Watercolour bouquets – Free drop-in art workshop at Cass Art Liverpool.
Children can select a variety of flower shapes and decorate them with watercolour paints to create a colourful bouquet!
All materials provided and their staff artists will be on-hand to help your child create beautiful blooms!
The event is held Cass Art Liverpool, School Lane, Thursday April 21st, 10:30am-12pm.
Convenience Gallery CIC host a monthly life drawing session.
This takes place in the bar/coffeeshop at Bloom too, so you can get a drink whilst you work on your drawings. (At Bloom bar & Coffee 100% of the £’s you spend go to support the work of the Open Door Charity. How boss is that?!).
This is a session for people of all levels. It is untaught so that means bringing along whatever materials you want to work with and have fun with it. There will be a mixture of poses; both short and long. There will be a 20 minute break at the halfway point to.
Poses will start at 6:45pm, so please arrive in good time.
They will have some materials available if you forget yours, but please bring along whatever you wish to work with. Whether that’s pens, pencils, paint, canvas, charcoal, paper, or something completely different bring it along.
They host Life Drawing to support with fundraising for their free to access creative programming that takes place across Birkenhead and wider Liverpool city region. Their programming is open for everyone and for more information please visit: https://www.conveniencegallery.org/
As a not for profit, your support at events like this helps them massively!
Please let them know at least 7 days in advance for cancellation where possible, this is a popular class and we will look to reallocate your place if you are unable to attend.
If you have any questions please get in touch conveniencegallery@outlook.com
All profits are reinvested back into CG’s free to access creative programming
Try Lino print – Free drop-in art workshop at Liverpool’s Cass Art.
Cass Art staff artists will be on-hand show you the ropes of lino printing. You will learn the basics and will be able to create a print with one of their pre-cut lino blocks to take home with you!
The event is held Cass Art Liverpool, School Lane, Friday, April 15th, 10:30am-12pm.
Join FACT for a special tour of their new exhibition, Let the Song Hold Us. Their team will be talking about the inspiration behind the exhibition and its themes of music, family and collective histories.
Take a closer look at each of the immersive artworks and uncover the research behind them, the technology used to create them and the journey they have taken from commission to presentation.
The tour will last approximately 45-60 minutes.
Sat 14 May: Led by Lesley Taker, Exhibitions Manager at FACT
Sat 11 June: Led by Charlotte Horn, Senior Producer at FACT
Love terrazzo? Learn the technique whilst making your own coaster set!
During this session, you will learn how to make a pair of round terrazzo-pattern coasters using an eco resin material, Jesmonite.
In recent years, Jesmonite has become the go-to material for designers and artists looking for an environmentally conscious alternative to traditional resin based products. Originally used in the building industry, Jesmonite is an acrylic-modified gypsum (plaster) composite that offers an eco-friendly and safe alternative to fibreglass, and provides a lightweight substitute to concrete.
The workshop will last approximately 3.5 hours, during which you will create your own personalised terrazzo coasters.
Aurelie, their resident terrazzo extraordinaire and founder of Aura Living Homeware will show you how to use this “new” material as well as achieving any colour chips and/or base you wish to make your coasters with.
The session will be broken down in 3 parts with a 30 minutes break in between each, which will allow your creations to dry as well as provide us with the opportunity for a short natter over a coffee.
Aurelie will teach you all there is to know about eco resin material, its different applications, and show you some other homeware accessory examples we have been making using this great material.
A little more about Aurelie…
“With a working background as an interior designer, I began my journey with ceramics about 3 years ago. Unfortunately, during the first lockdown, I was no longer able to access the pottery studio which made me research other crafts and activities I could practice from home. This is when I discovered the world of Jesmonite and its endless possibilities.
This is when I purchased a DIY kit to try it for myself and I feel in love with the process, the ease of use and little requirement for specialised equipment or space. As a designer, my imagination exploded with the prospect of all the ideas I could materialise using this material. I am now so excited to be sharing my knowledge of this product for you to discover and try out a new craft skill.”
A note about the class:-
The class may not be suitable for people who have any wrist problems as there is quite a lot of sanding involved in the process.
Wear comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting a bit of water splashed. The paint used will wash off, but avoid wearing your best clothes!
Learn from Incredible Edibles how to grow herbs with an interactive demonstration. You can also find out how wildflowers contribute to wildlife gardening while making a wildflower out of recyclable materials with visual artist, Faith Bebbington. You can then see your wildflower in a field of Wonderful Wildflowers at the Knowsley Flower Show this year!
The Wonderful Wildflowers project has been funded through a Knowsley Heritage Grant facilitated by One Knowsley and supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.
For more information visit https://www.cultureknowsley.co.uk/events-calendar/
A free workshop focusing on writing and performing with the amazing Joelle Taylor.
Sign up early to avoid disappointment – email alovelywordpodcast@gmail.com with “Joelle Taylor 27th April” quoted in the email title.
About Joelle
Joelle Taylor is an award-winning poet and author who prior to the pandemic completed a world tour with her collection Songs My Enemy Taught Me.
She founded SLAMbassadors, the UK national youth poetry slam championships, as well as the international spoken-word project Borderlines. She is widely anthologised, the author of 4 collections of poetry and is currently completing her debut collection of inter-connecting short stories The Night Alphabet.
Her new poetry collection C+NTO & Othered Poems was published in June 2021 and is the subject of the Radio 4 arts documentary Butch. C+nto has been shortlisted for the T.S Eliot Prize 2021, been named by The Telegraph, the New Statesman, The White Review & Times Literary Supplement as one of the best poetry books of 2021, as well as DIVA magazine’s Book of the Month, and awarded 5 stars by the Morning Star. She has received a Changemaker Award from the Southbank Centre, a Fellowship of the RSA, and her poem Valentine was Highly Commended in the Forward Prize.
