We're delighted to be hosting this third and final in the winter series of Easy-Art Classes workshops with the wonderful & hugely talented Gary Mills! This class will see participants engage in a fun exploration of rendering art from easily found objects in & around the kitchen!...

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Introduction by Gary:-

Have you always wanted to learn more about being creative? Have you wanted to explore design, but never had the opportunity? Well, I've created a series of specifically designed classes just for you! They can be accessed by everyone and at all levels and abilities. This is for all of you who would like to learn and have a go, and those who enjoy being creative but would like to become a little freer and more open to some new ideas.

 

If you love, colour, doodling and playing with scraps of paper, cloth, and ephemera then you are really going to enjoy your time on Gary’s 90-minute Art & Design classes. This 'ticket' is for the April class, The Kitchen 'Draw', which takes place on Wednesday 12 April 2023.

 

When you buy this ticket you will receive your Zoom link and if applicable, any free pattern, or other information, relevant to this course will be forwarded to you after booking and approximately 5 days before the course date.

 

The ticket price of £17.00 is based on ONE person attending this class.

 

What You Will Learn in this Online Interactive Workshop:-

In this short 1 ½ hour lesson you will cover collaging with fabric and paper, using glue and stitch to reveal a drawn outline in stitch. You will then take this idea further by stencilling your image in paint and then reworking back into the stencilled image with machine stitch. You will be shown how to mark you’re your stencilled images and assemble your designs with templates supplied to follow.

 

The outcomes measure: 2X 10” X 10” (25cm X 25cm)

 

Material requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

All the materials are easily accessible. Such as papers and inks and paints can be sourced from local shops or online and most other materials can be found around your sewing box or in your desk draw.

 

Supplies you will need for this workshop:-

· Acrylic paints

§ Titanium White

§ Black

· Optional some semi-permanent fixative spray to hold down the stencils, although not necessary as you can just hold down while your dry brush in the paint)

· A Glue stick such as a Pritt Stick or similar

· To make the stencil you will need A4 strong paper, card, or this clear acetate. (12cm x 12cm)

· 2 x 10” X 10” (25cm X 25cm) firm calico (medium weight or you can use cream cotton or linen (all pressed and ironed flat)

· Black sewing thread

· A couple of old book pages with plain text

 

Equipment requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

· Sharp paper scissors & craft knife & cutting mat

· A ruler or quilting square for measuring and cutting against

· 2 x containers such as a jam jars to hold some clean water.

· A large plate or a palette for mixing paint

· 1 small paint brush 1x medium sized flat paint brush

· Either sponge brushes or pieces of sponge for painting

· Some paper kitchen towel to hand

· Ruler or quilting / crafting square

· Pencil and rubber

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IMPORTANT: Have a hair-dryer to hand when speed drying is required!

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis! Any free pattern and other information, relevant to this course will be forwarded to you after booking and approximately 5 days before the course date.

The ticket price of £17.00 is based on ONE person attending this crafting class.

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This CraftyMonkies online interactive workshop is being broadcast from the United Kingdom and the class time given is based on British Summer Time (BST). We advise you check via Google Search (or similar) to see corresponding start-time in YOUR location!

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Ordering MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT Online For Any Class/Workshop!

Please ensure you book your place & order any materials/fabrics/equipment online in plenty of time ahead of course dates.

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Are you not able to attend this class due to living in a different time-zone?

Are you otherwise engaged on the date of this workshop?

Well, we have excellent news!

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A recording of this workshop will be sent to all who buy a live ticket for the Zoom broadcast approximately 5 working days after the event; the video will be available to view for 30 days from the video release date.