional bookbinding techniques and bind your own A6 cloth covered hardback sketchbook/journal/notebook with a beautiful exposed chain stitch spine and a choice of bookcloth colours for your covers. This style of book opens completely flat so is very versatile.
Taught in Paula's Studio
Tutor: Paula Tew

 

SATURDAY

Screen Printing for Beginners
27 Jul 10am - 1pm; £39 including materials, tea & cake
See listing Monday 22 April
Taught in Paula's studio
Tutor: Paula Tew

 

SUNDAY

Life Art Workshops
Part One: 7 Apr, 12 May, 9 Jun
Part Two: 28 Apr, 2 Jun, 30 Jun
Students must complete Part 1 before Part 2
10am - 2pm £90 for all three sessions inc. materials
A course of workshops to investigate the many ways of seeing and applying different media, using the life model as inspiration. Expect to work really hard: you will be rewarded by the exciting images that you create. All abilities will benefit.
Tutor: Sue Larner

 

Bookbinding Workshop - French Sewn Flat Back Case Bound Book
19 May; 10:30am - 4:30pm; £35; includes all materials
This workshop is designed for participants with or without bookbinding experience. During the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to make and take home a cloth bound hardback French sewn multi section book. This is a traditional classic book structure that is strong and durable; the section page spreads will lie flat when the book is opened. This type of book construction can be applied universally to books of varying scales and formats, providing a professional binding finish and a neutral elegant space to contain image/text content.
Tutor: Guy Begbie

 

Bookmaking Workshop - Japanese Bookbinding
16 Jun; 10:30am - 4:30pm; £35; includes all materials - DATE TO BE RE-SHEDULED
This workshop is designed for participants with or without bookbinding experience. This is an opportunity to make and take away two bespoke hand made books. Using Japanese side sewing techniques you will be taught how to produce soft and hardback cover books in a landscape format using paper based materials and book cloth. This bookbinding method can be used to bind sets of single pages together using traditional Japanese sewing patterns.
Tutor: Guy Begbie

 

SUMMER SCHOOLS

 

Life Drawing Summer School
Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 Jul; 
10:30am - 4.30pm daily: 
£100, £20 deposit
A three day life drawing intensive; a chance to make real progress. As with my other classes, there will be a variety of lengths of poses and encouragement to experiment with different media and different approaches. All levels of drawing experience welcome.
Tutor: Felicity Bowers

 

Screen Printing Summer School
12 Aug-14th Aug; 10am - 4pm daily
£195 including equipment, some materials and a Thermofax screen with your own design.
Immerse yourself in the world of screen printing for 3 days this Summer. Learn how to transfer permanent images and patterns onto fabrics and papers and create designs for use as art or for a variety of craft projects, such as cushions, bags, patchwork, applique, wrapping paper and cards. There will also be a chance to work with foiling if you choose.Suitable for beginners and those with experience.
Tutor: Paula Tew
For more info visit Paula's Website: Paula Tew Summer School

 

Children's Summer Art School 2013
12 - 16 Aug; 9:30am - 3.30pm, early and late pick up available
£35 per day including all materials. £155 discount price for the whole week.
Art School for children aged 7+.Keep the kids entertained over the holidays by exploring a variety of arts and crafts including mosaics, paper marbling, drawing, print, textiles, clay and more. Different area of art explored each day. A great way to spend the holidays having fun, making new friends and learning new creative skills. Early and late pick up available at a cost of £6 per hour. Juice and snack provided, please bring a packed lunch. All materials included and all abilities welcome.

Special offer: children attending summer school for the whole week will also have a chance to work towards Arts Award- a nationally recognised qualification which challenges them to develop their creativity and investigate a number of artists and designers work as well as different creative professions. Children will receive a special Arts Award booklet to record their achievements and receive a certificate on completion of the award. See www.artsaward.org.uk for more details on Arts Award.
Tutor: Jo Milford

 

FLEXIBLE CLASSES

 

Ceramics Throwing Tuition
Flexible hourly tuition between 6-8pm Thursday, and 10am-6pm Friday, and half or whole day Saturday workshops
Learn to throw on the potter's wheel with one-to-one or small group tuition (maximum 4 students) tailored to individual requirements, suitable for complete beginner onwards. Taught in ceramicist's studio.
Tutor: Trevor Lillistone

Screen Printing and Bookbinding
Private Group Workshops
Small groups of 3-4 participants can arrange a private workshop on a day and time to suit themselves. Please contact Paula to discuss options.
Tutor: Paula Tew

Ceramics Classes
Three students maximum.
Various techniques will be covered ranging from slab building, coiling, hand building and collaging.
Various classes available: 1 day workshops in all techniques, details on application; children's 2 hour weekend clay workshops; one day Raku workshops in Bath and weekend workshops in Memorca, 2013.
Please ring for dates and prices.
Classes taught in ceramicist's studio.
Tutor: Mary-Jane Evans

Hand-woven Textiles Course
A 1 on 1 woven textiles course run by designer maker Katy King. Come make your own scarf or pillow from scratch. Learn how fabric is made and design your own unique creation to take away with you!
The best way to learn how to weave, is to sit down in front of a loom and play. That's exactly how you'll begin this 1 on 1 course. Your loom will be pre-warped for you, (that means ready for weaving) and you can choose whatever colours you like. Within a few minutes, you really will be weaving and admiring the designs developing on your loom.
Taught in Katy's Studio
Tutor: Katy King