In this creative workshop you will learn how to work with clay and be inspired to create a magical piece of art by getting in touch with your inner child and creative soul..
You will be guided to realise creations of your own design whether you are a beginner or have some experience. You will learn new techniques and enjoy the process of completing your own pieces. They can be fired for collection and you will learn some finishing techniques.Let your creativity emerge and take you through a fun experience, andthereby discover endless possibilities of the sculptural form.
(6 week workshop starting Monday 15 February ‚ $265 / $245)
(Limited to 8 students)
Clay tools will be provided. Students can buy clay at the workshop for their project(s) & will need to pay a firing fee of $5 to $20 dependent on size for finished pieces.)
Marie-France Boissonneault, who is French-Canadian and has lived in Australia for 30 years, has an advanced diploma in visual art and ceramics.
She has taught and exhibited sculpture for the past eight in Queensland, the Tweed and Byron Bay. She teaches classes for adults and children, is involved in community projects and thrives on bringing out the artist within.
Develop your creative potential for expressing yourself through drawing.
Stretch your ideas and improve your drawing
skills during a one hour drawing exercise at the
beginning of each session – eg: modelling of
form with light and dark, developing accuracy with proportions, working with gesture, the structure of your drawings, etc.
Then deepen that day’s angle with a concept which particularly interests you or in a drawing medium that you would like to explore. Alternatively you can work on your own individual drawing project(s) and get support and suggestions from Sharon.
(8 classes – first class on Monday 8 February)
(Participants should have some drawing experience or have completed Sharon’s Drawing Fundamentals course. Bring your own materials -recommended list available)
Sharon is a professional practicing artist with more than two decades of experience. Her three solo exhibitions were inspired by nature themes and she regularly exhibits her art in nationally selected exhibitions. She is an enthusiastic teacher with vast experience who enjoys nurturing the creativity of her students. She has worked for a range of educational institutions, facilitated numerous community art projects and has worked as part of the Flying Arts team, touring outback QLD & NSW.
“How do I improve my composition and
colour combinations?”
With Bernadette as your tutor and guide, come and play with different ways of applying paint onto canvas.
Discover how to mix beautiful harmonious colours and explore novel ways to compose a picture.
Experiment with a variety of stylistic approaches and develop your
ideas into finished paintings.
For beginners and those wanting to start painting afresh.
(8 classes – first class on Tuesday 9 February)
(Bring your own acrylic painting materials – an introductory materials list is available at the centre)
Bernadette has a BA from Flinders University and a Masters of Fine Art from RMIT University, where she also worked as a tutor in the School of Art & Culture. She has been a finalist in many prestigious art awards and exhibitions.
Bernadette has conducted a number of adult/children’s art workshops at the National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne. She has led painting field trips to Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Base, north of Broken Hill, as well as conducting painting workshops in Byron Bay.
Bringing existing projects or, using your own photos, sketches, collages and found objects as new starting points, find out how to translate your ideas into the finished artworks you want to create.
(8 classes – first class on Tuesday 9 February)
(Feel free to work in oils or acrylics, bring your own materials – easels provided)
(See Bernadette’s profile above)
Collage in the digital age ...the door to another world of creativity.
The world of digital media is something that children seem to pick up oh so easily, whereas for us older folk it often seems a complete mystery.
With Lelli as your companion, take a journey of discovery in building layered images to create amusing, thoughtful and heartfelt artworks with little or no drawing skill.
(8 classes – first class on Tuesday 9 February)
(No experience necessary but you will need to bring your own laptop with Photoshop)
Lelli is mostly a self taught digital artist who has learned by trial and error and a lot of fumbling on the keyboard. She is happy to share her journey and experiment with you to create fun images and personal artworks.
Develop an interactive imaginative playbook ... with every page a new story!
Each week there will be new art techniques and mediums to experiment with in your journal and a prompt for writing; plus much sharing on our creative journey.
(8 classes – first class on Wednesday 10 February)
(Bring your own materials including an unlined journal or sketchbook, glue stick, scissors, pictures for collage and something to add colour: paints, water soluble crayons or pencils.)
Zom has been a practicing artist for over twenty years. She is skilled in painting, drawing and most visual art mediums.
To visit her website with her artwork go to www.zomosborne.com or visit her blog at www.pinchmetoseeifyouaredreaming.blogspot.com to see more of her art journaling.
The best art comes from creative play!
You’ll be surprised at what you can do and the fun you’ll have …
whether you are an experienced artist or a beginner. This is a perfect opportunity to explore new combinations – monotype printing, collage, pen, pencil, paints, inks … the possibilities are endless.
(8 classes – first class on Wednesay 10 February)
(Materials of approx $40 need to be bought prior to the class)
Turiya knew, at age six, that art could move people. She was encouraged by a few artists that she had met, in childhood and adolescence, to study and practice as much as possible. This lit a flame inside of her heart. Turiya left a design career to travel to England and Europe, gallery hopping, before settling in Florence, Italy , where she studied and taught for several months.
She has had her own studio for the past 13 years where she has given herself permission for full creative play and experimentation.
This course will introduce participants to a range of fundamental drawing skills and the most commonly used drawing materials such as graphite and charcoal.
Participants will be guided through a series of exercises to develop
observational skills such as contour drawing, building tones of light
and dark, gesture drawing and creating textures.
A variety of simple subjects will be drawn, including a session based on a still life and one session drawing from the model. In the final weeks participants can focus on combining their skills to draw a subject of their choice.
Each week will start with a series of fun and quick warm up drawings and Sharon will demonstrate techniques and show many examples of drawings to inspire you.
This course is suitable for beginners or for those wishing to renew their interest in drawing.
(8 classes – first class on Thursday 11 February)
(Bring your own materials - suggested materials list will be provided)
(See Sharon’s profile under Creative Drawing)
(8 week workshop starting Thursday 11 February – $360 / $340 •c)
(A life model will be provided for each class)
(Bring your own art materials – primarily paper, charcoals & pencils)
Laila Bell was born in a small town north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
After years as a successful painter Laila recently ventured into a new phase expressing herself in sculpture. The human form is the continous link between the different mediums. Laila’s sculptures depict various stages of life with an intimate, sensuous quality.
