Knuston Hall is a Grade II listed Adult Residential College in East Northamptonshire offering a comprehensive programme of study breaks, courses and lunchtime events.Read more ...
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Archive of 2014 | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 2
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis course is for confident solo singers and is performance based working on the wonderful songs from the world of songs for the stage of all typesRead more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesAn opportunity to learn three basic felting techniques i.e. wet felting, needle felting and Nuno felting. This course will study the basic techniques, working sample pieces to a central theme: (e.g. autumn leaves).Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis is the course for those people who love textiles and are looking for ways to expand into new areas. You will learn how to recycle cloth to make beautiful papers. Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis is a course designed specifically for students eager to improve their working knowledge of Italian and to practise their linguistic skills.Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis practical Summer School in the traditional craft of woodcarving is designed both for complete beginners and for the more experienced who wish to advance their skills. Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis practical Summer School in the traditional craft of woodcarving is designed both for complete beginners and for the more experienced who wish to advance their skills.Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesA weekend to explore the life and music of Richard Strauss, one of the greatest composers of the past two centuriesRead more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesDuring the course of the weekend we will feature all the symphonies, and with the aid of musical and visual illustrations we will explore the relationship between the man and the music as his remarkable career developed.Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesThe development of Beethoven as a creative artist can be clearly experienced in the remarkable series of nine symphonies.Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by The Grange in Featured CoursesThe Grange Ellesmere has two places left on its Linocut Printmaking course (11th - 13th July) with printmaker Ian Phillips. If you have ever marvelled at the beauty of linocut prints (and Ian's are particularly spectacular), this course may be your opportunity to learn. Ian has shown us what his beginners can produce after a couple of days and we have been amazed. There is one place on the Summer Bookbinding Course (25th - 29th July) - (for those with a little experience of the craft).Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Hawkwood College in Featured CoursesThe course will suit confident and experienced singers who can hold a line, singing in the original Italian. Singers are asked to familiarise yourself with your part in advance.Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Hawkwood College in Featured CoursesDo you long to slow down? This is an invitation to make some space for rest and renewal. Delicious home-cooked food, access to craft studios, pampering therapeutic treatments and gentle work in the flower garden are on offer. Come with a partner or make new friends in a beautiful setting in high summer. Read more ...
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Hawkwood College in Featured CoursesSpend three days in retreat with inspirational environmental change makers and thought provokers...Polly Higgins, Tim ‘Mac’ Macartney and Jamie CattoRead more ...
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 ...
