Ref: SLW37892
Explore ways to express observations of colour, pattern and texture that surround us. The course is designed to encourage your creative expression through experimentation in a relaxed manner to find a personal vision.
The development of a theme around which to work and an awareness of design will structure your work, achieving sample ideas to develop or work towards a final piece.
You will be introduced to various materials and allowed to explore their possibilities. This will include paints, inks and pastels, printmaking from lino, polystyrene and card, designing and cutting stencils and exploring the surface with collage and relief techniques.
Each day, processes and ideas will be offered to give you choice and freedom to combine them to produce original images and surfaces.
The course will look at colour mixing and combining, with a wealth of possibilities sampled and applied onto a range of surfaces and papers.
At the end of the course, you will take with you a range of studies from which you can continue your own work in the future and at least one final piece. You will have increased your knowledge and skills in working with a range of mixed media materials and techniques.
This course is suitable for complete beginners or those with some related experience. A joy of colour and an open mind to explore with guidance will be encouraged.
The course fee includes the cost of providing some materials, shared amongst the group, including:
On this course, the tutor will supply most of the materials. Extra materials, if needed, can be purchased from the College Shop.
Available from shop:
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio. This includes stout covered footwear, i.e. no open-toes or sandals.
Arrival day
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 7.15pm for registration. Students arriving earlier are welcome to purchase dinner in the College Dining Room from 6pm.
Students meet their tutor in the Bar at 7.30pm prompt to go to studios.
First Teaching session: 7.30pm - 9pm (attendance is essential)
Daily timetable
Course teaching: 9.15am - 5pm
Morning session: 9.15am - 12.45pm including coffee/tea break
Lunch break: 12.45pm - 2pm*
Afternoon session: 2pm - 5pm including coffee/tea break
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.
Departure day
Course teaching: 9.15am - 3pm
Teaching finishes: 3pm
Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am. Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.
*Lunch can be purchased on campus, view options
Jo Dixon trained in Textiles and Print at Winchester School of Art and also completed a Foundation in Art Therapy at Bath Spa University. She has a PGCE and many years' experience of teaching adults and children of all ages and abilities. She exhibits her work regularly and has a series of limited edition Giclee prints available.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
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