Summer Sampler Weekend: 4 - 6 June
New for 2010 is a special one-off weekend (4 - 6 June 2010), where you can come to West Dean to sample four new techniques and processes, taking home four finished items.
The non-residential fee is £244, which includes all materials. Accommodation for the weekend from £85 - £145.
Click the purple button on the left to book or to download more details, which inlcudes a form for requesting which of the amazing sampler courses on offer you would like to attend: two from the Saturday list, and two from the Sunday list.
Saturday - choose from...
AUTOMATA: Working in wood, wire, string, card and a variety of found materials, make your own simple automaton operated with a crank handle. Robert Race
BOOKBINDING: Making books by hand using simple tools and processes using handmade papers. Susan Hufton
GLASS FUSING: Explore the possibilities of fusing colourful making a coaster and cabochons to form an item of jewellery. Katrina Beattie
JEWELLERY: Make a silver ring with surface texture by using hammers and punches to your own individual pattern. Sarah Macrae
Sunday - choose from...
ENAMELLING: Experiment with a number of different techniques of enamelling on copper and make an enamel badge or maybe two. Penny Davis
FELTMAKING: Create your own unique small bag or purse using the ancient craft of making felt. Heather Belcher
MONOPRINTING: Create a number of instant unique colour prints with this hybrid technique somewhere between drawing, painting and printmaking. Mark Cazalet
STONECARVING: Have a go at carving a small soapstone sculpture – an exciting journey from the rough rock to a polished piece. Paula Haughney
How to find us
West Dean College and Gardens are situated in South East England, six miles north of the historic city of Chichester and 12 miles from the south coast.
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