Get Making 2011

At the heart of the Festival were a myriad of opportunities to ‘get making’ in a series of 1 to 1 ½ hour workshop sessions run by passionate and creative artists and craftsman whose own work inspired and enthralled all. (All materials were included in the Festival ticket price).

From Animation to Lino Printing, Making Funky Skirts out of Frumpy Ones to Learning to Draw in an Hour, there were plenty of opportunities for everyone to leave with something to show off to friends and the confidence to continue to Get Making.

This was the schedule:

Friday 26 August

Dale Devereux-Barker – printmaking with stencils
Marilyn Phipps – making beads from beads
Maria Pulley – bunting Knitathon
Eleanor Glover – willow sculptures
Emma Dexter - butterflies

Saturday 27 August

Dale Devereux-Barker – Lino Printmaking
Jane Sampson - Textiles
John Freeman – How To Draw Anything in an Hour
Pauline Taylor – Kite Making
Peter Clothier – Fruity Lips Woodcarving
Sarah MacCrae – Inflatable sculpture/jewellery making
Bridget Bailey – festival fascinator
Heidi Divis – the secret garden – knitting
Maria Pulley – bunting knitathon
Maria Pulley – silky scarf festival skirt
Marilyn Phipps – button bracelets
Emma Dexter – butterflies
Ian Edwards – sculpting in clay

Sunday 28 August

Will Bishop-Stephens – animation
Jane Sampson - textiles
Ian McKay - automata
Sarah Macrae – inflatable sculpture
John Freeman – how to draw anything in an hour
Sara Withers – bead bracelets
Alison Baxter – Flower stamping & embroidery
Rosemary Marley – felt flora
Maria Pulley – bunting knitathon, drawing with thread, fun with appliqué

There will be workshops of 1 to 1 ½ hour duration as well as drop in sessions. For weekend visitors workshops can be booked on arrival, a percentage of spaces will be held back for day visitors.

Creative Making projects

Alongside the opportunities for festival goers to Get Making you will see others artists at work and the artworks created for the Festival.

Site Specific Installation Art

Three West Dean visual art students have been selected to create unique site specific art works for the Festival. The project is being managed by artist Emma Dexter and offers an inspirational challenge for the students. These finished art works will be located within the grounds as a celebration of the spirit of the Festival. The three artists creating the works are Anni Onsager, Magenta Gang and Richard Barnes.