Summer Sampler Weekend: 3 - 5 June 2011
Following on from the success of last year's weekend we are running the Summer Sampler Weekend again, giving your the opportunitty to try out four craft skills over two days. Sample four new techniques and processes, taking home four finished items.
The non-residential fee is £248, which includes all materials. Booking opening soon.
Saturday - choose from...
GLASS FUSING
Explore the possibilities of fusing colourful glass, making a coaster and cabochons to form an item of jewellery.
KATRINA BEATTIE
Make a silver ring with surface texture by using hammers and punches to your own individual pattern.
SARAH MACRAE
PRINTMAKING
Create several prints from a two-colour linocut block on a range of beautiful papers.
JANE STOBART
WOODCARVING
Make a small woodcarving from a pre-cut wooden blank, burnishing the finished work with wax polish.
PETER CLOTHIER
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
MAKING A FABRIC BAG
Make a soft fabric bag with contrasting lining and handle, finishing with hand embroidery, fancy buttons and ribbon.
EMILY JO GIBBS
SMALL SCALE WIRE SCULPTURE
Explore bending and binding wire to create a delicate bird sculpture using found pieces of material to give character.
CATHY MILES
WILLOW DANISH BASKET
Make a round woven willow basket with an unusual but beautiful base.
DOMINIC PARRETTE
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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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