Workshops
Workshops are available to members first, before being offered to guests if any spots remain. Members can register by completing the sign-up form in the Member Login section
h 16, 2024: Abstracting the Ladscape with Kim Harrison
March 16, 2024: Abstracting the Landscape with Kim Harrison
April 13, 2024: “Astra” the moon gazing hare with Natashja Spenler
Medium: Needle felted wool sculpture
Website: www.knottedtheory.ca
Biography: I have been a teacher for the past 30 years. I have recently retired and am enjoying the development of my needle felting skills. Teaching and art have been lifelong passions and it’s a joy to be able to combine them to teach others the therapeutic art of needle felting.
Workshop description: you will be creating a moon gazing hair sitting 20cm tall. You will learn to create a wire armature, sculpt wool to create a musculature, blend wool fibres to create a realistic topcoat and learn to create eyes, hare toes and the wonderful ears of course.
Materials: Kit from instructor included in workshop fee ($80 each). Kit includes the following: core wool, Shetland, Merino and Alpaca topcoats in a variety of colours. You will receive a felting pad, needles, and various wire. Please bring a pair of sharp scissors and a ruler if possible.
May 11, 2024: Dynamic Landscapes with Cheryl O Art
Medium: Acrylic, Oil, or Gouache
Website: www.cherylo.ca
Biography: Cheryl has been teaching art in London and area for over 25 years. She began teaching at Fanshawe College and went independent after several years. Her courses have been available through various venues including London libraries and cottage retreats in the Bayfield area. Cheryl’s art can be found in collections across Canada and around the world. Her latest venture is an online Gallery on Daily Paintworks. (search “Daily Paintworks Cheryl O Art”or visit https://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/cheryl-o-art-15391)
Workshop description: A group of contemporary Scottish artists, including Emma Davis and Gordon Wilson, use an eye-catching abstracted landscape format that is great fun to work with. Cheryl has developed a method of taking these landscape concepts and, with very few perspective rules, creating colourful and playful compositions. Participants should bring their own photos of barns, tree silhouettes, cottages, flowers, or weeds. Their shapes will be simplified and painted as a more abstract setting.
Materials: TBA nearer the date