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Sunday 8th December, drop in between 11am - 3pm

Try your hand at needle felting, guided by one of our team, to make a colourful and seasonal decoration from wool. Perfeft for your own home or as a gift! Guidance and materials will all be provided.

Book in advance or drop-in, £5 per decoration.

Making one decoration will take approximately one hour.

Suitable for ages 8+.

Saturday 23rd November 1pm-3pm

What would an oak tree, a badger, or a damselfly say to you about what’s happening in the natural environment?  In this Creative Writing Poetry Session, you will be guided to explore such conversations between Nature and Humanity in relation to the Climate Crisis.  By the end of the session, you will have these calls and responses shaped into a poetic form to take away with you.

No previous poetry writing experience is required as you will be guided through each step.  Please bring your own pens.

Suitable for ages 14 and over.  Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

About Caroline

Caroline Burrows’s first full poetry collection Verse Cycles was published by indie-press The Jawbone Collective in 2024.  Her most recent performance was at this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival. Caroline’s poetry has appeared on BBC Radio 4, BBC Sky at Night Magazine, and Kendal Adventure Film Festival.  She’s been Poet in Residence at Cromarty Arts Trust, shortlisted for best show in the Saboteur Awards for her one-woman poetry tour ‘Turning Pedals into Poems’, and named one of Cycling UK’s #100WomenInCycling.  She’s written poetry commissions for Glenside Hospital Museum, Bristol Ideas, and Triodos: The Ethical Bank.  Her short stories have been published in The National Flash Fiction Anthology, and The Charles Causley Trust.  Articles about her literary cycling adventures have appeared in Cycle, and Adventure Cyclist Magazines.

IG/Twitter:X/Facebook/YouTube/Linktree: @VerseCycle 

Sunday November 24th 10am - 1pm

Get creative using nature as your muse as you learn the technique of linoprinting with Chine collé, guided by Maia Eden. 

Using nature as inspiration, you will learn how to design and cut your own vinyl printing block and create unique artworks with water based printing ink. This is a playful and informative introduction into the art of Lino printing and is for complete beginners and those with some experience. Absolutely no drawing or printing experience is necessary.

Using tissue paper, old maps and books, we will also experiment with a process called Chine collé, to create colourful and unique prints. You will learn enough to be able to do this at home.

All materials will be provided.

Make it a full day of crafting and book the afternoon collage session too for a £10 discount! Offer will be applied automatically in your basket.

About Maia Eden

Maia has a degree in 3 Dimensional Art and Design and is a multidisciplinary Artist whose skills
include mosaic, jewellery making, collage and printmaking, to name a few. As well as working as
a community and schools artist for nearly 20 years, she has also worked as a prop maker for
Glyndebourne Opera House and made work for the Channel 4 programme ‘George Clarke’s
Amazing Spaces'.

Much of Maia’s work is inspired by nature and experimenting with diverse materials, including
recycled materials as much as possible. There is a strong element of experimentation and play
in her workshops which allows participants not only the space to play and explore but to gain
new creative skills.

Suitable for ages 18 years and over.

maia@maiaeden.com

Sunday 24th November 14:30 - 17:30

Create a nature inspired collage with Maia, using recycled maps, books and magazines. You will create several playful and quick collages using different techniques. No experience is necessary as Maia will guide you through all the steps needed to produce your collages. This is a great course to get creative juices flowing and you will take home multiple artworks. Careful though, as you may get the ‘bug’ and want to continue with this art discipline at home!

All materials will be provided.

Make it a full day of crafting and book the morning lino printing session for a £10 discount! Offer will be applied automatically in your basket.

About Maia Eden

Maia has a degree in 3 Dimensional Art and Design and is a multidisciplinary Artist whose skills
include mosaic, jewellery making, collage and printmaking, to name a few. As well as working as
a community and schools artist for nearly 20 years, she has also worked as a prop maker for
Glyndebourne Opera House and made work for the Channel 4 programme ‘George Clarke’s
Amazing Spaces'.

Much of Maia’s work is inspired by nature and experimenting with diverse materials, including
recycled materials as much as possible. There is a strong element of experimentation and play
in her workshops which allows participants not only the space to play and explore but to gain
new creative skills.

maia@maiaeden.com

Suitable for age 18 and over.