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Short Art Courses 2012
This year we are delighted to offer non-residential one day and weekend courses in a variety of art and craft disciplines. For the Weekend courses we provide lunch from the Garden Arms Hotel and evening meals can also be pre-ordered (not included in cost of the course). For those travelling from a distance we can give you contact details for local bed and breakfast providers for a comfortable stay over.
To download a Booking Form with Terms and Conditions please click here. To download an easy print programme for our Art Holidays and Short Courses please click here.
Felt Making - with Ulrike Muehle
An increasingly popular craft technique, felt making is known to have been Date: 12th and 13th May. 10am to 4pm each day Cost: £139.00 Includes materials and lunch both days. Clay Modelling - with Carn Standing
This is an opportunity to learn from a master of Date: 28th and 29th July. 10am to 4.30pm each day. Cost: £139.00 Includes materials and lunch both days. Elephant - Ceramic sculpture by Carn Standing Seeing & Drawing - with Bryan Angus
The core skill for visual artists, translating the Date: Weekend Sat 30th June and Sun 1st July. 10am to 4.30pm each day. Cost: £139.00 Includes materials and lunch both days. Picnic - Pastel drawing by Bryan Angus Life Drawing - with Bryan Angus
The ultimate exercise in the process of learning how to Dates: 21st April - 16th June - 18th August. Time 10am to 3pm. Cost: £39.00 - each day Papermaking - with Alison Simpson
Date: 11th and 12th Cost: £139.00 Includes materials and lunch both days. Creative Crush - with Carla and Bryan Angus
Date: 6th and 7th October. Time 10am to 4.30pm Sat and Sun Cost: £139.00 Includes materials and lunch both days. "Just about the most refreshing, inspiring and fun holiday I've had! Thank you both." Kate 2006 Studio Drop-in - with Bryan Angus
An afternoon session in the studio with a tutor, and all the art materials you Dates: 26th, 27th June - 28th and 29th August. Times: 12.30 to 4pm. Cost: £8.00 an hour per head -- £22.50 for 12.30 to 4pm Kids Art Sessions - with Carla and Bryan Angus
Art fun for the bairns during the holidays! You can get a break Dates: 7th, 8th, 21st and 22nd August. 9.30am to 12.15. Juice and biscuit break included. Cost: £9.50 a head (second child £8). Adults Free! "Carla and Bryan - you are brilliant with children - patient and encouraging", Lisa, Family Art Challenge 2010 |
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A minimum number must be reached for the course to run so drop us a line to register your interest. Materials are provided unless otherwise stated. All courses are at the High St Studio in Gardenstown. (As our regulars know, parking is limited near the Studio, so we'll be in touch beforehand to co-ordinate spaces). 
practised as far back as 600BC. By rubbing together wool fibres a dense mat is created that can go on to create shoes, hats, bags, blankets and even a yurt, - useful if you live on the steppe - or maybe even Aberdeenshire. This weekend Ulrike will introduce you first to the basic skills (to ensure you can continue working at home), by making a picture or hanging. On the second day you will go on to create your own object, for example a bag. All materials are provided, a brilliantly coloured range of Merino wool and lots of different fibres which result in great textural effects. You can see Ulrike's work at 
modelling wildlife in clay. Carn has received numerous commissions for his animal studies in bronze and ceramic, and over the two days will show you the key skills in portraying the volume, detail and character of your chosen creature. You can take home your piece and continue to work on it, or it can be fired and finished here (at an extra cost). Materials provided. You can see Carn's work at 
world, from eye to hand to paper. This weekend you will be in and out of the studio, investigating Gardenstown's complex mix of man-made and natural landscape using a range of wet and dry media. Lunch provided both days. See Bryan's work at 
draw, in understanding depth and volume. Working with a nude model the day will include poses of different lengths and challenges set by the tutor to stretch your technique. Suitable for all levels. Ages 16 and above. Bring packed lunch, coffee and tea provided. Minimum number 6, max 10.
A weekend introduction to the techniques (and a little theory) involved in hand papermaking and the creative uses you can put it to. You’ll start with basic papermaking using plant based and vintage papers, going on to experiment with inclusions, layering with colours and embossing. To create unique artworks you're encouraged to bring along items that mean something to you, that can be included in the re-invented paper, such as old clothes (cotton and linen), old paper and plant fibres from the wild or your garden. You can see Alison's work at 
Something we're really looking forward to (but difficult to select an image for!) - a weekend jam packed with creative projects where the group is constantly given new challenges with short timescales to complete. There will be parameters to work to - but rules are meant to be bent and inventive outcomes are more important. If you feel stuck in a rut in the way you approach - well anything - then maybe this weekend of rampant creative fun is for you.
might need. From complete beginner to experienced artist everyone is welcome, whether you are looking for entry level guidance or the support of a 'critical friend'. Particularly suited to anyone on holiday in Gardenstown, or interested in visiting for the day, this session will provide flexible and supportive tuition.
while we unleash your kids' creativity. Guaranteed to leave with a smile on their faces and a masterpiece in their hands these sessions must be booked well in advance. For ages 7 and above, but young squirts can stay if parents stay with them.