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Featured Courses | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 47
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Hawkwood College in Featured CoursesCome to Hawkwood in high summer and try your hand at a range of creative crafts, writing and music within the beautiful surroundings of Hawkwood. Create your own schedule and mix and match the courses to suit your needs.Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Alston Hall in Featured CoursesWe will start by discovering new ways of observing and then recording our observations using lines and tone. A simple still life group will be used for the duration of the course. Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Alston Hall in Featured CoursesDrawing from 'Life Models' is a highly respected academic discipline regarded as fundamental to all Figurative Fine Art. This is an excellent opportunity for beginners and experienced artists.Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Alston Hall in Featured CoursesThis is an exciting opportunity to practise your language skills with experienced and supportive tutors. Read more ...
Listed on May 30, 2014 by Ludlow Mascall Centre in Featured CoursesLondon-trained jeweller and silversmith, Melissa Hunt, is bringing her knowledge and expertise to Shropshire. A tutor at the London Jewellery School, the UKs largest independent jewellery training centre based in world famous Hatton Garden, Melissa, who has family in Shropshire, will be running introductory courses in silver jewellery making at Ludlow Mascall Centre on 23 June.Read more ...
Listed on May 8, 2014 by Dillington in Featured CoursesDame Laura Knight worked as a war artist and we will study her paintings of men and women working in factories, the army and air force during World War Two, culminating in her interesting portrayal of the Nuremberg Trials. All-comers welcome.Read more ...
Listed on May 8, 2014 by Dillington in Featured Courses We will study works by several practitioners through the 1920s and 1940s. Sculptors such as Chiparus and Preiss, and the fashion designer who used designs by the artist Raoul Dufy, Paul Poiret, as well as the fabulous, iconic paintings of Tamara de Lempicka.Read more ...
Listed on May 8, 2014 by Dillington in Featured CoursesThis day course will inspire you to draw and paint buildings in a quick and easy way, which will give you endless pleasure in the future. All-comers welcome.Read more ...
Listed on April 30, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Featured CoursesOver two days we will attempt to make 60-80 kilos of high quality charcoal in Monkton Wyld's very own petite charcoal kiln. the course will revolve around the basics of charcoal burning including wood selection, kiln management etc. The charcoal will be shared out amongst those on the course. Read more ...
Listed on April 29, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Featured CoursesThis popular course covers all the basics of beekeeping including both practical and theory sessions. Course Leader David Wiscombe has half a century of experience as a nationally known apiarist.Read more ...
Listed on April 22, 2014 by The Grange in Featured CoursesThis is a weekend course that will appeal both to those who just fancy a holiday weekend experimenting with a new world of coloured inks and papers, as well as to those who want to pursue a hobby or vocation in paper marbling. Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesWhether you are a beginner wishing to unearth the joys of lace making, or you are experienced in this traditional craft, here is the course for youRead more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesThis weekend course takes the skills of both embroidery and beadwork and combines them to achieve a unique piece of creative textile art. Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesThe decorative motifs of different countries have inspired stitchers through the ages, and this course builds on that international inspiration. Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesCrewel work is a very old, traditional and historically important embroidery technique, which can also be used with great success in modern design. A course for newcomers and improvers.Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesIn this one day workshop, we will look at producing vivid abstracts, fantasy pictures and landscapes. Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesPencils are probably the most common implements used for making marks on paper, and one with which we come to grips before we have learned to write intelligibly. Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesWhether you are a beginner wishing to unearth the joys of lace making, or you are experienced in this traditional craft, here is the course for you.Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesOn this relaxing one day course, you will discover how to design and create a beautiful hard-backed book with your own piece of batik on the cover.Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesCan’t read music? Never played before? Failed with other instruments? If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, this course is aimed at you, because it makes the ukulele easily accessible to complete beginners who need a quick fix to get going without a long hard slog to success. Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesOver this weekend you will explore how and why the Russia of 1855 transformed from a monarchical autocracy with hereditary autocratic tsars, to the communist superpower of post the Second World War. Read more ...
Listed on April 21, 2014 by The Grange in Featured CoursesThis course with Ken Burnley and Jon Ward-Allen will provide an introduction to the history of printing and will cover basic typography, design and letterpress techniquesRead more ...
Listed on April 20, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesSpend a relaxing weekend making beautiful beaded jewellery with just beads and thread. Your tutor, Olive, has an ever growing selection of easy to follow patterns for you to use, with explanation diagrams as well as words. Read more ...
Listed on April 20, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Featured CoursesYou will learn about design, scheming out, quantity surveying and siting the build with Monkton's resident own eco-builder LyndenRead more ...
Listed on April 20, 2014 by Alston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course will introduce you to Linoleum Printmaking. We will discuss two methods of printing: Reduction and Relief, looking at various examples of each method. Read more ...
Listed on April 20, 2014 by Alston Hall in Featured CoursesVivaldi wrote over 500 concertos. We will explore some of these amazing compositions with course members taking solo parts if they wish. Harpsichordist Ann Bond will enhance the Baroque experience.Read more ...
Listed on April 20, 2014 by Alston Hall in Featured CoursesDesign and create your own beautiful stained glass panel at Alston Hall. You will be guided by tutor Bill Davies in all aspects of this fascinating craft.Read more ...
Listed on April 16, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Featured CoursesA course designed to look at the natural habitat of woodlands, how we have evolved with this environment and how we can use this knowledge to create a diverse and sustainable resource. Read more ...
Listed on April 14, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesSpend a relaxing weekend making beautiful beaded jewellery with just beads and thread. Your tutor, Olive, has an ever growing selection of easy to follow patterns for you to use, with explanation diagrams as well as words.Read more ...
Listed on March 31, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Featured CoursesLearn the history, sociology and methodology of scything and grassland management, an opportunity to try before you buy. Suitable for beginners and advanced scythe users.Read more ...