She is a co-curator and host of Out- Spoken Live, the UK’s premier poetry and music club currently resident at the Southbank Centre. She is the commissioning editor at Out-Spoken Press 2020-2022.
Would you like to know how to use herbs to support your wellbeing but don’t know where to start?
In this beginners workshop, you will be introduced to a variety of spring time herbs and shown how to use them. It’s an opportunity to discover and connect to the plants growing around us, learn how to identify them and find out more about their uses and history.
Join us in the Make Hamilton community garden and to start your journey into the edible and medicinal plants that are in abundance at this time of the year.
In this session you will learn:
– how to identify herbs by scent, touch and taste
– how to harvest fresh herbs
– how to dry & store herbs
– how to prepare an infusion
– how to make a tincture
About the Teacher
The Herbs for Health workshops are led by Rosie Ashton a self taught community herbalist who has been working with plants for several years in community gardens across the UK.
Rosie has a background in permaculture and is an experienced food grower and plant-based chef. She has been creating community gardens and facilitating food growing and wellbeing sessions since 2016.
With a passion for plants, she spends her free time deepening her herbal knowledge in her allotment where she grows an ever growing collection of medicinal herbs .
All materials will be provided but please wear clothing suitable for the outdoors as we will spend most of the time in the garden (and we can’t guarantee sun unfortunately!).
For full details and FAQ’s visit the Make Liverpool Eventbrite event page.
This beginners course will take you step by step through the basics of sewing. You will be taught over 3 workshops (Thurs evenings).
This is an introduction to sewing course which takes place over three weeks (on Thursday evenings).
Small class size (3 people) to make sure everyone gets plenty of support.
You can bring your own machine or use one of Make’s.
Take the free pattern home after the course.
Skills you will gain:
– Fabric knowledge
– Sewing machine operation and threading
– Cutting fabric from a pattern
– Overlocker operation
– Making French seams
– Making roulard loops and tie belt
– Facing and interfacing
– Marking out even hems
– Make and sew even patch pockets
Week 1
Learn about textiles and how choosing the correct fabric for your project will make the finished result more successful.
You will have the opportunity to practice sewing in a straight line, hems and french seams. You will alter stitch length and thread tension to achieve a perfect stitch.
You will have the opportunity to practice on the overlocker before you use it on your project.
You will practice your new skills by making a scrunchie for your hair.
Materials
The information on textiles may give you the confidence to go and buy some beautiful fabric for you project. Anita also has some very good quality pure white cotton lawn that will be available for sale (£2.50 a metre) if you don’t have time for shopping. You don’t need the fabric until the second week – week one is for practising your techniques only.
Week 2
Cutting out your fabric, learning about grainlines, selve edges and correct folding of fabric for cutting
Next you will start to assemble the robe by sewing side seams and sleeves together then neatening with the overlocker.
You will make and insert belt loops into the side seam. Scissors and pins will be supplied
Week 3
You will sew on a facing to the front and the neckline and topstitch for a neat edge.
You will make the belt and add pockets if desired
You will now finish of the robe and sleeve hems with a deep double folded hem for a luxurious finish
And last but not least – you will try on your gorgeous new Kimono Robe and give yourself a massive pat on the back!!!
Full details and FAQ’s can be found via the Eventbrite event page.
This beginners course will take you step by step through the very basics of sewing. You will be taught over 3 workshops (Weds evenings).
This beginners course will take you step by step through the very basics of sewing. You will be taught over the space of 6hours how to make your own casual men’s shorts or women’s flared pants along with tricks and professional techniques to ensure the perfect finish to your garment.
The course is spread over three weeks and broken down week by week into these categories –
Class One – Textiles and Machine basics – 2 hours
There are literally thousands of fabrics available in the shops. Most peoples choice according to their pattern or the colour of the fabric, but how can you be sure that your fabric choice will be the right one to make the perfect garment. Class one will help you confidently choose fabric to make your garment. Topics covered include
– Natural & synthetic fibres and their properties
– The difference between woven and knitted fabrics
– Light weight and heavy weight fabrics
– Stretch fabric
A simple black material will be provided for you but there will be an opportunity during this class to purchase a different colour to the one provided if you would prefer. This class will also explain how to set up your machine, correct thread & needles, threading the machine up and practise. There will be ample time to practise sewing pieces together in preparation for the second class.
Class Two – Cutting and Assembly – 2 hours
The second class will concentrate on using the pre prepared pattern to cut out the material. You will provided with a pattern of your choice in the correct size and will have an opportunity to make a copy of the pattern to take home so you can make as many shorts and trousers as you like. After all the material is cut out you can begin sewing certain sections of the shorts or trousers together ready to finish off in the third and final class.
Class Three – Overlocking and Finishing – 2 hours
The remaining panels can be finished off at the beginning of the third class and the raw edges of the fabric will need to be finished off to create a neat edge using an over locker. The Hem and elastic waistband will be added at this point to complete the shorts or pants.
This beginner course is a brilliant start for anyone completely new to sewing. If you have a machine you would like to use please bring it with you to all three classes. There are sewing machines available to use at no extra cost if needed.
The number of people on each course is limited to ensure a friendly and thorough teaching experience. Complimentary tea and coffee and biscuits will be available each class and there will be handouts covering some of the information discussed in class to refer to after you have finished the course.
Full details can be found over on the Eventbrite event page.