It has been some time since I have written an update, so first I am going to give you some dates for 2025 and then there’s a quick whistle tour as to why I have been so busy.
January – Seasons Art Classes – Tiptree Community Centre –
14 week classes Mondays 10 -1 pm or 2 – 5pm
OR Wednesdays 10 – 1pm.
14 weeks starting 6th or 8th January 2025.
Contact for more details: 01621 818593
Or look at the Facebook page
The Seasons Art Classes – Tiptree and Witham classes have now progressed to 2 days of teaching which is lovely. Our new course starts on 6th January and will take you through a journey from drawing, to oil pastels, to watercolour to acrylics. It is a lovely learning community with beginners and those who just want to set aside time to do art.
CG Crafts
As it has been such a busy year I haven’t done so many classes at home but I have now added the following dates for Spring and as always am happy to tailor classes and look at dates to suit.
15th March – Enamelled Jewellery for Beginners. 10 – 3pm
22nd March – Silver Clay Jewellery for Beginners. 10 – 3pm
26th April – Silver Clay Leaf Jewellery. 10 – 4pm
10th May – Silver Bypass ring using Sterling silver clay – 10 – 4pm
24th May – Enamelled Jewellery for Beginners and beyond. 10 – 3pm
7th June – Make Stud earrings – use a combination of silver clay and traditional silversmithing to make stud earrings.
21st June – Enamelled jewellery – expand your skills. 10 – 3pm
Book here (or buy craft vouchers and organise a date to suit). Or Email me to organise a tailored class
Watershed Studio
I am continuing to teach at Watershed Studios in St Osyth – Book here
8th March – Silver Clay for Beginners
19th July – Feltmaking – creating felt with a ball to make 3D bowls.
18th October – Creating Silver clay keepsake jewellery
ACL
One of the reasons I have been so busy is that the ACL courses have now progressed to Colchester as well as Basildon – unfortunately, as these are accredited courses, they do suck up quite a bit of admin time so it has left little time for me to do other things. This has been a steep learning curve for me in terms of writing a 14 week class, meeting unit criteria and collating evidence for the examining board. I’m working on ways to rectify this. 🙂
At The Bench Academy
I’m learning too. I have started a Silversmithing diploma with At The Bench, which is a really great course, I’m learning how to do things such as piercing and soldering properly, which I hope to help me inform you with your design choices in the Silver clay classes – for example adding soldering to make stud earrings,
So all this adds up to little time to do admin. Ahh well. What have you been learning this year? What do you hope to learn in 2025.