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3 Day workshop.

This workshop will lead you step by step through the fascinating process of building a bust in the old fashioned tradition.Using your own photos of a friend family member or even yourself, to act as your jumping of point. we will build up the bust, form the features according to the observation of your own subject and then choose features to exagerate.  These 3 days are the opportunity to totally immerse yourself in joyful creativity.. even if you have never had the chance to use it before.  This workshop is suitable for all skill levels.  Kates teaching style is gentle, supportive and fun. If she has had a goodnights sleep and a rogering.

All materials and a lovely Gourmet Lunch is included in the day.

One day clay sculpting workshop with Kate French.

In this one day workshop you will make 3 dimensional clay studies  of all the major facial features.

These small works are delightful artifacts in their own right, but more importantly, they are  the key to understanding the Human face.  This day passes in total pleasure!

This workshop is especially useful for those who would like to follow it up with the 3 day Portrait Style Bust workshop later in the year. ( suitable for all skill levels)

All materials and a lovely Gourmet Lunch is included in the day.

This 3 Day workshop is called A PORTRAIT STYLE BUST.. WITH A TWIST OF CARICATURE.

This workshop will lead you step by step through the fascinating process of building a bust in the old fashioned tradition.Using your own photos of a friend family member or even yourself, to act as your jumping of point. we will build up the bust, form the features according to the observation of your own subject and then choose features to exagerate.  These 3 days are the opportunity to totally immerse yourself in joyful creativity.. even if you have never had the chance to use it before.  This workshop is suitable for all skill levels.  Kates teaching style is gentle, supportive and fun.

All materials and a lovely gourmet lunch is included in price.

Join Lizzie our Artist in Residence for a fun day using Acrylics.   This is the perfect class for the amateur artist wanting to give it go or for the more advanced who is wanting some guidance.  

Lizzie will show you how to create a colour wheel, achieve a black and white still life and move onto explore colour.

All materials and supplies are included along with morning tea and gourmet lunch.  All you need is to turn up and be ready for a fun day.